文章大意:本文为一篇记叙文。作者所在的驱逐舰在台风来之前正赶往菲律宾的途中,发现了一艘旧木船,船上挤满了大约50名男子、妇女和儿童,他们都很虚弱,驱逐舰对他们进行了援救,把他们安置在驱逐舰上。
1 . On July 10, 1980, I was aboard an old destroyer (驱逐舰), sailing from Singapore to the Philippines. The day was grey with threatening clouds. There was a typhoon _________ our way. All of us were looking forward to arriving in the Philippines as quickly as possible.
Suddenly, the lookout _________ an object floating. He announced that it was a boat with many people on it in a _________ area with reefs (礁石). The captain announced that we were heading towards the boat to offer _________. Everyone prepared for the possible rescue. I made my way to the back end of the ship. The ship _________. But along the way, I heard most of the crew were _________ about assisting the people. And I even heard an engineer _________ said, “We ought to leave them out there to die!”
We got close to the boat and sent out the whaleboat with a small crew to _________ it out further. The crew reported back it was an old wooden boat _________ with about 50 men, women and children, who were very weak. Our ship became even more __________ after that news. Some gathered any dry clothes they could __________ and I prepared the area for rest and all the medical items.
We __________ got alongside the boat, and the first thing I noticed was the strange sound of babies crying. Then came the sound of the men and women excitedly talking with pain in their voices. All their faces __________ great tiredness. We helped get them __________. The weakest received __________ while the rest got a place to rest.
During those hours after the __________, I noticed a big change in the __________ of the crew. The same __________ even helped in caring a baby girl. Outside, the weather was growing worse, but inside, everything felt __________ and pleasant. Our new friends were very happy as if they were on a luxury ship __________ an old destroyer.
1. A.blocking | B.passing | C.heading | D.sweeping |
2. A.spotted | B.recognized | C.got | D.confirmed |
3. A.vast | B.narrow | C.remote | D.dangerous |
4. A.comfort | B.guidance | C.convenience | D.assistance |
5. A.turned around | B.came alive | C.broke down | D.pulled out |
6. A.complaining | B.concerning | C.quarreling | D.setting |
7. A.mercifully | B.angrily | C.casually | D.nervously |
8. A.check | B.carry | C.knock | D.help |
9. A.equipped | B.surrounded | C.crowded | D.occupied |
10. A.secured | B.refreshed | C.disturbed | D.prepared |
11. A.spare | B.sew | C.change | D.wear |
12. A.accidentally | B.secretly | C.naturally | D.finally |
13. A.covered | B.reflected | C.predicted | D.produced |
14. A.recovered | B.motivated | C.settled | D.appreciated |
15. A.support | B.permission | C.treatment | D.favor |
16. A.typhoon | B.rescue | C.search | D.adventure |
17. A.patience | B.attitude | C.speech | D.attention |
18. A.engineer | B.captain | C.crew | D.lookout |
19. A.tiring | B.cold | C.warm | D.clear |
20. A.apart from | B.in spite of | C.by means of | D.instead of |