GMDSS英语习题汇编

GMDSS

HUBEI Communications Technical College(West Campus)

(Internal Information)

1. what does ITU stand for?

A.the International Telephone Union B.the International Telecommunication Union

C.the International Telecommunication Unit D.the International Telex Unit

2. You can get chief officer—it.

A.do B.to C.doing D.done

3. The rescue co_ordination center may____ on stations which interfere with

distress traffic.

A.keep silence B.forbid transmission

C.change information D.impose silence

4. Which expression has the different meaning from entry into form entry into force?

ing into effect B.moving to full effect

C.being based on force ing into force

5. The emergency communication sets transmitter should not be tested except

when___by 6a public radio inspector.

A.inspecting B.inspected C.inspects D.having inspected

6. It is no use ____to get in touch with that distress ship right now.

A.trying Ｂ.to try Ｃ.tired Ｄ.to trying

7. Radio wave___flow over the surface of the earth ___they radiate from the antenna

in other directions.

A.even/then B.not only/ but also C.no sooner/than? D.although

8.______the time of communication the GMDSS operator was working at the computer.

A. In B. By C. On D. During

9._____the message has been sent out or not is not known to us.

A. If B. Is C. Does D. Whether

10 You explanation_____all right.

A. sounds B. have sounded C. is sounding D. is sounded

11. The radio officer_______the repair of the transmitter until midnight.

A. finished B. had not finished C. did not finish D. did not

finished

12.By using previous communication system rescue is often a matter of chance what

does“a matter of chance”mean?

A. occasionally B. accidentally C. often D. usually

13.Effort made for marine safety ____the Titanic tragedy in 1912.

A. started/after B. has started/since

C. was beginning/ when D. begins/after HUBEI Communications Technical College(West Campus)

1 14.From the ship owner’s point of view,_____ is the most important advantage INMARSAT

providing with.

A. business opportunity B. good_quality radiotelephone conversation

C. telex service D. both B and C

15.For ships equipped with an SES it is ____and ____for the operator to send a

distress alert.

A.easy/reliable B.simple/difficult

C.stable/compulsory D.cheap/stow

16. Exchange of answerbacks acts a confirmation that the messages _____at the

destination.

A. have received B. have been received C. are received D. are being

received

17. If a ship _____ in danger, the distress signal will be sent out in the shortest

possible time by means of the GMDSS equipment.

A. is B. encounter C. will be D. is meet

18. It is ____for ships to receive distress alerts.

A. compulsory B. optional C. not necessary D. not important

19. We consider ____ send a helicopter with medical facilities to the distress area.

A. it necessary B. it is necessary C. it necessary to D. necessary

20. The captain asked me _____.

A. whether the pilot is on board B. if was the pilot on board

C. was the pilot on board D. when would the pilot on board

21. The fishing vessel ______the distress area UNTIL assisting vessel arrived.

A. leave B. lose C. has left D. didn’t leave

22. The vessel was drifting because she ____the rudder

A. lost B. lose C. had lost D. has lost

23. Deck cargo shift happened while a sailor _____the cargo.

A. lashed B. was lashing C. is lashing D. lashing

24. It is _____for marines to combine the SART with a float_free satellite EPIRB.

A. essential B. compulsory C. optional D. inadvisable

25. Stations in the United States of America are grouped by states arranged in the

alphabetical order of their _____.

A. countries B. states C. names D. groups

26. Please use ___ for ___.

A. English/all distress communications

B. Chinese/some distress calls

C. The language decided by Administrations/all distress calls

D. Japanese/some distress alerts

27. What’s the abbreviation for the World Meteorological Organization? HUBEI Communications Technical College(West Campus)

2 A. WMO B. IHO C. IMO D. WARC

28. All ships which, ______the present Convention are required to carry installation

shall carry out the International Code of signal.

A. according B. in according with C. in accordance D. in accordance with