stillbeabletostayonthesea.
fourdayslater,whenthe"titanic"wascroingthesea,themanonwatchsuddenlysawaverylargeicebergahead.thegreatshipturnedquicklyontime,butbeforelongtherewasasoundfrombelow.thecaptainwentdowntoseewhatwasthematter.tohissurprise,hefoundtheshipwassinkingfastbecause5compartmentshadbeenbroken!hundredsofpeoplejumpedoutintothewater.astherewerenotenoughlifeboats,about1,500liveswerelost.
（5）是问短文的最好标题的，属于深层理解，当你读了短文就会明白最好的标题不是a（titanic是如何下去的），也不是b（这艘大船是如何正在下沉的），也不是d（一只船的下沉），而是c（"titanic"号沉船事件）。
2.利用"顺读法"，解下列各题：
jameswatt（詹姆斯·瓦特）andthekettle（水壶）
jameswattwasanenglishboy.helikedtoaskquestioandwasalwaysthinkinghard.
onedayhewassittinginthekitchen（厨房）
withhisgrandmother.therehesawakettleonthestove（炉子）。
soonsteambegantoriseoutofthekettle,andthelidwasshaking."grandma,what'sinthekettle?"heasked.
"water,mychild.nothingbutwater."
"butiknowthereissomethingelse.itpushesthelidup."
"oh,that'sonlysteam."
"howdoesthesteamgetunderthelid?"
"itcomesfromthehotwater."
theboysaidtohimself."thesteammustbeverystrong.itcanpushthings.ifthereismorewater,thesteamwillbemuchstronger."manyyearslaterjameswatttriedhardandsucceededinmakingsteamworkforpeople.hegavetheworlditsfirststeamengine（发动机）.
ⅰ.findthewordfromthisstoryaccordingtothephrases.
1）athingforboilingwater:k________
2）athinginwhichfireburningforwarmingorcooking:s________
3）movable（可移动的）coverforopening:i_________
4）gain（收获）whatoneistryingtodo:s_________
5）useforceonsomethingt