We arrived too late to get good seats. A.When we arrived,the good seats were already taken. B.We were late,but we found some good seats. C.We got good seats some time after we arrived. D.We had to stand for the whole show.
(1 )The great ship, "Titanic "set off from Englandto______. A.Australia B.the USA C.Arabia D.Europe
(2)People then thought it was safe to be on the shipbecause__________. A.it had 16 compartments B.it had more lifeboats than other ships C.it could not sink even if 4 compartments wore broken D.both A and C
(3)The ship was hit_______. A.when it started to cross the sea B.when a very large iceberg was suddenly seen ahead C.soon after it turned quickly on time D.soon after it had crossed the sea
(4)About 1,500 people were dead because________. A.the ship was the largest and finest B.4 of those compartments were broken C.hundreds of people jumped out into the water D.there were not enough lifeboats
(5)Which is the best title(標題)for the passage (短文)? A.How Does the "Titanic"Go Down? B.How Was the Great Ship Sinking? C.The Sinking of the "Titanic" D.The Sinking of a Ship
The great ship, "Titanic" (泰坦尼克號), set off forAmerica in April 1912 on its first
trip.It was carrying morethan 2,000 people.
The "Titanic"was the largest and finest ship at that time.People thought it was safe to be on the ship because it had16 compartments(密 封艙)with it. Even if(即使是)4 of thosewere b roken,it would still be able to stay on the sea.
Four days later,when the "Titanic" was crossing the sea,the man on watch suddenly saw a v ery large iceberg ahead. Thegreat ship turned quickly on time,but before long there was asound from below.The captain went down to see what was thematter.To his surprise,he found the sh ip was sinking fastbecause 5 compartments had been broken! Hundreds of peoplejumped out i nto the water.As there were not enough lifeboats,about 1,500 lives were lost.
James Watt was an English boy.He liked to ask questionsand was always thinking hard.
One day he was sitting in the kitchen(廚房)with hisgrandmother.There he saw a kettle on the stove(爐子)。
Soon steam began to rise out of the kettle, and the lidwas shaking. "Grandma,what's in the kettle?"he asked.
"Water,my child.Nothing but water."
"But I know there is something else.It pushes the lid up."
"Oh,that's only steam."
"How does the steam get under the lid?"
"It comes from the hot water."
The boy said to himself."The steam must be very strong. Itcan push things.If there is more w ater,the steam will be muchstronger." Many years later James Watt tried hard and succeeded inmaking steam work for people. He gave the world its firststeam engine(發動機).
Ⅰ.Find the word from this story according to the phrases.
1)a thing for boiling water:k________
2)a thing in which fire burning for warming or cooking:s________
3)movable(可移動的)cover for opening:I_________
4)gain(收獲)what one is trying to do:s_________
5)use force on something to make it move away:p_________
Ⅱ.According to the story,choose the correct answer:
1)James Watt was from_________. A.America B.Australia C.England D.Germany
2)There was________on the stove. A.a basin B.a kettle C.a jar D.a pan
3)Grandma told little Watt why the lid of the kettle wasup and down.It was because________ ___. A.the stream pushed it B.the boy moved it C.the lid moved itself D.someone came and did it
4)Many years later Watt invented________. A.the first sewing machine B.the first computer C.the first bike D.the first steam engine
5)James Watt was_________. A.a famous writer B.a famous driver C.a famous scientist D.a famous musician