【正文】 was in somekind, of danger. But was it really serious or just a narrow escape? Had the passengers needed to abandon ship? Van Ands could not tell from the short and confusing message. Although he was generally considered a conservative and cautious man, Van Ands gambled on the unthinkable that the Titanic was sinking.He threw his staff into action。 the story was approached from all angles. Some reporters put together lists of famous persons on board。 others turned out features about the ship and other important passenger liners。 still others did stories on similar sea disasters. In other words, Van Ands and the Times went all the way with the story。 they played it big. At other newspapers, editors were more cautious, inserting such words as rumored here and there. Van Anda39。s threecolumn headline reflected the sureness that has marked the Times throughout its history:NEW LINER HITS ICEBERG。SINKING BY THE BOW AT MIDNIGHT。WOMEN PUT OFF IN LIFEBOATS。LAST WIRELESS 12:27 A. M.Officials of the White Star Line, which owned the Titanic, had been releasing optimistic statements all during the day of April 15 ,and did not confirm Van Anda39。s story until the evening of April 16. Van Anda39。s final edition, which went to press about three hours after the Times had received the first brief wireless report, stated flatly that the Titanic had sunk. This was perhaps a great risk on Van Anda39。s part and his deductive journalism may have shocked many, but it remains as one of the great againstadeadline news coverage feats in all journalism.97. He was there at 1:20 A. M. on April 15,1912,when a distress signal came in from Newfoundland that the pride of Britain39。s passenger fleet, the Titanic, was in trouble. Which of the following statements is true?[ A ] Newfoundland was the pride of Britain39。s passenger fleet.[ B ] The Titanic was part of Britain39。s passenger fleet.[ C ] Britain39。s passenger fleet was in trouble.[D] Newfoundland was in distress.98. Although he was generally considered a conservative and cautious man, Van Ands gambled on the unthinkable that the Titanic was sinking. This means that[ A ] Van Anda was thought to be careless[ B ] Van Anda didn39。t think the Titanic was sinking[ C ] Van Anda took a chance[ D ] Van Anda gambled on the Titanic99. Van Anda39。s threecolumn headline reflected the sureness that has marked the Times throughout its history. This means that[ A ] the Times has been serfassured[ B J the Times is thorough[ C ] the history of the Times is reflected in its headlines[ D ] the Times has a distinguished record100. Officials of the White Star Line, which owned the Titanic ,had been releasing optimistic statements all during the day of April 15 ,and did not confirm Van Anda39。s story until the evening of April 16. This means that[ A ] the owners of the Titanic did not at first send out accurate reports[ B ] the owners of the Titanic quickly admitted it was sinking[ C ] the owners of the Titanic did not confirm Van Anda39。s story[ D ] the owners of the Titanic did not think the Titanic would sinkPart VI TRANSLATION (30 %)Section ADirections: Put the following passage into Chinese.Modern science has opened up the path for the progress of production techniques and determined the direction of their development. Many new instruments of production and technological processes first see the light of day in the scientific laboratories. A series of newborn industries have been founded on the basis of newlyemerged disciplines of science and technology. Of course there are, and there will be, manytheoretical research topics with no practical application in plain sight for the time being. However a host of historical facts have proved that once a major breakthrough is scored in theoretical research, it means tremendous progress for production and technology sooner or later.Contemporary natural sciences are being applied to production on an unprecedented scale and at a higher speed than ever before. This has given all fields of material production an entirely new look. In particular, the development of electronic puters and automation technology is raising the degree of automation in production. With the same amount of manpower and in the same number of workhours, people can turn out scores or hundreds of times more products than before. How is it that the social productive forces have made such tremendous advances and how is it that labor productivity has increased by such a big margin7 Mainly through the power of science ,the power of technology.Therefore ,we maintain that the development of modern science and technology has linked science and production even closer together. As part of the productive forces, science and technology are ing to p1ay an even greater role than ever before.Section BDirections: Put the following sentences into English.