题文
“We do look very different; we’re older. Leo’s 38, I’m 37. We were 21 and 22 when we made that film. You know, he’s fatter now -- I’m thinner.” So says Kate Winslet, who is thrilled at the 3-D re-release of Titanic to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the ship’s demise. “It happens every time I get on any boat of any kind." She recalls. There are all the people who want her to walk to the front of the ship and re-create her famous pose, arms flung wide. Most people remember the tragedy: The British passenger ship—said to be unsinkable—hit an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912, during its maiden voyage from England to New York City. More than 1,500 people died. But little known is what the world learned from the sinking to prevent future incidents.Probably the greatest deficiency (不足) of the Titanic was that she was built 40 years before the widespread use of the wonderful invention radar (雷达). Her only defense against icebergs and hidden obstacles was to rely on manned lookouts. On that fateful night the eyesight of trained lookouts only provided 37 seconds of warning before the collision.
Traveling at nearly 30 miles an hour, the Titanic was moving far too fast to avoid the huge iceberg. The warning did prevent a head-on collision as the officer on the bridge managed to turn the ship slightly.
The last ship to which it could send an SOS message was the California. She was within ten miles of the Titanic during the disaster, but her radio operator went to bed at midnight and never received any of the SOS messages from the Titanic. That was one of the important lessons learned from the catastrophe, the need for 24-hour radio operators on all passenger liners.
Another lesson learned was the need for more lifeboats. The Titanic remained afloat (漂浮) for almost three hours and most of the passengers could have been saved with enough lifeboats.
1,500 passengers and workers died in the 28 degree waters of the Atlantic. Out of the tragedy, the sinking did produce some important maritime reforms. The winter travel routes were changed to the south and the Coast Guard began to keep an eye on the location of all icebergs. The new rules for lifeboats were obvious to all. There must be enough lifeboats for everybody on board.
The most important lesson learned was that no one would ever again consider a ship unsinkable—no matter how large or how well constructed. Never again would sailors place their faith in a ship above the power of the sea.
小题1:The text mainly tells us ______.A．the reason why the Titanic sank in the Atlantic OceanB．how the unsinkable ship of Titanic sank in the Atlantic OceanC．the lessons that we could learn from the accident of the TitanicD．the things we should do to protect the lives on the ship小题2:According to the passage, which of the following could we infer?A．If the captain had been more careful, he could have had the chance to save the Titanic.B．If radar had existed 40 years ago, the Titanic would have never disappeared from the world.C．If the lookout had had much more experience, he could have had the time to save the Titanic.D．If there had been enough lifeboats on the Titanic, the Titanic would not have sunk in the Atlantic.小题3:What would be the best title for the passage?A．Lessons from the TitanicB．Technology is importantC．Demands of PassengersD．Power of Sea小题4:What’s the sailors’ attitude towards the ships after the tragedy?A．They think there really exists the unsinkable ship.B．They think ships could eventually defeat the sea.C．They think there is no power that could control the sea.D．They think the bigger the ship is, the safer it is. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
解析
文章主要讲述了泰坦尼克号的沉没给我们带来的深刻教训，已经描写了当时沉没时的一些情形。
小题1:主旨题。从文章的最后一段可知，文章主要讲述了泰坦尼克号的沉没给我们带来的深刻教训，故选C
小题2:推断题。从文章Probably the greatest deficiency (不足) of the Titanic was that she was built 40 years before the widespread use of the wonderful invention radar (雷达). 可知，如果当时雷达被发明出来了，泰坦尼克号将不会沉没，故选B
小题3:主旨题。文章主要讲述了泰坦尼克号的沉没给我们带来的深刻教训，标题故选A
小题4:细节题。从文章Never again would sailors place their faith in a ship above the power of the sea. 可知水手们认为没有任何力量能够控制海洋，故选C
点评：本文文脉清晰，结构很好把握。本文中，把握好一个中心即对泰坦尼克号的沉没所给我们的启迪教训。同时，此类文章主旨题居多，在对文章看懂了的基础上深刻理解作者的写作目的和情感是做好本文的关键。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题““We do look very dif.....”主要考查你对 [历史文化类阅读 ]考点的理解。历史文化类阅读
什么是历史文化类阅读：
本类题型常用的方式是夹叙夹议。叙述的目的是为了议，所以要把握其议才是主要方面。阅读这类文章，先弄清其引入的话题，再弄清里面人物对其不同的看法，然后理解作者本身对话题的观点看法或思考。
历史文化类阅读技巧：
【题型说明】历史文化类阅读理解文章属高考常选材料之一。这类文章常涉及历史、文化、法制、宗教等方面的文学艺术、发明创造、文化遗产保护、宗教与文化、风俗与习惯、道德与法制、中外文学名著节选、等等。这类材料的命题点往往落在主旨大意题、事实细节题上。
【答题方法】在做这类阅读理解题时，我们应注意以下几个方面：
1、采用先题后文：先读题目，再带着问题读文章。这类阅读理解文章相对来说事实细节题稍多一点，如果带着问题读文章，有利于我们抓细节。
2、先做细节题。因为做完了局部性的事实细节题后，自然会加深我们对文章的理解，这样更有利于做主旨大意题。
3、重点敲定主旨题。主旨大意题提问的形式主要有两大类：一类是Main idea型；一类是Topic或Title型。
在解答这类试题时应注意以下几点：
a．读首句抓大意。
文化教育类阅读理解文章多采用说明文、议论文体裁，而这类文章大都采用文章段落的中心，即主题句在文章开头。因此，要寻找这类文章的主旨大意就需要研究文章的首句。
b．读尾句抓大意。
有时这类文章的主题句安排在文章的结尾，作为对全篇的总结。
c．读首段抓大意。
有些文章或段落的开头和结尾部分都有主题句。这种结构是为了突出主题思想而使用两次点题的写作方法。这两个主题句在句子结构和用词上有所不同，而且在内容上前句和后句也不重复。
d．从段落中抓大意。
有些文章或段落的主题句在文章中，这种文章或段落往往以一句话或几句话引出要表达的主题，在主题句出现后，再举例子陈述细节或继续论证。
e．归纳要点抓大意。
有些文章或段落无明显的主题句，只是暗示性地体现主题。这就要求同学们在阅读过程中根据文中所叙述的事实或线索来概括总结主旨大意。
