2019-2020年高中英语 阅读集练-新闻报道类

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1、2019-2020年高中英语阅读集练-新闻报道类1、NEWYORK－AustralianminingenterpriseClivePalmeronTuesdayunveiled(公布)blueprintsforTitanicⅡ,amoderncopyofthedoomedoceanliner,althoughhedidn'tcalltheshipunsinkableanymore.Theshipwilllargelyrecreatethedesignanddecorationofthefabledoriginal,withsomemodificationstokeepitinlinewit

2、hcurrentsafetyrulesandshipbuildingpractices,andtheadditionofsomemodernfortssuchasairconditioning,PalmersaidatapressconferenceinNewYork.Thethreepassengerclasses,however,willbepreventedfrommingling(混杂),asin1912,Palmersaid.“I'mnottoosuperstitious(迷信的).”Palmersaidwhenaskedwhetherrecreatingashipbestkn

3、ownforsinkingwastemptingfate.WhiteStarLine,theoperatoroftheoriginalship,hadsaidtheTitanicwasdesignedtobeunsinkable.About1,500peoplediedonTitanic’smaidenvoyagein1912fromSouthamptontoNewYorkaftertheshipcollidedwithanicebergintheNorthAtlantic.Palmer,whocreatedthepanyBlueStarLinelastyear,refusedtomake

4、asimilarboast.“Anythingwillsinkifyouputaholeinit,”Palmersaid.“Ithinkitwouldbeverycavaliertosayit.”Unliketheoriginal,TitanicⅡwillhavemorethanenoughspaceinitslifeboatsforeverypersononboardandwillhaveadditionalescapestaircases.MarkkuKanerva,salesdirectoratDeltamarin,theFinnishpanydesigningtheship,sai

5、ditwouldbethe“safestcruiseshipintheworld”．Palmerrefusedtoanswerquestionsabouttheproject'scost.AlthoughtheTitanicwastheworld'slargestshipinhertime,shewouldbesmallerthanmanyoftoday'smoderncruiseships.“It’snotaboutthemoney，”Palmersaid.“I'vegotenoughmoneyforit.Ithinkthat’sallthatmatters.”Forbesestimat

6、edPalmer'snetworthtobe$795millioninxx.Hedescribeshimselfasabillionaire.TitanicⅡwillbebuiltbyChinesestate-ownedCSCJinlingShipyard,whichhasalreadybuiltfourorecarriersforPalmer’sminingbusiness,hesaid.ThecontracttobuildTitanicⅡhasnotyetbeensigned,Palmersaid.【小题1】What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“mai

7、den”inParagraph4?A．First.B．Trial.C．Second.D．Last.【小题2】WhatcanbeinferredaboutTitanicⅡfromthepassage?A．TitanicⅡwillhavemorespaceinitslifeboatsthantheTitanic.B．TitanicⅡwillbethelargestcruiseshipintheworld.C．TitanicⅡ