高考英语阅读理解 泰坦尼克百年纪念活动专项练习.doc

泰坦尼克百年纪念活动专项练习titanics dead mourned 100 years later in poignant ceremony at sinking site泰坦尼克号失事百年沉船地点举行纪念at the shrill sound of a ships whistle in the north atlantic, relatives of some of the more than 1,500 people who died when the titanic sank after hitting an iceberg remembered their ancestorsin a poignant ceremony a century later.on a still, starry night and with little glare from the moon, the memorial cruise ship ms balmoral floated above the wreckage of the famous unsinkable luxury liner precisely 100 years to the day it was destroyed. “at 2:20am all was quiet, as it would have been 100 years ago when it went deathly quiet, when the screaming stopped,” british titanic historian philip littlejohn told the reporters on sunday. littlejohns grandfather, alexander littlejohn, was a first class keeper in charge of lifeboat 13 when the ship began to go down.about 700 people were rescued that night, including his grandfather, but there were too few lifeboats to save the rest.david haisman, 74, a retired seaman from the english port town of southampton, mourned the loss of his grandfather who had been on his way to seattle to start a new life in the united states with his wife and daughter.“ive been brought up with the story but now i could feel it,” he said.“my mother used to tell me how she got into lifeboat 14 and her feet became soaked（浸泡） with the 3 to 4 inches of water that remained in the bottom despite bailing（排水）.”the last time she saw her father was when he cupped his hands and shouted “ill see you in new york”.the story of the worlds most famous maritime disaster has gripped the worlds imagination, inspiring hollywood films.while some of those on board the memorial cruise were relatives of the victims, others had paid thousands of pounds in order to retrace the vessels fateful journey from southampton to new york.the ship, the biggest in the world at the time, destroyed in frigid atlantic waters off newfoundland on april 15, 1912.on saturday, balmorals ships whistle pierced the air at 11:40 pm, the exact time the titanic hit the iceberg, followed by a two-minute silence.most of balmorals 1,300 passengers then squeezed onto the deck for a service and hymns, and to watch three wreaths (花圈) be thrown into the calm waters at 2:20am sunday morning, the moment she sank.1. who once served on board the titanic as a steward? a. ms balmoralb. philip littlejohnc. alexander littlejohnd. david haisman2. which of the following is true according to the passage? a. it was raining when the memorial cruise ship floated above the wreckage of the titanic. b. it was at 11:40pm saturday morning that the titanic hit the iceberg. c. it was 2:20am sunday morning when the titanic started her journey d. it was off southampton that the titanic was destroyed and sank into the ocean. 3. the underlined word “poignant” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _. a. wonderfulb. mercifulc. shamefuld. painful 4. david haismans grandfather was on the way to _ for a new start of life on the titanic. a. new yorkb. southamptonc. hollywoodd. seattle5. we can learn from the passage that _. a. some people on the balmoralare not related to those victims on the titanic b. the titanic was the biggest ship in the world a century ago c. alexander littlejohn was one of the rescued on board the titanic d. the balmoral ship is the biggest in the world at present【答案与解析】1、c。细节判断题。a项是船的名称，应该排除；根据第二段和第三段内容提示，正确选项是c。2、b。细节判断题。通读全文，我们可以判断b项符合文章叙述。3、d。词义猜测题。由第一段内容可知，百年之后，泰坦尼克号事故中死去的人们的亲戚朋友来到出事地点进行悼念活动，因此应该是“怀着悲痛的心情”。所以正确选项是d。4、d。细节理解题。根据第四段内容提示，正确选项是d。5、a。推理判断题。b、c两项可以在文章中直接找到信息支持，而d项没有信息支持，因此应该排除；根据第六段第一句内容判断，在the balmoral船上有部分旅客与遇难者没有血缘关系。因此正确选项是a。【词汇聚焦】1. wreckage n. (坠毁物）残片，碎片，残骸（通常用作不可数名词）experts arrived to examine thewreckageof the airplane.专家们赶来检查该机的残骸。the shore was covered with the wreckage of a ship. 岸上全是一艘失事船只的残骸。2. bring up 养育，抚养；提出shelikestobringupherchildinhealthysurroundings.她希望在健康的环境中养育孩子。eachcitizenfeelsit a dutytobringuptheyoungandtakecareoftheold.每个公民都有抚幼养老的义务。thewaywechoosetobringupchildrenisvitallyimportant.抚养子女选用何种方式是极其重要的。3. squeezevt.捏，握；压榨，榨取；挤，挤出 vi. 挤，挤入dip the bread briefly in water, and thensqueezeit dry.将面包在水里快速蘸一下，然后将它挤干。shesqueezedsome juice from a lemon.她从一只柠檬中挤出了一些汁。can you squeeze another person into the back of your car? 你汽车后座还能挤进一个人吗？this orange squeezes easily. 这种橘子容易榨汁。tens of thousands of people squeezed onto the streets to celebrate the festival. 成千上万人涌上街道庆祝节日。【难句解析】1. about 700 people were rescued that night, including his grandfather, but there were too few lifeboats to save the rest.当晚，大约700人获救，其中包括他的祖父，但救生艇太少，导致多人遇难。（第三段第4、5行）本句中有两个结构值得注意。一是including的用法，另一个是tooto的用法。including这样用法，常被看作介词，意思是“包括，包含在内”，放在名词之前。例如：thirty people, including six children, went to visit the factory. 30个人参观了那家工厂，其中包括6个小孩。请比较下面这个句子的结构：thirty people, six children included, went to visit the factory. 30个人参观了那家工厂，其中包括6个小孩。tooto在本句中意思是“太而不”，通常表示否定意义。the child is too young to go to school. 孩子太小，不够上学的年龄。this question is too difficult for me to answer.这个问题太难，我不能回答。he walks too slowly to get there on time.他走得太慢，不能按时到达那儿。2. the last time she saw her father was when he cupped his hands and shouted “ill see you in new york”.她最后看到父亲时，父亲把手放在嘴边，向她喊道：“我会在纽约见你。”（第四段第5、6行）本句是一个复合句，其中she saw her father是定语从句，修饰the last time。when he cupped his hands是时间状语从句，在句中作表语，也用来说明the last time的具体内容。3. while some of those on board the memorial cruise were relatives of the victims, others had paid thousands of pounds in order to retrace the vessels fateful journey from southampton to new york.尽管纪念邮轮上的一些人是遇难者的亲属，但也有一些是专门花费了几千英镑的船票来重游