OnApril101912theTitanicstartedherfirsttripfromSouthamptonEnglandtoNewYorkCityUS.Theshipwastheworld’slargestandmostluxurious（豪华的）oneatthattime.
High-classfacilities（设备）forpassengersincludingrestaurantsalibraryandaswimmingpoolmadetheshiplikeafloatinghotel.Moreimportantlyitsownersandbuilderssaiditwasunsinkable（不会下沉的）.
HoweveronApril15theshipsanktothebottomoftheAtlanticOceanandkilledover1500people.
ThisApril15onthe100thanniversary（周年纪念）ofthesinkingoftheTitanicpeopleintheUKandUSwillholdactivitiestoremembertheevent.JamesCameron’s1997filmTitanicwasahugehitallaroundtheworld.Nowthe3-DfilmwillcometoChinesetheatersonApril10.ItisalovestorybetweenapooryoungmannamedJackandarichyoungwomannamedRoseontheunluckyship.InBelfastUKtheportoftheTitanic’sbirthamuseumcalledTitanicBelfastwillopentothepublic.
TodaythesinkingoftheTitanicisnotjustanaccident.Ithasbecomeapopularexpressiontomeanalargedisasterormistakeusuallybecauseoftoomuchconfidence.
IntheUKifsomebodysaysthathisorhermobilephoneisreallygreatandcouldneverbreakothersmightsay“YeahandpeoplesaidtheTitanicwasunsinkable.”Inotherwordsnomatterhowconfidentorproudpeopleareaboutsomethinganythingcangowrong.
43.Thefirstandsecondparagraphmainlytellsus_____.
A.TitanichadHigh-classfacilitiesB.theshipwasbuiltin1912
C.whatkindofshipTitanicwas D.Titanicwaslikeahotel
44.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“hit”inParagraph4?
A.SuccessB.Break C.KnockD.Movie
45.Inwhichsituationcanwesay“TheTitanicwasunsinkable”toTom?
A.Heisworriedabouttheresultofhisexam. B.HewantstomakefriendswithJack.
C.Heissuretowininthecompetition.D.Heisaskingforadayoff.
46.Throughthepassagethewriterwantstotellusthat_____.
A.Titanicwasanunluckyship
B.anymobilephonecangowrong
C.the3-Dfilm“Titanic”willbeputoninChina
D.neverbeingtooconfidentorproudaboutanything
