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第1题:
Vessels lying afloat at buoys for more than 24 hours should use anchor chain for ______ and insurance wire for ______.
A.bow mooring/stern line
B.forward spring/after spring
C.forward breast rope/forward spring
D.slip rope/stern line
第2题:
An advantage of nylon rope over manila rope is that nylon rope ______.
A.can be used in conjunction with wire or spring-lay rope
B.can be stored on decks exposed to sunlight
C.can hold a load even when a considerable amount of the yarns have been abraded
D.gives audible warning of overstress whereas manila does not
第3题:
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.
此题为细节题。见文章的第二段第一行fastened the end of the rope so that the box could not come down。
第4题:
Sisal rope is ()than manila rope.
第5题:
Ropes can be divided into three types: ().
第6题:
A mooring line is described as being 6x24, 1-3/4 inch wire rope. What do the above numbers refer to ? ______.
A.Strands, yarns, circumference
B.Strands, wires, diameter
C.Wires, yarns, diameter
D.Strands, circumference, wires
第7题:
Wire rope needs ()care than hemp and manila.
第8题:
The advantage(s) of using wire rope lashing on vehicles aboard Ro-Ro vessels is that it__.
A.is lighter than chain
B.has a good working life
C.is not affected by temperature
D.All of the above
第9题:
Sisal rope is less strong and less flexible than ().
第10题:
It is more economical to use (), because of their greater strength and longer useful lives.正确答案A