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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.

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(2)、 [单选题]WhatdidWhiteStarLinehaveinmindwhenitpurchasedthethreeships?

A. Theircapacityofsailingacrossallwaters.
B. Theutmostcomfortpassengerscouldenjoy.
C. Theirabilitytosurvivedisastersofanykind.
D. Thelongvoyagestheywereabletoundertake.

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(3)、 [单选题]Whatissaidaboutthefourthstackoftheships?

A. Itwasamerepieceofdecoration.
B. Itwastheworkofafamousartist.
C. Itwasdesignedtoletoutextrasmoke.
D. Itwaseasilyidentifiablefromafar.

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(4)、 [单选题]WhatmighthaveledtothetragicendoftheTitanicandtheBritannic?

A. Theirunscientificdesigns.
B. Theircaptains'misjudgment.
C. Theassumptionthattheywerebuiltwiththelatesttechnology.
D. Thebeliefthattheycouldneversinkwithadouble-layerbody.

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(5)、 [单选题]WhathappenedtotheshipOlympicintheend?

A. Shewasusedtocarrytroops.
B. ShewassunkinWorldWarI.
C. Shewasconvertedintoahospitalship.
D. Shewasretiredafterhernavalservice.

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A. Theyperformedmarvellouslyonthesea. B. Theycouldallbreaktheiceintheirway. C. Theyallexperiencedterriblemisfortunes. D. Theyweremodelsofmodernengineering.

(2)、 [单选题]WhatdidWhiteStarLinehaveinmindwhenitpurchasedthethreeships?

(3)、 [单选题]Whatissaidaboutthefourthstackoftheships?

(4)、 [单选题]WhatmighthaveledtothetragicendoftheTitanicandtheBritannic?

(5)、 [单选题]WhathappenedtotheshipOlympicintheend?

A. Theyperformedmarvellouslyonthesea.
B. Theycouldallbreaktheiceintheirway.
C. Theyallexperiencedterriblemisfortunes.
D. Theyweremodelsofmodernengineering.