ItwasonApril10th1912theTitanicsailedforNewYork.Shewascarryingmorethan2200people.
Atthattimeshewasthebiggestandfinestofalltheshipsforshehadsixteencompartments(密封仓).Whenfourofthemwerebrokenshewouldstillbeabletostayonthewater.
FourdayslaterwhiletheTitanicwassailingacrosstheseathewatchersuddenlysawaverylargeiceberg100feettall.Afterafewminutestherewasasuddensoundfrombelow.Thenoisewassolowthatnooneknewwhathappened.ButsoonitwasclearthattheTitanicwassinking(沉没).ThecaptainsentaSOStoanyshipsnearthembutthenearestonewastoofarawaytohelpintime.TheTitanicwasgoingdownfast.
Thecaptaingavetheordertogiveup(放弃)theshipandhundredsofpeoplejumpedoutintothewater.Atlastover1500peoplelosttheirlivesbecausetherewerenotenoughlifeboats.
1.TheTitanicwasthenameofa_______.
A.woman B.ship
C.captain D.sea
2.HowmanycompartmentsdidtheTitanichave?
A.six B.sixty
C.sixteen D.twenty-six
3.Thecaptaindecidedtogiveuphisshipbecauseheknew______.
A.theTitanicwastooheavy.
B.alotofpeoplejumpedintothewater.
C.theicebergswerenotfaraway.
D.noonecametohelpthem.
4.Howmanypeopleweresavedintheend?
A.noone
B.aboutsevenhundred
C.morethan1500
D.about2200
5.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?
A.TheTitanicwasthebiggestshipatthattime.
B.TheTitanicwasthefinestshipatthattime.
C.ThestoryhappenedonApril10th1922.
D.TheTitaniccarriedover2200people.