The long, lonely voyage of the Japanese ghost ship is over.
A US Coast Guard cutter poured cannon fire into an abandoned Japanese ghost ship that had been drifting since last year’s tsunami (海啸), sinking the vessel into waters more than 305 meters deep in the Gulf of Alaska and removing the danger it posed to shipping and the coastline on Thursday.
The cutter’s guns tore holes in the 164-foot Ryou-Un Maru, and then it began to take on water and lean to one side. In about four hours, the ship disappeared into the sea, said Chief Petty Officer Kip Wadlow.
The ship had no lights or communications system, and its tank was able to carry more than 7,570 liters of diesel fuel. Officials, however, didn’t know exactly how much fuel was aboard.
“It’s less risky than it would be running into shore or running into other ships,” coast guard spokesman Paul Webb said.
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency studied the problem and decided it is safer to sink the ship than let the fuel evaporate and pollute the sea environment.
Ryou-Un Maru was probably among the first wave of the 1.5 million tons of garbage of refrigerators, washing machines, televisions, roofs and fishing nets heading toward North America since last March when a magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck Japan.
As the coast guard was ready to fire on the vessel, a Canadian fishing vessel, the 19-meter Bernice C, claimed the rights to save the ghost ship in international waters.
Plans to sink it were paused so the Canadian crew could have a chance to take the stricken ship. A Canadian official with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press that the Bernice C was unable to drag it.
Then the Canadian boat left, and once it was about 10 kilometers from the Japanese vessel, the Coast Guard began to fire, first with 25 mm shells, then a few hours later with ammunition (弹药)twice that size.
State officials have been working to test the danger of garbage including materials affected by a damaged nuclear power plant, to see if Alaska residents, seafood or wild animals could be affected.
【小题1】The plan to fire on the Japanese ghost ship was paused because ____________.

A.the ghost ship was beyond the reach of the Coast Guard’s guns
B.state officials worried the ghost ship might give out radiation
C.the shells were not powerful enough to sink the ghost ship
D.a Canadian fishing boat wanted to save the ghost ship
【小题2】What’s the right order of the events related to the ship of Ryou-Un Maru?
a. Its long, lonely voyage came to an end.
b. The US Coast Guard sank it into the sea.
c. The ship began to float across the Pacific Ocean.
d. A big tsunami was caused by great earthquakes.
e. Bernice C claimed rights to save the ghost ship.
A.d, c, e, b, a B.a, b, d, c, eC.c, e, d, a, bD.b, a, d, c, e
【小题3】Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
A.Japanese ghost ship arriving at US
B.Tsunami garbage heading to US
C.Japanese ghost ship polluting the Pacific
D.Cannon fire sinking Japanese ghost ship

The long, lonely voyage of the Japanese ghost ship is over.

A US Coast Guard cutter poured cannon fire(开炮) into an abandoned Japanese ghost ship that had been floating since last year’s tsunami, sinking the ship into waters more than 305 meters deep in the Gulf of Alaska and removing the danger it created to shipping and the coastline on Thursday.

The cutter’s guns tore holes in the 164-foot Ryou-Un Maru, and then it began to take on water and lean to one side. In about four hours, the ship disappeared into the sea, said Chief Petty Officer Kip Wadlow.

The ship had no lights or communications system, and its tank was able to carry more than 7,570 liters of diesel fuel. Officials, however, didn’t know exactly how much fuel was aboard.

“It’s less risky than it would be running into shore or running into other ships,” coast guard spokesman Paul Webb said.

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency studied the problem and decided it was safer to sink the ship than let the fuel evaporate and pollute the sea environment.

Ryou-Un Maru was probably among the first wave of the 1.5 million tons of garbage of refrigerators, washing machines, televisions, roofs and fishing nets heading toward North America since last March when a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck Japan.

As the coast guard was ready to fire on the ship, a Canadian fishing ship, the 19-meter Bernice C, claimed the rights to save the ghost ship in international waters.

Plans to sink it were paused so the Canadian crew could have a chance to take the stricken ship. A Canadian official with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press that the Bernice C was unable to drag it.

Then the Canadian boat left, and once it was about 10 kilometers from the Japanese ship, the Coast Guard began to fire, first with 25 mm shells, then a few hours later with ammunition twice that size.

State officials have been working to test the danger of garbage including materials affected by a damaged nuclear power plant, to see if Alaska residents, seafood or wild animals could be affected.

1.Which of the following is NOT the reason for sinking the Japanese ship?

A.It had no lights or communications system.    B.It might be washed up onto the shore.

C.It was a danger to other passing ships.        D.The oil it carried could pollute the sea.

2.The plan to fire on the Japanese ghost ship was paused because ________.

A.the ghost ship was beyond the reach of the Coast Guard’s guns

B.the shells were not powerful enough to sink the ghost ship

C.state officials worried the ghost ship might give out radiation

D.a Canadian fishing boat wanted to save the ghost ship

3. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A.Japanese ghost ship arriving at US           B.Tsunami garbage heading to US

C.Cannon fire sinking Japanese ghost ship      D.Japanese ghost ship polluting the Pacific

 

My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the __1__, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and __ 2__ those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again __3__ at the pier(码头)waving good-bye to my father as his ship pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and me around before the ship was out of __4__, wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of __5__ in the new environment again.

Throughout the years of changing __6__, schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother. For both my __7_ and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while __8__ some type of part-time job. Leaving a promising career is just one of the __9__ which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so. __10__ she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother __11__ managed to make each house the very home that is safe and __12__.

This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, __13__ with two small children: “single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to __14__ a career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this __15__ into adventure for us all! Each relocation was a chance to __16__ another part of the world. My mother __17__ each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a __18__ to rearrange furniture, make curtains and hang pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people.

No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a __19__ attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so __20__all those years of my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.

1.                A.situation        B.case           C.matter    D.rule

 

2.                A.leave behind    B.leave out        C.leave off  D.leave for

 

3.                A.arriving         B.staring          C.standing  D.looking

 

4.                A.range          B.shape          C.sight D.control

 

5.                A.adapting        B.suiting          C.matching D.fitting

 

6.                A.names         B.jobs            C.addresses D.directions

 

7.                A.father          B.classmates       C.brother   D.relatives

 

8.                A.performing      B.seeking         C.waiting   D.applying

 

9.                A.programs       B.sacrifices        C.contributions  D.cooperations

 

10.               A.Once          B.While          C.When     D.Unless

 

11.               A.somewhere     B.somewhat       C.sometime D.somehow

 

12.               A.romantic       B.comfortable     C.mysterious D.wealthy

 

13.               A.generally       B.actually         C.especially  D.unfairly

 

14.               A.desert         B.pursue         C.affect D.limit

 

15.               A.lifestyle        B.value          C.journey   D.opportunity

 

16.               A.acquire        B.explore        C.occupy    D.realize

 

17.               A.met           B.greeted        C.agreed    D.suspected

 

18.               A.load           B.sadness        C.result D.challenge

 

19.               A.changeable     B.cautious        C.positive   D.negative

 

20.               A.experienced    B.brave          C.ordinary   D.annoyed

 

 

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