第4部分：阅读理解(第31-45题，每题3分，共45分)
下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的内容，从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
第一篇
Storms Sink Ships
Rescuers have found the bodies of over 130 people killed in two ferry disasters in Bangladesh．The accidents happened during a storm that hit the country on April 21．Hundreds more are missing or feared dead．
The two ferries sank in different rivers near the capital city of Dhaka as strong winds and rain hit the South Asian country.
The government has since banned a11 ferries and other boats from travelling at night during the April-May stormy season.
One of the ferries， MV Mitali，was carrying far more people than it was supposed to．About 400 passengers fitted into a space made for just 300，police said The second ferry carried about 100 passengers．
“The number of deaths is certain to rise，”said an official in charge of the rescue work.“No one really knows how many people were on board the ferry or how many of them survived．”
Ferries in Bangladesh don’t always keep passenger lists，making it difficult to determine the exact number of people on board.
Besides the ferry accidents，at least 40 people were killed and 400 injured by lightning strikes， falling houses and trees and the sinking of small boats．
Storms are common this time of year in Bangladesh， as are boating accidents．Ferry disasters take away hundreds of lives every year in a nation of 130 million people．
Officials blame these river accidents on a lack of safety measures， too many passengers in boats and not enough checks on weather conditions.
Ferries are a common means of transport in Bangladesh．It is a country covered by about 230 rivers．Some 20，000 ferries use the nation’s waterways(水路)every year．And many of them are dangerously overcrowded(过度拥挤)．
Since1977， more than 3，000 people have died in some 260 boating accidents．
31 How many people have been found dead in the two ferry disasters?
A More than 130.
B Over 3，000．
C About400．
D At least 40.
32 The two ferry disasters occurred
A at noon．
B in the morning.
C at night．
D in the afternoon．
33 How many passengers was MV Mitali designed to carry?
A 440．
B 100.
C 400.
D 300．
34 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a cause of the boating accidents?
A Strong winds．
B Bad weather conditions．
C Blockage of waterways．
D Lack of safety measures.
35 Which of the following statements is NOT true of the two ferry disasters?
A They traveled during the April-May stormy season.
B They sank on April 21.
C The exact number of deaths could be easily determined．
D They sank somewhere near Dhaka．