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1、北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2013.11.2PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:For20monthsthewreckedCostaConcordiahasbeenlyingonitssidenearthecoastofGiglio,asmallItalianisland.ButonTuesday,aspartofthelargestsalvage(打捞)operationevercond
2、ucted,thelargeshipwasfinallymovedtotheuprightposition.Thenextstepisforthevesseltoberemovedfromtheareaentirely.TheCostaConcordiaistwicetheweightoftheTitanic.Theshipitselfdidn'tbudge(稍微移动)forthefirstthreehoursoftheoperation,SergioGirottotoldreporters.Heandotherengin
3、eersworkedfor19hoursbeforeConcordiawasdeclaredcompletelyupright.TheCostaConcordiacapsizedonJanuary13,2012,afteritscaptain,FrancescoSchettino,broughttheshiptooclosetotheshore.Theshiphitcoastalrocks,whichcausedseriousdamageandallowedwatertopourin.(76)Mostofthe4200pe
4、opleonboardmadeittolandsafely,butmorethan30peoplewerekilledinthedisaster.Twopeopleremainmissing.TheConcordia'scaptainiscurrentlyontrialforcausingashipwreckandabandoninghisship.Theoperationtorighttheshipiscalledparbuckling.Whileparbucklingisastandardoperationtorigh
5、tcapsizedships,ithasneverbeforebeenusedonsuchalargeship.(77)Workershadbeenwaitingforfavorableweatherconditiontoundertaketheoperation.OnMonday,authoritiesgavethefinalgo-ahead.Theprocesswasexpectedtotakenomorethan12hours.Butproblemswiththelargesystemofsteelchainscau
6、seddelays.Engineersworkedthroughthenightusingcablesandmetalwatertankstorolltheshipontospecialplatforms.TheConcordiaisexpectedtobepulledawayfromGigliointhespringof2014andturnedintoscrapmetal(废金属).Theship'sowner,CostaCruises,willpayfortherecovery,whichhasalreadycost
7、morethan$800million.1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ShipSafetyManagementB.Shipwrecks:anEnvironmentalThreatC.TheCostaConcordiaDisasterD.TheCostaConcordiaSalvage2.Theword"capsized"inthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningtoA.turnedoverB.delayedC.depar
8、tedD.setsail3Accordingtothepassage,theConcordia'scaptainhasbeenchargedwithcausingthecrashand________.A.druguseB.alcoholabuseC.abandoninghispostD.setting