航海英语考试42903.doc

中华人民共和国海事局2007年第1期海船船员适任证书全国统考试题（总第42期）科目：航海英语 试卷代号：903适用对象：无限航区、近洋航区二/三副(本试卷卷面总分100分，及格分为70分，考试时间100分钟)答题说明：请选择一个最合适的答案，并将该答案按答题卡要求，在相应位置上用2B铅笔涂黑第1题至68题，每题1分，第69题至76题，每题15分，第77题至81题每题4分。一单项选择题1. By paying out more anchor cable，you _. A. decrease the holding power of your anchor B. decrease the swing of your vessel while at anchor C. increase the holding power of your anchor D. increase the possibility that your vessel will drag anchor 2. _ get your engine ready before six tomorrow morning A. Youd better B. You would better C. You at least D. You at most 3. The outer limit of the Traffic Separation Schemes is _ adjustment as necessary to comply with the port regulations A. subjected B. subject C. subjected to D. subject to 4. _ cargoes chargeable at the same rate，part of one ton shall be taken as one ton A. At B. For C. On D. About 5. We have placed _around the big oil slick on the water surface to prevent the spilt oil from further spreading out. A. Oil dispersants B. Saw dust C. Booms D. Synthetic scoop 6. The vessel is supposed _ for Italy last week A. to have left B. to leave C. to be leaving D. to have been left 7. What is your latest tropical storm warning _？ A. information B. news C. description D. signals 8. Would you please ask the _ Officer to issue 30 sheets of landing permits for our crew members to go ashore A. Quarantine B. Immigration C. Customs D. Harbor 9. A vessel emitting harmful substances into the air or spilling oil into the sea is a _ A. Polluter B. Emitter C. Spiller D. Oiler 10. Molded depth is measured from the _. A. inside of the shell B. outside of the shell C. top of the center vertical keel D. top of the garboard stake 11. A vessels quarter is that section which is _. A. abeam B. dead astern C. just aft of the bow D. on either side of the stern 12. In order to detect rot in manila lines，you should _. A. feel the surface of the line for broken fibers B. measure the reduction in circumference of the line C. observe any mildew on the outer surface D. open the strands and examine the inner fibers 13. Fire may be spread by which means? _. A. Conduction of heat to adjacent surfaces B. Direct radiation C. Convection D. All of the above 14. A deck fitting，used to secure line or wire rope，consisting of a single body with two protruding horns, is called a _. A. bitt B. bollard C. capstan D. cleat 15. All accidents and damage to ship，equipment or personnel，must be _ in the vessel deck log.A. entered into B. entered C. entered with D. entered in 16. Life preservers must be marked with the _. A. stowage space assigned B. vessels name C. vessels home port D. maximum weight allowed 17. Owing to the big draught of the ship，she has to go alongside by the time of _. A. spring tide B. flood tide C. ebb tide D. slack water18. If a ship will call at four ports for discharging，i.eABC and D consecutively，the cargo for _ must generally be loaded first A. Port A B. Port B C. Port C D. Port D 19. There is another thing I want to let you knowThe lighting in the hold is very poor，even _ dark to work the cargo A. if B. very C. too D. very much 20. We had the winch _ last year A. to overhaul B. overhauling C. overhauled D. overhaul 21. A buoy marking a wreck will show a(n) _ . A. white light FL (2) and a topmark of 2 black spheres B. occulting green light and may be lettered C. yellow light and will be numbered D. continuous quick white light and may be numbered 22. A tanker is cargo ship constructed or _ for the carriage in bulk liquid cargoes of an inflammable nature. A. adapted B. adopted C. damp D. dump 23. The majority of cargo gear breakdowns are a result of _ A. Guy failures B. Topping lift failures C. Bending of the boom from compression D. Gooseneck failure 24. No oil or mixture containing oil _ into Singapore waters from any vessel A. shall not be discharged B. shall be discharged C. shall be filled D. shall not be filled 25. Dunnage may be used to protect a cargo from loss or damage by _ . A. ships sweat B. inherent vice C. tainting D. hygroscopic absorption 26. During loading or discharging，the tallymen must make contact with _ on duty so as to solve problems in timeA. ship owner B. ships officers C. shippers D. consignors 27. You should plot your dead reckoning position _. A. when you obtain an estimated position B. ONLY in piloting waters C. at every speed change D. All of the above are correct 28. Mooring _ are placed on both banks of the Suez Canal about 200m apart A. bollards B. ballasts C. bands D. benefits 29. It is sometimes necessary to moor bow and stern to two mooring buoys in order to _ A. avoid any swing in a restricted space B. shelter the ship from strong winds C. prevent to touch with other