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【题目】Three Japanese tourists taking a holiday in Australia got stuck when their GPS told them they could drive from the mainland to an island, failing to mention the 15 kilometres of water and mud in between.

As they drove their hired car from Moreton Bay in Queensland to nearby North Stradbroke Island, they started to notice the firm gravel（沙石）surface they were driving on giving way to the renowned bay mud．However, being confident that their GPS would direct them to a road soon, they decided to plough on, managing to travel around 500 metres before their Hyundai Getz（现代汽车）was up to its axles tires in mud．To make matters worse, the tide started to come in and soon forced them to seek help and abandon the vehicle．Just four hours later the car was trapped in two metres of water —— to the great amusement of onlookers on the shore and passengers on passing boats and ferries.

Yuzu Noda, 21, said she was listening to the GPS and “it told us we could drive down there．It kept saying it would navigate us to a road．But we got stuck…there’s lots of mud.” She and her travel companions Tomonari Saeki, 22, and Keita Osada, 21, instead had to give up their plans for a day trip to the island and headed back to the Gold Coast of a lift from the RACQ tow truck（吊车）driver who was called to the trapped car．No such luck for the hired car though – after assessing the situation, no attempt was made to recover it．The students from Tokyo, who are due to return home tomorrow, said the experience would not put them off returning to Australia for another visit．“We want to come back to Australia again．Everyone is very nice, even today.” Ms Yuzu said.

Remaining excited, Mr. Tomonari joked that the car may have got stuck because it was built in Korea．“Maybe if it was Japanese it would be okay,” he said．He added, “It has rained every day on our six day holiday．Hopefully next time we come back it will be sunny.” The car was covered by insurance, but the tourists will have to pay up to about $1500 in extra charges.

【1】The three Japanese tourists got stuck because ______.

A. there was no way to the island

B. their GPS was broken during their journey

C. their GPS had given the wrong information

D. their car was made in Korea instead of Japan

【2】They didn’t abandon their car until ______.

A. there came the tide

B. they got stuck in the mud

C. some onlookers went to save them

D. they managed to travel around 500 metres

【3】How did these Japanese students get back?

A. They had to walk back to their living place.

B. They had to repair their GPS and drove back.

C. They had to take a lift from the tow truck driver.

D. They had to turn to passengers on passing boats and ferries.

【4】According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. The car was left where it was trapped.

B. The passengers saved these students in the end.

C. Mr. Tomonari got very frustrated after the journey.

D. The car was covered by insurance so they didn’t have to pay any money.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】试题分析:本文是一篇叙事文，讲述的是三位日本游客开着他们租的车从Moreton 港湾到North Stradbroke岛。在路上，游客们以为车上的GPS能指引他们穿过泥巴港湾，却被困在泥巴和潮水中，三位游客成功脱逃，四小时后，小车已陷入2米高的水中。尽管游客们被处罚1500美元，但游客们希望能再次来澳大利亚游玩。

【1】C细节理解题。根据第一段Three Japanese tourists taking a holiday in Australia got stuck when their GPS told them they could drive from the mainland to an island, failing to mention the 15 kilometres of water and mud in between.可知GPS提供了错误的信息，故选C。

【2】A细节理解题。根据第二段To make matters worse, the tide started to come in and soon forced them to seek help and abandon the vehicle．可知潮水涌进车内，三个旅行者不得不抛弃他们的车，故选A。

【3】C细节理解题。根据第三段“and headed back to the Gold Coast of a lift from the RACQ tow truck driver who was called to the trapped car.”可知三个日本人是搭乘吊车司机的车回到黄金海岸， 故选C。

【4】A细节理解题。根据第三段No such luck for the hired car though – after assessing the situation, no attempt was made to recover it．可知根据所处环境，最后车未被打捞起来, 故选A。