65. Which of the following is the immediate cause of the sinking of the Bismarck?

A. The British air strikes.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The damage done by the Hood.

C. Gunfire from four British ships.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Luetjens' decision to run for France.

答案 61.答案：C。

解析：这是一道细节题。文中第一段最后一句话Her task: to destroy the ships carrying supplies from the United States to war-torn England.可知，德国战舰Bismarck的任务是摧毁从美国向英国运送给养的船只，也就是截断美国对英国的供给。

64. Luetjens tried to sail to France in order to _______.

A. have the ship repaired　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. join the other Germans

C. get help from the French　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. get away from the British

63. We learn from the text that on 24 May _______.

A. the British won the battle against the Bismarck

B. the Bismarck won the battle against the British

C. the British gunfire damaged the Bismarck seriously

D. the Bismarck succeeded in keeping away from the British

62. Many people believed that Bismarck could not be defeated because she _______.

A. was fast and powerful　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had more men on board

C. was under Luetjens' command　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. had biggest guns than other ships

61. The Bismarck sailed into the Atlantic Ocean _______.

A.　 to sink the Hood　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to gain control of France

C. to cut off American supplies to British　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to stop British warship reaching German

80.The passage mainy describes　　　　　　　 .

　 A.the rapid progress of mankind　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.Verne’s accurate preview of the future

　 C.the 1969 Apollo Ⅱ moon mission　　　　　　　　 D.the 19th-century science and technology

答案 76.D　77.A　78.B　79.D　80.B

第8题(1998年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语全国卷)

　　 The report came to the British on May 21, 1941. The German battleship Bismarck, the most powerful warship in the world, was moving out into the Atlantic Ocean. Her task: to destroy the ships carrying supplies from the United States to war-torn England.

　　 The British had feared such a task. No warship they had could match the Bismarck in speed in firepower. The Bismarck had eight 15-inch guns and 81 smaller guns. She could move at 31 nautical miles (海里) an hour. She was believed to be unsinkable.However, the British had to sink her. They sent out a task force headed by their best battleship Hood to hunt down the Bismarck. On May 24, the Hood found the Bismarck.

　　It was a meeting that the German commander Luetjens did not want to see. His orders were to destroy the British ships that were carrying supplies, but to stay away from a fight with British warships.

　　 The battle didn't last long. The Bismarck's first torpedo (鱼雷) hit the Hood, which went down taking all but three of her 1 419 men with her.

　　 But in the fight, the Bismarck was slightly damaged (损坏). Her commander decided to run for repair to France, which had at that time been taken by the Germans. The British force followed her. However, because of the Bismarck's speed and the heavy fog, they lost sight of her.

　　 For two days, every British ship in the Atlantic tried to find the Bismarck, but with no success. Finally, she was sighted by a plane from Ireland. Trying to slow the Bismarck down so that their ships could catch up with her, the British fired at her from the air. The Bismarck was hit.

　　 On the morning of May 27, the last battle was fought. Four British ships fired on the Bismarck, and she was finally sunk.

79.The passage suggests that Jules Verne　　　　　　 .

　 A.developed the laws of physics　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.based his writings on the works of Leonardo da Vinci

　 C.was very lucky in what he had described about the future

　 D.knew a great deal about the laws of physics and astronomy

78. Verne’s story is very similar to　　　　　　 .

　 A.the first U.S. space mission　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.the Apollo Ⅱ mission

　 C.Leonardo da Vinci’s story　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.numerous other books on the same subject

77.Jules Verne wrote his story of a man’s visit to the moon about　　　　　 .

　 A.100 years before the ApolloⅡmission　　　　　　　　 B.10 years before the ApolloⅡmission

　 C.four and one-half centuries ago　　　　　　　　　　　 D.100 years ago

76.Leonardo da Vinci said that a great machine bird would　　　　 .

　 A.bring great honor to the moon　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.fly toward the sun

　 C.explore the heavens　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.take people to the moon