Question

He was the baby with no name. Found and taken from the north Atlantic 6 days after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, his tiny body so moved the salvage（救援）workers that they called him “our baby. ” In their home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, people collected money for a headstone in front of the baby's grave, carved with the words: “To the memory of an unknown child. ” He has rested there ever since.

But history has a way of uncovering its secrets. On Nov. 5, this year, three members of a family from Finland arrived at Halifax and laid fresh flowers at the grave. “This is our baby,” says Magda Schleifer, 68, a banker. She grew up hearing stories about a great-aunt named Maria Panula, 42, who had sailed on the Titanic for America to be reunited with her husband. According to the information Mrs. Schleifer had gathered, Panula gave up her seat on a lifeboat to search for her five children -- including a 13-month-old boy named Eino from whom she had become separated during the final minutes of the crossing. "We thought they were all lost in the sea," says Schleifer.

Now, using teeth and bone pieces taken from the baby's grave, scientists have compared the DNA from the Unknown Child with those collected from members of five families who lost relatives on the Titanic and never recovered the bodies. The result of the test points only to one possible person: young Eino. Now, the family sees: no need for a new grave. "He belongs to the people of Halifax," says Schleifer. "They've taken care of him for 90 years. "

Adapted from People, November 25, 2002

1.The baby travelled on the Titanic with his___________.

A.mother B.parents C.aunt D.relatives

2.What is probably the boy's last name?

A.Schleiferi B.Eino. C.Magda. D.Panula.

3.Some members of the family went to Halifax and put flowers at the child's grave on

Nov. 5__     .

A.1912 B.1954 C.2002 D.2004

4.This text is mainly about how______________.

A.the unknown baby's body was taken from the north Atlantic

B.the unknown baby was buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia

C.people found out who the unknown baby was

D.people took care of the unknown baby for 90 years

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.C

【解析】

本文是说明文。文章主要讲述的是现在的人们用最先进的DNA技术确认了在泰坦尼克号沉船中死去的孩子的来历。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段中的According to the information Mrs Schleifer had gathered, Panula gave up her seat on a lifeboat to search for her five children--including a 13-month-old boy named Eino--from whom she had become separated during the final minutes of the crossing.（根据施莱弗收集到的信息，玛丽亚会放弃在救生艇的位置搜索她的五个孩子——包括一个名为Eino的13个月大的男孩。在横渡的最后几分钟，她和孩子走散了）可知，这个孩子是和他的母亲一起上船的。故选A。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段中的She grew up hearing stories about a great aunt named Maria Panula, 42, who had sailed on the Titanic for America to be reunited with her husband.（她是听着42岁的姑母玛丽亚·帕努拉(Maria Panula)的故事长大的，她乘坐泰坦尼克号前往美国与丈夫团聚）和 Maria gave up her seat on a lifeboat to search for her five children -- including a 13-month-old boy named Eino, from whom she had become separated during the final minutes of the crossing.（玛丽亚会放弃在救生艇的位置搜索她的五个孩子——包括一个名为Eino的13个月大的男孩。在横渡的最后几分钟，她和孩子走散了）及国外结婚女性会改姓丈夫的姓可知，Panula是男孩母亲的姓，那么男孩也应该姓Panula。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据第二段中的But history has a way of uncovering its secrets. On Nov. 5, this year, three members of a family from Finland arrived at Halifax and laid fresh flowers at the grave.（但历史总有办法揭开它的秘密。今年11月5日，来自芬兰的一家三口来到哈利法克斯，在墓前献上鲜花）及文章最后一行Adapted from people, November 25 ,2002.（改编自《人物》，2002年11月25日）可知，2002年11月5日，一些家庭成员前往哈利法克斯，在孩子的墓前放上鲜花。故选C。

4.主旨大意题。根据第三段中的Now, using teeth and bone pieces taken from the baby's grave, scientists have compared the DNA from the Unknown Child with those collected from members of five families who lost relatives on the Titanic and never recovered the bodies.（现在，科学家们利用从婴儿坟墓中取出的牙齿和骨头碎片，将来自未知儿童的DNA与来自泰坦尼克号上失去亲人的5个家庭成员的DNA进行了比较）可知，本文主要讲述的是现在的人们用最先进的DNA技术确认了在泰坦尼克号沉船中死去的孩子的来历。故选C。