ItwasonApril10th1912theTitanicsailedforNewYork.Shewascarryingmorethan2200people.

Atthattimeshewasthebiggestandfinestofalltheshipsforshehadsixteencompartments（密封仓）.Whenfourofthemwerebrokenshewouldstillbeabletostayonthewater.

FourdayslaterwhiletheTitanicwassailingacrosstheseathewatchersuddenlysawaverylargeiceberg100feettall.Afterafewminutestherewasasuddensoundfrombelow.Thenoisewassolowthatnooneknewwhathappened.ButsoonitwasclearthattheTitanicwassinking(沉没).ThecaptainsentaSOStoanyshipsnearthembutthenearestonewastoofarawaytohelpintime.TheTitanicwasgoingdownfast.

Thecaptaingavetheordertogiveup(放弃)theshipandhundredsofpeoplejumpedoutintothewater.Atlastover1500peoplelosttheirlivesbecausetherewerenotenoughlifeboats.

1.TheTitanicwasthenameofa_______.

A.woman      B.ship

C.captain     D.sea

2.HowmanycompartmentsdidtheTitanichave?

A.six         B.sixty

C.sixteen      D.twenty-six

3.Thecaptaindecidedtogiveuphisshipbecauseheknew______.

A.theTitanicwastooheavy.

B.alotofpeoplejumpedintothewater.

C.theicebergswerenotfaraway.

D.noonecametohelpthem.

4.Howmanypeopleweresavedintheend?

A.noone

B.aboutsevenhundred

C.morethan1500

D.about2200

5.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.TheTitanicwasthebiggestshipatthattime.

B.TheTitanicwasthefinestshipatthattime.

C.ThestoryhappenedonApril10th1922.

D.TheTitaniccarriedover2200people.