1. (2022八下·苏州工业园开学考) 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Disaster—shipwrecks（沉船）
Ship	TITANIC	RMS Rhone	MARY ROSE	LUSITANIA
Date of sinking	15th April, 1912	29th October, 1867	19th July, 1545	7th May, 1915
Weight	47,071 tons	2,782 tons	710 tons	30,884 tons
How it happened	The Titanic sank after crashing into an iceberg.	The British RMS Rhone sank off Salt Island, during a huge hurricane.	A strong gust of wind, or possibly a heavy French cannon ball(加农炮), tipped the Mary Rose over into the water.	The Lusitania was hit by a torpedo(鱼雷)from a German U-boat.
How many died	1,503	Unknown	411	1,198
Wreck site	4 kilometers under the sea on the south-east of Newfoundland, Canada.	24 meters down just off Peter Island in the Caribbean.	12 meters below the Solent, England.	90 meters below the sea level off the Old Head of Kinsale in Ireland.

1. （1） Which is the heaviest ship?

   A . The Titanic. B . The RMS Rhone. C . The Mary Rose. D . The Lusitania.
3. （2） Why did the Mary Rose sink into the water?

   A . She crashed against an iceberg. B . She sank during a huge hurricane. C . A torpedo from a German U-boat hit her. D . Maybe a French cannon ball turned her over.
5. （3） Which of the following is TRUE?

   A . We know the places of the four sinking ships. B . We know three ships were from the 20^th century. C . We know the bad weather caused the four shipwrecks. D . We know the number of people died in the shipwrecks.