Exploration of the Titanic 阅读练习与讲义
<p> 阅读理解 <span word="Exploration">Exploration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Titanic">Titanic</span></p><p> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="resting">resting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="split">split</span> <span word="asunder">asunder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rusting">rusting</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cone">cone</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="saga">saga</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="Star">Star</span> <span word="liner">liner</span> <span word="Titanic">Titanic</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iceberg">iceberg</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sank">sank</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="maiden">maiden</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1912, <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,500 <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="print">print</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="film">film</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="song">song</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="real">real</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="viewed">viewed</span> <span word="videotapes">videotapes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sunken">sunken</span> <span word="leviathan">leviathan</span>, <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mass">mass</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="eerie">eerie</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruined">ruined</span> <span word="splendor">splendor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="age">age</span>.</p><p> <span word="Watching">Watching</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="television">television</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="vicariously">vicariously</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="undersea">undersea</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="Alvin">Alvin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jason">Jason</span> <span word="Jr">Jr</span>. <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="toured">toured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wreckage">wreckage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="liner">liner</span>, <span word="wandering">wandering</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decks">decks</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="corroded">corroded</span> <span word="bollards">bollards</span>, <span word="peering">peering</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="rust">rust</span>-<span word="curtained">curtained</span> <span word="portholes">portholes</span>. <span word="Views">Views</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railings">railings</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="doomed">doomed</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crewmembers">crewmembers</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="evoked">evoked</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moonless">moonless</span> <span word="night">night</span> 74<span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="slipped">slipped</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waves">waves</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="videotape">videotape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> 12,500<span word="ft">ft</span>.<span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="sample">sample</span> <span word="of">of</span> 60 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="and">and</span> 60,000 <span word="stills">stills</span> <span word="garnered">garnered</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Marine">Marine</span> <span word="Geologist">Geologist</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Ballard">Ballard</span>, 44, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wood">Wood</span> <span word="Hole">Hole</span> <span word="Oceanographic">Oceanographic</span> <span word="Institution">Institution</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Titanic">Titanic</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="revisited">revisited</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="July">July</span>.</p>
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