单选题 When did the disaster happen?

A、 In 1957.
B、 In 1956.
C、 In 1925.
D、 In 1706.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：数字信息的找寻和判断。根据原文On the foggy night of July 25，1956，one of the great sea disasters of modern times occurred可知，1956年了月25日，一个雾气蒙蒙的夜晚，一场现代历史上最大的海难发生了。因此B项与原文意思相符，因此该项为正确答案。

单选题 Where was Andrea Doria going?

A、 Nantucket.
B、 New York.
C、 Stockholm.
D、 Europe.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。根据题干中专有名词定位到原文相关信息The victim was the…Italian luxury liner Andrea Doria，bound for New York可知这艘意大利豪华客轮Andrea Doria正驶向纽约。由此可见B项与原文意思相符，因此该项为正确答案。

单选题 Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to the sea disaster?

A、 Andrea Doria was not very far from other ships.
B、 It was dark and foggy.
C、 Andrea Doria was going at a fast speed.
D、 Andrea Doria's killer had an ice-breaker like bow.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。关于这次海难的发生原文提到On the foggy night，因此B项与原文相符；根据Her killer…her massive bow specially sharpened and reinforced with steel to serve as an ice-breaker可知D项与原文相符；根据The Swede was making a full 18 knots可知其速度之快，C项与之相符，由此可见A项内容原文未提到。

单选题 How many passengers on board Andrea Doria were rescued?

A、 All the passengers.
B、 About 1,650.
C、 52.
D、 Not sure.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：数字信息的找寻和判断。根据原文Aboard the Andrea Doria were 1,706 persons，passengers and crew可知出发时船上人数为1，706，灾难发生后all but 52 persons on board to be rescued即除52人外，其他人全部获救。因此B项数字与原文基本一致，该项为正确答案。

单选题 Which of the following is NOT tree of Andrea Doria?

A、 The ship was luxuriously decorated.
B、 The ship was carrying several million dollars.
C、 The ship had some precious sculptures on board.
D、 The ship has attracted a lot of treasure hunters ever since its sinking.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：事实细节的找寻和判断。根据原文可知这艘船上载有cash，bonds and jewelry valued at several million dollars即价值数百万美元的现金、证券和珠宝，由此可见B项“载有几百万美元”的说法与原文不符，因此该项为正确答案。