Lion Air flight JT 610 was carrying 189 people, including three children, when it disappeared from radar just 13 minutes after it took off. The plane, a new Boeing 737 MAX 8, was carrying 181 passengers, as well as some crew members.
After finding six bodies from the sea where an Indonesian passenger plane crashed near Jakarta Monday, search and rescue officials say they fear there will be no survivors. “My prediction is that no one survived because we only managed to find body parts. It has been a few hours since the crash so it is possible all 189 people were killed,” Bambang Suryo Aji, director of operations for Basarnas, said in a news conference.
As many as 21 body bags have been transported to a hospital in east Jakarta for identification as rescue workers continue to search the sea. The bags contained human remains and personal items belonging to the victims. Six bodies were recovered earlier in the day and taken to the same hospital. Aji said that rescue workers had found pieces appearing to be the plane’s tail. The main wreckage had still not been located.
Search and rescue teams were working against high waves and strong currents, in an area of 150 square of miles, added Aji. Underwater robots were being used in the search effort. Boats, a helicopter and 250 rescuers, including divers, were working at the crash site. The frogmen are searching in water up to 35 meters (114 feet) deep.
The plane took off from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, greater Jakarta, at 6:21 a.m., and had been due to land at around 7:30 a.m. in Pangkal Pinan, the largest city on Bangka. Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said there were 20 ministry officials on board. They were returning to their posts in Pangkal Pinang after spending the weekend with their families in Jakarta for a public holiday.

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1.How many crew members were there on the plane?

A 3.

B 8.

C 181.

D 189.

解析：选B。数字计算题。根据第一段最后一句The plane, a new Boeing 737 MAX 8, was carrying 181 passengers, as well as some crew members.可知飞机上有181名乘客，剩余的是机组人员；由第一句可知飞机上总共有189人，据此可以得知机组人员为8人。故选B。

2.Why did Bambang Suryo Aji think no one survived?

A The plane crashed near Jakarta Monday.

B Many clothes bags have been carried.

C The rescue workers have found nothing.

D It’s been several hours and only body parts were discovered there.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段第二、三句的My prediction is that no one survived because we only managed to find body parts. It has been a few hours since the crash so it is possible all 189 people were killed可知客机坠海已经过去几个小时，但只是找到了分离的尸身，因此他推断没人生还。故选D。

3.What difficulty did people have in rescuing?

A The tough sea.

B The lack of divers.

C The deep water.

D The unknown victims.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第四段第一句Search and rescue teams were working against high waves and strong currents, in an area of 150 square of miles可推知他们面对的困难是复杂的海面状况。故选A。

4.What did the 20 ministry officials on the plane do in Jakarta?

A They wanted to find their posts.

B They went on a holiday there.

C They visited the great airport.

D They searched the crash site.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第五段最后两句Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said there were 20 ministry officials on board. They were returning to their posts in Pangkal Pinang after spending the weekend with their families in Jakarta for a public holiday.可知他们在雅加达和家人度假。故选B。