文章大意:这是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了三名男子乘船前往普尔普环礁,但他们偏离了航线,燃料耗尽,失踪了,幸运的是,他们在沙滩上写下一个巨大的SOS标志,最终被搜索船发现并获救。
2 . Three men were _________ from a small, uninhabited Pacific island after writing a big SOS _________ in the sand.
The men had been _________ in the Micronesia archipelago (群岛) for nearly three days before their distress (遇险) signal was _________ on the Pikelot Island by searchers. SOS is an internationally recognized signal originally established for ships at sea to request _________.
Located in the western Pacific Ocean, the Federated States of Micronesia is _________ of more than 600 islands. Officials said that _________ the men aboard a seven-meter boat started off from Puluwat Atoll (环焦), _________ to travel about 43 kilometers to Pulp Atoll when they sailed off course and _________ fuel. They were reported missing after __________ to arrive at their destination.
__________, the men were found in good condition about 190 kilometers from where they originally __________. Helicopter landed on the beach and gave the men food and water before they were __________ and taken home by a Micronesian ship.
“I’m __________ of the response and professionalism of all on board as we perform our duty to __________ to the safety of life at sea wherever we are in the world,” said the commanding officer of one of the search ships.
1. A.kept | B.rescued | C.injured | D.prohibited |
2. A.letter | B.word | C.article | D.sign |
3. A.missing | B.dangerous | C.intelligent | D.lucky |
4. A.recorded | B.followed | C.spotted | D.exposed |
5. A.access | B.permission | C.information | D.assistance |
6. A.composed | B.made | C.admitted | D.thought |
7. A.strangely | B.traditionally | C.surprisingly | D.originally |
8. A.applying | B.preferring | C.intending | D.turning |
9. A.held on to | B.ran out of | C.gave way to | D.made up for |
10. A.failing | B.submitting | C.pretending | D.stopping |
11. A.Sadly | B.Obviously | C.Fortunately | D.Consequently |
12. A.set out | B.took off | C.gave up | D.broke down |
13. A.picked at | B.picked up | C.picked out | D.picked off |
14. A.fond | B.aware | C.proud | D.careful |
15. A.attach | B.respond | C.contribute | D.object |