新增航海英语阅读理解32篇.docx

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新增航海英语阅读理解32篇

航海英语阅读理解32篇

Passage1-5

WhileberthedalongsideinTenerife,thecruiseshipArcadiawascarryingoutalifeboatdrill.Onelifeboatwassuccessfullylaunchedandasitwasbeingrecovered,thewinchhoistingitfailed.Thelifeboatwasstillconnectedtothefallsanditdroppedbackintothesea.

　　Toinvestigatewhathadhappened,thecrewhadtowindthefallsbackontothewinchdrum.Thelifeboatwasdisconnectedwhilethecrewtriedtorestartthewinch.Theywereunsuccessfulbecauseofafaultonthehandcrankcutoutswitch.

　　Thecrewthenattemptedtowindthefallsbackonusingthehandcrank,butbecauseofthetimeandeffortinvolved,thecutoutswitchwasbypassedandpowerrestoredtospeeduptheoperation.Thecrankhandlewasleftinplace.

　　Thewinchwasstarted.Itbegantoturnandsotoodidthehandlewhichhitoneofthecrewoverthehead.

　　Theinvestigationfoundthatthewinchfailedinthefirstplacebecausetheoilusedinthewinchgearboxwasnotonerecommended.Itwastooviscoseandwouldhavepreventedthecouplinglockingmechanismfromoperatingcorrectly.

017Itwasthefaultonthe________thatcausedthefailuretorecovertheliftboat

　　A.crankhandle　　B.handcrankcutoutswitch　　C.powersystem　　D.falls

018Itwasthe________thathitthecrewmemberonhishead.

　　A.falls　　B.handcrankcutoutswitch　　C.crankhandle　　D.winchdrum

019Thecauseoftheaccidentwasthat________

　　A.theoilusedinthewinchgearboxwastooviscose

　　B.thewinchdrumwasconnectedwiththefalls

　　C.thelifeboatwastooheavy

　　D.thebypasstothecutoutswitchwasmisusedbythecrew

020Thelessonfromthisaccidentisthat________.

　　A.seafaringisnotallaboutfacingunforeseensituations

　　B.itisnotnecessarytowearhardhatstopreventsoreheads

　　C.thewrongoilcannothaveseriousrepercussions

　　D.donotstartlifeboatwinchmotorswiththecrankhandleinplace

Passage1-6

Duringthemorningof2August1999thesupplyvesselPutfordWorkerwasworkingcargoatinstallationsintheNorthSea.Shehadcompletedoperationsatoneinstallationwithoutincident.

　　At1110sheapproachedthesecondinstallationandcarriedoutprecautionaryengineandsteeringtests.Theseweresatisfactory,andat1115thevesselwasinpositiontoworkcargo.Themasterwasonthebridgeatthejoystickcontrol;theweatherwasfineandtheseacalm.

　　Thefirstliftwasa10'x8'container.Thedeckcrewattachedthehookoftheinstallation'scranetothecontainer,andmovedforwardtoasafeposition.Themasterthennoticedthatthevesselwasmovingforwardoutofpositionandmovedthejoysticktocounteracttheaheadmovement.Hethensawthattheportpropellerwasindicatingfullaheadpitch,sochangedfromjoysticktomanualpitchcontrolsandpromptlyputthemtofullastern.

　　Thisdidnotpreventthevesselmovingaheadsofarthattheattachedcontainerbedraggedoverthesternandintothesea.Placingthemanualpitchcontrolstozerothencausedbothpropellerstoreturntoneutral.Controlofthevesselwasregained,andtheproblemdidnotimmediatelyre-occur.Latertestsandinspectionsbyspecialistcontrolengineersandthepropellermanufacturersshowednofaultwiththecontrolsystemsortheportpropeller.However,somewearwasfoundinthefeedbacklinkagesonthecontrolsystemofthestarboardpropeller.Thiswasrectified,andmanoeuvringtestscompletedsatisfactorily.

021Inthispassagethesupplyvesselis________.

　　A.onethatsuppliesfueloilstootherdeepseavessels

　　B.onethatsuppliesstorestootherdeepseavessels

　　C.atugboat　　D.smallercontainervessel

022Thejoystickisadevice________.

　　A.controllingrudders　　B.controllingshorecranes

　　C.controllingtheoperationofcargoes　　D.controllingthepropellers

023Onnoticingthatthevesselwasmovingforwardoutofposition,themaster________.

　　A.movedthejoystickforwardtogotogetherwiththeaheadmovement

　　B.movedtheshorecranetogoaftward

　　C.madethecontainermoveaftwardbyoperatingthejoystick

　　D.operatedthejoysticktocontrolthevesselandmoveheraftward

024Itisclearlydemonstratedthat________.

