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The great ship, “Titanic” sailed (航行) for New York on April 10th, 1912. She was carrying more than 2000 people.
At that time, she was not only the biggest of all the ships that had ever been built but also was thought to be unsinkable (不沉的), for she had sixteen compartments (防水船舱) with her. Even if four of those were broken, she would still be able to stay on the sea.
Four days after setting out, while the “Titanic” was sailing across the ocean (海洋), a very large iceberg (冰山) was suddenly seen. The great ship turned quickly on time, but before long there was a sudden sound from below. And the captain (船长) went down to see what was the matter. The noise was so low that no one thought that the ship had been broken. To the captain's great surprise, the “Titanic” was sinking fast as five of her sixteen compartments had already broken! Hundreds of people jumped out into the water. As there was not enough lifeboats, 1500 lives were lost.
1．Titanic is ________.
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A．the name of a large city |
B．the name of s country |
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C．the name of a large ship |
2．Titanic was on her way to ________.
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A．New York |
B．London |
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C．Japan |
3．How many people were there on board Titanic?
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A．more than 2000 |
B．1500 |
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C．between 1500 and 2000 |
4．Why was Titanic thought to be unsinkable?
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A．Because she had enough lifeboats.
B．Because she had many compartments with her.
C．Because she could run fast.
5．Titanic was broken by ________.
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A．a large rock |
B．a large ship |
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C．a huge iceberg |
6．How many people died?
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A．fifty |
B．fifteen hundreds |
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C．one hundred and fifty |
7．How many of Titanic's compartments were broken?
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A．5 |
B．16 |
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C．4 |
8．Titanic sank ________.
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A．in 1921 |
B．in 1912 |
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C．in 1920 |
Every year landslides cause 25 to 50 deaths and $2 billion in damage in the United States. And in December, a single event killed more than 2000 people in the Philippines. Sending workers to stabilize mountainsides using steel bars can help a lot, but it introduces new difficulties because of dust and loosen heavy, dangerous debris from the work. “It’s a quite dangerous job,” says Giorgio Pezzuto of D’ Appolonia, working with eight other companies. Now there may be an answer: a three-ton robot called Roboclimber.
“The idea is to operate a machine far away that can do the stabilizing job without a human being near,”says Pezzuto, manager for the project, which is supported by a European organization. Engineers say that the machine will be faster and cheaper than manual labor. The robot, a large radio-controlled four-legged spider, has cost at least $2 million so far. It should be able to climb mountainsides, drill holes and insert steel bars there. Testing should begin in May.
【小题1】The underlined word “event” refers to_____
| A．earthquake | B．debris | C．dust | D．landslide |
| A．to tell people how serious the damage caused by landslides is |
| B．to tell people that sending workers to stabilize mountainsides is a dangerous job |
| C．to show people how to use a new robot |
| D．to introduce a new robot that can be used to stabilize mountainsides |
| A．human being | B．spider | C．steel bar | D．a drill |
| A．25 to 50 deaths | B．more than 2000 people died |
| C．$2 billion | D．both A and C |
| A．it will be faster and cheaper than manual labor |
| B．it can climb mountainsides, drill holes and insert steel bars there. |
| C．it can do the stabilizing job without human beings near |
| D．it is like a spider |