题目内容
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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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
1-5 BADCC 6-10 BBCCD 11-15AADBA
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 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 November 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 see 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
【小题1】The baby traveled on the Titanic with his________.
A.mother | B.parents | C.aunt | D.relatives |
A.Schleifer | B.Eino | C.Magad | D.Panula |
A.1912 | B.1954 | C.2002 | D.2004 |
A.the unknown baby'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 |