An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared through the fog and the cheering villagers ran to greet them. Falling exhausted on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more passengers and they had to leave one man behind.Even one more passenger would have surely capsized the rescue boat and all would have been lost.

　　Frantically, the captain called for another volunteer team to go after the lone survivor. Sixteen-year-old Hans stepped forward.His mother grabbed his arm, pleading, “Please don’t go. Your father died in a shipwreck 10 years ago and your older brother, Paul,has been lost at sea for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have left.”

　　Hans replied, “Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for service comes, we all need to take our turn and do our part.” Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and disappeared into the night.

　　Another hour passed.The rescue boat moved through the fog with Hans standing up in the bow. Barely able to contain himself, Hans excitedly shouted at the captain, “We found him. Tell my mother it's my older brother, Paul!”

　　26. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ______.

　　A.years ago a small village was almost damaged by a gale force storm

　　B.a rescue team would be of great importance to fishing industry

　　C.the fishing boats were always involved in trouble at sea

　　D.most villagers were volunteers of the rescue team

　　答案：B

　　[解析]本題是推理題，根據第一段的句子：Because the entire village revolved around the fishing industry, a volunteer rescue team was needed in cases of emergency. 因為這個村子都圍繞著捕魚業，因此需要一個自愿救援隊以防緊急情況。根據這個句子我們可以推出救援隊對于捕魚業非常重要。