Book7Unit 2周测.doc

2013-2014学年度第二学期高二英语周测试题 第一部分 完形填空 (共15小题, 每小题2分, 满分30分)阅读下面短文. 掌握其大意, 然后从所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。 The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was 1 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a huge ship. 2 , however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever 3 , but was regarded as 4 , for she had sixteen watertight compartments. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life. Four days after selling out, 5 the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters _6 the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly 7 by a lookout. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision. The Titanic turned just in time , narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 8 out of the water beside her. Suddenly, 9 was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened. The noise had been so faint 10 no one thought that the ship had been damaged. 11 , the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded! The order to abandon the 12 was given and hundreds of people plunged 13__ the icy water. 14 were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 15 were lost. 1. A. carried B. carry C. carrying D. to carry 2. A. On time B. At times C. At that time D. In times 3. A. be built B. built C. been built D. had built 4. A. sink B. sinkable C. unlink D. unsinkable 5. A. when B. who C. while D. why 6. A. on B. in C. for D. of 7. A. spot B. spotting