单选题
One Sunday, Mark decided to go sailing in his boat with his
friend Dan, but Dan happened to be away. Dan's brother John offered to go
instead though he did not know anything about sailing. Mark agreed and they set
out to sea. Soon they found themselves in a thick fog (雾). Mark
was sure they would be hit by a big ship. Fortunately (幸亏) he saw a large buoy
(救生圈) through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety. As he was
getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away
carrying John, who didn't know how to use the radio. He drifted (漂流) about and
was not seen until 12 hours later. Mark spent the night on the
buoy. In the early morning he fell asleep, and was having a bad dream when a
shout woke him up. A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and
thanked the captain. The captain told him that John had been picked by another
ship and the ship's captain had sent out a message. "Without the message I would
not have found you on the buoy," he said.
单选题
Why didn't Mark and Dan go sailing together?
A. Because Mark was in some other place.
B. Because Dan was in some other place.
C. Because Dan asked his brother to go with Mark.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】
单选题
Mark tried to tie the boat to the buoy so that ______.
A. he could spend the night on it while John was looking for help
B. he and John could go sailing again when the fog cleared
C. they might be picked up by a passing ship
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】
单选题
John and Mark became separated (分开) because ______.
A. John had to stay in the boat to radio for help
B. John couldn't control the boat and drifted away
C. There wasn't room for both John and Mark on the buoy
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】
单选题
What made it possible for Mark to be found on the buoy?
A. John told people where to look for him.
B. The captain saw him as the fog cleared.
C. John radioed to the Good Hope to get him.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】
单选题
The word "he" in the last line refers to ______.