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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, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was carrying 1, 316passengers and a crew of 891. Even by modern standards, the 46, 000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, 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 setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted 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 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened. The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged. Below, 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 ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1, 500 lives were lost. New words and expressions生词和短语Southampton（1. 1）/sauI$mpt+n/n南安普敦（英国港市）lookout（1. 10）/luk-aut/n瞭望员collision（1. 11）/k+li+n/n碰撞colossal（1. 4）/k+l&s+l/adj庞大的narrowly（1. 11）/n$r+uli/adv刚刚，勉强地watertight（1. 6）/w&:t+tait/adj不漏水的miss（1. 11）/mis/v避开compartment（1. 6）/k+mpa:tm+nt/n（轮船的）密封舱slight（1. 12）/slait/adj轻微的tremble（1. 12）/tremb+l/v震颤flood（1. 7）/fl)d/v充满水faint（1. 13）/feint/adj微弱的float（1. 7）/fl+(t/v漂浮，飘浮horror（1. 14）/hr&+/n恐惧tragic（1. 7）/tr$dik/adj悲惨的abandon（1. 15）/+b$nd+n/v抛弃liner（1. 7）/lain+/n班船plunge（1. 16）/pl)nd/v投入，跳入voyage（1. 8）/v&i-id/n航行lifeboat（1. 16）/laifb+ut/n救生船iceberg（1. 10）/aisb*:g/n冰山Notes on the text课文注释1 sail for，驶往。2 even by modern standards，即使依照现代标准来衡量。by作“依照”、“按照”讲。3 regarded as unsinkable，被认为是不会沉没的。 regard as当“把当作”讲。4 she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life，她首航就下沉，造成大批人员死亡。go down是“下沉”的意思。5 narrowly missing，勉强避开。6 Below, the captain realized to his horror，在下面，船长惊恐地发现。 below是个副词。Summary writing摘要写作Write an account of the sinking of the Titanic in not more than 80 words. Do not include anything that is not in the last paragraph.Answer these questions in note form to get your points: 1 Where was the Titanic sailing? 2 What was seen by a lookout? 3 When did the ship turn sharply? 4 Did it sail alongside the iceberg, or did it collide with it?5 What was heard from below? 6 What did the captain do?7 What did he find? 8 When did everyone jump overboard?9 Why were 1, 500 people drowned? Vocabulary词汇Give another word or phrase to replace the following words as they are used in the passage: colossal (1. 4); regarded (1. 5); compartments (l. 6); flooded (1. 7); float (1. 7); avoid (1. 11); narrowly (1. 11). Composition作文In not more than 200 words write an imaginary account of what happened on the Titanic immediately after the order to abandon ship was given. Use the ideas given below. Do not write more than three paragraphs.Title: Abandon ship. Introduction: Order to abandon ship unexpected - everybody unprepared. Development: Immediate effect - panic and confusion - people rushing in all directions - crew came up from below - lifeboats lowered - people jumped overboard - struggle to get into lifeboats - lifeboats full. Conclusion: Titanic sank rapidly - people in water - cries of despair - lifeboats moved away. .Key structures关键句型What had happened? 过去完成时 Exercises练习A Underline the verbs in the passage which tell us what had happened. Note how they have been used.B Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise.1 At that time, she was the largest ship that ever _ (build). 2 After the alarm _ (give), the great ship _ (turn) sharply to avoid a direct collision.Special difficulties难点Word Building构词法：在动词后面加上持缀-er, -ist, -ness, -ion或-ity往往可以组成名词Study these sentences:He works hard.He is a hard worker.He has a responsible position. He has a lot of responsibility.He plays the violin. He is a violinist. He is very careless. I have never seen such carelessness. Note how new words can be formed by adding -er, -ist, -ness, -ion, -ity.Can you explain this? Can you give me an explanation? He has a responsible position. Exercise练习Supply the missing words in the following sentences: 1 He studied physics at university. He is a p _ . 2 He works in a mine. He is a m _ 3 Pasteur did a great service to _ (human). 4 He is trying to make a good _ (impress). 5 . His paintings have been admired for their _ (original). Multiple choice questions多项选择题Choose the correct answers to the following questions. Comprehension理解1 When the Titanic set out from Southampton _ . ashe was carrying a very large cargo bshe was making a voyage which is only attempted by very large ships conly two of her watertight compartments were flooded dshe was sailing on her maiden voyage 2 What happened once the iceberg had been spotted?aThe Titanic got lost in the icy waters of the North Atlantic. bThe alarm was given that there was a collision ahead. cThe Titanic quickly changed her course. dThe Titanic turned just as the iceberg rose steeply out of the water. 3 The Titanic sank because _ . ashe had been badly damaged by an iceberg bthe captain was slow to realize the true nature of the damage cno more than five of her watertight compartments had been flooded dinstead of trying to save her, people plunged into the water Structure结构4 _ were 1, 316 passengers and a crew of 891. (11. 2-3)aOn her board bOn board her cBoarding her dOn boarding her5 No one thought she _ sink, for she had sixteen watertight compartments. (11. 5-6)awould be possible to bwould be able to cshould dcould possibly6 She _ four days when a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted. (11. 9-10)asailed bwas sailing chas