42航海英语

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1．5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.You’d 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 vessel's 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. vessel's name

C. vessel's 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 water

18.If a ship will call at four ports for discharging，i.e．A．B．C 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 know．The 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. ship's 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 time．

A. ship owner

B.ship’s officers

C. shippers

D. consignors

27.You should plot your dead reckoning position ______.

A. when you obtain an estimated position

B. ONL Y 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