本篇阅读材料的难度属中等，全文约400词，因此建议阅读时间（含做题）为6分钟。阅读要求：认真阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
At the whistle（汽笛） of a ship in the North Atlantic， relatives of people who died when the Titanic sank remembered their ancestors in a memorial ceremony a century later.
On a still， starry night and under the moonlight， the ship MS Balmoral floated above the wreckage（残骸） of the famous “unsinkable” luxury liner（豪华班轮） 100 years to the day it was destroyed.
“At 2：20 a.m. 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. Littlejohn’s 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. “I’ve 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 “I’ll see you in New York”.
The story of the world’s most famous sea disaster has shocked the world， drawing people’s attention and inspiring Hollywood films.
While some of those on board the Balmoral were relatives of the victims， others had paid thousands of pounds in order to retrace（重溯） the Titanic’s fateful journey from Southampton to New York. The ship， the biggest in the world at the time， was destroyed in freezing Atlantic waters off Newfoundland on April 15， 1912.
On Saturday， Balmoral ship’s whistle sounded in the air at 11：40 p.m.， the exact time the Titanic hit the iceberg， followed by a two-minute silence. Most of Balmoral’s 1，300 passengers then went onto the deck for a service and hymns， and to watch three wreaths （花圈） be thrown into the calm waters at 2：20 a.m. Sunday morning，英语论文题目， the moment she sank.
1. Who once worked on the Titanic？
A. MS Balmoral. B. Philip Littlejohn.
C. Alexander Littlejohn. D. David Haisman.
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A. It was raining when the memorial ship floated above the wreckage of the Titanic.
B. It was at 11：40 p.m. Saturday morning that the Titanic hit the iceberg.
C. It was 2：20 a.m. 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 “rescued” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to
“ ”.
A. killed B. drowned C. abandoned D. saved
4. David Haisman’s grandfather was on the way to ______ for a new start of life on the Titanic.
A. New York B. Southampton C. Hollywood D. Seattle
5. We can learn from the passage that ______.
A. the Tatanic sank in less than three hours after it hit the iceberg
B. all passengers on the Balmoral are relatives of victims in the Titanic disaster
C. David Haisman was still a child when the Titanic disaster happened
D. the Balmoral ship is the biggest in the world at present
【答案与解析】
1. C。细节理解题。A项是船的名称，应该排除；根据第二段Littlejohn’s grandfather， Alexander Littlejohn， was a first-class keeper in charge of Lifeboat 13可知正确选项是C。
2. B。细节理解题。从倒数第二段On Saturday， Balmoral ship’s whistle sounded in the air at 11：40 p.m.， the exact time the Titanic hit the iceberg一句可知B正确。从第二段On a still， starry night and under the moonlight可知当晚天气晴朗，A不正确。
3. D。词义猜测题。从后面but there were too few lifeboats to save the rest.（但是救生艇太少，救不了其余的人）可知，前面说的是获救的人，rescue表示“营救”的意思。
4. D。细节理解题。从第四段his grandfather who had been on his way to Seattle to start a new life一句可知正确选项是D。
5. A。推理判断题。根据文章信息，泰坦尼克号晚上11：40撞上冰山，凌晨2：20沉没，可知A正确。根据倒数第二段第一句内容判断，在the Balmoral号上有部分旅客与遇难者没有血缘联系。从第四段可知David Haisman今年74岁，泰坦尼克号沉没是在一百年前，但是他应该还没有出生。泰坦尼克号是当年最大的船，但the Balmoral号却不一定是现在最大的船。
【词汇聚焦】
1. 100 years to the day距……100年后
例如：Three years to the day， they had returned to the town， though it is not what it was then. 三年后的今天，他们回到了小镇，但小镇已经不是当年的模样了。
The painting was shown to the public 10 years to the day the painter passed away. 画家离世十年后，那幅画才得以展示在公众面前。
2. bring up 养育，抚养；提出
例如：She hopes to bring up her child in healthy surroundings. 她希望在健康的环境中养育孩子。
Each senate feels it a duty to bring up the issue he thinks important. 每个议员都觉得有责任将自己认为重要的问题提出来。
【难句解析】
1. At the whistle of a ship in the North Atlantic，英语毕业论文， relatives of people who died when the Titanic sank remembered their ancestors in a memorial ceremony a century later. 一个世纪后，随着北大西洋上一艘轮船的汽笛声响起，泰坦尼克号沉没事件中部分遇难人员的亲属举行纪念仪式，追忆他们的先人。
句中At the whistle of a ship in the North Atlantic为介词短语作伴随状语，who died when the Titanic sank为定语从句修饰people，其中when the Titanic sank为状语从句，句子主干其实是relatives remembered their ancestors。
2. The last time she saw her father was when he cupped his hands and shouted “I’ll 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：“我会在纽约见到你的。”
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，when he cupped... New York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 Titanic’s 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泰坦尼克号从南安普敦开往纽约的宿命之旅。
本句是由while引导的让步状语从句，while的意思是“尽管，虽然”，相当于although，这样用时，其引导的句子常放在句首。
例如： While regular exercise is very important， it’s never a good idea to exercise too close to bedtime. 虽然有规律的锻炼很重要，但是临睡前锻炼绝不是个好主意。
on board the memorial cruise 为介词短语修饰those，on board表示“上（车、船、飞机等）”。in order to retrace the Titanic’s fateful journey from Southampton to New York为动词不定式短语作目的状语，from Southampton to New York为介词短语作定语修饰journey。 | 
