5、Self-effacement emphasizes the importance of humbling oneself via verbal restraints, hesitations and modest talk.
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1、Passage OneQuestions1 to5 arebasedonthefollowingpassage.YouprobablyknowabouttheTitanic,butitwasactuallyjustoneofthreestate-of-the-art(先进的)oceanshipsbackintheday.TheOlympicclassshipswerebuiltbytheHarland&WolffshipmakersinNorthernIrelandfortheWhiteStarLinecompany.TheOlympicclassincludedtheOlympic,theBritannicandtheTitanic.WhatyoumaynotknowisthattheTitanicwasn'teventheflagshipofthisclass.Allinall,theOlympicclassshipsweremarvelsofseaengineering,buttheyseemedcursedtosufferdisastrousfates.TheOlympiclaunchedfirstin1910,followedbytheTitanicin1911,andlastlytheBritannicin1914.Theshipshadninedecks,andWhiteStarLinedecidedtofocusonmakingthemthemostluxuriousshipsonthewater.Stretching269.13meters,theOlympicclassshipswerewondersofnavaltechnology,andeveryonethoughtthattheywouldcontinuetobesoforquitesometime.However,allsufferedterribleaccidentsontheopenseas.TheOlympicgotwreckedbeforetheTitanicdid,butitwastheonlyonetosurviveandmaintainasuccessfulcareerof24years.TheTitanicwasthefirsttosinkafterfamouslyhittingahugeicebergin1912.Followingthisdisaster,theBritannichitanavalminein1916andsubsequentlysankaswell.Eachshipwascoal-poweredbyseveralboilersconstantlykeptrunningbyexhaustedcrewsbelowdeck.Mostrecognizableoftheshipdesignsaretheship'ssmokestacks,butthefourthstackwasactuallyjustartisticinnatureandservednofunctionalpurpose.Whiletwooftheseshipssank,theywerealldesignedwithdoublehulls(船体)believedtomakethem"unsinkable",perhapsamistakenideathatledtotheTitanic'sandtheBritannic'stragicend.TheOlympicsufferedtwocrasheswithothershipsandwentontoserveasahospitalshipandtrooptransportinWorldWarI.Eventually,shewastakenoutofservicein1935,endingtheeraoftheluxuriousOlympicclassoceanliners.(1)、 [单选题]WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutthethreeOlympicclassships?
A. Theyperformedmarvellouslyonthesea.
B. Theycouldallbreaktheiceintheirway.
C. Theyallexperiencedterriblemisfortunes.
D. Theyweremodelsofmodernengineering.
(2)、 [单选题]WhatdidWhiteStarLinehaveinmindwhenitpurchasedthethreeships?
A. Theircapacityofsailingacrossallwaters.
B. Theutmostcomfortpassengerscouldenjoy.
C. Theirabilitytosurvivedisastersofanykind.
D. Thelongvoyagestheywereabletoundertake.
(3)、 [单选题]Whatissaidaboutthefourthstackoftheships?
A. Itwasamerepieceofdecoration.
B. Itwastheworkofafamousartist.
C. Itwasdesignedtoletoutextrasmoke.
D. Itwaseasilyidentifiablefromafar.
(4)、 [单选题]WhatmighthaveledtothetragicendoftheTitanicandtheBritannic?
A. Theirunscientificdesigns.
B. Theircaptains'misjudgment.
C. Theassumptionthattheywerebuiltwiththelatesttechnology.
D. Thebeliefthattheycouldneversinkwithadouble-layerbody.