该题为排除题，即所给选项中有三项都与录音内容相符，答题过程中需要排除这三项而选择与录音内容不符或没有听到的一项。选项 A 可以排除，录音中前两句有明确表示，泰担尼克号在1912年 4 月15日在其处女航（ maiden voyage，即首次航行）期间撞到处山，这艘当时世界最大的轮船在三小时内沉没。选项B 说有2 200 乘客丧生，而录音内容说的是 more than 1,500 of its 2,200 passengers with it，即2200位乘客中有 1 500人随船沉没（实际上就是指丧生），所以该项与录音内容不符，是本题的正确答案，从单项选择题应试需要来说，答题到此为止。其余两项 C 和 D 在录音中都有一致内容。

[重点难点]
区分数字之间的关系，即2 200位乘客中有1 500人丧生。

[录音原文]
Passage One
On April 15, 1912, the purportedly unsinkable Titanic struck an iceberg during its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City. The worlds largest steamship at the time sank within three hours, taking more than 1,500 of its 2,200 passengers with it. Over the subsequent decades, many expeditions set out to find the wreck, but efforts failed due to woefully insufficient undersea equipment.
By the early 1980s, technological advances made it possible to search at much greater depths. In 1985, or 73 years after the Titanic plummeted to the ocean floor, the ship was finally found by a French-American team. Grainy black-and-white images revealed that the Titanic had snapped in two, with a massive field of debris scattered between its halves.
Since the initial discovery, many companies have visited the remains, and there have been several dives to bring up artifacts. These expeditions, which began in 1987, have been a lightning rod for controversy. Objectors argue the wreck is a gravesite arid should not be disturbed out of respect. Various scientists have also expressed concern that human tampering is hastening the vessel's decay, stressing the need to protect the shipwreck as a historical site.
But the company that owns salvaging rights to the site, RMS Titanic, Inc. (RMST), has seen things differently. In 2010, Chris Davino, head of RMST, made an interesting proposal: Why not use the very latest insubmersible and sonar-imaging technology to survey the wreck site and create a picture of the ship unprecedented in its detail, accuracy and clarity? The mission would help researchers assess the deteriorating condition of the hull and also analyze how exactly the Titanic tore apart and why it fell as it did.
It was an opportunity the scientific, community couldn't pass up. Leading organizations 一 including the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution that discovered the Titanic about 30 years ago — joined forces with RMST. Maritime archaeologist Delgado, a veteran of more than 100 shipwreck investigations, and 3-D-imaging expert Bill Lange would be part of a dream team of nearly 50 oceanographers, marine researchers and technicians. "In terms of what is lying on the seabed now,"  Delgado said，“ there will no longer be any secrets for us.”

该题题干中的时间1985年在录音中有对应项，所以相对简单一些，但前提 是理解正确选项B 中的joint team与录音中的French-American team在此意义一致（法一美合作团队即双方合作团队）。选项A 错，因为two pieces of the ship意思并不清楚，不能说明是不是船的全部，而录音说的是泰坦尼克号被发现断成了两截， 意思是只有这两截（即整个船的两截， two halves）。选项 C 说沉船通过新方法打捞了上来，但录音内容没有提及打捞方法。选项D 意思是沉船在海底被发现呈黑白两色，但录音内容提到黑白时说的是根据影像中显示的黑白粒状图像知道沉船断成 了两截，这与船本身的颜色无关。

[重点难点]
把握two pieces与 two halves的区别。

该题所问是人们对尝试打捞泰坦尼克号的反应。选项A 的意思是有各种不同 看法，但反对的声音很强，这与录音内容一致，是正确选项。录音中说 These expeditions, which began in 1987, have been a lightning rod for controversy, 即这些与 打捞有关的探险活动像避雷针一样变成了引发争议的触发点，其中controversy包食 争议的意思。随后继续解释反对意见的具体内容（Objectors argue...）和各类科学家 的担忧（Various scientists have also expressed concern that...）, 这都表现了较强的 反对声。选项B 说很多人为找船上的工艺品而造访了沉船遗骸，而录音说there have been several dives to bring up artifact, 其中 several dives 和选项中的 many people 不 一致，所以该选项不正确。选项C 说科学家们担心的是打捞活动会破坏海洋环境， 而录音内容说的是科学家担忧的是打捞会加速沉船腐化，并强调有必要把沉船作为历史遗址，所以该选项也不对。选项D 说支持打捞的人们想要把沉船遗骸作为水下历史遗址，当然也不正确。

[重点难点]
理解题干中opinions were divided与录音中的controversy的语义关联。

该题所问是RMST建议如何对待泰坦尼克号沉船。选项 A 说派潜水员给沉 船拍照从而获得更多信息，而录音内容中虽然有包含imaging和 picture的句子（ use the very latest insubmersible and sonar-imaging technology to survey the wreck site and create a picture of the ship ），但其意思是建议使用声呐成像技术来构成图像，而不是拍照。选项B 给出的是派遣潜艇考察沉船遗址，这在录音中完全没有相关内容。 选项C 为正确答案，只是录音内容在use前加了 Why not表示提议，并且具体解释了目的。选项D 说的是派遣研究人员下海分析沉船原因，这在录音中没有任何对应。

[重点难点]
理解sonar-imaging technology的意思和propose...与Why not…的语义转换关系。

该题是排除题，问的是所谓的dream team不包括哪些选项内容。选项A 内容在录音中的including之后提到，所以是dream team的组成部分。选项B 和 C 说 ，的 Maritime archaeologist Delgado 和 3-D-imaging expert Bill Lange 在录音中也有对应，即 Maritime archaeologist Delgado and 3-D-imaging expert Bill Lange would be part of a dream team，所以也不正确。选项D 说的是美国海军退伍军人，这是正确答案， 因为录音中虽然用到了 Maritime和 veteran两个词，但这两个词并没有直接相连， 而且前面也没有用U.S.，与美国海军没有关系。录音说的意思是一位曾参与100多起沉船事故调查的海事考古学家，其中使用的veteran是指“老手” 而不是“老兵”。

[重点难点]
理解Marine与 Maritime的语义区别以及veteran在不同语境下的意义。