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1、北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2016.11ReadingComprehensionDirections:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomeques-tionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.IftheDakotaAccessPipeline(输油管道)iscompleted,itwillcarrynearlyhalfamillionbar-relsofoilacrossfourstatesev
2、eryday.EnergyTransferPartners(ETP),aTexas-basedcompanybehindthe$3.8billionproject,hopestofinishconstructionthisyear.ButtheStandingRockSioux,anAmericanIndiantribe(部落),isdeterminedtostopthe1,172-milepipelinefrombeingbuilt.(76)Bothsidesshownosignsofbackingdown.TheDakotaAccessPipelinewasannouncedin2014
3、.AsectionofitwillrunneartheStandingRockSiouxreservation.AreservationisanareaoflandsetasideforAmericanIndians.Thetribesaystheconstructionthreatenstodestroyhistoricalareasandancientburialsites.Theyalsosaythepipelinecouldpollutetheirmainwatersource,theMissouriRiver.InApril,theStandingRockSiouxbeganapr
4、otestagainsttheproject.Theycampedattheconstructionsite.Sincethen,thou-sandsofpeople,includingpeoplefromAmericanIndiantribes,havetraveledtothesitetojointheprotest.ETPsaysthatthepipelinewillhavebuilt-insafetymeasurestoprotectagainstoilleaks.Work-erswillalsomonitoritremotely,andwillbeabletoclosevalves
5、(阀)withinthreeminutesifleaksaredetected.AmericanIndianshavebeenstaginganonviolentprotestformonths.Theprotesttookaturnlastweekwhenpolicewerecalledtokeepthepeacebetweenprotestersandarmedsecurityguardshiredbythecompany.(77)Twenty-eightpeoplehavebeenarrestedsincethenandchargedwithinterferingwiththepipe
6、lineconstruction.第1题 Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheDakotaAccessPipelinewillcreatemoremarketsforoilandgas.B.TheDakotaAccessPipelinewillcreatemanyjobopportunities.C.AmericanIndiansopposetheconstructionofanoilpipeline.D.AmericanIndiansfightforequalvotingrights.答案:C第2题 ETPhopestof
7、inishthisprojectin__________.A.2016 B.2017 C.2018 D.2019答案:A第3题 WhydoAmericanIndiansprotestagainsttheconstructionofthispipeline?A.Becauseitwillcostupto$3.8billion.B.Becauseitthreatenstheregion'swatersup
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