2019中考英语阅读理解考前强化：The report

The report ca to the British on May 21,1949. The German battleship Bismarck, the most poerful arship(战舰) in the orld, as moving out into the Atlantic Ocean. Her task: to destroy the ships supplies from the United Statesto ar-tornEngland.

The British had feared such a task. No arship they had uld match theBismarckin speed or in firepoer. TheBismarckhad eight 15-inch guns and 81 small guns. She uld move at 30 nautical(海上的) miles an hour. She as believed to be unsinkable.

Hoever, the British had to sink her. They sent out a task force headed by their best battleship Hood to hunt don theBismarck. On May 24, the Hood found theBismarck.

It as a eting that the German mander Luetjens did not ant to see. His orders ere to destroy the British ships that ere carrying supplies, but to stay aay from a fight ith British arships.

The battle didn’t last long. The Bismarck’s first torpedo(鱼雷) hit the Hood, hich ent don taking all but three of her 4,419 n ith her.

But in the fight, theBismarckas slightly damaged. Her mander decided to run for repairs toFrance, hich had at that ti been taken by the speed and the heavy fog, they lost sight of her.

For to days, every British ship in the Atlantic tried to find theBismarck, but ith no suess. Finally, she as sighted by a plane from the air. TheBismarckas hit.

On the morning of May 27, the last battle as fought. Four British ships fired on theBismarck, and she as finally sunk.

1. TheBismarcksailed into theAtlantic Ocean____.

A. to sink the Hood

B. to gain ntrol ofFrance

C. to cut off Arican supplies toBritain

D. to s British arships reachingGermany

2. Many people believed that theBismarckuld not be defeated because she ____.

A. as fast and poerful B. had more n on board

C. as under Luetjens’ mand D. had bigger guns than other ships

3. We learn from the text that on 24 of May ____.

A. the British on the battle against theBismarck

B. the Bismarck on the battle against the British

C. the British gunfire damaged theBismarckseriously

D. the Bismarck sueeded in keeping aay from the British

4. Luetjens tried to sail toFrancein order to ____.

A. have the ship repaired B. join the other Germans

C. get help from the French D. get aay from the British

5. Which of the folloing is the imdiate cause of the sinking of theBismarck?

A. The British air strikes.

B. The damage done by the Hood.

C. Gunfire from the British arships.

D. Luetjens’ decision to run forFrance.

The key :

5. C A B A C