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An archive belonging to Harold Lowe the “true hero of the Titanic” is set to make up to £60,000 at auction（拍卖）. Included in the sale is a telescope inscribed by a survivor “to the Real Hero of the Titanic”, with a price of £20,000. A photo of officers on rescue ship Carpathia is priced at £10,000. Mr Lowe's officer's whistle is one of the rare items going up for sale.

Harold Lowe helped lots of women and children into lifeboats. The fifth officer went back for survivors after the ship sank in 1912. He was played in the 1997 film by Ioan Gruffudd. Mr Lowe, of Barmouth, Gwynedd, died in 1944.

Andrew Aldridge said, “He was without doubt one of the heroes of the Titanic disaster. After Titanic hit the iceberg, he displayed a cool and calm manner under pressure. As he loaded women and children in the lifeboats, it is said that he ordered J.Bruce Ismay, the managing director White Star Line, to get out of his way, telling him 'you will have me drown the lot of them' if he didn't. He left Titanic on lifeboat 14. After his crew rowed about 150 yards from the sinking, Lowe got five lifeboats together and helped passengers share them again. He then went back to pick up any survivors, the only lifeboat to do so with the others believing it to be too dangerous as the survivors would make the boats sink. Mr Aldridge added, “He is honored as the officer who went back."

1.Harold Lowe’s items for sale doesn’t include______.

A a telescope

B Mr Lowe’s clothes

C a photo of officers on rescue ship

D Mr Lowe's officer's whistle

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知，哈罗德·罗威的拍卖品包括一个望远镜，一张卡帕西亚号救援船上军官的照片和一个哈罗德·罗威用过的哨子，文中未提及罗威先生的衣物，故选B。

2.Which is NOT true about Mr Lowe?

A He passed away in 1944.

B He saved many people.

C He played a role in a film.

D He was the fifth officer.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段He was played in the 1997 film by Ioan Gruffudd.可知，在1997年的电影里哈罗德·罗威由伊万·格拉夫德扮演，并不是他扮演了电影角色，故选C。

3.How did Lowe save people after Titanic hit the iceberg? ①He went back to save any survivors. ②He and his crew left Titanic on lifeboats ③He arranged the passengers in the lifeboats ④He forced the managing director to leave away

A ①②③④

B ②③④①

C ①②④③

D ②①③④

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段可知，他乘14号救生艇离开了泰坦尼克号。在他的船员在距离沉船的地方划了大约150码后，罗威把五艘救生艇放在一起，用新的办法帮助乘客分配它们，在此期间，他命令白星航运公司总经理J.Bruce Ismay离他远点，然后，他回到了沉船现场去接任何幸存者，故选B。

4.Harold Lowe impressed us most with _______.

A his looks

B his teamwork

C his working spirit

D his great courage

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段He then went back to pick up any survivors, the only lifeboat to do so with the others believing it to be too dangerous as the survivors would make the boats sink.可知，哈罗德·罗威乘坐一艘救生艇，冒着随时会沉没的风险单独行动去救幸存者，从中展现出了他非凡的勇气，故选D。