【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 more brazen, 5 larger ships. Pirates even hijacked ( a Saudi 6 that was carrying over $100 million of oil. Nearly 100 ships were hijacked 7 the Horn of Africa in 2022. Ransoms paid to 8 the ships reached nearly $50 million. This has 9 much handwringing (much disappointment) in government circles, and some 10 decisions by shipping panies. Some have decided to reroute their ships all the way 11 the Cape of Good Hope. That could 12 over $250,000 to each trip, but it‘s better for their ship and crew to be kept by pirates for some weeks. International patrols are having little 13 . Pirates responded by moving their armed attacks 14 offshore. In effect, they39。ve created a much larger field of play. The Sirius Star was 15 450 nautical miles off the Kenyan coast, in the Indian Oceana 16 of water so vast that 17 forces can39。t possibly patrol it. It seems that shipping firms have a decision to make: 18 the region altogether or arm their ships to defend off direct attacks. There are some creative ways to do that. A chemical tanker fought off pirates 19 with automatic weapons by releasing foam from fire hoses into the waters around the ship. In 2022, a cruise ship used a Long Range Acoustic Device, capable of causing permanent ear damage and temporary vision loss, to defend off a pirate attack on Somalia39。s coast. When shall 20 return to this body of water? People are still seeking the answer. 1. A. Attack B. Sink C. Control D. Drive 2. A. joined B. attended C. gathered D. united 3. A. return B. turn C. response D. favor 4. A. warships B. mercial ships C. fishing ships D. passengers ships 5. A. aiming B. targeting C. intending D. taking 6. A. fishing boat B. goods ship C. passenger ship D. oil tanker 7. A. out B. about C. off D. from 8. A. charge B. seize C. keep D. free 9. A. caused B. led C. did D. brought 10. A. reasonable B. unreasonable C. negative D. sensitive 11. A. about B. over C. around D. beyond 12. A. increase B. put C. make D. add 13. A. effect B. affect C. effort D. afford 14. A. away B. further C. about D. around 15. A. forced B. left C. captured D. broken 16. A. sea B. flow C. mass D. body 17. A. air B. naval C. land D. mixed 18. A. Avoid B. Protect C. Keep D. Guard 19. A. mixed B. bined C. fitted D. armed 20. A. war B. hijack C. peace D. conflict 56 Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. 1 the only girl in a family of 2 children, she often 3 she had ―seven fathers,‖ because her six brothers, 4 her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and 5 , she retreated into books. 6 her love of 7 , she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to take part in the activities in school. In high school, with the 8 of one particular teacher, Cisneros 9 her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to 10 because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a 11 . Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university‘s Writers‘ Workshop, 12 , she felt lonely –– a（ n） 13 American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different 14 Cisneros find her ―Creative voice. ‖ ―It was not until this moment 15 I considered myself truly different that my writing got a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn‘t think it had anything to 16 with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That‘s when I decided I would 17 about something my classmates couldn‘t. ‖ Cisneros 18 her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twentynine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl 19 up in a Spanishspeaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school to graduate school level. 20 then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children‘s book, and a shortstory collection. 1. A. To B. For C. As D. By 2. A. Five B. Six C. Seven D. Eight 3. A. felt like B. looked like C. liked D. admired 4. A. beside B. except C. except for D. as well as 5. A. unimportant B. ambitious C. mature D. stubborn 6. A. Despite of B. In spite C. Despite D. Spite of 7. A. hiding B. reading C. crying D. feeling 8. A. praise B. guidance C. improvement D. encouragement 9. A. improved B. improvised C. increased D. developed 10. A. home B. college C. school D. library 11. A. friend B. teacher C. husband D. brother 12. A. but B. however C. and D. therefore 13. A. Canadian B. African C. German D. Mexican 14. A. assisted B. led C. helped D. caused 15. A. that B. when C. then D. why 16. A. do B. deal C. handle D. affect 17. A. concern B. know C. learn D. write 18. A. printed B. published C. invented D. punished 19. A. growing B. grown C. to grow D. is growing 20. A. Until B. Before C. Since D. After 57 It had been a p