广东江门新会一中2012-2013学年高二上学期期中考试试题 英语

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精2012—2013学年度第一学期期中考试高二级英语科试题本试卷共五大部分，共13页，满分100分，附加题10分,考试用时140分钟。注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目用铅笔填涂在答题卡上。2、每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再转涂其他答案。不能答在试卷上。部分题型答案要求直接用黑色签字笔写到答题卷上。I。听说考试部分：PartBRoleplay角色扮演（共8小题,每小题1分，满分8分）Inthispart，youarerequiredtoactasaroleandcompletethreecommunicativetasks:listentoaspeaker,askthespeakerthreequestionsandthenanswerfivequestions。情景介绍角色:你是节目主持人JaneSummers.任务:(1）采访一位高中生对电脑的热爱和使用情况.(2）根据谈话内容回答问题。1.Nowpleaseaskthespeakerthreequestions。Q1:你每天用多长时间的电脑？_________________________________________________A1：Listentoanswer1。Q2：你们班里的每个人都有电脑吗？_________________________________________________A2:Listentoanswer2.Q3:你有其他爱好吗?_________________________________________________A3：Listentoanswer3.2。Nowpleasegetreadytoanswerfivequestions.Q1:Listentoquestion1.A1:Heisusuallythere____________Q2:Listentoquestion2。A2：____________did。Q3:Listentoquestion3.A3:Atleast___________.Q4：Listentoquestion4。A4：Manyofthemare____________。Q5:Listentoquestion5.A5：Heplaysbasketball，swims,or____________.PartCRetelling(共7小题，每小题1分，满分7分)梗概：丢了一把伞，登不同的广告得到的结果区别很大，这是怎么回事？以下是录音内容的故事复述，请在答题卷横线上填写相关的信息内容（横线上只能填一个单词），录音听两遍.OnceamanlostanumbrellaattheLondonChurch,and1togetitbackevenafteradvertisinginthelocalnewspaper.Hisfriend,amerchant,askedhimhowtheadvertisementhadbeenwritten.Themantoldthemerchantwhathehadwritten,“LostattheLondonChurcha2umbrella。Whoeverfindsitandleavesitwillreceive3pounds。”ThemerchantfriendtoldhimthestyleofwritingwasofgreatThenextmorning,themanwas6toseeatleast12umbrellasinfrontofhisdoor.Manyhadnotesaskingforforgivenessorclaimingthattheumbrellahadbeentakenby7.Theyallaskedthemantokeepthisasecret.II.语言知识及应用(共三节,满分25分）第一节单项选择(每小题0.5分，满分5分)1.Theteachercameintotheclassroom,_________byhisstudents。A。following B.tobefollowingC。followed D。havingfollowed2。Themurdererwasbroughtin，withhishands_______behindhisback．

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D.tied3。_____time，he’llmakeafirst—classtennisplayer.A。Havinggiven B。Togive C。Giving D.Given4。Herearesomenewcomputerprograms_________forhomebuildings.A。designing B.design C.designedD。todesign5.Thescientistswerewaitingtoseetheproblem__________.A。settleB。settled C。tosettleD.settling6.WhenIcamein，IsawDr。Liapatient。A.examineB.examiningC.toexamineD.examined7。Mr.Smith,ofthespeech,startedtoreadanovel。A.tired;boring B。tiring；boredC。tired；bored D.tiring；boring8。Hispoor______Englishpreventedhimfrombeingunderstood.A.spokenB。spokeC.speakingD。isspeaking9。Onlyinthisway____________.A。canyoufoolhimB.youcanfoolhimC.youwillfoolhimD.youshouldfoolhim10.Ifyoudon’tgotohisbirthdaypartynextFriday，____________.A。sodoI

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D。norwillI第二节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Beingpositiveisveryimportant.SoIoften__11__mysontobepositive。ButonedayIwascaughtnotdoingwhatIoftentellhimtodo.Mysonis7yearsoldandhewas____12____ashowtobeputonathisschool.Hewasplayingtheroleofanangel.Ontheeveningbeforetheshow,heaskedme,“Mom,canwe__13__angels?”Asusual，Iseized(抓住)the__14___toteachhimtobepositiveandIsaid,“Yes,butonlythosewhoareperfect,andthinkandtalkpositivelycan."Heasked，“Youmusthaveseenthemthen?"Iwas__15__forafewseconds，notknowingwhattosay.Iwastouchedbyhis__16__thathismotherwasaperfectperson。Helookedintomyeyes，__17__apositiveanswer。Ichosetobe18____withhimandtoldhim，“No.I’venotbeenagoodpersonallthetime.”Iwasalmost__19__toadmitthistohim.Ithoughtthathis__20__ofaperfectmotherwouldnowsurelybetornintopieces.Buthe_21__itpositivelyandsaid，“It'sallright。Youknowtotrytobebetterfromnowon.”IsmiledasIreplied，“That’s__22__。