必修四Unit4知能演练轻松夺冠.docVIP

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 B．use C．voyage D．employ 解析：选C。首航遇难。voyage航行。 7．A.starting B．beginning C．s