题目内容：

D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题): (12分)

Tim Welford, aged 33, and Dom Mee, aged 30, both from England, were keen on rowing (划船) boats. They made a plan to row across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to San Francisco. The name of their rowboat was “Crackers.” It was about 7 meters long.

They set out from Japan on May 17, 2013. They had rowed nearly 5,500 miles when their boat was hit by a fishing ship on September 17，2013. Luckily they both escaped unharmed, but their boat was badly damaged and they had to stop their journey.

In a radio interview, Dom expressed his disappointment and explained how the accident took place.

“A fishing ship came towards us with nobody on the bridge (船桥) and ran us down. It all happened so quickly. I managed to jump into the water. Tim felt it would be safer to stay on board the boat. He was trapped (陷入) inside as the boat was driven under the water. Finally some people appeared on the ship and saw me in the water. I shouted at them to stop the ship and to get Tim out. When the ship stopped, I finally saw Tim, and I was very, very relieved (如释重负) that we were still alive. We were very disappointed that we couldn’t reach San Francisco. But we are alive. That above everything is the most important.”

Answer the questions(根据短文内容，回答下列问题)：

1.What is the hobby of Tim Welford and Dom Mee?

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2.Where did they start their journey?

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3.How many months were they at sea when the accident happened?

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4.What did Dom do as soon as the accident happened?

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5.Why did Tim stay on board the boat when it was hit by the fishing ship?

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6.What do you think of Tim Welford and Dom Mee?

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