《2025年练习部分高中英语选择性必修第一册上外版》

Task 4. Read the passage "The Sinking of the Titanic" again and complete the mind map.
The Sinking of the Titanic
- Before sinking
The warnings were (1)________.
The captain retired to his room.
The moonlight was not (2)________.
Binoculars were unavailable to the lookouts.
- While sinking
The captain ordered the lifeboats to be (3)________.
The wireless operator sent (4)________.
The passengers reacted in different ways.
- After sinking
The Titanic (5)________ in half and then fully sank.
At least (6)________ lives were lost.

答案：
(1)not taken seriously
(2)bright
(3)uncovered
(4)distress calls
(5)broke
(6)1,517
解析：
(1)根据“unaware of how serious the warnings had become”可知警告未被重视；
(2)文中“the moon was not bright”；
(3)文中“ordered the lifeboats to be uncovered”；
(4)文中“begin sending distress calls”；
(5)文中“the Titanic broke in half”；
(6)文中“losing at least 1,517 lives”。