新增航海英语阅读理解32篇.doc

航海英语阅读理解32篇Passage 1-1 An aircraft lift on board RFA Argus was loaded beyond its safe working load of 18.4 tonnes. There were no injuries to any personnel, or material damage to the ship or its equipment. 　　During a planned stay in port, 500 compressed oxygen cylinders were required to be landed. These were normally stowed on a lower deck and needed to be transferred to the weather deck before being taken ashore. Before the vessels arrival in port, the planned operation was discussed between various officers and senior ratings, one of whom was to supervise final discharge of the cylinders from the ship. 　　Once in port, a senior rating gave instructions to three juniors to transfer a number of cylinders to the weather deck. He then left them alone to load the cylinders onto the platform of an aircraft lift. The cylinders weighed 19.95 tonnes, which was greater than they had been instructed to load. In addition to this excess weight they added a fork lift truck weighing 5.5 tonnes. The lift was then raised. 　　When it reached the weather deck, the lift was unable to stow at the correct level. When investigated it was discovered that the load of both oxygen bottles and the fork lift truck was greater than its safe working load (SWL) and this had prevented the locking cleats at the flight deck (weather deck) engaging. The lift was taken out of service for testing and inspection. 001 The safe working load of the aircraft lift is ________ tonnes. A. 18.4　　B. 19.95　　C. 5.5　　D. 500002 The aircraft lift was overloaded by a weight which is ________ more than its SWL　A. 1.55　　B. 3.95　　C. 5.5　　D. 7.05003 It was the ________ that had prevented the locking cleats at the flight deck (weather deck) engaging.　A. fork lift　　B. cylinders　　C. overloaded weight　　D. the three juniors004 It is implied in the passage that ________.　A. the lift should be raised slowly to avoid the accident.　B. the aircraft lift on board RFA Argus should be driven by super power　　C. the senior rati