Sometimes，wemightmakea_23____,butwhenwedo，wemustalwaystrytodobetter.”Myson’s__24___struckmerightinmyheartandarealwayswithme.Ilearnedagoodlessonthatday“toalwaystrytobebetter.”Thiswillalways_25__meinallsituationswhereI’llneedtobepositive。11。A。showB.refuseC.worryD.encourage12。A。goingthroughB.preparingforC。turningtoD。lookingfor13.A.describeB。drawC.inviteD.see14。A.feelingB。attitudeC.chanceD。method15.A.pleasedB.interestedC。excitedD.quiet16.A.thoughtB.behaviorC.dreamD。story17。A.makingB.expectingC。tryingD.choosing18。A.wrongB。angryC。strictD。honest19。A.gladB。surprisedC.relaxedD。embarrassed20。A.descriptionB.speechC.pictureD。idea21.A.finishedB。tookC.caughtD。changed22A。rightB。fineC。impossible23.A。changeB.decisionC。differenceD。mistake24。A.wordsB.performancesC.joyD。progress25。A.hurtB。protectC.helpD.find第三节语法填空(共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷上标号为26-35的相应位置。Everyonehashisownattitude____26_____gettingold.Thenightbeforehereighthbirthday，IfoundmydaughterLizzysatonherbed____27____(weep）。“Ilovebeingseven，”shecried。“Idon’twanttobeeight!"Iheldherinmyarmsandexplainedthat____28____wasgoingtobeevenbettertobeeightthanbeingseven.ItoldherhowmuchIlovedherand____29____awonderfulbirthdayshewasgoingtohave.Eventuallyshewascomforted。It’salwaysstrange____30____（tell）thatyouareayearolder，evenwhenyouaren’tveryold.NowI’minmyearly60s,andIdon'talwaysrecognizethefaceinthemirror,_____31____somethinghaschangedthewaythatIthink.Theprocessofaging____32____(increasing)interestsandamazesme,annoysandirritatesme，andsometimesstillmakesme____33___(frighten），too，butmuch,muchlessthanitusedto.Thereis____34____ongoingsadnessattheabsenceofthefriendsandfamilymembers____35____havediedbeforeme.III。阅读理解(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）(A)TheAmericanhumorist，WillRogers，usedtosay，“AllIknowiswhatIreadinthenewspapers”．Thiswasanexaggerationforhumorouspurposes，butitistruethatnewspapersareanimportantsourceofinformation．Manypeoplebegintheirdaybyreadingthepaper．Inthiswaytheylearnwhatisgoingonintheworld．Sometimes，however,theydon’thavetimetoreadthenewscarefullyandmustbesatisfiedwithaquicklookatthefrontpage;atothertimestheymaybeinsuchahurrythattheyhavetimeonlytoglanceattheheadlines．Therearenewspaperstosatisfyeveryreader．Inthebigcitiestherearemanytypesofpapers，withseveraldifferenteditionseveryday．Insmalltownstherearefewernewspapersandperhapsonlyoneeditioneachday．Insomeareasthepaperisprintedweekly。Mostnewspapershaveseveralsections，especiallyonSundayswhentheeditionislargerthanusual．Thereare，inadditiontothefrontpagewiththemostimportantnews，thesportssection，thesocietypage，thecomics,theamusementsection，abusinesspage，andtheeditorials.Anothertypeofpublicationwhichhelpskeepthepopulationinformedisthemagazine.Somemagazinesarepublishedweekly,othersareputoutmonthly．Therearenewsmagazines，literarymagazines，andmagazinesforsuchspecialinterestsasphotography，sports,art，andmusic,Someareprimarilyformen，othersforwomen，andthereisaselectionofchildren'smagazines，too.IntheUnitedStates,therearepublicationsforeverytasteandinterest.36.Thefunctionofanewspaperis______________.A。tohelppeopletobegintheirdaybyreadingitB。tosatisfyeveryreaderC.togetpeoplewellinformedofallkindsofnewsD。toprovideitsreaderswithmanysections37。Thepurposeofheadlinesis______________。A.toshowthemainideaofanarticleorapassageB。totellitsreadershowtoentitleanarticleorapassageC.apieceofnewsforpeopletoglanceatD.tobeprintedinlargelettersaboveastoryinanewspaper38。Thebesttitleforthispassageis______________。A。NewspaperShouldBeReadEveryDayB。DifferentNewspapersShouldBeProvidedtoSatisfyTheirReadersC.ManyTypesofNewspapersMustBePublishedinBigCitiesD。NewspapersandMagazines39.WhenWillRogersaidthatallheknewwaswhathereadinthenewspapers,hisrealpurposewas______________。A。totellyouthattherealsourceofhisknowledgewasfromthenewspaperB。