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【题干】On board the Central America, a ship on her way from Havana to New York,
were no fewer than 491 passengers. Most of them were miners (矿工) returning with
their gold to their homeland. At the start of the voyage, the sky had been cloudless
and the wind fair. Three days later, however, the ship was rolling in a storm.
Soon water poured in the engine-room and put out the fires. This left the ship
helpless, with her engines stopped. In spite of all efforts, the depth of the water
down below slowly increased. It became clear to all that nothing could save the
ship, and that she would soon go to the sea bottom.
Just at that moment, a strange sight was seen on board. Some of the miners
collected their gold and stored it in their belts. They hoped to take it with them
wherever they were going. But others knew that the ship would sink and didn't want
to weigh themselves down with the heavy metal So they threw it onto the floor.
Unusual courage was shown by nearly all on board. The captain moved about
the ship encouraging all. He sometimes gave orders in attempts to save his ship,
and sometimes kept silent, always determined. But all his efforts failed.
Fortunately, when all hope had gone, another ship, the Marie of Boston,
appeared on the scene. The Marie had also suffered hcavily in the storm, but her
captain immediately arranged to move the people in boats from the Central
America to his own ship. The huge waves made the work painfully slow, but there
was no disorder: Everyone waited patiently. Finally, all passengers were saved.

【题目】【阅读选择】The word“fair" (Line 4, Para. 1) most probably means______.
A. mild
B. wet
C. warm
D. high

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