四川中考英語閱讀練習(xí)原文

　　“Once they start attacking that far out, you're not even really talking about the Somali basin or areas of water that have any connection with Somalia.” said an officer, Roger Middleton. “Once you're that far out, it's just the Indian Ocean，and it means you're looking at trade going from the Gulf to Asia, from Asia to South Africa.”

　　“This is the farthest robbing to date. They are now operating near the Maldives and India.” said another officer.

　　The three ships-the MV Prantalay 11,12，and 14-had 77 members on board in total. All of them are Thai, the spokesman said. Before the Sunday robbing, pirates held 11 ships and 228 sailors.

　　Pirates have increased attacks over the past year in hopes of catching more dollar payments. Because of increased patrols and defenses on board ships, the success rate(率) has gone down, though the number of successful attacks has stayed the same year over year.

　　四川中考英語閱讀練習(xí)題目

　　1. The pirate attack reported in the text happened________.

　　A. far out in the Indian Ocean

　　B. in the normal patrol area

　　C. near the Somali coast

　　D. in the south of Africa

　　2. According to the text, which can best describe the situation of the pirate problems?

　　A. More goods on board are lost.

　　B. Pirate attacks happen in a larger area now.

　　C. The number of attacks has stayed the same these years.

　　D. Pirate attacks are as serious as before along the Somali coast.

　　3. Which is TRUE about the warship patrols according to the text?

　　A. The patrols are of little effect.

　　B. The patrols are more difficult.

　　C. More patrols are quite necessary even in Asia.

　　D. The patrols only drive the pirates to other areas.

　　4. How many sailors were held by the pirates up to the time of the report?

　　A. 228.

　　B. 77.

　　C. 383.

　　D. 305.

　　四川中考英語閱讀練習(xí)答案

　　1.A　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。“The robbing of the three ships Sunday was about 600 miles outside the normal operation area for the international force”以及“Once you're that far out, it's just the Indian Ocean...”句意為“這次海盜襲擊發(fā)生在國際護(hù)衛(wèi)部隊(duì)正常保護(hù)區(qū)域六百英里外”，“一旦你到了那么遠(yuǎn)，那就是印度洋了”可知正確答案為A項(xiàng)。

　　2.B　主旨大意題。文章主要報(bào)道發(fā)生在周末的對(duì)泰國漁船的襲擊，就此事件引出索馬里海盜的襲擊已超越國際保衛(wèi)隊(duì)的正常護(hù)衛(wèi)范圍，而進(jìn)入了更遠(yuǎn)的海域。

　　3.B　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)...the international patrols against pirates were having a “marked effect on pirate activity in the area”及Once you're that far out, it's just the Indian Ocean, and it means you're looking at trade going from the Gulf to Asia, from Asia to South Africa. 可知應(yīng)是巡邏難度加大了。

　　4.D　推理計(jì)算題。由文章首句“Somali pirates robbed three Thai fishing ships with 77 sailors on board...”及“Before the Sunday robbing, pirates held 11 ships and 228 sailors.”可知，到發(fā)報(bào)道為止，索馬里海盜應(yīng)劫持水手77+228=305人。