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The great ship, the Titanic, sailed for New York from England on April 12th, 1912. The ship had sixteen watertight compartments (密封舱). Even if two of them were broken, she would    1   be able to stay on the water.

Four days after    2   , while the Titanic was sailing    3   the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge ice mountain suddenly appeared. The great ship turned hard. The Titanic turned just in time, and just missed the big    4   of ice beside her. Suddenly there was a trembling (颤抖的)   5   from below and the captain went down to see what had    6  . The noise had been so weak that    7   thought the ship had been broken. But the captain    8  that the ship was sinking (下沉) very quickly, for five of the sixteen watertight compartments had already been broken! The order (命令) to    9   the ship was given and hundreds of people jumped into the icy water. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were    10  . Although the sad story has been so many years, people still remember it clearly.

1.	A．not B．yet C．never D．still

2.	A．breaking B．finding C．starting D．turning

3.	A．through B．above C．across D．under

4.	A．wall B．ground C．window D．door

5.	A．voice B．sound C．shout D．cry

6.	A．received B．stopped C．happened D．left

7.	A．everyone B．anyone C．nobody D．anybody

8.	A．realized B．remembered C．asked D．forgot

9.	A．keep B．leave C．buy D．sell

10.	A．lived B．saved C．lost D．found

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.C

【解析】

1.考查连词，still仍然

2.考查介词，介词后跟动名词，根据语境故选C，四天的行程之后

3.考查介词辨析，across从表面穿过，through表示从中间穿过，故选A

4.考查名词，冰面big wall of ice

5.考查名词，a trembling sound 颤抖的声音

6.考查动词辨析，船长去看看发生了什么事情

7.考查不定代词，由于噪声很弱因此没有觉得船出问题了

8.考查动词，船长意识到船正在慢慢下沉

9.考查动词短语，命令某人干某事，order sb to do sth

10.考查系表结构，be lost丢失，由于没有足够的救生艇所以，1500多人丧生