It was not much fun to travel on one of the old sailing ships. Life was hard for both passengers and crew. 17th century sailing ships were small and rolled heavily in rough seas, so most of the passengers were seasick.

There were no toilets, and the spaces below deck where passengers had to stay during gales were often not more than 5 foot high. Water was scarce and the little water they got was brown and smelt terrible.

Food was a problem, too--there was only salted meat, ship' s biscuits and cheese, but the cheese was so hard that sailors often made buttons out of it for their jackets and trousers. There were no vegetables or fruit, so the people on board often fell ill.

The sailors, however, were a bit better off than the passengers. They each had a bottle of beer a day, and they needed. The work they had to do was hard and dangerous. (79)Courage was needed, for the heavy sails had to be set and taken down in all kinds of weather, and quite often sailors were swept overboard in a gale. Almost the worst thing about the voyages was the time they took up to 70 days for the journey across the Atlantic. Not surprisingly, everybody was overjoyed when they at last approached land and stepped ashore. But some ships never arrived.

21.In the 17th century _________

A.life on old sailing ships was enjoyable

B.people enjoyed sailing old ships in rough seas

C.most of the passengers felt comfortable when the ship was rolling

D.it was very painful for both passengers and crew during the voyage

答案：D

解析：事实细节题。段提到17世纪时因为船小、在海浪中颠簸得厉害，航海生活对于乘客和船员都非常艰苦，而A、B、C恰好与之相反，所以选D。

22.The passengers _________when the ship was heavily rolling.

A.slept well

B.could drink a lot of water

C.had to stay below deck

D.had a big room of more than 5 foot high

答案：C

解析： 事实细节题。第二段句话提到刮大风时，乘客们不得不待在甲板下面不足5英尺高的地方，而A、B、D与航海生活艰苦相悖，所以选C。

23.Which of the following statements is tree about food?

A.Passengers had a lot of vegetables, but no fruit.

B.The sailors had four tins of beer a day.

C.The people on the ship often fell ill because of the lack of food.

D.The food for the passengers was more and better than that for the crew.

答案：C

解析：

事实细节题。第三段后一句话提到由于没有蔬菜和水果，船上的人经常生病，和C相符，可以排除A。后一段提到船员一天必须喝一瓶啤酒，而不是四听，可知B不对。D也不对，船员和乘客吃的食物一样差而少，只是为了工作需要而每天喝一瓶酒。

24.The working condition of the sailors was very hard. _________

A.They often had to set the sails in bad weather.

B.So they had less courage.

C.They were happy to be swept overboard in a strong wind.

D.A 70-day-journey across the Atlantic was their happiest thing.

答案：A

解析：事实细节题。后一段提到船员们不管在什么样的天气下，都必须挂风帆和降帆，经常被大风吹到甲板上，工作十分辛苦，而B、C、D明显不对，所以选A。

25.When the people saw the land, _________

A.only passengers were glad

B.the sailors had to swim ashore

C.they were surprised at the news that some ships never arrived

D.all of them were excited

答案：D

解析：事实细节题。倒数第二句话提到当船终于靠岸时大家都欢呼雀跃，很兴奋。后一句话虽然提到有些船永远不能到岸，但人们对此不感到惊奇，故C不对，所以选D。

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