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1、高考专题辅导专题检测卷(二十三)阅读理解（建议用时：25分钟）A体裁新闻报道话题建造“泰坦尼克二号”词数364 NEWYORK—AustralianminingenterpriserClivePalmeronTuesdayunveiled(公布)blueprintsforTitanicⅡ,amoderncopyofthedoomedoceanliner,althoughhedidn’tcalltheshipunsinkableanymore.Theshipwilllargelyrecreatethedesignanddecorat
2、ionofthefabledoriginal,withsomemodificationstokeepitinlinewithcurrentsafetyrulesandshipbuildingpractices,andtheadditionofsomemoderncomfortssuchasairconditioning,PalmersaidatapressconferenceinNewYork.Thethreepassengerclasses,however,willbepreventedfrommingling(混杂),asin1
3、912,Palmersaid.“I’mnottoosuperstitious(迷信的).”Palmersaidwhenaskedwhetherrecreatingashipbest-knownforsinkingwastemptingfate.WhiteStarLine,theoperatoroftheoriginalship,hadsaidtheTitanicwasdesignedtobeunsinkable.About1,500peoplediedonTitanic’smaidenvoyagein1912fromSouthamp
4、tontoNewYorkaftertheshipcollidedwithanicebergintheNorthAtlantic.-10-Palmer,whocreatedthecompanyBlueStarLinelastyear,refusedtomakeasimilarboast.“Anythingwillsinkifyouputaholeinit,”Palmersaid.“Ithinkitwouldbeverycavaliertosayit.”Unliketheoriginal,TitanicⅡwillhavemorethan
5、enoughspaceinitslifeboatsforeverypersononboardandwillhaveadditionalescapestaircases.MarkkuKanerva,salesdirectoratDeltamarin,theFinnishcompanydesigningtheship,saiditwouldbethe“safestcruiseshipintheworld”.Palmerrefusedtoanswerquestionsabouttheproject’scost.AlthoughtheTit
6、anicwastheworld’slargestshipinhertime,shewouldbesmallerthanmanyoftoday’smoderncruiseships.“It’snotaboutthemoney,”Palmersaid.“I’vegotenoughmoneyforit.Ithinkthat’sallthatmatters.”ForbesestimatedPalmer’snetworthtobe$795millionin2012.Hedescribeshimselfasabillionaire.Titani
7、cⅡwillbebuiltbyChinesestate-ownedCSCJinlingShipyard,whichisalreadybuildingfourorecarriersforPalmer’sminingbusiness,hesaid.ThecontracttobuildTitanicⅡhasnotyetbeensigned,Palmersaid.1.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheoldTitanicB.TheblueprintsofTitanicⅡC.TheunsinkableTi
8、tanicⅡD.ClivePalmer—abillionaire-10-2.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“maiden”inParagraph4?A.First.B.Trial.C.Secon
