Early morning of Feb. 26, a boat sank(沉没) in the sea in Italy. There were more than 200 people on the boat. About 59 people died. 12 children were among them. Other people went missing.

Now 80 people had been found at the beach. They were sent to the hospitals. Their friends and family were happy to see them again.

The boat set off from Turkey days ago. People on the boat were from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and Iran. The boat sank because of the bad weather.

It was not the only accident in the sea. It’s said that more than 20,000 people have died or gone missing at the sea since 2014.

1.Who does the underlined word “them” refer to(指的是)?

A Missing people.

B Dead people.

C Sick people.

D Children.

解析：选B。B词意指代题。根据划线部分前文“About 59 people died. 12 children were among them.”可知59人不幸死亡，其中有12名儿童。即them指的是59名死亡的人。故选B。

2.People felt _______ when 80 people were found at the beach.

A sad

B terrible

C happy

D afraid

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段的“Their friends and family were happy to see them again.”可知，当那80位幸存者在沙滩被发现时，他们的家人和朋友很高兴(他们还活着)。故选C。

3.Where did the boat leave from?

A Italy.

B Pakistan.

C Iran.

D Turkey.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“The ship set off from Turkey days ago.”可知，这艘船几天前从土耳其出发。故选D。

4.Why did the boat sink?

A Because the weather was bad.

B Because the wind was strong.

C Because too many people were on it.

D Because the boat broke down.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第三段的“The ship sank because of the bad weather.”可知，这艘船沉没的原因是因为天气不好。故选A。

5.Where can we read the passage?

A In a storybook.

B In a newspaper.

C In a cookbook.

D In a travel guide.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要描述了2月26日凌晨意大利海域发生的一起沉船事故的相关情况，是一则新闻。因此我们可能在报纸上读到该文。故选B。