　　A.althoughthetestingofenginesandsteeringbeforeworkingcargoataninstallationfoundnothing,itisan

importantprecaution

　　B.thetestingofenginesandsteeringbeforeworkingcargoataninstallationwasnotfollowedbyPutford

Worker

　　C.thereisnovalueofmovingthedeckcrewclearoncealiftisattached

　　D.hadthedeckcrewnotbotheredtomoveclearfrom,theconsequencescouldhavebeenavoided

Passage1-7

Thecontractofcarriageofgoodsbyseaisusuallyconcludedasbetweentheshipperandthecarrier,eitherdirectlyorthroughtheirrespectiveagents.Consequently,byvirtueofthehistoricprincipleofprivityofcontract,onlytheshipperandthecarrierhavetherighttotakeactionagainstoneanotherunderthecontractofcarriage.Theonlyclearexceptiontotherulewaswherethepartyhavingtherighttosueassignedthatrightunderaseparateagreementtoanotherparty.Ontheotherhand,whengoodsaresold（astheytypicallyare）priortoshipment,thetermsofsalegenerallyresultintheriskinthegoodspassingfromtheseller（theshipper）tothebuyer（theconsigneeorendorsee,inthecaseofabilloflading,orthepartyentitledtotakedeliveryunderawaybill）whenthegoodscrosstheship'srailintheportofloading.Therefore,althoughthelawrecognizesthattheshipperalonehastherighttosuethecarrierincontractforsubsequentcargolossordamageoccurringwhilethecarrierhadchargeoftheshipment,theshipperisnotusuallythepartywhoactuallysuffersthatloss.Frequently,also,dependingonthetermsofsale,theshipperwillnolongerbetheownerofthegoodsatthetimewhenthelossordamageoccurs,andsowillbeunabletosuethecarrierintort.

025Thecontractofcarriageofgoodsbyseaisusuallyconcludedasbetween________.

　　A.thesellerandthebuyer　　B.theshipperandtheconsigneeorendorsee

　　C.thecarrierandtheconsigneeorendorsee　　D.theshipperandthecarrier

026Whengoodsaresoldpriortoshipmenttheriskinthegoodspasses________.

　　A.fromtheshippertothecarrier　　B.fromthesellertothebuyer

　　C.fromthecarriertotheshipper　　D.fromthebuyertotheseller

027Itisconcluded________thatonlytheshipperandthecarrierhavetherighttotakeactionagainstoneanother

underthecontractofcarriage.

　　A.bymaritimelaws　　B.byamainstayofthecommonlawinparticular

　　C.byvirtueofthehistoricprincipleofprivityofcontract　　D.byshippingpractice

028Whengoodsaresoldpriortoshipmenttheshipper________.

　　A.isnotusuallythepartywhoactuallysuffersthesubsequentloss

　　B.isusuallythepartywhoactuallysuffersthesubsequentloss

　　C.willstillbetheownerofthegoodsatthetimewhenthelossordamageoccurs

　　D.willberesponsibleforthelossofordamagetothecargoheshipped

Passage1-8

The56000gtOBOvesselHyphestosarrivedattheoilterminalinMalmo,Sweden,ataboutnoonon16March1998.Visibilitywasabout1mile,therewasnowindandthecurrentwasminimal.Withanexperiencedpilotandhisapprenticepilotembarked,andthreetugsinattendance,Hyphestosenteredthebasin.Theintentionwastostoptheship,swingofftheberthandgoportsideto,withthebowpointingseawards.Thevesselwasrelativelylargeforthesizeofthebasin.

　　Theship'sbridgestaffconsistedofthemaster,secondofficer,ahelmsmanandadeckhand,whenenteringharbour.Therewerenotechnicalorlanguagedifficulties.OnceHyphestoshadstoppedofftheberth,theswingwasstartedwiththeheadtugpullingthebowtostarboard,andthetractortugaftpullingthesterntoport.Athirdtugpushedonthestarboardquarter.Towardstheendofthemanoeuvre,thesterntugfoundherselfveryclosetoabuoymarkingthefairway,andindangerofdamaginghertowingcable.Herskipperinformedthepilotoftheproblem,andwastoldtoslackenthecableand"followalong".Hewastoldtoawaitfurtherorders.

　　Withtheturnnearlycomplete,Hyphestoswascantedtowardsthejettyatanangleofabout45°andthebowsome200moffit.Toclosethedistance,thepilotordered"deadslowahead".For"technical"reasonsthemasterinterpretedthisas"slowahead".Shebegantomoveaheadandthespeedbegantobuildup.Thebowtugmeanwhilecontinuedtopullahead,andbythetimethevesselwassome40-50moffthejetty,andstillheadingforit,Hyphestoswasmakinggoodabout2knots.Thepredicamentwasrealised,asternpropulsionwasordered,theaheadtugchangedherdirectionoftowtobroadonthestarboardbow.Thesterntugwhichwasstill"followingalong",wasorderedtopullthesternroundtoport.Nothinghappened.Theheadwaywastoogreat,andHyphestosrammedthejettyandtwoshorecranes.

029Hyphestosoriginallyintendedtoberth________.

　　A.starboardsidealongsidewithherbowpointingseaward

　　B.starboardsidealongsidewithherbowpointinginward

　　C.portsidealongsidewithherbowpointinginward

　　D.portsidealongsidewithherbowpointingseaward

030Thereasonthatthemasterinterpreted"deadslowahead"as"slowahead"wasprobablythat________.

　　A.hedidnotunderstandthepilot'slanguageproperly

　　B.hedidnotbelievethepilot'sordersatthatparticularmoment

　　C.hesufferedaheavystresswhenhandlingsuchabigvesselintoasmallerbasin

　　D.heintendedtocauseanaccidenttoteachthepilotalessen

031Theskipperisa________.

　　A.captain　　B.C/O　　C.pilot　　D.helmsman

032Itcanbec