Question

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　Rushing for the showers，no one noticed Mayo's empty bunk．In any event，he usually go up earlier to join the other special assignment Marines for an hour of physical training．But Mayo's fellow Marines assumed he was fulfilling naval duties at the hazardous-materials division．No one went looking for him．

　　The sun was burning off layers of fog over the sea when Mayo paused to re-inflate his coveralls．After eight hours in the ocean，his throat was raw with thirst．Every muscle in his body cried for rest．

　　Inspecting the closely，Mayo spotted a pencil-size hole．He removed his watch the cinched fabric． The coveralls retained air for ten minutes at a time now，but the effort of keeping them inflated was becoming increasingly difficult．

　　Mayo resisted an impulse to check the time．If he kept looking at his watch，he decided-ed，that would just heighten his anxiety．Besides，the sun told him it was midmorning．By noon，he thought，search planes from the carrier should be over his position．

Now the sun was low in the sky．Where are the airplanes？They had to come in day-light for him to be seen．He peered from horizon to horizon until the glare caused his eyes to tear．

　　Mayo watched the fiery red sun about to sink below the horizon．Desperately he scanned the sky for search planes．God，let them come．Then abruptly the sun dipped out of sight，and darkness crept over the sea．Mayo felt exhausted to the marrow（骨髓）of his bones．Just last as long as you can，he told himself．

　　But he had fought the ocean for more than 24 hours，and he past his limit of endurance．His dehydrated（虚脱的）body，wooden with fatigue，was of closing down．As the waves subsided，his eyes clamped shut，and his head slumped forward on the bulge of coveralls at his chest．When，someone had found his missing and informed his parents Stan and Cindy Mayo．

　　The jangle（响声）of the telephone in the living room awakened Stan and Cindy Mayo at 4 a．m．On Wednesday，November 29．Dashing down the hall，Stan had the phone off the look with seconds．“ Hi，”someone said，“ How are you doing？”

1．Which is true according to the first paragraph？

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A．The companies of Mayo noticed his missing and informed it to the captain that morning．

B．Mayo was fulfilling naval duties at the hazardous-materials division．

C．Mayo was joining the physical training．

D．No one knew he was fallen into the sea．

2．Why did it become more difficult to keep his coveralls inflated？

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A．Because Mayo had no enough energy to reinflate it．

B．Because it is too wet．

C．Because it is hard to reinflate．

D．Because the coveralls had been broken．

3．The hope of Mayo when he was in the sea is________．

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A．a ship would turn up

B．an airplane would search and save him

C．to see his parents

D．to see his girlfriend

4．We can infer from the passage that________．

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A．the man who spoke most be Mayo

B．he was saved at last

C．may he someone informed the parents about Mayo's death

D．it may be the parents'friend who called to them

Answer 1

答案：D;D;B;B
解析：

由第一段可以知道，当天早晨他的同伴们并没有注意他不在，所以A是不正确的；选项B和C都是梅奥经常性的活动，所以也不对，只有D是正确的。 　　由第三段第一句话“Inspecting the coveralls closely，Mayo spotted a pencil-size hole．”可以知道他的工作服已经破了一个洞，所以吹起来才会有困难，故D是正确的选项。 　　由第五段“Where are the airplanes？”可以知道他希望飞机出现，然后可以救他。 　　根据文中最后一段可以推测他最后得救了．那个打电话的人就是梅奥。