Question

It is not easy for people to sail (航海) around the world in quite small boats. Sometimes the weather gets bad. Accidents(事故) can happen easily and quickly.

One family once had an accident. A big fish swam under their boat and bit holes(洞) in it. Sea water came in and the boat soon went down. Luckily these people had another small boat——a lifeboat, so they all got into the lifeboat. They lived in the boat for many days. They ate and slept, and always hoped. At last people in a ship saved them.

How do people live in a very small lifeboat for a long time? They must be strong in every way. They must have a hope, and they must have a strong desire（愿望）to live. People cannot drink seawater. If they drink a lot of sea water, they will quickly die. They must catch rainwater and drink it. They must also catch fish and birds for food. Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. So people cannot cook their food in the lifeboats. Raw (生的) fish and birds are not very nice but they are their only food. They must eat raw food, or they will die.

1.When the boat sank (下沉), the lifeboat gave the people _______.

A. food                        B. beds                                      C. rainwater                                 D. hope

2.One family once had an accident at sea, because _______.

A. their boat met bad weather

B. their boat hit a big rock and it was broken

C. none of them knew how to sail

D. a fish bit holes in their boat

3.People can catch _______ for food and drink at sea in a lifeboat.

A. fish and birds                                                B. rainwater

C. both sea water and rainwater                                    D. both A and B

4.Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. The word "cookers" here means ________.

A. 厨师           B. 食物                                      C. 炊具                        D. 大盒子

5.From the article (文章) we can know that ______.

A. It’s not interesting to sail around the world

B. Fish in the sea are so dangerous

C. we must have a strong desire（愿望）to live when we are in danger

D. Nobody knows when we will die

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要讲述了一家人在航海时船坏了，只有靠一只救生艇坚持着活了下来。说明当有危险时，我们一定要有求生的强烈愿望；就一定能够拯救自己。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第二段Luckily these people had another small boat——a lifeboat,和They ate and slept, and always hoped.可知，救生船给了他们希望；故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第二段A big fish swam under their boat and bit holes(洞) in it. Sea water came in and the boat soon went down.可知，他们的船被一条大鱼咬破了一个洞所以才进水的；故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第三段They must catch rainwater and drink it. They must also catch fish and birds for food.可知，他们在海里的救生船上只能是吃生鱼和鸟，还有就是和雨水才得以生存了下来；故选D。

4.词义猜测题。根据短文第三段So people cannot cook their food in the lifeboats. Raw (生的) fish and birds are not very nice but they are their only food.可知他们无法做饭只能吃生的食物，由此可猜测cooker意为“炊具”，故选C。

5.主旨大意题。根据短文内容可知只有我们有求生的愿望和强烈的意志就一定能够拯救自己，所以当有危险时，我们一定要有求生的强烈愿望；所以C项描述最符合本文内容；故选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。