toshowthatnewspapershelpedtogethimwellinformedC.toshowthathewasverylearnedthroughreadingnewspapersD.totellyouthathewasinterestedinreadingnewspapers40。Whichsentenceisthemainideaofthe4thparagraph?A.SentenceOneB.SentenceTwoC。SentenceFourD.SentenceSix (B)Mybrother—in-lawopenedthedrawerofmysister’sandliftedoutapackage.“This，"hesaid,“islingerie（女内衣）.”Heopeneditandthepricetagwasstillattached.“JanboughtthisthefirsttimewewenttoNewYork.Sheneverworeit。Shewassavingitforaspecialoccasion。”Heputitonthebed.Hishandsstayedonthesoftmaterialforamoment，andthenheturnedtome，“Don'teversaveanythingforaspecialoccasion。Everydayyou’realiveisaspecialoccasion。”Irememberedthosewordsthroughthefuneralandthedaysthatfollowed。IthoughtaboutthemontheplanereturningtoCalifornia.Ithoughtaboutallthethingsthatshehadn’tseenorheardordone。Ithoughtaboutthethingsthatshehaddonewithoutrealizingthattheywerespecial.I'mstillthinkingabouthiswordsandI’mnot“saving”anything；weuseourgoodchinaforeveryspecial。Iwearmygoodblazer(夹克)ifIfeellikeit.I’mnotsurewhatmysisterwouldhavedoneifshehadknownthatshewouldn'tbehereforthetomorrow。Ithinkshewouldhavecalledfamilymembersandafewclosefriends。Shemighthavecalledafewformerfriends.IthinkshewouldhavegoneoutforaChinesedinner,herfavoritefood.I’mguessing.I’llneverknow。It’sthoselittlethingsleftundonethatwouldmakemeangryifIknewthatmyhourswerelimited.AngrybecauseIputoffseeinggoodfriendswhomIwasgoingtogetintouchwithsomeday.AngrybecauseIhadn’twrittencertainlettersthatIintendedtowriteoneofthesedays.AngryandsorrythatIdidn’ttellmyhusbandanddaughteroftenhowmuchItrulylovethem。I’mtryingveryhardnottoputoff,holdback，orsaveanythingthatwouldaddlaughtertoourlives.AndeverymorningwhenIopenmyeyes,Itellmyselfthateveryday,everyminute，everybreathtruly,isagiftfromGod。41.FromParagraphs1to3weknowthatthewriter____.A。wasveryinterestedinthetripB.cametoattendhersister’sfuneralC。cametohaveatalktoherbrother—in—lawD.cametotakecareofhersister42。Whydidthewritersaythatshewouldwearherblazerifshefeltlikeit？A.Becauseherblazerwasmuchmoreexpensivethanhersister’slingerie。B。Becauseshewouldnotfollowhersister’swaytosaveitforaspecial。C.Becauseshewantedtoshowpeoplearoundhowprettyshewas。D。Becauseshefollowedherbrother-in-law’swordstoweariteveryday.43。Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____。A.herbrother—in-lawdidn'tlovehersisterB。thewritercouldn’tcatchwhatherbrother-in-lawhadsaidC。thewriterwouldnotfollowhersister'slifestyleD。thewriterwasverysurprisedathersister'searlydeath44.Thewriterwantstotellus_____。A.toliveashersisterdid B。tosavesomethingforthefutureC。totrytounderstandothersD。toregardeverydayasaspecial45.Whatwouldhavemadethewriterangry？A.Therebeingnotime。B。Notdoingwhatsheshouldhavedoneintime.C。Forgettingdoingthings。D.Thinkingshehadplentyoftimetodothings.(C）Bloodpressureiswhatkeepsthebloodflowinginourbodies。Ourbloodpressurenaturallychangesduringtheday。Ifitstayshighovertime,itiscalledhypertensionorhighbloodpressure。Highbloodpressuremeansthatthehearthastoworkhardertocarrybloodtothevitalorgansinthebody.Highbloodpressurecancauseheartattack,stroke，kidneydisease，andotherseriousmedicalproblems.Eventhoughpeoplecandiefromhighbloodpressure,theonlywaytoknowifyouhaveitistohaveyourbloodpressurechecked.Abloodpressurereadinghastwoparts:Thefirstnumberissometimescalledthetopnumber，orthesystolicpressure.Itmeasuresyourbloodpressurewhentheheartcontractsandispumpingblood。Thesecondnumberissometimescalledthebottomnumber，orthediastolicpressure.Itmeasuresyourbloodpressurewhentheheartisatrest，betweenheartbeats。Normalbloodpressureislessthan120/80。Ifyourfirstnumberis120orhigheroryoursecondnumberis80orhigher，thereisreasontobeconcerned。Thesenumbersnaturallychangeduringtheday，soyoushouldhaveyourbloodpressurecheckedagainanotherday。