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APRIL 5 marks the 100th anniversary(周年纪念日)of the sinking(下沉)of the Titanic. In 1997, the movie Titanic was a huge hit all around the world. Now, the 3-D version of the movie will come to Chinese theaters on April 10.
As anyone who has seen the movie knows, the Titanic struck an iceberg(冰山) and sank on its first voyage in 1912, killing 1,517 people. A century after the accident, scientists have found something new to blame(负责任) for the sinking: the moon. Donald Olson, a Texas State University physicist, led a team of astronomers(天文学家) to examine the moon’s role, according to Reuters.
Normally, icebergs stay in place and cannot move until they melt enough or a high tide(潮汐) frees them. A single iceberg can become stuck many times on its journey southward. The process can take several years.
According to Olson, a hundred years ago the moon made its closest approach to the Earth in more than 1,400 years. This caused the moon to have a much stronger pull on the Earth’s oceans than usual, which created a super-high tide. The tide pushed icebergs from shallow waters off the coasts of Canada’s provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador, into the Titanic’s way.
“Of course, the final cause of the accident was that the ship struck an iceberg,” Olson told Reuters. “It went full speed into a region with icebergs, but the lunar connection(月亮的联系) may explain how an unusually large number of icebergs got into the path of the Titanic.”
The research team will publish their research in the April issue of Sky & Telescope magazine.
根据短文内容，选最佳择答案,并在答题卡上按要求作答。
1. How many people lost their lives in this accident?
A . Over 2,000 people. B. About 100 people.
C. More than 1,500 people. D. We don’t know.
2. The underlined word “voyage” in the second paragraph really means ______.
A. 航行 B. 飞行 C. 划船 D.游泳
3. Which of the following about icebergs is TRUE?
A. Icebergs move only when the tide frees them.
B. An iceberg can stop for some time during its travel.
C. An iceberg will move as soon as its melts.
D. It takes an iceberg several months to leave its place.
4. Which of the following played a role in the sinking of the Titanic?
a. the moon b. the tides c. too many passengers
d. the high speed of the ship e. going the wrong way f. the iceberg
A. a,b,c,f B. a,c,d,e C. a,b,d,f D.a,c,e,f
5.. What is the article mainly about?
A. The main cause of the Titanic’s sinking.
B. The 100th anniversary of the Titanic.
C. The moon’s great influence on the Earth’s tides.
D. The moon’s role in the sinking of the Titanic.
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| Questionnaire（调查问卷） | |
| This questionnaire is about your hobby. We want to know the relationship between your hobby and your job. You needn’t tell us your real name, but please answer the following questions honestly. Thanks a lot for your cooperation（合作）. | |
| Are you a man or a woman? | man woman |
| What is your job? | teacher worker student lawyer others |
| How old are you? | under 10 11-20 21-30 31-40 above 40 |
| How much do you make a month? | under 1,000 yuan 1,000-3,000 yuan 3,000-5,000 yuan above 5,000 yuan |
| What do you usually do on holidays? | Watch TV go shopping climb mountain ride bikes play ball games see movies others |
| How much do you spend for your hobby every month? | none under 200 200-500 above 500 |
1. The paper is about one’s ________.
A. hobby B. family C. job D.school
2. Who answers the questionnaire?
A. a teacher B. a student C. a worker D. a lawyer
3. How much money does the woman make every month?
A. under 1,000 yuan B. 1,000 to 3,000 yuan
C, 3,000 to 5,000 yuan D. more than 5,000 yuan
4. What does the woman usually do on holidays?
A. climb mountains B. go shopping C. see movies D. play ball games
5. Which of the following is true?
A. The woman spends less than 200 yuan on her hobby every month.
B. The woman is 21-30 years old.
C. The woman likes watching TV.
D. The woman spends more than 500 yuan on her hobby every month.
查看习题详情和答案>>APRIL 5 marks the 100th anniversary(周年纪念日)of the sinking(下沉)of the Titanic. In 1997, the movie Titanic was a huge hit all around the world. Now, the 3-D version of the movie will come to Chinese theaters on April 10.