vessels D. make a convenience of cargo discharging 30. _ water is the water to keep the ships stability. A. Bilge B. Ballast C. Slop D. Sanitary 31. A check rope is _. A. a safety line attached to a man working over the side B. used to measure water depth C. used to slow the headway of a barge D. used to measure the overhead height of a bridge 32. In relation to the turning circle of a ship，the term advance means the distance _. A. gained at right angles to the original course B. gained in the direction of the original course C. moved sidewise from the original course when the rudder is first put over D. around the circumference of the turning circle 33. A twin screw vessel，making headway with both engines turning ahead，will turn more readily to starboard if you _. A. reverse port engine，apply right rudder B. reverse port engine，rudder amidships C. reverse starboard engine，apply right rudder D. reverse starboard engine，rudder amidships 34. Information on shipping movements can be _ by radio from Dover Port Control A. got B. made C. obtained D. taken 35. There shall be two principal _ through the harbor for the passage of vessels A. straits B. channels C. canals D. roadsteads 36. From _ the mariner can know the data of tide A. the Sea Pilot B. the Cargo Plan C. the Tide Table D. the Port List 37. Vessels in port may use _ for receiving typhoon warnings during the typhoon season A. their transmitters B. their receivers C. their radars D. their GPS 38. A wind vane on a moving vessel shows _. A. dead reckoning wind direction B. true wind direction C. relative wind direction D. estimated wind direction 39. In the doldrums(赤道无风带) you can expect _. A. steady，constant winds B. frequent rain showers and thunderstorms C. steep pressure gradients D. low relative humidity 40. A cloud sequence of cirrus，cirrostratus，and altostratus clouds followed by rain usually signifies the approach of a(n) _. A. occluded front B. stationary front C. warm front D. cold front 41. When warm moist air is blown over a colder surface, _ will happen. A. advection fog B. radiation fog C. dense fog D. steam fog 42. In Beaufort Scale，the wind force 7 with speed of 28-33 knots is defined as _ . A. Moderate gale B. Near gale C. Strong gale D. Whole gale 43. The Admiralty Notices to Mariners can be obtained _ by Masters of vessels from any Admiralty Chart Agent A. free of charge B. with no responsibility C. without limitations of distribution D. with little charges 44. In revised editions of Admiralty charts the _ are corrected first A. smaller scales B. larger scales C. smaller scales and larger scales D. moderate scales 45. On small scale charts of ocean areas where hydrographic information is，in many cases，still _ ，charted shoals may be in error as regards position，depth and extent A. spare B. spade C. sparse D. spear 46. On a chart，the characteristic of the light on a lighthouse is shown as flashing white with a red sector. The red sector _. A. indicates the limits of the navigable channel B. indicates a danger area C. is used to identify the characteristics of the light D. serves no significant purpose 47. Which statement is TRUE of a stiff vessel? A. She will have an unusually high center of gravity B. She will have a large metacentric height C. She will pitch heavily D. Her period of roll will be large due to her large metacentric height 48. For details of these and other lights the larger scale charts and Admiralty Lists should be _ . A. considered B. consulted C. concluded D. commanded 49. Coast Pilots and navigational charts are kept corrected and up-to-date by using the _. A. pilot charts B. Notices to Mariners C. Tide Tables D. Current Tables 50. The issue of Notices to Mariners of charts and these aids(Radar beacons)may be delayed until such time as they are assessed to be _ A. temporary B. permanent C. occasional D. steady 51. In which voyage，between two points，is the rhumb line distance NOT approximately the same as the great circle distance? _. A. The two points are in low latitudes in the same hemisphere B. The two points are in high latitudes in the same hemisphere C. The two points are near the equator，but in different hemispheres D. One point is near the equator，one point is in a high latitude，and both are near the 180th meridian 52. A tide is called diurnal when _. A. only one high and one low water occur during a lunar day B. the high tide is higher and the low tide is lower than usual C. the high tide and low tide are exactly six hours apart D. two high tides occur during a lunar day53. Positions read from this chart should be moved 008 minutes Southward and 013 minutes Eastward so as _ adjoining chart 3833 A. to agree upon B. in accordance with C. to