题目
According to the passage, what is the main factor that affected people’s behavior in the sinking of the Titanic and the Lusitania?()A. The time it took the ships to sink.B. The percentage of young passengers.C. The intensity of people’s survival instinct.D. The difference in wealth and social status.
According to the passage, what is the main factor that affected people’s behavior in the sinking of the Titanic and the Lusitania?()
A. The time it took the ships to sink.
B. The percentage of young passengers.
C. The intensity of people’s survival instinct.
D. The difference in wealth and social status.
题目解答
答案
A. The time it took the ships to sink.
解析
本题考查对历史事件中人类行为模式的理解,核心在于对比两艘沉船事件中乘客行为差异的主要原因。关键点在于沉船时间的长短如何影响人们的应对方式。泰坦尼克号(沉没时间约2小时40分钟)和鲁西塔尼亚号(沉没时间仅18分钟)的案例显示,时间的充裕程度直接决定了乘客是否能保持理性或被迫依赖本能反应。其他选项(如年龄、生存本能、社会地位)虽可能在特定情境下起作用,但题目要求找出最直接的主因。
选项分析
A. The time it took the ships to sink
- 泰坦尼克号:沉没时间长,乘客有足够时间组织有序撤离,更多遵循“妇孺优先”的社会礼仪。
- 鲁西塔尼亚号:快速沉没导致混乱,乘客行为更倾向于本能求生。
- 结论:时间差异直接导致行为模式的不同,是主因。
B. The percentage of young passengers
- 年轻乘客比例与行为模式无必然联系,题目未提及相关数据。
C. The intensity of people’s survival instinct
- 生存本能是人类共性,无法解释两船行为差异。
D. The difference in wealth and social status
- 社会地位可能影响逃生机会(如泰坦尼克号中头等舱乘客优先),但题目强调“行为模式”,非直接原因。