单选题
单选题 A. For five months. B. For two months.
C. For three months. D. For four months.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Tim, aged 33, and Dom, aged 30, both from England, were keen on sailing. They made a plan to row across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to San Francisco. The name of their boat was "Amada". It was about seven meters long and two meters wide, with only a small cabin for protection against storms, sea, sun and wind.
19They set out from Japan on May 17, 2011. They took it in turn to row two hours on two hours off, non-stop, day and night, 19They had rowed nearly 5,500 miles when their boat was hit by a fishing ship on September 17, 2011. Luckily they both escaped unharmed, but their boat was badly damaged and they had to abandon their journey.
In a radio interview, Dom expressed his disappointment and explained how the accident took place. "20A fishing ship came towards us with nobody on the bridge and ran us down. It all happened so quickly. I managed to dive into the water. Tim felt it would be safer to stay on board. He was trapped inside as the boat was driven under the water. Finally some people appeared on the ship and saw me in the water. I shouted at them to stop the ship and to get Tim out. When the ship stopped, I eventually saw Tim, and I was very, very happy that we were still alive. We were very disappointed that we couldn't reach San Francisco. 21But we are alive. That above everything is the most important."

How long had Tim and Dora been at sea when their boat was hit by a fishing boat?

[解析] 理解计算题。文中提到他们在2011年5月17日正式从日本出发,航行5500英里后,于2011年9月17日遇到撞船。事故,所以他们在出事故之前恰好航行了4个月。故选D。
单选题 A. Tim and Dom were too careless.
B. The speed of the fishing ship was too fast.
C. Nobody on the fishing ship saw them.
D. Their rowboat was not strong enough.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
According to Dom, what is the main reason for the accident?

[解析] 事实细节题。Dom在解释事故是怎么发生的时候,说“一艘渔船朝我们开来。当时渔船的驾驶室里没有人,所以就把我们撞翻了”,由此可知事故的主要原因是渔船上的人没有看见他们。故选C。
单选题 A. Their rowboat was not damaged.
B. Both of them existed after a dangerous time.
C. They enjoyed this journey.
D. They failed to reach San Francisco.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
What is the most important thing in this accident according to Dom?

[解析] 事实细节题。Dom说他看到自己和Tim都还活着,感到很高兴,并且认为“我们活着是最重要的”。故选B。