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。
【小题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.

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

A．航行

B．飞行

C．划船

D．游泳

【小题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.

【小题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

【小题5】. What is the article mainly about?

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

B．The 100th 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.

 

Stanley was a person who loved singing to himself in the bath.  One cold winter night, he went into the bathroom to have a hot bath.  He took off his clothes and turned on the tap, but there was no hot water─the water from the tap was cold. Stanley didn’t know what was wrong, but he finally decided to take a bath without hot water.  He started to sing as usual, one song after another.  Stanley was surprised that the water felt warm this way.  So he kept singing, louder and louder, until he finished his bath.     The next morning when Stanley was going to work, he saw a piece of paper on his door:                   & tap 水龙头 1.What does the mother think of Stanley?    (A) He gets up too early.  (B) He is a helpful person.  (C) He should see a doctor.    (D) He makes too much noise. 2.What does this way mean?   (A) Singing to a crying baby.  (B) Singing when taking a cold bath.   (C) Taking a cold bath in the morning.  (D) Taking a bath before going to bed.

 

Coke is the most popular drink and many people enjoy it. But they don’t know it has many other uses.
◆  Cleaning
You can use it to clean your hands，your bathroom or your clothes. When you do some washing and you can put some Coke into the water. And Coke can make them cleaner.
◆ Cooking
Put Coke on beef or pork while it’ s cooking. And we can cook chicken with Coke，it’s very delicious(美味的).
◆Health &beauty
Coke can make you more beautiful(美丽的). Use it on your hair or your skin(皮肤)to make them brighter and smoother.
◆Housework help
Watering flowers with Coke can make them more lovely and beautiful.
So give Coke a try. If anything can do it. Coke can.
【小题1】How many other uses of Coke are there in the passage(文章)?

A．3.

B．4.

C．5.

D．6.

【小题2】What can we use Coke to clean?

A．Bathroom.

B．Beef.

C．Pork.

D．Flowers.

【小题3】What will the flowers be like after watering them with Coke?

A．Cleaner.

B．Smoother.

C．Brighter.

D．More beautiful.

China's Manned Space Program?

The first stage	The second stage	The third stage	Future plans
Time: October 15, 2003 Spaceship:ShenzhouⅤ Main events: Chinese astronaunt Yang Liwei was sent up into space. He went around the earth 14 times in his one_day flight. China became the third country to succeed in manned space flight.	Time: October 12, 2005 Spaceship: Shenzhou Ⅵ Main events: Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng were both sent up into space.On October 17, the two Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth.	Time: September 25, 2008 Spaceship: Shenzhou VII Main events: Chinese astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng were all sent up into space. China became the third country to succeed in space walk. On Setember 27, the three Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth.	1.          China will send up Tiangong I and Shenzhou VII, IX & X between 2010 and 2012 2. China will make a manned moon landing at a proper(适当的) time around 2017. 2.          China plans to set up a permanent (永久的) space lab, and build its engineering system in 2020.

 
【小题1】Before China, how many countries had already sent their spacemen into space??
A. Only one.           B. Two.                 C. Three.         
【小题2】Which spaceship has China succeeded in achieving first space walk?
A. Shengzhou V      B. Shengzhou VI      C. Shengzhou VII
【小题3】So far, how many spacemen has travelled to space in China?
A. 3              B. 5              C. 6
【小题4】Chinese astronauts will possibly walk on the moon around                .?
A. 2010              B. 2017                  C. 2020