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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)operationeverconducted,thelargeshipwasfinallymo

2、vedtotheuprightposition.Thenextstepisforthevesseltoberemovedfromtheareaentirely.TheCostaConcordiaistwicetheweightoftheTitanic.Theshipitselfdidn'tbudge（稍微移动)forthefirstthreehoursoftheoperation,SergioGirottotoldreporters.Heandotherengineersworkedfor19hoursbeforeConcordiawasdeclaredcompletelyupri

3、ght.TheCostaConcordiacapsizedonJanuary13,2012,afteritscaptain,FrancescoSchettino,broughttheshiptooclosetotheshore.Theshiphitcoastalrocks,whichcausedseriousdamageandallowedwatertopourin.(76)Mostofthe4200peopleonboardmadeittolandsafely,butmorethan30peoplewerekilledinthedisaster.Twopeopleremainmi

4、ssing.TheConcordia'scaptainiscurrentlyontrialforcausingashipwreckandabandoninghisship.Theoperationtorighttheshipiscalledparbuckling.Whileparbucklingisastandardoperationtorightcapsizedships,ithasneverbeforebeenusedonsuchalargeship.(77)Workershadbeenwaitingforfavorableweatherconditiontoundertake

5、theoperation.OnMonday,authoritiesgavethefinalgo-ahead.Theprocesswasexpectedtotakenomorethan12hours.Butproblemswiththelargesystemofsteelchainscauseddelays.Engineersworkedthroughthenightusingcablesandmetalwatertankstorolltheshipontospecialplatforms.TheConcordiaisexpectedtobepulledawayfromGiglioi

6、nthespringof2014andturnedintoscrapmetal(废金属).Theship'sowner,CostaCruises,willpayfortherecovery,whichhasalreadycostmorethan$800million.1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ShipSafetyManagementB.Shipwrecks:anEnvironmentalThreatC.TheCostaConcordiaDisasterD.TheCostaConcordiaSalvage2.

7、Theword"capsized"inthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningtoA.turnedoverB.delayedC.departedD.setsail3Accordingtothepassage,theConcordia'scaptainhasbeenchargedwithcausingthecrashand________.A.druguseB.alcoholabuseC.abandoninghispostD.setting