APRIL 5 marks the 100^th anniversary(周年纪念日)of the sinking(下沉)of the Titanic. In 1997, the movie Titanic was a huge hit all around the world. Now, the 3-D version of the movie will come to Chinese theaters on April 10.

As anyone who has seen the movie knows, the Titanic struck an iceberg(冰山) and sank on its first voyage in 1912, killing 1,517 people. A century after the accident, scientists have found something new to blame(负责任) for the sinking: the moon. Donald Olson, a Texas State University physicist, led a team of astronomers(天文学家) to examine the moon’s role, according to Reuters.

Normally, icebergs stay in place and cannot move until they melt enough or a high tide(潮汐) frees them. A single iceberg can become stuck many times on its journey southward. The process can take several years.

According to Olson, a hundred years ago the moon made its closest approach to the Earth in more than 1,400 years. This caused the moon to have a much stronger pull on the Earth’s oceans than usual, which created a super-high tide. The tide pushed icebergs from shallow waters off the coasts of Canada’s provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador, into the Titanic’s way.

“Of course, the final cause of the accident was that the ship struck an iceberg,” Olson told Reuters. “It went full speed into a region with icebergs, but the lunar connection(月亮的联系) may explain how an unusually large number of icebergs got into the path of the Titanic.”

The research team will publish their research in the April issue of Sky & Telescope magazine.

根据短文内容，选最佳择答案,并在答题卡上按要求作答。

1. How many people lost their lives in this accident?

A . Over 2,000 people.            B. About 100 people.  

C. More than 1,500 people.        D. We don’t know.

2. The underlined word “voyage” in the second paragraph really means ______.

A. 航行         B. 飞行       C. 划船      D.游泳

3. Which of the following about icebergs is TRUE?

A. Icebergs move only when the tide frees them.

B. An iceberg can stop for some time during its travel.

C. An iceberg will move as soon as its melts.

D. It takes an iceberg several months to leave its place.

4. Which of the following played a role in the sinking of the Titanic?

      a. the moon                 b. the tides             c. too many passengers 

d. the high speed of the ship    e. going the wrong way   f. the iceberg 

      A. a,b,c,f    B. a,c,d,e    C. a,b,d,f     D.a,c,e,f

5.. What is the article mainly about?

A. The main cause of the Titanic’s sinking.

B. The 100^th anniversary of the Titanic.

C. The moon’s great influence on the Earth’s tides.

D. The moon’s role in the sinking of the Titanic.

根据已给的首字母或中文意思给各句空白处填上一个适当的词，使句子完整，正确。
【小题1】The Spring Festival is a t__________ Chinese festival.
【小题2】The young woman is pretty healthy because she e__________ every day.
【小题3】People can get almost all the i___________ they need on the Internet.
【小题4】I told him the w__________ story yesterday.
【小题5】Jason b__________ a professional soccer star when he was twenty-two.
【小题6】A__________ she is more outgoing than me, I am smarter than her.
【小题7】It’s raining this afternoon, so all of us must bring our u__________ before we get out.
【小题8】He was upset because he didn’t pass the math test a__________ last week.
【小题9】We enjoyed watching the movie c__________ “Titanic”.
【小题10】Last summer, he went s___________ interesting and had fun.

根据已给的首字母或中文意思给各句空白处填上一个适当的词，使句子完整，正确。

1.The Spring Festival is a t__________ Chinese festival.

2.The young woman is pretty healthy because she e__________ every day.

3.People can get almost all the i___________ they need on the Internet.

4.I told him the w__________ story yesterday.

5.Jason b__________ a professional soccer star when he was twenty-two.

6.A__________ she is more outgoing than me, I am smarter than her.

7.It’s raining this afternoon, so all of us must bring our u__________ before we get out.

8.He was upset because he didn’t pass the math test a__________ last week.

9.We enjoyed watching the movie c__________ “Titanic”.

10.Last summer, he went s___________ interesting and had fun.