Storms Sink Ships

Rescuers have found the bodies of over 130 people killed in two ferry disasters in

Bangladesh. The accidents happened during a storm that hit the country on April 21. Hundreds more are missing or feared dead.

The two ferries sank in different rivers near the capital city of Dhakfi as strong winds and rain hit the South Asian country.

The government has since banned a11 ferries and other boats from traveling at night during the April-May stormy season.

One of the ferries, MV Mitali, was carrying far more people than it was supposed to. About 400 passengers fitted into a space made for just 300, police said. The second ferry carried about 1 00 passengers.

“The number of deaths is certain to rise.” said an official in charge of the rescue work. “No one really knows how many people were on board or how many of them survived.”

Ferries in Bangladesh don’t always keep passenger lists, making it difficult to determine the exact number of people on board.
Besides the ferry accidents, at least 40 people were killed and 400 injured by lightning strikes, falling houses and trees and the sinking of small boats.

Storms are common this time of year in Bangladesh, as are boating accidents. Ferry disasters take away hundreds of lives every year in a nation of 130 million people.

Officials blame these river accidents on a lack of safety measures: too many passengers in boats and not enough checks on weather conditions.

Ferries are a common means of transport in Bangladesh. It is a country covered by about 230 rivers. Some 20, 000 ferries use the nation's Waterways every year. And many of them are dangerously overcrowded.

Since 1977, more than 3 000 people have died in some 260 boating accidents.

1. How many people have been found dead in the two ferry disasters?
A. Over 130.
B. At least 40.
C. About 400.
D. Over 3, 000.

2. The two ferry disasters occurred ______.
A. at noon.
B. in the morning.
C. at night.
D. In the afternoon.

3. How many passengers was MV Mitali designed to carry?
A. 500.
B. 100.
C. 400.
D. 300.

4. Officials attribute boating accident to ______.
A. strong winds.
B. bad weather conditions.
C. the blockages of waterways.
D. the lack of safety measures.

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true of the two ferry disasters?
A. They were overcrowded.
B. They sank on April 2I.
C. The exact number of deaths could be easily determined.
D. They sank somewhere near Dhaka.

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1．B．分析：細節(jié)題。問題問及“醫(yī)療雜志的主要讀者”，借助題干中的main readers作為答案線索，這樣發(fā)現(xiàn)答案相關(guān)句：Medical journals are publications that report medical information to physicians and other health professionals．（該句間接的回答了問題—向內(nèi)科醫(yī)生和其他健康專家提供醫(yī)療信息，所以答案是B。）

2．C．分析：細節(jié)題。發(fā)現(xiàn)被選項在內(nèi)容上都是涉及到“醫(yī)療雜志的出版”，所以借助publish作為答案線索，這樣發(fā)現(xiàn)答案相關(guān)句：many medical journals now have Web sites on the Internet（該句與A內(nèi)容一致），and some journals publish only online．（該句直接與C矛盾）A few medical journals，like the Journal of the American Medical Association，are considered general medical journals because they cover many fields of medicine．（該句與B內(nèi)容一致）Most medical journals are specialty journals that focus on a particular area of medicine．（該句與D內(nèi)容一致）

3．A． 分析：細節(jié)題。該題涉及到文章類型。注意文章中提及文章類型的句子。這樣發(fā)現(xiàn)答案相關(guān)句：Medical journals publish many types of articles．Research articles report the results of …Review articles summarize and analyze ..．Case conferences and case reports may be published in medical journals ..Editorials provide perspective on ..．Letters to the editor provide a way for readers of ..

4．B．分析：細節(jié)題。利用題干中的核心結(jié)構(gòu)different studies on the same topic作為答案線索，這樣找到答案相關(guān)句：Review articles summarize and analyze the information available on a specific topic based on a careful search of the medical literature．（該句說“綜述文章是在對醫(yī)學(xué)文獻進行了仔細的查詢后找出的有關(guān)某一具體主題的信息進行匯總和分析”）Because the results of individual research studies can be affected by many factors，combining results from different studies on the same topic （“對于同一主題的不同研究結(jié)果的匯總”在含義上與上句“綜述文章”的目的一致，因此判斷B是答案。）can be helpful in reaching conclusions about the scientific evidence for preventing，diagnosing or treating a particular disease．

5．C． 分析：借助題干中的核心結(jié)構(gòu)Letters to the editor和express comments on作為答案線索，這樣在文章最后部分找到答案相關(guān)句：Letters to the editor provide a way for readers of the medical journal to express comments， questions or criticisms about articles published in that journal。（該句內(nèi)容直接回答了問題：對雜志上發(fā)表的文章進行評論，提出問題或提出批評意見）