湖北省2017届高三英语二轮复习第3模块阅读理解专题6 史地自然型阅读理解（课件）_高考复习指南

湖北省2017届高三英语二轮复习第3模块阅读理解专题6 史地自然型阅读理解（课件）

　　The Lusitania was a luxury ocean ship that sailed the Cunard Line's Liverpool. She was the largest ship at that time. With a total of seven decks, it was estimated that over 200,000 people gathered to witness her departure on her first voyage.

　　The Lusitania set off on her last voyage in May 1915, from Pier 54 in New York with about 1,959 people on board. It was reported that foodstuffs, metal rods, and ingots were loaded on its cargo. She sailed approximately thirty miles from Cape Clear Island to the 　新题预测专题六 │ 新题预测 coast of Co. Cork, Ireland where she got stuck in fog, had to reduce speed, and crossed the path of a German Uboat. Not realizing the ship was just a civil one, the Uboat fired on the Lusitania, striking her under the bridge, and as a result, there was a second much larger explosion which caused the ship to bend heavily to her starboard. The ship's captain ordered all the people to abandon the ship.However, there were serious problems of launching the lifeboats: out of the total of 48, only six were successfully launched. The Lusitania sank in less than twenty minutes, eight miles off the Old Head of Kinsale. 专题六 │ 新题预测

　　Similar to the Titanic, she sank with her back part almost fully perpendicular(垂直的)to the water. Of those on board, 761 were rescued, but 1,198 people died with her, including 100 children. The rescue operation was led by Vice Admiral Sir Charles Henry Cooke, the naval commander at Queenstown. It was a serious sea disaster that shouldn't have taken place. After that, countries all over the world began to consider the safety of commercial ships. 专题六 │ 新题预测 ()1.According to the passage, the Lusitania ______. A．was the largest ship in history