单项选择题 根据短文回答 31～35 题。 Storms Sink Ships Rescuers have found the bodies of over 130 people killed in two ferry disasters in Bangladesh The accidents happened during a storm that hit the country on April 2i Hundreds more are missing or feared deadThe two ferries sank in different rivers near the capital city of Dhaka as strong winds and rain hit the South Asian countryThe government has since banned all ferries and other boats from traveling at night during the April-May stormy seasonOne of the ferries, MV Mitali, was carrying far more people than it was supposed to About 400 passengers fitted into a space made for just 300, police said The second ferry carried about 100 passengers'The number of deaths is certain to rise,' said an official in charge of the rescue work 'No one really knows how many people were on board the ferry or how many of then survived'Ferries in Bangladesh don't always keep passenger lists, making it difficult to determine the exact number of people on boardBesides the ferry accidents, at least 40 people were killed and 400 injured by lightning strikes, falling houses and trees and the sinking of small boatsStorms are common this time of year in Bangladesh, as are boating accidents Ferry disasters take away hundreds of lives every year in a nation of 130 million peopleOfficials blame these river accidents on a lack of safety measures, too many passengers in boats and not enough checks on weather conditionsFerries are a common means of transport in Bangladesh It is a country covered by about 230 rivers Some 20,000 ferries use the nation's waterways (水路 every year Arid many of them are dangerously overcrowded (过度拥挤）Since 1977, more than 3,000 people have died in some 260 boating accidents 第 31 题 How many people have been found dead in the two ferry disasters?A More than 130B．Over 3,000C．About 400D．At least 40

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单项选择题 根据短文回答 23～30 题。 Messages from the Media 1 The weather forecast, a story about the candidates in an election, and movie reviews are examples of messages from the media. A communication medium, of which the plural (复数的) form. is media, is a means of communicating a message. Examples of media are television, radio, newspapers and books and the telephone. The media that can reach many people at once are called mass media.2 It is not difficult to think of other messages we receive through the mass media. Every day we get hundreds of them. Think about advertisements, for example. We see and hear these messages almost everywhere we go. Advertisements are important messages, even though they are sometimes annoying. They help us compare and evaluate products.3 Most of us get more information from the media than from the classroom. Think, for a moment, about how you learn about local news and events. Do you depend on other people or the media? What about international news? What is the most important source of information for you? People who are asked this question usually answer, 'Television.'4 Think of all the messages you received today. Perhaps you read a newspaper duringbreakfast, or maybe you read advertisements on billboards (露天广告牌) on your way to school. Did you listen to a weather forecast or the sports news on the radio this morning? Right now you are getting information through a very important medium of mass communicational book.5 We use the information we get from radio, television, newspapers, and other media to make decisions and form. opinions. That is why the mass media are so important. FS and articles in newspapers help us decide how to vote, consumer reports on television help us decide how to spend our money, and international news on the radio makes us think and form. opinions about questions of war and peace. 第 23 题 Paragraph 2______________A．Importance of Classroom LearningB．Television—A Rich Source of informationC．Advertisements as Important Messages from the Mass MediaD．Various Messages One May Receive Each DayE．Media—Means t0 Communicate MessagesF．Importance of the Mass Media