On April 10, 1912, the Titanic started her first trip from Southampton, England, to New York City, US. The ship was the world’s largest and most luxurious（豪华的）one at that time.
　 High-class facilities（设备）for passengers including restaurants, a library and a swimming pool made the ship like a floating hotel. More importantly, its owners and builders said it was unsinkable（不会下沉的）.

　 However, on April 15, the ship sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean and killed over 1,500 people.　

This April 15, on the 100th anniversary（周年纪念）of the sinking of the Titanic, people in the UK and US will hold activities to remember the event. James Cameron’s 1997 film, Titanic, was a huge hit all around the world. Now the 3-D film will come to Chinese theaters on April 10. It is a love story between a poor young man named Jack and a rich young woman named Rose on the unlucky ship. In Belfast, UK, the port of the Titanic’s birth, a museum called Titanic Belfast will open to the public.
　Today, the sinking of the Titanic is not just an accident. It has become a popular expression to mean a large disaster or mistake, usually because of too much confidence.
　In the UK, if somebody says that his or her mobile phone is really great and could never break, others might say, “Yeah, and people said the Titanic was unsinkable.” In other words, no matter how confident or proud people are about something, anything can go wrong.

43. The first and second paragraph mainly tells us _____.

A. Titanic had High-class facilities　　　　　　　　 B. the ship was built in 1912

C. what kind of ship Titanic was　　　　　　　　　 D. Titanic was like a hotel

44. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “hit” in Paragraph 4?

A. Success　　　　　　 B. Break　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Knock　　　　　　　　　　 D. Movie

45. In which situation can we say “The Titanic was unsinkable” to Tom?

A. He is worried about the result of his exam.　 B. He wants to make friends with Jack.

C. He is sure to win in the competition.　　　　 D. He is asking for a day off.

46. Through the passage, the writer wants to tell us that _____.

A. Titanic was an unlucky ship　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. any mobile phone can go wrong

C. the 3-D film “Titanic” will be put on in China

D. never being too confident or proud about anything

　 More have heard of the American Prom.This

is the senior students' school leaving party.The

British name for the event is a Leaver's Ball or

Leaver's Dinner,although some UK schools call

them Proms,too.In Canada, Ireland and Australia

the terms Grad or Formal are most common and in

South Africa it is called a Matric Dance.

　 Some Matric Dances in South Africa still follows the old British traditions. Before the dance,pupils are given lessons in dancing.School leavers invite a partner to the dance.The girls have dresses especially made for the event. To save costs the dance is often held din the school hall.

　 American Proms have become elaborate(精心的）and expensive, complete with luxury hotel ballrooms(豪华的酒店舞厅），live bands and expensive prom dressed. They now include after-Prom activities that often extend into the early morning of the next day.

The Leaver's Ball in the UK is not so formal(正式）.The girls also wear ball gowns and the boys suits. A dinner and disco will be held at a a local hotel. Each pupil buys a ticket and can go with a partner or just arrive with friends.

61.We learn from this passage that the Prom is a _______.

A. test　　　　　　　　　 B.game　　　　　　 C.party

62. In Australia,people call "Prom"_______.

A. Leavers' Ball　　　　　 B.Grad or Formal　　 C. Matric Dance

63. The most important activity in the Prom is______.

A. dancing　　　　　　　 B.eating　　　　　　 C.meeting

64.The Matric Dance is often held in the_____.

A. school hall　　　　　 B.hotel ballroom　　　 C.local restaurant

65. According to this passage,the event in _____costs the most.

A. the United States　　　 B.the UK　　　　　　 C.South Africa