be same as D. to agree with 54. Contour elevations on this chart refer to heights in feet above mean _. A. lower low water B. high water C. low water D. sea level 55. Mariners proceeding across the main routes are recommended to do so at _. A. as wide an angle as practicable B. as wide an angle so practicable C. like wide an angle as practicable D. like wide as angle so practicable 56. The productivity of working shifts can be improved through a decrease of _. A. working hours B. gangs C. idle time D. weight per set57. It may be found that，in certain circumstances，radar beacon emissions can cause _ with the normal radar display，particularly at close range A. unwanted interference B. unexpected figures C. abnormal data D. unwanted information 58. Before sailing，mariners on duty shall check the headings of magnetic compass by comparison with _ A. ships clock B. engine movement recorder C. repeaters D. navigation lights 59. In determining if risk of collision exists，such risk may sometimes exist even when an appreciable bearing change is evident，particularly when approaching _ A. very large vessel B. a long tow C. a vessel at close range D. all A，B and C 60. I have pleasure in informing you that all safety equipment is in _ working orderA. full B. care C. intentional D. reasonable 61. The abbreviation PPI in the Sperry Collision Avoidance System means _ A. plan position indicator B. plain position indicator C. plane position indication D. policy proof of interest 62. Defense plans may cause the operation of electronic aids to navigation to be suspended with _. A. no notice B. one days notice C. a weeks notice D. thirty (30) days notice 63. Calibration Stations give special transmissions for the calibration of ships _ A. gyro-compass B. marine radar C. DF D. navigational satellite 64. The annual change in _ is 0.2 degree east in this water area A. marine insurance B. magnetic variation C. maritime accident D. mean high water 65. The maximum draft to which a vessel can legally be submerged is indicated by the _. A. Loadline mark B. Certificate of Inspection C. Station Bill D. Tonnage mark 66. Two vessels meeting in a head- on situation are directed by the Rules to _. A. alter course to starboard and pass port to port B. alter course to port and pass starboard to starboard C. decide on which side the passage will occur by matching whistle signals D. slow to bare steerageway 67. You are watching another vessel approach and her compass bearing is not changing. This means that _. A. you are the stand-on vessel B. a risk of collision exists C. a special circumstances situation exists D. the other vessel is dead in the water 68. Which craft is a power-driven vessel under the Rules of the Road? _. A. An auxiliary sailing vessel，using her engine B. A canoe propelled by a small outboard motor C. A trawler on her way to the fishing grounds D. All of the above 二关联题（每组关联题题干下有4个小题，每小题4个选项）第一组：An Automatic Identification System, or AIS for short is device that transmits information about your ship and receives the same from other ships. The SOLAS convention already states that an AIS must be fitted on ships over a period of time, ranging from 2002 to 2008 depending on ship type and tonnage. An example of information transmitted would be: Call sign, ships name, the ships speed, its course and destination. The AIS is an important tool for coastal states to monitor ship traffic and to detect possible threats. Coast stations can also receive this information69. What does AIS mean?A. Automatic Information System B. Automatic Identification SystemC. Automatic Indication System D. Automatic Identification Safety70. When must AIS be fitted on ships?A. Ranging from 2002 to 2008 B. Ranging from 2003 to 2008C. Ranging from 2004 to 2008 D. Ranging from 2002 to 200671. What information does AIS not transmit?A. Ships name. B. Call sign. C. Ship speed. D. Captains name72. What are roles for AIS?A. to transmit the ships information B. to receives others informationC. to monitor ship traffic by costal states D. All above第二组：At about 0750 on 13 February 2001, the crew were performing a lifeboat launching drill. While attempting to return the port lifeboat, with 7 crew members in it, from the boat deck level to its stow position, the wire falls parted, the davit arms and lifeboat fell outboard. The lifeboat did not pass free of the boat deck as it normally would, but landed on the edge of the boat deck with the davit arms on top of it. The boat teetered there momentarily and then rolled over the edge, falling some 16 m to the sea and landing upside down.The lifeboat self-righted and remained attached to the ship by its painter. Ambulances were called by radio. The port comp