本文格式為Word版，下載可任意編輯——泰坦尼克號(hào)短文閱讀WhentheshiptheTitanicwasdesignedfortheWhiteStarShippingCompany,everyonewasveryexcited.Itwasgoingtobethebiggest,theheaviest,mostluxuriouspassengershipever!Evenitsnamemakesyouthinkofgreatsizeandstrength.‘Titanic’meansveryverystrongandpowerful.

On10April1912,theTitanicsetoffonitsfirstvoyageacrosstheAtlantictoAmerica.AstheTitanicsailedwest,warningsoficebergsweresenttotheship,butdidn’treachthebridge.SotheTitanicwastravellingatalmosttopspeedwhenithitaniceberg.Itsanktwohoursandfortyminuteslater.Therewere2,223peopleonboardand1,517died.On6May,2023,thelastsurvivortohavememoriesofthe

Titanic’ssinking,LillianGertrudAsplund,diedatherhomeinMassachusetts,UnitedStates.Asplund,whowasjustfiveyearsoldatthetime,lostherfatherandthreebrothersinthetragedy.

Oneofthemostfamousstoriesisoftheband.On15April,theTitanic’seight-memberband,ledbyWallaceHartley,hadtriedtokeeppassengerscalmandupbeat.Thebandcontinuedplayingmusicevenwhenitbecameclearthattheshipwasgoingtosink.Noneofthebandmemberssurvivedthesinking.Hartleywasconsideredahero,andhisfuneralinEnglandwasattendedbythousands.

ThesinkingoftheTitanichasbeenthesubjectofmanybooks,filmsandeven

songs.The1997movieTitanicbroughtthestorybackagainandthesonginthemovieMyHeartWillGoOnisstillverypopulartoday.1whatdosetitanicmean?

2whendidtheshipthetitanicsetoffitsfirstvoyage?

3howmanypeoplesurvivedthetragedy

4whywashartleyconsideredahero

5isthesongmyheartwillgoonstillpopular(B)

WhatdoomedtheTitaniciswellknown,atleastinoutline.OnamoonlessnightofApril15,1912,theshiphitanicebergintheNorthAtlantic,with1,500liveslost.Acenturylatermanypeoplepresentednewtheoriestoexplaintherealreasonforthedisaster.Nowtwonewstudiesarguethatrarestatesofnatureplayedmajorrolesinthedisaster.

ThefirstsaysEarth’snearnesstotheMoonandtheSun—aproximitynot

matchedinmorethan1,000years—resultedinrecordtidesthathelpexplainwhytheTitanicmetwithsomuchice,includingthefataliceberg.

Recently,ateamofresearchersfoundanapparentexplanationintheheavens.TheydiscoveredthatEarthhadcomeunusuallyclosetotheSunandMoonthatwinter,enhancingtheirgravitationalpullsontheoceanandproducingrecordtides.Therare

orbitstookplacebetweenDecember1911andFebruary1912—abouttwomonthsbeforethedisastercameabout.TheresearcherssuggestthatthehightidesrefloatedmassesoficebergstraditionallystuckalongthecoastlinesofLabradorandNewfoundlandandsentthemadriftintotheNorthAtlanticshippinglanes.

Andasecond,putforwardbyaTitanichistorianfromBritain,contendsthattheicywaterscreatedidealconditionsforanunusualtypeofmirage(海市蜃樓)thathidicebergsfromlookoutswhosedutywastowatchcarefullyfordangeraheadandconfusedanearbyshipastotheliner’sidentity,delayingrescueeffortsforhours.MostpeopleknowmiragesasnaturalphenomenacausedwhenhotairneartheEarth’ssurfacebendslightraysupward.Inadesert,theeffectpromptslosttravelerstomistakepatchesofblueskyforpoolsofwater.Butanotherkindofmirageoccurswhencoldairbendslightraysdownward.Inthatcase,observerscanseeobjectsandsettingsfaroverthehorizon.Theimagesoftenundergoquickdistortions—notunlikethewavyreflectionsinafunhousemirror.

Now,scholarsoftheTitanicaredebatingthesenewtheories.Somehavedifferentopinionsonit.Overall,though,manyexpertsareapplaudingthefreshperspectives.

1.Theunderlinedword\inthetitleprobablyrefersto_______.

C．thecauseoftheD．a(chǎn)nunusual

A．theTitanicB．therecordtide

disastermirage

2.AccordingtoTheoryFirst,whatwastherightchainofcausesleadingtotheTitanic’sdisaster?

①recordtides’formingandicebergs’beingrefloated

②icebergs’beingdriftedintotheNorthAtlanticshippinglanes③theEarth’sstrangeclosingtotheSunandtheMoon④increasingofthegravitationalforceontheocean

A.①→②→③→④B.③→④→①→②C.④→③→②→①D.②→③→④→①3.AccordingtoTheorySecond,thedisasterhappenedtotheTitanicmainlybecause______.

A．thefreezingweathermadethewatchernotbeabletowatchclear

B．themirageontheseaattractedthewatcherandmadehimforgethiswork

C．thehightidesdrovetheicebergsfloatsofastthatthewatcherdidn’trespondtothem

D．themiragemadethewatchernotfindicebergsandanearbyshipdelayrescuing4.Whatisthechieffunctionofthesixthparagraph?A．toinferthepossibilityofthemirageappearing

B．toexplaintothereadersthewaysofthemirageformingC．tosummarizethevariouskindsofthemirageD．toanalyzetheconditionsofthemiragearising

5.Thispassageisorganizedgenerallyinthepatternof________.A．comparisonandcontrastB．timeandeventsC．conclusionandproofD．definitionandclassification（分類)

閱讀理解。

(C)

Thegreatship,Titanic(泰坦尼克號(hào)),setofffor(啟程去……)AmericainApril1912onitsfirsttrip.

Itwascarryingmorethan2,000people.

TheTitanicwasthelargestandfinestatthattime.Peoplethoughtitwassafe(安全)to

beontheship

becauseithad16compartments(密封艙)withit.Evenif(即使)4ofthosewerebroken(被撞破),it

wouldstillbeabletostayonthesea.

Fourdayslater,whentheTitanicwascrossingthesea,themanonwatch(值班)suddenlysawavery

largeiceberg(冰山)ahead.Thegreatshipturnedquicklyontime,butbeforelongtherewasasoundfrom

below.Thecaptain(船長(zhǎng))wentdowntoseewhatwasthematter.Tohissurprise,hefoundtheshipwas

sinking(下沉)fastbecause5compartmentshadbeenbroken(被撞破)!Manypeoplejumpedoutintothe

water.Astherewerenotenoughlifeboats(救生船),about1,500peopledied.()1.TheTitanicsetofffromEnglandto.A.theU.S.A.B.AustraliaC.CanadaD.Europe

()2.Peoplethoughtitwassafetobeontheshipbecause.A.Ithad16compartments

B.Itcouldnotsinkif4compartmentswerebrokenC.IthadmorelifeboatsthanothershipsD.BothAandB

()3.Thes