2014高考英语 完形填空 2013暑假练习题（3）.docVIP

PAGE 2014高考英语完形填空：2013暑假练习题（3）及答案解析 第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was _____21______1,316 passengers and a crew of 891. Even __22___ modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a huge ship. At that time, ____23____, she was not only the largest ship that had ___24____ been built, but was regarded as _____25_____, for she had sixteen watertight compartments.(轮船的密封舱) Even if two of these were flooded, she ____26____ still be able to float. The ____27____ sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy ____28____ of life. Four days after setting out, _____29_____ the Titanic was sailing ____30____ the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly ___31____ by a lookout. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned ____32_____ to avoid a direct collision. The Titanic turned just in time, ____33____ missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from ___34___, and the captain went down to see what had happened. The noise had been so ____35____ that no one thought that the ship had been ____36____. Below, the captain ____37______ to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been __38_____! The order to ____39____ ship was given and hundreds of people jumped into the icy water. As there were not enough lifeboats for ____40____, 1,500 lives were lost. ，《新概念英语3 》Lesson 10 The Loss of the Titanic 21. A. carrying B. taking C. bringing D. making （，考查动词carry 作为“运送”的意思，区别carry 的同义词） 22.A. in B. on C. to D. by （，考查介词by 作为“依照，按照”） 23.A. but B. because C. therefore D. however （，考查连词however用法） 24.A. only B. still C. ever D. even （，考查副词ever用法，用在完成时态中） 25.A. uncomfo