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南京市秦淮区2014高考英语（暑假基础训练（2）附答案 Ⅰ.完形填空 The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th,1912.She was carrying 1316 __1__ and a crew of 891.Even by modern __2__, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal (巨大的) ship.At that time, however, she was not only the __3__ ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as __4__, for she had sixteen watertight compartments.Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to __5__.The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first __6__ with heavy loss of life. Four days after __7__ out, while the Titanic was sailing across the __8__ waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a look-out.After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly __9__ the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.Suddenly, there was a __10__ trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been __11__.Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking __12__, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded！The order to abandon ship was __13__ and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.As there were not enough __14__ for everybody,1,500 lives were __15__. 【文章大意】　文章讲述有十六个水密舱而被世人称为永不沉没的巨轮泰坦尼克号, 在她前往纽约的首航中因大意撞上冰山而沉没, 最终导致1500多人遇难的故事. 1．A.people　　　　　　　 B．passengers C．tourists D．visitors 解析: 选B. 根据句意, 船上有1316名乘客和891个船员. 2．A.standards B．levels C．degrees D．scientists 解析: 选A. 根据下文的At that time, 可知是现代的标准. 3．A.most beautiful B．latest C．smallest D．largest 解析: 选D. 根据上文的a colossal ship, 应选largest. 4．A.unbelievable B．unsinkable C．splendid D．wonderful 解析: 选B. unsinkable不沉的, 空格后说到因为她有十六个水密舱, 即使其中两个舱进了水, 她仍然能浮起. 5．A.sink B．exist C．stay D．float 解析: 选D. 见上题解析, float漂浮. 6．A.journey