Ifyourbloodpressureisbetween120/80and139/89，thenyouhavepre—hypertension.Thismeansthatyoudon’thavehighbloodpressurenow,butarelikelytodevelopitinthefutureunlessyouadopthealthylifestylechanges.Bymakingsmallchangesinyourbehavior，youcanmakebigimprovementsinyourbloodpressurenumbers.Changessuchasincludingregularphysicalactivityinyourday，loweringyourlevelsofstress，andchoosingtostopsmokingcigarettesifyousmokeareallwaystoimprovebloodpressure.Ifyourfirstnumberishigherthan140oryoursecondnumberishigherthan90,youmayhavehypertensionorhighbloodpressure。Inadditiontolifestylechanges,yourdoctormayprescribemedicine。Gettingyourbloodpressuretestedandknowingyournumberswillhelpyoutakecontrolofyourhealth.46.Howtoknowthatonepersonsuffersfromhighbloodpressure?A.Tofeeldizzy.B.Tofeelheartbeatfast。 C。Toworkhard。D.Tohaveyourbloodpressuremeasured。47。WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue？A.Thenormalhighbloodpressureequals120/80。B.Aperson'sbloodpressuremaybedifferentatdifferenttime。C.Highbloodpressurecanleadtomanyseriousdiseases。D。140/90showsapersonmaysufferfromhighbloodpressure。48.Ifaperson’sbloodpressureis135/85，thatmeans______。A。he/shesuffersfromhighbloodpressureB.his/herbloodpressureisnormalC。he/shehaspre-hypertensionD.he/sheislikelytohavekidneydisease49。Whatcankeeppeoplefarfromhighbloodpressure?A。Todomorephysicalexercise.B。Tohavearegulartimetable。C.Toquitsmoking。D.Toadoptahealthylifestyle。50.Whatisthisarticlemainlyabout？A。Highbloodpressureasaseriousdisease.B。Whathypertensionisandhowtoimproveyourbloodpressure.C。Howtopreventhighbloodpressure。D.Theimportanceofoftenhavingone'sbloodpressurechecked.(D）Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?Whatmakesonepersonagenius，likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein，andanotherpersonafool？Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear。Weknow，however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough。Insomeways，themindislikealegoranarmmuscle。Itneedsexercise。Mental（donewiththemind)exerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists(心理学家)thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If，ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo，theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent。Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren。Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositive(helpful)thingstotheirchildren,suchas“Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid."or“Youaresuchasmartchild。”51。Thewords“intelligent”and“brilliant"inthefirstparagraphprobablymean_______while“dull”inthesecondparagraphmeans_______。A。brightandsplendid；slowinthinkingandunderstandingB.prettyandhandsome;ordinary—lookingC.greatandimportant；commonD.hopefulandhelpful;careless52。Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusis______whileanidiotis_______。A。anormalperson；afunnypersonB.astrongperson;aweakpersonC。ahighlyintelligentperson；afoolishorweak-mindedpersonD.afamousperson；anordinaryperson53.Aperson________ismorelikelytobecomeagenius。A。whoseparentsarecleverB.oftenthinkingaboutdifficultproblemsC.oftenhelpedbyhisparentsandteachersD。bornwithagoodbrainandputtingitintoactiveuse54。Itisbetterforparents________.A。topraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoftenB.tobehardontheirchildrenC。toleavetheirchildrenalonewithnothingtodoD.togivetheirchildrenasmuchhelpaspossible55.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?A.Parentsplayanimportantpartintheirchildren'sgrowth。B.Thelessyouuseyourmindthedulleryoumaybecome.C.Intelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulive.D.Whatmakesapersonbrightorstupidisstillunderdiscussion。