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1、温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。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364NEW YORKAustralian mining enterpriser Clive Palmer on Tuesday unveiled(公布)blueprints for Titanic, a modern copy of the doomed ocean liner, although he didnt call the ship unsinkable any mo
2、re. The ship will largely recreate the design and decoration of the fabled original, with some modifications to keep it in line with current safety rules and shipbuilding practices, and the addition of some modern comforts such as air conditioning, Palmer said at a press conference in New York. The
3、three passenger classes, however, will be prevented from mingling(混杂), as in 1912, Palmer said. “Im not too superstitious(迷信的). ”Palmer said when asked whether recreating a ship best-known for sinking was tempting fate. White Star Line, the operator of the original ship, had said the Titanic was des
4、igned to be unsinkable. About 1, 500 people died on Titanics maiden voyage in 1912 from Southampton to New York after the ship collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Palmer, who created the company Blue Star Line last year, refused to make a similar boast. “Anything will sink if you put a h
5、ole in it, ”Palmer said. “I think it would be very cavalier to say it. ”Unlike the original, Titanicwill have more than enough space in its lifeboats for every person on board and will have additional escape staircases. Markku Kanerva, sales director at Deltamarin, the Finnish company designing the
6、ship, said it would be the“safest cruise ship in the world”. Palmer refused to answer questions about the projects cost. Although the Titanic was the worlds largest ship in her time, she would be smaller than many of todays modern cruise ships. “Its not about the money, ”Palmer said. “Ive got enough
7、 money for it. I think thats all that matters. ”Forbesestimated Palmers net worth to be $795 million in 2012. He describes himself as a billionaire. Titanicwill be built by Chinese state-owned CSC Jinling Shipyard, which is already building four ore carriers for Palmers mining business, he said. The
8、 contract to build Titanichas not yet been signed, Palmer said. 1. Whats the best title of the passage? A. The old TitanicB. The blueprints of TitanicC. The unsinkable TitanicD. Clive Palmera billionaire2. Whats the meaning of the underlined word“maiden”in Paragraph 4? A. First. B. Trial. C. Second.
9、 D. Last. 3. What can be inferred about Titanicfrom the passage? A. Titanicwill have more space in its lifeboats than the Titanic. B. Titanicwill be the largest cruise ship in the world. C. Titanicwill allow different classes of passengers to mingle. D. Titanicwill be a real unsinkable cruise ship.
10、4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. 1, 500 people died on Titanics maiden voyage in 1912. B. The Titanic collided with an iceberg in the South Pacific. C. The Titanic was equipped with air conditioning. D. The Titanic was the worlds largest ship at that time. 5.
11、 Whats the authors purpose of writing the passage? A. To tell us the story of the Titanic. B. To tell us Titanicwill cost a lot of money. C. To tell us about the future Titanic. D. To tell us a Chinese Shipyard will build Titanic. B体裁议论文话题电影院不许外带零食词数335(2013衡阳模拟)You and your friends are settling int
12、o your seats. The new Spider-Man movie is about to start and youve got the snacks: soda and popcorn. Food is part of what makes the movie fun. Just as the lights go out, you catch a slight smell of. . . tuna fish? ! You turn your head, searching for the source. Then you spot him: A couple rows back,
13、 some guy is enjoying a tuna fish sandwich. Howd he get that here? You wonder. Then you remember how much you paid for your snacks. What invites the unwelcome outside food is probably the price. Why pay $5 for a bag of M&Ms when you can get them for a dollar at the corner store? Earlier this year, a
14、 Michigan man decided to fight for his right to snacks. Joshua Thompson is suing(起诉)his local theater after it banned outside food. He argues the ban breaks a Michigan law that prevents businesses from charging extremely high prices. However, most legal experts believe Thompson has little chance of
15、winning his case, though he does have a point: 85 cents out of every dollar of treats a movie theatre sells is pure profit. The truth is that movie theaters are more in the snack business than the movie business. A huge part of the ticket income goes to the Hollywood studio. This makes sense, since the studios have to pay the costs of movie production and advertising. But that often doesnt leave much cash for the theater, which also has its own running costs. If customers stopped buying food, owners would have to raise ticket prices even higher. Of course, theres another r
