Coiling new rope against the lay，bringing the lower end up t

A.respire

B.recover

C.resolve

D.remove

The New York foreign exchange market is a market for exchanging foreign currencies against any convertible currencies.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Doesn't say

A、broaded

B、enbroaded

C、broadened

D、enbroadened

What is the accepted standard for wire rope falls used in connection with the lifeboat gear ________．

A.Six by seven galvanized wire rope

B.Six by twenty-four improved plow steel wire rope

C.Six by thirty-seven preformed fiber-core wire rope

D.Six by nineteen regular-lay filler wire rope

Whipping the bitter end of a fiber rope ______．

A.increases the circumference of the rope

B.makes for easier handling

C.prevents fraying of the bitter end

D.prevents moisture from entering the bitter end

A crew member is unconscious and the face is flushed. You should ______.

A.lay the crew member down with the head and shoulders slightly raised

B.administer a liquid stimulant

C.lay the crew member down with the head lower than the feet

D.attempt to stand the crew member upright to restore consciousness

Which statement is TRUE about the use of a“gob rope”________．

A.The gob rope is a mooring line for tying up lighters for working cargo alongside a vessel anchored in an open roadstead

B.The gob rope is used to secure the towline aft over the centerline of a tug

C.The gob rope is a line hung over a vessel's side to assist in boarding

D.The gob rope is a rope used in mooring a vessel to a buoy

Passage Two

There was a big pile of bricks on the top of a tall building and a man

had to bring them down to the ground. He had a long rope which went over a pulley(滑轮) at the roof of the building. The other end was fastened to a big box.

First he pulled the box up to the top of the building, and fastened the end of the rope so that the

box could not come down. Then he climbed up the ladder and filled the box with bricks. Next

he climbed down the ladder and untied the rope. Unfortunately the box of bricks was heavier than

the man, and as a result he was pulled up by the: rope. Half-way up, the box of bricks hit him as it was coming down.

When he reached the top, his head hit the pulley. The box of bricks hit the ground and broke.

As a result the bricks fell out. The box was then lighter than the man and consequently he began

to come down and the box began to go up.

Half-way up, the box hit the man. The man still held on to the rope and the box therefore Continued to

go up. The man then reached the ground. Then he let go the rope to rub his head. The box, of

course, then fell down and hit the man on the head again. As a result, an ambulance came and took

him to hospital

40. Why did the man fasten the end of the rope before he climbed up the ladder?

A. He was afraid that someone would steal his box.

B. Because he wanted to climb up along the rope.

C. He fastened the end of the rope in order to keep the box unmoved.

D. Because he wanted to prevent the box from coming down.

Which molten substance is poured into the basket of a wire rope socket being fitted to the end of a wire rope ________．

A.Babbitt

B.Bronze

C.Lead

D.Zinc

A new coil of nylon line should be opened by ______.

A.pulling the end up through the eye of the coil

B.taking a strain on both ends

C.uncoiling from the outside with the coil standing on end

D.unreeling from a spool