As anyone who has seen the movie knows, the Titanic struck an iceberg(冰山) and sank on its first voyage in 1912, killing 1,517 people. A century after the accident, scientists have found something new to blame(负责任) for the sinking: the moon. Donald Olson, a Texas State University physicist, led a team of astronomers(天文学家) to examine the moon’s role, according to Reuters.
Normally, icebergs stay in place and cannot move until they melt enough or a high tide(潮汐) frees them. A single iceberg can become stuck many times on its journey southward. The process can take several years.
According to Olson, a hundred years ago the moon made its closest approach to the Earth in more than 1,400 years. This caused the moon to have a much stronger pull on the Earth’s oceans than usual, which created a super-high tide. The tide pushed icebergs from shallow waters off the coasts of Canada’s provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador, into the Titanic’s way.
“Of course, the final cause of the accident was that the ship struck an iceberg,” Olson told Reuters. “It went full speed into a region with icebergs, but the lunar connection(月亮的联系) may explain how an unusually large number of icebergs got into the path of the Titanic.”
The research team will publish their research in the April issue of Sky & Telescope magazine.
根据短文内容，选最佳择答案,并在答题卡上按要求作答。
- 1.
How many people lost their lives in this accident?
- A.Over 2,000 people.
- B.About 100 people.
- C.More than 1,500 people.
- D.We don’t know.
- A.
- 2.
The underlined word “voyage” in the second paragraph really means ______.
- A.航行
- B.飞行
- C.划船
- D.游泳
- A.
- 3.
Which of the following about icebergs is TRUE?
- A.Icebergs move only when the tide frees them.
- B.An iceberg can stop for some time during its travel.
- C.An iceberg will move as soon as its melts.
- D.It takes an iceberg several months to leave its place.
- A.
- 4.
Which of the following played a role in the sinking of the Titanic?
a. the moon b. the tides c. too many passengers
d. the high speed of the ship e. going the wrong way f. the iceberg- A.a,b,c,f
- B.a,c,d,e
- C.a,b,d,f
- D.a,c,e,f
- A.
- 5.
. What is the article mainly about?
- A.The main cause of the Titanic’s sinking.
- B.The 100th anniversary of the Titanic.
- C.The moon’s great influence on the Earth’s tides.
- D.The moon’s role in the sinking of the Titanic.
- A.
Vickers was very stingy．He hated spending money．Whenever he had to buy something，he always wanted to pay less money，even for the cheapest things．If he wanted to buy a bottle of beer，for example，and the shopkeeper asked for $2，Vickers would say，“Make it $1.9 and I'll buy it．”
Although the shopkeepers didn't like Vickers，sometimes they had to agree with him．They thought，“If I make it $1.9，the man will be happy，and it won’t hurt me very much．” In this way，Vickers saved a few cents（美分）here and a few cents there，and he had saved several hundred dollars by the end of the year．
One day he had a bad toothache and had to go to see the dentist．The dentist looked at the tooth and said，“This tooth will have to come out．”
“How much will I have to pay?” Vickers asked．
“Forty dollars．” the dentist said．
“Forty dollars!” Vickers thought it was much too expensive．“How long will it take you to pull out the tooth?” he said．
“About two minutes．” the dentist said．
Vickers could not believe what he was hearing．“Forty dollars for two minutes’ work!” he shouted，“That's robbery（抢劫）．”
“You are right，” the dentist said with a smile，“Thank you for telling me．Let me spend half an hour on that．will you?”
“OK，but I'll pay only-thirty-five dollars!” he answered．
1．The word “stingy” means ________ in Chinese．
A．吝啬的 B．刻薄的 C．贫穷的
2．The shopkeepers ________．
A．gave Vickers more than what he wanted
B．didn't like Vickers C．usually made the price high
3．Then dentist thought Vickers was ________．
A．lovely B．silly C．friendly
4．If Vickers wanted to buy a bottle of beer that was $2，how much would he like to pay?
A．$1.9． B．$2． C．$2.1．
5．From this story，we know that Vickers ________．
A．usually had a toothache B．was very poor
C．didn’t like spending money
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C. Guatemala
D. Mexico City
B. All the people in Mexico speak Spanish.
C. Mexico has more than 900,000,000 people.
D. Mexico has more Spanish-speakers than Spain.
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C. New York
D. Beijing
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