Sixty-five-year-old Kevin Hyde of Cape May, New Jersey has been sailing his whole life. He recently invited his friend, Joe DiTommasso, along with Joe’s dog, Minnie, on a sailing trip to Florida. The sailors had set sail from North Carolina and were on route to Florida when suddenly the skies darkened and they found themselves inside a storm at sea.

As the ocean moved violently around them, the 50-foot mast(桅杆) of the sailboat broke off, leaving them with no way to control the boat. Their radios didn’t work either, leaving them at the mercy of the stormy sea. Floating for days with no mast, gas, or electricity, Kevin and Joe prayed for rescue. By the 10th day at sea, they were nearly out of water and feeling more desperate than ever.

When Kevin and Joe’s families lost touch with them, they reported them missing to the Coast Guard. Soon, a full search was launched via air and sea, but rescuers weren’t even sure which direction to start looking for them. Just when it seemed that all was lost, they got help from the most unbelievable source: a big international ship called the Silver Muna that was traveling from Amsterdam to New York City. Incredibly, an attentive member spotted the tiny sailboat, which at that point had drifted(漂流) to about 200 miles off the coast of Delaware.

Captain Neeraj Chaudhary was at the helm(掌舵) of the Silver Muna. Although they weren’t looking for the lost seamen, nor had they received any calls, he immediately stopped his ship and got to work hauling(拖) the sailors and their dog aboard the huge ship, which was not easy! It took them about 3 hours to get Kevin, Joe, and Minnie aboard. They were hungry, and tired both physically and mentally, but otherwise unharmed.

1.Who was not on the sailboat?

A Kevin Hyde.

B Joe DiTommasso.

C Neeraj Chaudhary.

D Minnie.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“ He recently invited his friend, Joe DiTommasso, along with Joe’s dog, Minnie, on a sailing trip to Florida.”可知，这艘小帆船上只有Kevin Hyde，Joe DiTommasso和狗Minnie，Neeraj Chaudhary不在该船上。故选C。

2.What does the underlined word “desperate” mean?

A Hopeless.

B Independent.

C Determined.

D Impatient.

解析：选A。A词义猜测题。根据第二段前面部分可知，帆船的桅杆断裂，他们无法控制船只方向，无线电也坏了，无法与外界联系，只能任由暴风雨摆布，他们在海上漂浮了好几天，没有桅杆，没有煤气，也没有电，他们祈祷救援。到了第10天，他们连饮用水也没了，因此推断，他们感到无比“绝望”，即毫无希望。故选A。

3.Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A Nobody knew the sailboat was lost.

B The Silver Muna was on route to Amsterdam.

C The ship’s captain first saw the sailboat.

D Kevin and Joe were not injured when saved.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知A项错误；根据第三段倒数第二句的“a big international ship called the Silver Muna that was traveling from Amsterdam to New York City”可知B项错误；根据第三段倒数第一句的“an attentive member spotted the tiny sailboat”可知C项错误；根据第四段最后一句可知D项正确。故选D。

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A Sailors Enjoyed A Sailing Inside A Storm At Sea.

B Trapped Seamen Got Help From Unlikely Source.

C Big International Ship Looked For Lost Sailboat.

D Storm Set Two Men And A Dog Adrift At Sea.

解析：选B。B主旨大意题。本文主要描述了一艘帆船上的两名船员连同帆船一起被困海上，毫无音讯，然而某天却得到了一辆经过的国际货船的意外救助。故选B。