PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Itwasaterribletr agedy,sixtimesmoredeadlythantheTitanic(泰坦尼克号).WhentheGermanshipWilhelmGustloffwashitbytorpedoes(鱼雷)firedfromaRussiansubmarine(潜水艇)inthefinalwinterofWorldWarII,morethan10,000people---mostlywomen,childrenandoldpeoplefleeingthefinalRedArmypushintoGermany—werepackedaboard.Anicestormhadturnedthedicksintofrozensheetsthatsenthundredsoffamiliesslidingintoseaastheshiplistedandbegantogodown.
Othersdesperatelytr iedtoputlifeboatsdown.Somewhosucceededfoughtoffthoseinthewaterwhohadthestr engthtotr ytogetaboard.
Mostpeoplefrozeimmediately.“I’llneverforgetthescreams,”saysChristaNutzmann,87,oneofthe1,200survivors.
Sherecallswatchingtheship,brightlylit,slippingintoitsdarkgrave—andrarelymentionedformorethanhalfacentury.
ThelongsilenceaboutthesinkingoftheWilhelmGustloffwasprobablyunavoidable—andnecessary.
Byunreservedlyconfessingtheircountr y’shorriblecrimesGermanshavemanagedtowinacceptanceabroadandmakepeacewiththeirneighbors.
Today’sunifiedGermanyismoreprosperousandstable thanatanytimeinitslong,tr oubledhistory.
Forthat,ahalfcenturyofwillfulforgettingaboutpainfulmemoriesliketheGermanTitanicwasperhapsareasonablepricetopay.
ButeventhemostpoliticallycorrectGermansbelievethatthey’venowearnedtherighttodiscussthefullhistoricalrecord.
NottoidentifyGermansufferingwiththatofitsvictims,butsimplytoacknowledgeaterribletr agedy.
31.TheWilhelmGustloffwentd ownbecause
.A.itr anintoanicestorm
.B.itwashitbyanothership
.C.itcrashedintoasubmarine
.D.itwasattackedbytorpedoes
正确答案：D
