B
A group of Dutch high school students with little sailing experience completed a five-week trip across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday. The students, aged 14 to 17, were joined by 12 experienced crew members and three teachers. They had been taking part in an educational voyage of the Caribbean when the extreme weather forced them to greatly change the way they returned home.
Instead of flying back home from Cuba as they had planned, the crew members and students gathered supplies and warm clothes. Then, they set sail for the Dutch port city of Harlingen, 7,000 kilometers away. Their boat, the Wylde Swan, arrived at Harlingen late Sunday morning. Observers gathered at a sea wall to watch the arrival.
As they arrived, the students hung up a self-made sign on the boat that read “Bucket List”. It showed they had completed activities that included crossing the Atlantic Ocean, mid-ocean swimming and surviving the Bermuda Triangle, an area in the Atlantic where some people declare ships and planes have mysteriously disappeared. The students’ family members were waiting for them at the port.
Masterskip, the company that organized the boat trip, runs five educational voyages for about 150 students each year. Crossing the Atlantic is nothing new for the Wylde Swan, which has made the trip about 20 times. The company’s director, Christophe Meijer, said he was pleased the students had adapted to life on the boat and had kept up their education on the long trip. “They are actually far ahead now of their Dutch school students,” Meijer said, “They have made us very proud.”
4. Why didn’t the group return home as planned?
A. They were inexperienced travelers.
B. They did not have enough supplies.
C. Their flight home had been cancelled.
D. The bad weather changed their plan.
5. How long has Masterskip been organizing educational voyages?
A. For about 4 years. B. For about 5 years.
C. For about 14 years. D. For about 20 years.
6. What does Christophe Meijer think of the trip?
A. Adventurous. B. Tiresome. C. Worthwhile. D. Amusing.
7. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. Teenagers survived mysterious Bermuda Triangle.
B. Dutch students completed a trip across the Atlantic Ocean.
C. Masterskip organized educational voyages for students.
D. Dutch students experienced a new way of entertainment.
【答案】4. D 5. A 6. C 7. B
A group of Dutch high school students with little sailing experience completed a five-week trip across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday. The students, aged 14 to 17, were joined by 12 experienced crew members and three teachers. They had been taking part in an educational voyage of the Caribbean when the extreme weather forced them to greatly change the way they returned home.
Instead of flying back home from Cuba as they had planned, the crew members and students gathered supplies and warm clothes. Then, they set sail for the Dutch port city of Harlingen, 7,000 kilometers away. Their boat, the Wylde Swan, arrived at Harlingen late Sunday morning. Observers gathered at a sea wall to watch the arrival.
As they arrived, the students hung up a self-made sign on the boat that read “Bucket List”. It showed they had completed activities that included crossing the Atlantic Ocean, mid-ocean swimming and surviving the Bermuda Triangle, an area in the Atlantic where some people declare ships and planes have mysteriously disappeared. The students’ family members were waiting for them at the port.
Masterskip, the company that organized the boat trip, runs five educational voyages for about 150 students each year. Crossing the Atlantic is nothing new for the Wylde Swan, which has made the trip about 20 times. The company’s director, Christophe Meijer, said he was pleased the students had adapted to life on the boat and had kept up their education on the long trip. “They are actually far ahead now of their Dutch school students,” Meijer said, “They have made us very proud.”
4. Why didn’t the group return home as planned?
A. They were inexperienced travelers.
B. They did not have enough supplies.
C. Their flight home had been cancelled.
D. The bad weather changed their plan.
5. How long has Masterskip been organizing educational voyages?
A. For about 4 years. B. For about 5 years.
C. For about 14 years. D. For about 20 years.
6. What does Christophe Meijer think of the trip?
A. Adventurous. B. Tiresome. C. Worthwhile. D. Amusing.
7. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. Teenagers survived mysterious Bermuda Triangle.
B. Dutch students completed a trip across the Atlantic Ocean.
C. Masterskip organized educational voyages for students.
D. Dutch students experienced a new way of entertainment.
【答案】4. D 5. A 6. C 7. B
