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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:b5E2RGbCAPFor20monthsthewreckedCostaConcordiahasbeenlyingonitssidenearthecoastofGiglio,asmallItalianisland.ButonTuesday,aspartofthelargestsalvage

2、(打捞)operationeverconducted,thelargeshipwasfinallymovedtotheuprightposition.Thenextstepisforthevesseltoberemovedfromtheareaentirely.p1EanqFDPwTheCostaConcordiaistwicetheweightoftheTitanic.Theshipitselfdidn'tbudge（稍微移动)forthefirstthreehoursoftheoperation,S

3、ergioGirottotoldreporters.Heandotherengineersworkedfor19hoursbeforeConcordiawasdeclaredcompletelyupright.DXDiTa9E3dTheCostaConcordiacapsizedonJanuary13,2012,afteritscaptain,FrancescoSchettino,broughttheshiptooclosetotheshore.Theshiphitcoastalrocks,whichc

4、ausedseriousdamageandallowedwatertopourin.(76)Mostofthe4200peopleonboardmadeittolandsafely,butmorethan30peoplewerekilledinthedisaster.Twopeopleremainmissing.TheConcordia'scaptainiscurrentlyontrialforcausingashipwreckandabandoninghisship.RTCrpUDGiTTheoper

5、ationtorighttheshipiscalledparbuckling.Whileparbucklingisastandardoperationtorightcapsizedships,ithasneverbeforebeenusedonsuchalargeship.(77)Workershadbeenwaitingforfavorableweatherconditiontoundertaketheoperation.OnMonday,authoritiesgavethefinalgo-ahead

6、.5PCzVD7HxATheprocesswasexpectedtotakenomorethan12hours.Butproblemswiththelargesystemofsteelchainscauseddelays.Engineersworkedthroughthenightusingcablesandmetalwatertankstorolltheshipontospecialplatforms.jLBHrnAILgTheConcordiaisexpectedtobepulledawayfrom

7、Gigliointhespringof2014andturnedintoscrapmetal(废金属).Theship'sowner,CostaCruises,willpayfortherecovery,whichhasalreadycostmorethan$800million.xHAQX74J0X1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?LDAYtRyKfEA.ShipSafetyManagementB.Shipwrecks:anEnviron

8、mentalThreatZzz6ZB2LtkC.TheCostaConcordiaDisasterD.TheCostaConcordiaSalvagedvzfvkwMI12.Theword"capsized"inthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningtorqyn14ZNXIA.turnedoverB.delayedC.departedD.setsailEmxvxOtOco3Accordingtothepass