People have sailed（航海）the world in quite small boats. It is not an easy thing to do. That can be the end of everyone in it. Sometimes the weather gets bad. Accidents can happen easily and quickly.
One family once had an accident. A big fish swam under their boat and bit（咬）holes in it. Sea water came in and the boat soon went down. Luckily these people had another small boat——a life- boat, and they all got into the life-boat. They lived and hoped for many days. They ate and slept, and always hoped... At last a ship saved them. How do people five in a very small lifeboat for days or weeks even for months? They must be strong in every way. They must have hope, they must want to five.
They can not drink sea water. Drink a lot of sea water, and you will quickly die. They must catch rain water and drink it. They must also catch fish and birds for food, Life- boats do not often carry a cooker. So people can not cook their food in the life- boats. Raw（生的）fish and bird - meat is not very nice but it is their only food. They must eat raw food, or they will die.
(1) When the boat sank（下沉）, the life - boat gave the people________.
A. food B. beds C. rain water D. hope
(2) One family once had an accident at sea. because________.
A. their boat met bad weather
B. the boat hit a big rock and it was broken
C. a fish bit holes in their boat
D. none of them knew how to sail the sea
(3) People can catch ________ for food and drink at sea in a life - boat.
A. rain water B. fish and birds
C. both sea water and rain water D. both A and B
(4) Life-boats do not often carry a cooker, "cooker" here means________.
A. something used for cooking B. food for cooking
C. a large box D. a person who cooks food
(5) Which of the following is NOT TRUE ?
A. Sailing around the world in quite small boats is difficult.
B. All the food people have in a life - boat is cooked fish and bird - meat.
C. Anyone who drinks a lot of sea water will die.
D. No one can live for weeks in a life - boat if he is not strong.
Key: (1) — (5) DCDAB
