“雪龙”破冰极地救援英语原创专题.docVIP

雪龙破冰 极地救援 原创撰文 汪正定 背景阅读材料1 Chinese helicopter lifts all passengers on trapped Russian ship to safety A Chinese helicopter transferred all 52 passengers aboard a stranded （搁浅的；陷于困境的Russian vessel （?船，舰to safe ice near an Australian rescue ship on Thursday, 10 days after the MV Akademik Shokalskiy became stuck in sea ice off Antarctica. The passengers, as well as luggage, scientific instruments and equipment, were flown to safe ice near the Aurora Australis by Xueying 12, a helicopter on board Chinas icebreaker Xuelong, and are aboard the Australian ship. An earlier flight examined the surrounding area to prepare for landing on ice. On Wednesday, Xueying captain Jia Shuliang told Xinhua that they were ready to transport the 52 scientists and tourists aboard MV Akademik Shokalskiy in groups of 12. As it is summer in Antarctica now, night is as bright as day, so rescuing flights can be made without stop, Igor Kiselev, captain of MV Akademik Shokalskiy, said after the first group of 12 passengers were airlifted at 3:25 p.m. Beijing time (0725 GMT).Each flight takes 45 minutes, so in all, five to six hours are needed, said the captain. MV Akademik Shokalskiy, built in Finland in 1982, is carrying a team of scientists and other passengers to conduct scientific experiments and sent a distress call （遇险信号；求救呼号on Christmas Day after becoming trapped in heavy sea ice in Antarctic sea. It is scheduled to return to New Zealand in January 2014. Xuelong, which left Shanghai in early November on Chinas 30th scientific expedition to Antarctica, has established an emergency relief working group after the Russian ships captain sent a formal request on Tuesday for chopper （helicopter 直升飞机rescue. 原创新题 1. How long were the passengers trapped aboard the Russian ship ? A.10 days.??B. 12 days.??C. 52 days .???D. 45 minutes. 【答案】：A. 【解析】：?细节理解题。根据文章一段“A Chinese helicopter transferred all 52 passengers aboard a stranded （搁浅的；陷于困境的Russian vessel （?船，舰 on Thursday, 10 days after …….”可知。 2. W