It was on April 10, 1912, when the Titanic¹ sailed for New York. She was carrying more than 2200 people.

　　At that time she was not only he biggest but also the finest of all ships, for she had six compartments²（密封舱） with her. If four of them were broken, she would still be able to stay on the water.

　　Four days after setting³ out, while the Titanic was sailing across the ocean, the man on watch suddenly saw a very large iceberg⁴, 100 feet tall. The great ship turned in time, but before long there was a sudden sound from below. The noise was so low that no one knew what had happened. The captain went down and was greatly surprised to see that five of her compartments had been broken. The Titanic was going down fast.

　　The captain gave the order to give up the ship and hundreds of people jumped out into the water. At least over 1500 people lost their lives because there were not enough lifeboats.

　　66. The Titanic was the name of a ________.

　　A. woman    B. ship    C. captain

　　67. Which statement is true according to the passage?

　　A. Not a ship at that time had compartments with her.

　　B. Not a ship at that time sailed between England and America.

　　C. Not a ship at that time was the same size as the Titanic.

　　68. What broke five compartments of the great ship?

　　A. The low noise.   B. The large iceberg.  C. The sudden sound.

　　69. Why did the captain decide to give up this ship?

　　A. Because he knew he could do nothing to save it.

　　B. Because a lot of people had jumped into the water.

　　C. Because he knew the icebergs⁵ were not far away.

　　70. How many people were saved in the end?

　　A. Half of the passengers. B. About seven hundred.  C. More than 1500.

　　Ⅳ.写作

　　第一节：改写句子：

　　下面是关于Mr. White 上英语课的三对句子。

　　71. Mr. White drew a picture on a piece of paper so that he could show the meaning of an English word.

　　Mr. White drew a picture on a piece of paper ______ the meaning of an English word.

　　72. Everybody in the class was asked to tell a story about the picture.

　　Mr. White __________________ to tell a story about the picture.

　　73. They spent more than twenty minutes on the work.

　　It __________ more than twenty minutes to do the work.

　　第二节：书面表达：

　　你的朋友Alice要来北京，但你有事不能去机场接她，委托lily去接她，但她们二人互不认识，请给Alice写一封短信。你在短文中的名字是：li Ming.

　　你不能去接她；

　　由谁去接她；

　　描述以下Lily的外貌：红裙子、二十多岁、个子不高，戴眼睛