19．The Titanic was the biggest ship in the world when it sailed on its ill-fated maiden voyage （處女航） in 1912．It carried the rich and famous on its first voyage．It also carried immigrants，who were seeking a better life in America．The historic liner had set sail on April 10，1912，from Southampton．Late at night on April 14，she hit an iceberg．In the early morning hours of April 15，the titanic sank．Of the 2，227passengers and crew aboard，more than 1，500died．
Now a century later，a group of 1，309passengers boarded the MS Balmoral on Sunday，in Southampton，England，on a voyage to retrace the path of the Titanic．Relatives of people who sailed on the Titanic，historians，authors and people fascinated by the story of the unsinkable ship．Are on the Balmoral．They want to remember the doomed ship and those who died on her first and last voyage．
First，the Balmoral docked in the port of Cherbourg，F(xiàn)rance，where the Titanic had picked up more passengers．On Monday afternoon，the Balmoral stops in Cobh，Ireland，the Titanic's last port of call（依靠港）before sailing to New York．
Balmoral will then cruise the North Atlantic Ocean to the location where Titanic hit an iceberg．On Sunday，April 15，at 2：20a．m．passengers and crew will hold a memorial service．The next two days will be spent in Halifax，Canada，where many victims of the sinking are buried．Then，the Balmoral will reach its final destination in New York City，where Titanic was supposed to dock-but never did．
Today，the 882-foot-long ship lies in pieces more than 12，000feet below the ocean's surface．Several teams of divers have explored the site．They have recovered some items such as dishes and silverware and put them on public display．The titanic has been remembered in books，movies and TV programs．But there's a much more important contribution that titanic gave us．After she sank，lawmakers and shipbuilders made ships safer．It took a terrible tragedy to make ship travel safer for all．
66．According to the passage，C boarded the Titanic to try their fortune in America．
A．the rich B．the famous C．the immigrants D．the relatives
67．What's the purpose for the Balmoral on Sunday to retrace the path of the Titanic？D
A．To have a good view of icebergs．
B．To carry people to visit relatives．
C．To try out her maiden voyage．
D．To memorize the ill-fated Titanic．
68．Which of the following is the right route order of the Balmoral？A
A．Southampton→Cherbourg→Cobh→Halifax→New York
B．Southampton→Halifax→Cobh→Cherbourg→New York
C．Southampton→Cobh→Halifax→Cherbourg→New York
D．Southampton→Halifax→Cobh→Cherbourg→New York
69．What made the Balmoral spend two days in Halifax？C
A．Picking up more passengers．
B．Holding a memorial service．
C．Mourning over the death of the victims．
D．Loading more goods and supplies．
70．What's the most important contribution that Titanic gave us？C
A．We can have fun exploring it．
B．We can earn money by displaying it．
C．We can enjoy a safer trip by sea．
D．We can watch TV or films about it．
分析 文章講述的是為了紀(jì)念當(dāng)年遇難的親人，一艘豪華游輪MS Balmoral 號的乘客和船員們按照泰坦尼克號的航線行駛，重走大洋．
解答 66．答案是C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中句子"It also carried immigrants，who were seeking a better life in America"泰坦尼克號也帶了一些去美國尋求更好生活的移民，所以答案選C．
67．答案是D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)句子"They want to remember the doomed ship and those who died on her first and last voyage"他們想去紀(jì)念那艘沉沒的輪船和那些在他們的第一次也是最后一次乘船就失去生命的人們，所以答案選D．
68．答案是A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文章第二段，MS Balmoral號的出發(fā)地是英國的Southampton；"First，the Balmoral docked in the port of Cherbourg"下一站就是Cherbourg；"On Monday afternoon，the Balmoral stops in Cobh"可見然后去了Cobh；"The next two days will be spent in Halifax，Canada"然后是Halifax；"the Balmoral will reach its final destination in New York City"最后到達(dá)地是New York，所以答案選A．
69．答案是C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)句子"passengers and crew will hold a memorial service"乘客和船員要在那里舉行一個紀(jì)念活動，所以答案選C．
70．答案選C．推理判斷題，根據(jù)最后一段的But there's a much more important contribution that Titanic gave us．After she sank，lawmakers and shipbuilders made ships safer．It took a terrible tragedy to make ship travel safer for all可知，這次悲劇讓以后的船只更加安全，我們乘船就更安全了，所以答案選C．
點評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋．考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點．
