Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland,a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service.Because the entire village revolved around the fishing industry,a volunteer rescue team was needed in cases of emergency. One night the winds raged, the clouds burst and a gale(大风) force storm capsized a fishing boat at sea.In trouble, the crew sent out the S.O.S. The captain of the rescue rowboat team sounded the alarm and the villagers assembled in the town square overlooking the bay. While the team launched their rowboat and fought their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited restlessly on the beach, holding lanterns to light the way back.
An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared through the fog and the cheering villagers ran to greet them. Falling exhausted on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more passengers and they had to leave one man behind.Even one more passenger would have surely capsized the rescue boat and all would have been lost.
Frantically, the captain called for another volunteer team to go after the lone survivor. Sixteen-year-old Hans stepped forward.His mother grabbed his arm, pleading, “Please don’t go. Your father died in a shipwreck 10 years ago and your older brother, Paul,has been lost at sea for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have left.”
Hans replied, “Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for service comes, we all need to take our turn and do our part.” Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and disappeared into the night.
Another hour passed.The rescue boat moved through the fog with Hans standing up in the bow. Barely able to contain himself, Hans excitedly shouted at the captain, “We found him. Tell my mother it's my older brother, Paul!”
26. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ______.
A.years ago a small village was almost damaged by a gale force storm
B.a rescue team would be of great importance to fishing industry
C.the fishing boats were always involved in trouble at sea
D.most villagers were volunteers of the rescue team
答案：B
[解析]本题是推理题，根据第一段的句子：Because the entire village revolved around the fishing industry, a volunteer rescue team was needed in cases of emergency. 因为这个村子都围绕着捕鱼业，因此需要一个自愿救援队以防紧急情况。根据这个句子我们可以推出救援队对于捕鱼业非常重要。
27.The world “capsize”in Paragraph 1 means ______.
A.strike
B.clash
C.upset
D.damage
答案：C
[解析]upset弄翻，打翻;strike打击，敲打;clash 冲突;damage损坏，破坏
28.What is true in Paragraph 2 about the rescue team according to the passage?
A.It had difficulty in advancing through the heavy fog.
B.It saved all but one passenger due to capacity problem.
C.It asked the villagers to hold lanterns for them to find more passengers.
D.It ordered the exhausted volunteer members to rest on the sand.
答案：B
[解析]本题是细节题，句子第二段第二句话：Falling exhausted on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more passengers and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have surely capsized the rescue boat and all would have been lost. 从这个句子得知，救援船不能再装人了，他们只有留下一个人，如果再装一个人的话，整个救援船就会翻过来。因此本题选B, 意思是：由于容量，除了一人以外，救援船救了所有的人。
29. Hans volunteered to join the rescue service because he ______.
A.knew the lone survivor was probably his older brother
B.wanted to do something in memory of his father
C.intended to take up his responsibility for the village
D.tried to show his superior swimming skill
答案：C
[解析]本题是细节题，文章倒数第二段中有一句话：Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for service comes, we all need to take our turn and do our part.”这个句子中“do my duty和take our turn and do our part”的意思是“做我应该做的事，负起责任来”而选项C中，take up his responsibility 负起责任，与do my duty, take our turn 是同义表达，因此选C。
30.It is implied in the passage that ______.
A.the little boy's mother was too selfish
B.unselfish behaviors will be rewarded sometimes
C.the rescue boat should have enough capacity to save more passengers
D.the little boy shouldn’t have taken the risk |
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