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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 to nearby North Stradbroke Island, they started to notice the firm surface they were driving on giving way to the well-known bay mud. However, being confident that their GPS would direct them to a road soon, they decided to drive on, managing to travel around 500 metres before their car was up to its tires in mud. To make matters worse, the tide(潮汐) 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(导航) 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. Mr. Tomonari said, “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 not made in Japan

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

A. some onlookers went to save them

B. they got stuck in the mud

C. there came the tide

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 take a lift from the tow truck driver.

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

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

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

A. The passengers saved these students in the end.

B. Mr. Tomonari got very down after the journey.

C. No money has to be paid thanks to insurance.

D. The car was left where it was trapped.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了三个来自日本的学生游客在澳大利亚的故事。三名日本学生由于相信自己的导航系统不会有问题，最终开着车陷在淤泥中，被迫放弃了雇来的车。但是这件事并没有影响他们的心情，他们希望下次的旅行会更好。。

【1】细节理解题。根据文章第一段的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.可知是她们的GPS给出了错误的信息。故选择C。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段的To make matters worse, the tide(潮汐) started to come in and soon forced them to seek help and abandon the vehicle.可知，直至潮汐到来，学生们才不得不放弃了车。故选择C。

【3】细节理解题。根据最后一段的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.可知这些学生是搭吊车回去的。故选择B。

【4】推理判断题。根据最后一段的No such luck for the hired car though – after assessing the situation, no attempt was made to recover it.可知汽车无法被吊出来。故选择D，指汽车被留在了它被陷住的地方。