On SAturDAyAugust 12, 2000, During NorthErn FlEEt trAining ExErCisEs in thEBArEnts SEA, thE RussiAn nuClEAr suBmArinE Kursk sAnk in ABout 100 mEtErs oF wAtEr with somE 118 sAilors ABoArD、It’s known lAtEr thAt sEvErAl oFFiCErs wErE Also ABoArD, oBsErving thE trAining ExErCisEs. ThE Kursk is lying on thE oCEAn Floor in thEBArEnts SE
A、ThE RussiAn NAvy sAiD thAt it wAs listing 30 DEgrEEs to port. OthEr sourCEs rEportED it WAs listing As muCh As 60 DEgrEEs.ACCorDing to A RussiAn nEwspApEr, whEn thE suBmArinE Kursk FAilED to mAkE ContACt with thE nAvAl CommAnD At thE right timE lAtEr thAt DAy, NorthErn FlEEtCommAnDErADmirAl VyAChEsAv Popov orDErED rEsCuE ships into thE ArE
A、It took hours to FinD thE suBmArinE, As it DiDn’t lAunCh A mArking Buoy BEForE sinking.
RussiAn NAvyChiEF insistED thAt thE suBmArinE Kursk hAD BEEn involvED in A mAjor Collision, But A grEAt DEAl oF inFormAtion shows thAt this is not truE. Up till now, it’s BEliEvED thAt An Explosion in thE torpEDo CompArtmEnt in thE nosE oF thE Kursk wAs thE likEly CAusE. Now RussiAn govErnmEnt oFFiCiAlly AskED NorwAy For hElp in rECovEring oF sAilors’ BoDiEs First oF All, AnD NorwAy hAs AgrEED to oFFEr All hElp.But RussiAn insistED thAt only RussiAns work insiDE thE suBmArinE Kursk AnD thAt thE work lAst For ABout 10～18 working DAys. It is ExpECtED to rECovEr only 25～35 BoDiEs From thE Kursk.
It wAs not until OCtoBEr 25, whEn A tEAm oF RussiAn DivErs EntErED thE suBmArinE Kursk, somE 350 FEEt BElow thE surFACE, thAt truth BECAmE ClEAr. On NovEmBEr 7, in thE morning, owing to thE iCy AnD thE ColD wEAthEr, A spECiAl rEsCuE mEEting hElD on MurmAnsk DECiDED to stop thE wholE BoDiEs rECovEring opErAtion.
ThE unDErlinED worDs "mAkE ContACt with" in thE First pArAgrAph rEFErs to thE iDEA thAt thE suBmArinE Kursk CAn’t ______.
A、gEt in touCh AFtEr muCh EFFort with thE nAvAl CommAnD
B、sEnD up thE nuClEAr wEApons in thE trAining ExErCisEs
C、gEt thE nAvAl oFFiCErs to rEturn to thE NorthErn FlEEt
D、gEt in touCh AFtEr muCh EFFort with RussiAn govErnmEnt