2021年6月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀真題：試卷一仔細(xì)閱讀2

PAGEPAGE420216月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀真題：試卷一仔細(xì)2PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.YouprobablyknowabouttheTitanic,butitwasactuallyjustoneofthreestate-of-theart(最先進(jìn)的)oceanshipsbackinthe day.OlympicclassshipswerebuiltbytheHarland WolffshipmakersinNorthernIrelandfortheWhiteStarLinecompany.TheOlympicclassincludedtheOlympic,theBritannicandtheTitanic.WhatyoumaynotknowisthattheTitanicwasn’teventheflagshipofthisclass.Allinall,theOlympicclassshipsweremarvelsofseaengineering,buttheyseemedcursedtosufferdisastrousfates.TheOlympiclaunchedfirstin1910,followedbytheTitanicin1911,andlastlytheBritannicin1914.Theshipshadninedecks,andWhiteStarLinedecidedtofocusonmakingthemthemostluxuriousshipsonthewater.Stretching269.13meters,theOlympicclassshipswerewondersofnavaltechnology,andeveryonethoughtthattheywouldcontinuetobesoforquitesometime.However,allsufferedterribleaccidentsontheopenseas.TheOlympicgotwreakedbeforetheTitanicdid,butitwastheonlyonetosurviveandmaintainasuccessfulcareerof24years.TheTitanicwasthefirsttosinkafterfamouslyhittingahugeicebergin1912.Followingthisdisaster,theBritannichitanavalminein1916andsubsequentlysankaswell.Eachshipwascoal-poweredbyseveralboilersconstantlykeptrunningbyexhaustedcrewsbelowdeck.Mostrecognizableoftheshipdesignsaretheship’ssmokestacks,butthefourthstackwasactuallyjustartisticinnatureandservednofunctionalpurpose.Whiletwooftheseshipssank,theywerealldesignedwithdoucle船體）believedtomakethem“unsinkable”,perhapsamistakenideathatledtothe Titanic’sandtheBritannic’stragicend.TheOlympicsufferedtwocrasheswithothershipsandwentontoserveasahospitalshipandtrooptransportinWorldWarI.Eventually,shewastakenoutofserviceod1935,endingtheeraoftheluxuriousOlympicclassoceanliners.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutthethreeOlympicclassships?Theyperformedmarvellouslyonthesea.Theycouldallbreaktheiceintheirway.Theyallexperiencedterriblemisfortunes.Theyweremodelsofmodernengineering.WhatdidWhiteStarLinehaveinmindwhenitpurchasedthethreeships?Theircapacityofsailingacrossallwaters.Theutmostcomfortpassengerscouldenjoy.Theirabilitytosurvivedisastersofanykind.Thelongvoyagestheywereabletoundertake.Whatissaidaboutthefourthstackoftheships?Itwasamerepieceofdecoration.Itwastheworkofafamousartist.Itwasdesignedtoletoutextrasmoke.Itwaseasilyidentifiablefromafar.WhatmighthaveledtothetragicendoftheTitanic andBritannic?Theirunscientificdesigns.Theircaptains'misjudgment.Theassumptionthattheywerebuiltwiththelatesttechnology.Thebeliefthattheycouldneversinkwithadouble-layerbody.Whathappenedt