Sinking of the Titanic

The great ship, the Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912．She was  1  1316 passengers and a crew （船员） of 891．At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was considered to be unsinkable,  2  she had 16 watertight compartments （密封舱）．Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float．The sad sinking of this great ship will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage （航程） with a  3  loss of life.

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Four days after  4  out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly  5 ．After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to 6   a direct hit．The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the big wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her．Suddenly there was a sound from  7  , and the captain went down to see  8  had happened．The noise had been so weak that  9  thought the ship had been damaged．Below, the captain realized, to his  10 , that the Titanic was  11  rapidly, for five of the sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded! The  12  to abandon the ship was given  13  hundreds of people jumped into the icy water．As there were not enough 14   for everybody, 1,500 people  15 .

1．A．sending                B．carrying              C．bringing              D．having

2．A．for                   B．so                       C．therefore             D．although

3．A．funny             B．small                   C．light                    D．heavy

4．A．looking              B．watching             C．setting                 D．finding

5．A．formed              B．appeared              C．seen                    D．established

6．A．receive            B．avoid                   C．fight                   D．meet

7．A．above               B．below                  C．outside                D．nearby

8．A．that               B．which                 C．what                   D．how

9．A．everyone          B．everybody           C．nobody               D．anybody

10．A．delight         B．excitement            C．joy                      D．horror

11．A．sinking         B．rising                   C．stopping              D．going

12．A．order          B．idea                     C．question              D．suggestion

13．A．but             B．until                    C．although              D．and

14．A．rooms         B．lifeboats              C．food                   D．lifebelts

15．A．died           B．escaped                C．lost                     D．ran

Sinking of the Titanic

The great ship, the Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912．She was  36  1316 passengers and a crew (船员) of 891．At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was considered to be unsinkable,  37  she had 16 watertight compartments (密封舱)．Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float．The sad sinking of this great ship will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with a  38  loss of life.

Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly  39 ．After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to  40  a direct hit．The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the big wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her．Suddenly there was a sound from below, and the captain went down to see  41  had happened．The noise had been so weak that  42  thought the ship had been damaged．Below, the captain realized, to his  43 , that the Titanic was  44  rapidly, for five of the sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded! The order  to abandon the ship was given  45  hundreds of people jumped into the icy water．As there were not enough  46  for everybody, 1,500 people  47 .

36．A．sending              B．carrying              C．bringing              D．having

37．A．for                      B．so                       C．therefore             D．although

38．A．funny                  B．small                   C．light                    D．heavy

39．A．formed                B．appeared              C．seen                    D．established

40．A．receive                B．avoid                   C．fight                   D．meet

41．A．that                     B．which                 C．what                   D．how

42．A．everyone             B．everybody           C．nobody               D．anybody

43．A．delight                 B．excitement           C．joy                      D．horror

44．A．sinking                B．rising                  C．stopping              D．going

45．A．but                     B．until                    C．although              D．and

46．A．rooms                 B．lifeboats              C．food                   D．lifebelts

47．A．died                    B．escaped               C．lost                     D．ran

The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10^th, 1912. She was _____21______1,316 passengers and a crew of 891. Even __22___ modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a huge ship. At that time, ____23____, she was not only the largest ship that had ___24____ been built, but was regarded as _____25_____, for she had sixteen watertight compartments.(轮船的密封舱) Even if two of these were flooded, she ____26____ still be able to float. The ____27____ sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy ____28____ of life.

Four days after setting out, _____29_____ the Titanic was sailing ____30____ the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly ___31____ by a lookout. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned ____32_____ to avoid a direct collision. The Titanic turned just in time, ____33____ missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from ___34___, and the captain went down to see what had happened. The noise had been so ____35____ that no one thought that the ship had been ____36____. Below, the captain ____37______ to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been __38_____! The order to ____39____ ship was given and hundreds of people jumped into the icy water. As there were not enough lifeboats for ____40____, 1,500 lives were lost.

21. A. carrying             B. taking               C. bringing         D. making

22.A. in                    B. on               C. to                   D. by

23.A. but                   B. because          C. therefore            D. however

24.A. only              B. still                C. ever             D. even

25.A. uncomfortable     B. unbearable           C. unsinkable           D. unbelievable

26.A. will              B. would            C. should               D. could

27.A. tragic                B. fortunate            C. unsuccessful     D. amusing

28.A. harm              B loss              C. damage           D. suffering

29.A. when              B. while                C. until                D. though

30.A. along             B. over             C. on               D. across

31.A. spotted               B. recognized           C. exposed          D. uncovered

32.A. sharply               B. directly         C. deeply               D. hugely

33.A. suddenly          B. narrowly         C. immediately      D. slightly

34.A. above             B. under                C. beside               D. below

35.A. faint             B. small                C. slim             D. tiny

36.A. destroyed         B. ruined               C. damaged          D. hurt

37.A. realized              B. achieved         C. confirmed            D. proved

38.A. challenged            B. protected            C. removed          D. flooded

39.A. abandon               B. advance          C. absorb               D. absolute

40.A. somebody          B. anybody          C. everybody            D. nobody