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