19．The Titanic was the biggest ship in the world when it sailed on its ill-fated maiden voyage （处女航） 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，France，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 文章讲述的是为了纪念当年遇难的亲人，一艘豪华游轮MS Balmoral 号的乘客和船员们按照泰坦尼克号的航线行驶，重走大洋．
解答 66．答案是C．细节理解题，根据文中句子"It also carried immigrants，who were seeking a better life in America"泰坦尼克号也带了一些去美国寻求更好生活的移民，所以答案选C．
67．答案是D．细节理解题，根据句子"They want to remember the doomed ship and those who died on her first and last voyage"他们想去纪念那艘沉没的轮船和那些在他们的第一次也是最后一次乘船就失去生命的人们，所以答案选D．
68．答案是A．细节理解题，根据文章第二段，MS Balmoral号的出发地是英国的Southampton；"First，the Balmoral docked in the port of Cherbourg"下一站就是Cherbourg；"On Monday afternoon，the Balmoral stops in Cobh"可见然后去了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"最后到达地是New York，所以答案选A．
69．答案是C．细节理解题，根据句子"passengers and crew will hold a memorial service"乘客和船员要在那里举行一个纪念活动，所以答案选C．
70．答案选C．推理判断题，根据最后一段的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，这次悲剧让以后的船只更加安全，我们乘船就更安全了，所以答案选C．
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