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Just a few hours ago,the Italian ship Andrea Doria was sailing through thick fog toward the city of New York. Captain Piero Calamai kept watch. He knew that many other ships were nearby. He should have slowed down because of the fog but he decided not to. He wanted to arrive on time the next morning.
At about 11∶00 PM,another ship,the Stockholm,suddenly hit the Andrea Doria. It made a huge hole in the Italian ship. Some people were badly hurt. Others fell into the sea. But one girl was saved by the Stockholm.
Linda Morgan was fourteen. She lived in Spain with her mother and her little sister. She was going to visit her father in New York. She was excited about seeing her father.
Linda had loved the trip. She wanted to have dinner with the captain on the last night at sea. The captain did not sit at his table that night,though. He was busy guiding the ship through the fog. Linda did not get to talk to him.
When Linda went to bed,everything seemed fine. Her mother turned off the lights. Linda talked to her little sister. She thought about seeing her father the next morning.
What happened next was a terrible surprise. Linda woke up not knowing where she was. She was not in her bed. When she called to her family,no one answered. Both her knees were broken.
Linda had been saved by an amazing accident. When the Stockholm made a hole in the side of the Andrea Doria,it lifted Linda out of her bed. She landed on the deck (甲板) of the Stockholm instead of falling into the ocean. A sailor heard her cries and found her.
Right now,the girl is in the hospital. She is expected to get better. Her father is at her side,glad that his little girl was saved. The Andrea Doria lies under the waves at the bottom of the sea.
小题1:Why didn’t Captain Piero Calamai reduce the speed?
A.He didn’t want to be late.
B.He went crazy because of the bad weather.
C.He thought the fog was not serious.
D.He had rich experience.
小题2:When the accident happened,________.
A.Linda was asleep
B.the day was about to break
C.few people were killed
D.the Andrea Doria hit a hole in the Stockholm
小题3:What can we learn from the text?
A.Linda hated the trip very much.
B.Linda was saved by the Stockholm.
C.Linda lived with her father in Spain.
D.The Andrea Doria wasn’t badly damaged.
小题4:What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.A little girl’s braveness moved people.
B.Andrea Doria sailed through thick fog.
C.The Italian ship Andrea Doria was hit by Stockholm.
D.A fourteen­year­old girl was saved by accident after the crash.

小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D

试题分析:本文主要报道了一个十四岁的小女孩在轮船撞击事故中得救的新闻
小题1:根据He wanted to arrive on time the next morning.故选A。
小题2:根据What happened next was a terrible surprise. Linda woke up not knowing where she was. She was not in her bed,故选A。
小题3:根据But one girl was saved by the Stockholm.故选B。
小题4:本文主要报道了一个十四岁的小女孩在轮船撞击事故中得救的新闻,故选D。
点评:本题型考查了读者对文章段落或某一板块的理解概括能力。先阅读问题,然后带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读。在词义与句义理解的基础上,结合上下文总结归纳某一段或几段的大意,对于把握文章主旨,分析全文结构都是至关重要的。
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