The great ship, Titanic (泰坦尼克号), set off for (启程去……) America in April 1912 on its first trip.
It was carrying more than 2,000 people.
    The Titanic was the largest and finest at that time. People thought it was safe (安全) to be on the ship
because it had 16 compartments (密封舱) with it. Even if (即使) 4 of those were broken (被撞破), it
would still be able to stay on the sea.
    Four days later, when the Titanic was crossing the sea, the man on watch (值班) suddenly saw a very
large iceberg (冰山) ahead. The great ship turned quickly on time, but before long there was a sound from
below. The captain (船长) went down to see what was the matter. To his surprise, he found the ship was
sinking (下沉) fast because 5 compartments had been broken (被撞破)! Many people jumped out into the
water. As there were not enough lifeboats (救生船), about 1,500 people died.

1. The Titanic set off from England to            .

A. the U.S.A.
B. Australia
C. Canada
D. Europe

2. People thought it was safe to be on the ship because            .

A. It had 16 compartments
B. It could not sink if 4 compartments were broken
C. It had more lifeboats than other ships
D. Both A and B

3. The ship was hit            .

A. soon after it had crossed the sea
B. when it started to cross the sea
C. when a very large iceberg was suddenly seen ahead
D. soon after it turned quickly on time

4. Which of the following is not true?

A. The captain didn't find anything wrong with the ship.
B. Hundreds of people jumped out into the water.
C. The ship began to sink because 5 compartments had been broken.
D. About 1,500 lives were lost.

5. Which of the following is true?

A. The ship could carry less than 2,000 people.
B. The ship had enough lifeboats.
C. The ship could still be safe even if four of its compartments were broken.
D. The ship was the biggest and safest in the world.