初中英语人教新目标版：八下Unit1SectionB2b拓展阅读.docx

八年级下Unit1SectionB阅读拓展练习

郴州市湘南中学张蕊

阅读下面的材料,从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。

TheTitanicwasthelargestandmostexpensiveshipofitstime.OnApril14th,1912,theTitanicwasgoingacrosstheAtlantic.Therewereover2,200peopleonit.Thatwasitsfirsttrip,fromSouthamptoninEnglanwasgoingacrosstheAtlanticdtoNewYork,USA.

Thenightwasverycold.Atabout11:40,afewpassengersweretalkingandplayingcards,butmostpeopleweregettingreadyforbedorwerealreadyasleep.ForFrederickFleet,hehadsomethingmoreimportanttodothansleep.Highupinthe“crowsnest(桅杆瞭望台)”,hewaswatchingthesea.Itwasquietandthestarswereshining.ThenFredericksawsomething.Hepickedupthephoneasquicklyashecouldandshouted,“Icebergahead(前方有冰山)!”

TheTitanicchangeddirection(改变方向)rightaway,butitwasmovingtoofast.Theshipwasstillturningwhenithittheiceberg.Unluckily,alongholeopenedalongitssideunderthewater.Waterstartedtocomeintotheship.TheTitanicwassinking.

Lotsofpeoplelosttheirlivesthatnight.Frederickwasoneofthe705luckypeoplewhosurvived(幸存).HewaswatchingfromasmalllifeboatwhentheTitanicbrokeintwoandsankintothesea.

ThefirsttripoftheTitanicwas_______________________.

fromFrancetoUSA

onApril24th,1912

acrosstheAtlantic

WherewasFrederickFleetwatchingthesea?

Onasmalllifeboat.

InaroomoftheTitanic.

Inthe“crowsnest”.

TheTitanicstillhittheicebergbecause____________________.

itwasmovingtoofast

itistoodarkatnight

thereweretoomanypeopleonit

Theunderlinedword“sinking”inParagraph3means“_________”inChinese.

摇摆B.下沉C.停止

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

Therewerelessthan2,200peopleontheTitanic.

Atabout11:40,FrederickFleetweretalkingandplayingcards.

LotsofpeoplelosttheirlivesonthefirsttripoftheTitanic.

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【参考答案】

C2.C3