新概念英语第三册课文填空训练10 Lesson10 The loss of the Titanic

新概念英语第三册课文填空训练 新概念英语第三册Lesson10 The loss of the Titanic What would have happened if only two of the sixteen water-tight compartments had been flooded? The great ship,Titanic, _______(sail) for New York from Southampton ____ April 10th, 1912. She was carrying 1316 __________ and crew of 891. Even by ______ standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. At the time, ________, she was not only the ______(large) ship that had ever been ______, ____ was ________(regard) as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments. ____ __two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float. The tragic _______(sink) of this great liner will always be _________(remember), for she went down on her ______voyage with heavy _____(lose) of life. Four days after ________(set) out, while the Titanic was sailing ______ the icy water of the North Atlantic, huge iceberg was suddenly_______(spot) by a lookout. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned _______(sharp) _________(avoid) a _______ collision. The Titanic ______just in time, narrowly _______ (miss)the immense walk of ice _______ rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling _______ from below, and the captain went down to see what had _________. The noise had been ___ faint _____ no one thought that the ship had been damaged. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking _______(rapid), ___ five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded! The order to ________ ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water. Cause and Effect因果关系 As there were not _______ lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 ______(life) were lost. RMS( R