A postcard from the Titanic could sell for $15,000. It was written by a ship worker, Jack Phillips. He wrote it to his sister. The postcard has the photo of the Titanic on one side. On the address side there is a postmark from a post office in Belfast. The card is one of many things from the Titanic for sale in the auction (拍卖).

The Titanic was built in 1912. Its builders said it could not sink. It sailed for the first time on April the 10th, 1912. It hit an iceberg five days later and sank. More than 1,500 people died. Mr Phillips left the ship. He waited for help, but he died from the cold. He was 25 years old. The story of the Titanic was made into a movie.

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1.What can we learn about Jack Phillips?

A He built the Titanic.

B He was born in 1887.

C He was a waiter on Titanic.

D He died on the Titanic.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第二段It sailed for the first time on April the 10th, 1912.以及He was 25 years old.可知，“泰坦尼克”号于1912年4月10日首次航行，而船员杰克·菲利普斯当时弃船，因寒冷去世，时年25岁，因此他应该生于1912-25=1887年，故选B。

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A The postcard was for Jack Phillips

B The postcard was from Jack Phillips.

C The postcard was for Phillips’s brother.

D The postcard was from Phillips’s sister.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段It was written by a ship worker, Jack Phillips. He wrote it to his sister.可知，该明信片是由船员杰克·菲利普斯写的，他给他姐姐写的。故选B。

3.We can’t see _________ on the postcard.

A a postmark

B the address

C a Titanic photo

D a hand drawing

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第二段The postcard has the photo of the Titanic on one side. On the address side there is a postmark from a post office in Belfast.可知，明信片的一面有“泰坦尼克”号的照片，而地址的一面有贝尔法斯特一家邮局的邮戳。文中并未提及手绘图，故选D。

4.What’s the passage mainly about?

A The story of Jack Phillips.

B A Titanic postcard.

C A special auction.

D Titanic’s first traveling.

解析：选B。B主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了一张由“泰坦尼克”号船员在沉船前所写的明信片即将被拍卖，价格或高达1.5万美元，故选B。