17.(Reuters)-A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew was presumed to have crashed off the Vietnamese coast on Saturday,and European officials said two people on board were using false identities.
There were no reports of bad weather and no sign of why the Boeing 777-200ER would have vanished from radar screens about an hour after it took off from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing.
"We are not ruling out any possibilities,"Malaysia Airlines CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya told a news conference.
By the early hours of Sunday,there were no confirmed signs of the plane or any wreckage,well over 24 hours after it went missing.Operations will continue through the night,officials said.
There were no indications of sabotage (蓄意破坏) nor claims of an attack.But the passenger list issued by the airline included the names of two Europeans-Austrian Christian Kozel and Italian Luigi Maraldi-who,according to their foreign ministries,were not in fact on the plane.
A foreign ministry spokesman in Vienna said:"Our embassy got the information that there was an Austrian on board.That was the passenger list from Malaysia Airlines.Our system came back with a note that this is a stolen passport."
Austrian police had found the man safe at home.The passport was stolen two years ago while he was travelling in Thailand,the spokesman said.
The foreign ministry in Rome said no Italian was on the plane either,despite the inclusion of Maraldi's name on the list.His mother,Renata Lucchi,told Reuters his passport was lost,presumed stolen,in Thailand in 2013.
U.S.and European security officials said that there was no proof of any terrorist link and there could be other explanations for the use of stolen passports.
35.What was Ahmad Jauhari Yahya's attitude?A
A.Uncertain.B.Negative.C.Positive.D.Confident.
36.According to the passage,the foreign ministry spokesman in Vienna had made sureC
A.two passports had been stolen by two Europeans
B.Christian Kozel was the man who kidnapped the plane
C.the Austrian on board was actually at home
D.Christian Kozel lied to the police
37.Which of the following is true about Maraldi?D
A.He was from Austria.
B.He was found safe at home.
C.His mother was sad when she saw his name on the list.
D.His passport was lost in Thailand.
38.Who should be responsible for the missing of the plane according to the passage?
C
A.Terrorists
B.Two people using false identities.
C.We are not sure
D.Christian Kozel and Luigi Maraldi.
分析 本文报道了马来西亚370航班失联的消息,还不确定谁应该为失联客机负责,能证实的是机上乘客中有两人使用的是假护照.
解答 35.A.细节理解题.从文章第三段的句子:"We are not ruling out any possibilities,"可知Ahmad Jauhari Yahya的态度是不确定的,故选A.
36.C.细节理解题.从文章第六段和第七段的句子:Austrian police had found the man safe at home.可知维也纳的新闻发言人确定飞机上的澳大利亚人实际上在家里,故选C.
37.D.细节理解题.从文章第八段的句子:His mother,Renata Lucchi,told Reuters his passport was lost,presumed stolen,in Thailand in 2013.可知Maraldi 的护照在泰国丢了,故选D.
38.C.细节理解题.从文章最后一段的句子:U.S.and European security officials said that there was no proof of any terrorist link and there could be other explanations for the use of stolen passports.可知我们还不确定谁应该为失联客机负责,故选C.
点评 本文是新闻报道类阅读理解文章,阅读此类文章主要是要了解:
①新闻报道了什么事件;②事件是因为什么而发生的,相关背景如何;③文段中指出的事件发生过程中的突出细节是 什么;④事件造成的后果是什么;⑤事件的本质是什么,透过事件的表面现象,我们看到了什么社会问题.通过这样的梳理,我们就可以把新闻的脉络理清楚.这类材料命题点往往落在事实细节上.