APRIL 5 marks the 100th anniversary(周年紀(jì)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(負(fù)責(zé)任) for the sinking: the moon. Donald Olson, a Texas State University physicist, led a team of astronomers(天文學(xué)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(月亮的聯(lián)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.
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小題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.
小題2: The underlined word “voyage” in the second paragraph really means ______.
A．航行B．飛行C．劃船D．游泳
小題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.
小題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(chǎn),b,c,fB．a(chǎn),c,d,eC．a(chǎn),b,d,fD．a(chǎn),c,e,f
小題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.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:D

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“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.”理解可知。
小題2:詞義理解推斷題，根據(jù)文中語句“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.”理解可知。
小題3:理解判斷題，根據(jù)文中語句“A single iceberg can become stuck many times on its journey southward. The process can take several years.”理解可知。
小題4:理解歸納題，根據(jù)全文中語句理解可知。
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“A century after the accident, scientists have found something new to blame(負(fù)責(zé)任) for the sinking: the moon.”理解可知。
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