【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 e stowed on deck whilst being carried. One of the features of container ships is that some of the containers are usually stowed on deck. The container ship is being increasingly popular in trading circles， and the trend is that the tonnage thereof will grow at a faster pace in future. does innovation in the first paragraph mean? ________. A. making changes B. the introduction of an antigenic substance into the body against a specific disease C. The act of introducing something new. D. revolution are sealed after being packed with cargoes. A. filled B. loaded C. stuffed D. closed officially or under the supervision of notary public the following， ________ is not the feature of the container ship? A. Some of the containers are usually stowed on deck. B. It is easy for handling and quick turnover of the cargo C. The container ship is being increasingly safer D. Cargoes are prepacked into the container tonnage of container ship is ________. A. decreasing B. increasing C. remaining the same D. changing Passage 08 Nautical charts are indispensable to mariners. They， however， are subject to frequent changes， such as those of navigational aids， of waterways due to the dredging and construction， of depths of water， and of removal or appearance of wrecks. In order to keep uptodate and reliable， nautical charts have to undergo correction. Changes of importance are generally promulgated by weekly edition of Notices to Mariners， which enable mariners to correct the charts by hand. If major changes make it impracticable to do so， the Notices will provide a reproduction of a small area， which is also called block， to be pasted onto the chart in its correct position. charts need correction because ________. A. navigational aids are sometimes indispensable. B. there are always some mistakes C. wrecks may appear or be removed D. they could never be reprinted to charts are made by crew members in accordance with ________. A. Notices to Mariners B. Sailing Directions C. Guide to Port Entry D. Supplement the passage， Blocks are ________. A. large scale charts B. representations of charts C. reproductions of portions of charts D. small scale charts purpose of correction to charts is to ________. A. keep them uptodate B. make the charts brandnew C. keep the charts available to all mariners in the world D. keep the charts free from mistakes Passage 09 Corrections to Sailing Directions are given in Section Ⅳ . Those in force at the end of the year are reprinted in the Annual Summary of Notices to Mariners. A list of corrections in force is published in Section Ⅳ of the Weekly Edition for the last week of each month. It is remended that corrections be kept in a file with the latest list of corrections in force on top. The list should be consulted when using the parent book to see if any corrections affecting the area under consideration are in force. It is not remended that corrections be stuck in the parent book or current supplement， but， if this is done， when 5 a new supplement is received care must be taken to retain those corrections issued after the date of the new supplement， which may be several months before its receipt on board. are reprinted in the Annual Summary of Notices to Mariners. A. The Sailing Directions B. The corrections to Sailing Directions C. The effective corrections to Notices to Mariners D. The Weekly Edition parent book is ________. A. The Sailing Direction B. The corrections to Sailing Directions in force C. the Annual Summary of Notices to Mariners D. the Weekly Edition is remended that corrections to the Sailing Directions be ________. A. made by hand B. consulted at the last week of each month C. stuck in the parent book or current supplement D. kept in a file with the latest list of corrections in force on top the corrections be stuck in the parent book or current supplement， ________. A. when a new supplement is received， those corrections issued after the date of the new supplement must be retained B. the parent book must be consulted C. the current supplement must be consulted D. the Annual Summary of Notices to Mariners must be used Passage 10 The amount of detail shown on a chart varies with the scale of the chart. On a large scale chart， for example， full details of all lights and fog signals are shown， but on smaller scales the order of reduction of information in elevation， period， range， until on an ocean chart of the area only lights with a range of 15 miles or more will normally be inserted， and then only their lightstar and magenta flare. On the other hand， radio beacons are omitted from large scale charts where their use would be inappropriate， and， unless they are long range beacons， from ocean charts. charts are ________ ones. A. large scale B. small scale C. inappropriate D. omitted cannot be found in the large scale charts? ________. A. Radio beacons of small range B. Full details of all lights. C. Elevations D. Full details of fog signals lightstar and magenta flare are shown on ________. A. large scale charts only B. small scale charts only C. both small and large scale charts D. neither small nor large scale charts title of this passage should be ________. A. Lights and Beacons on Charts B. Characteristic of Lights and Beacons C. Corrections to Small and Large Scale charts D. Navigational Charts Publication Passage 11 DALIAN OBSY GALE WARNING 190600Z COLD FRONT WILL PASS BOHAI SEA BOHAI STRAITS N