高二（）班学号___________姓名____________———-———————密-高二（）班学号___________姓名____________———-———————密-—-——-———-封-——-—--———-———线————--———-—-——英语科试题答题卷听说考试：PartB(每小题1分，满分8分)Q1：_____________________________________________________________Q2：_____________________________________________________________Q3:_____________________________________________________________A1：___________________________A2:__________________________A3:___________________________A4:__________________________A5:____________________________PartC（每小题1分，满分7分）1。________________2。_______________3。______________4._______________5.________________6.________________7。_____________Ш。语法填空:（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）26.___________27.___________28.__________29。___________30____________31.____________32.___________33.____________34.__________35.____________IV.词汇第一节单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）56.Theychargedtheaccidenttothe_______________（缺乏）ofexperience.57.Wecan'twaitto_______________(宣布）thegoodnews。58.Thenewgovernment'sfirst________________(挑战）istheeconomy。59.Itriedto_______________(吸引）hisattention，butfailed.60.Whatdoyourememberasyourfirst_______________（印象）abouthim？61.Weshouldnot_______________（责备)technologyforthesefailures.62.Inthiswaytheycanbetter_______________(运用;应用）theorytopractice。63。I_______________（强烈要求)toseethemanager.64。Ifyou_______________(集中）allyourenergiesonstudyingEnglish，youwillmasterthelanguage.65.Canthepilot_______________（指导）theplanetoasafelanding？第二节完成下列句子（共5小题,每小题1分，满分5分）66。我们不能依靠我们的感觉,而是要将信心建立在事实上。Weshouldn't__________________feelings，buthavefaithinthefacts。67.他们对这个问题提出了一些新的见解。They______________________________somenewideasonthesubject.68。这种传统的方法存在许多问题。Thistraditionalapproachhas___________________________________problems.69.我盯着它看了有两三分钟,最终它消失出了我的视线.IwatcheditfortwoorthreeminutesbeforeIeventually________________________it。70.我的车在回家的路上抛锚了。Mycar________________________onthewayhome。V。写作第一节基础写作(满分10分）写一篇文章记叙你的英语老师Mrs.Brown.标题：MyTeacherMrs。Brown来自澳大利亚，教我们英文。今年40岁，身体修长,金发碧眼,参观过中国许多名胜古迹.教学有方，课堂生动有趣，严格要求学生,耐心回答学生问题。下个月Mrs。Brown将要离开中国回澳大利亚。写作要求：1．只能用五个句子表达全部内容；2.句子结构准确,信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节读写任务（共1小题,满分15分)阅读下列短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。InordertolearnEnglishwell,itisnecessaryforustoovercomethefearofmakingmistakes。Iftheprimarygoaloflanguageuseiscommunication，thenmistakesaresecondaryconsiderationthatmaybedealtwithgraduallywhenweincreasinglyrealizethosemistakes。Aslanguagelearners,wemayobservehownativespeakersexpressthemselvesandhownativeexpressionsdifferfromthewaywemightsaythem.Forexample,aSpanishspeakerwhohasbeensaying“Idoit”toexpresswillingnesstodosomethingintheimmediatefuture,could,byinteracting（互动)withnativespeakersofEnglish，observethatnativespeakersactuallysay“I'lldoit”.Butifwearenotwillingtointeractinthefirstplace,wewilllosethisopportunityoflearningbytrialanderror.写作内容以约30个词概括短文的内容.以约120个词表达如何面对英语学习中所出的错误，并包括如下要点：1）你在英语学习中是否担心出错误;2)你常在哪些方面出错误；以你自己的经历说明你是如何面对你英语学习中的错误的。写作要求作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；信中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________附加题：(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）MygreatuncleDenisO'BrienboardedtheTitanicasathird—classpassengeratQueenstown,Ireland.Hewas21，ajockey（骑师)fromCountyCork1wasofferedajobridinghorsesforanAmericanfamily.HiselderbrotherMichael，whohadmadehisowntripacrosstheAtlanticafewyears2(early）,waswaitingforhiminNewYork_3__（anxiety).Inoneversionofthestory-—-MichaelsentDenisaproperovercoatsohewouldn’tlooktoopoorwhenhecamethrough4__sureisthatDenisdidn'tmakeit,thoughhisovercoatdid.Astheship5（sink），Denis,whoissometimeslistedasTimothyO’BrieninTitanicpassengerrecords，wrote6______notetoMichael.Hegavethenoteandhisovercoattoawomaninalifeboatandaskedhertoseethatherbrothergotthem.Shedid。7knowswhatthenotesaid———thatpartofthestorygot8______（lose)overthecourseofthepasthundredyears.Ioftenwonderwhathewasthinkin