听力文本:
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
问题3和问题4是关于新闻听力的。
A Russian cargo ship with about 30 crew members aboard was in danger of sinking off Russia's eastern coast
一艘载有约30名船员的俄罗斯货船在俄罗斯东部沿海面临沉没的危险。
while stormy weather interfered with rescue efforts,
而恶劣的暴风雨天气干扰了救援工作。
state-run Itar-Tass news agency said Friday.
俄通社-塔斯社周五报道
Ice had formed on the outside of the ship, and the crew was chipping it off.
货轮表面已经结冰,船员正尽力把冰铲掉。
The crew sent out a distress signal, but there was no explanation of the problem.
虽然他们发出了求救信号,但未具体说明原因。
Because of the severe weather, aircraft can't be used to rescue the crew.
由于天气恶劣,无法派飞机进行救援。
According to Itar-Tass, the vessel is about 90 miles from an oil rig where rescue vessels are based,
据俄通社-塔斯社公布,这艘遇险货船离有救援船的钻井平台有90英里远,
while a tugboat dispatched from land was still about four times farther away.
而从陆地出发施救的驳船到这艘船的距离则是遇险船到钻井平台距离的4倍。
The cargo ship had been on route to a fishing area when it experienced problems, the news agency reported.
这艘货船是在前往捕鱼区域的途中遭遇事故的。
The ship hauls fish from boats to ports.
该货轮用来把小船上的鱼运输到各个港口。
Question 3.What is news report mainly about?
问题3 这则新闻报道的主要内容是什么?
Question 4.When did the cargo ship get into trouble?
问题4 货船是什么时候遭遇意外的?
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