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1、2016年11月5日北京地区成人学位英语考试真题ReadingComprehensionPassage1IfDakotaAccessPipeline(输油管道)completed,itwillcarrynearlyhalfamillionbarrelsofoilacrossfourstateseveryday.EnergyTransferPartners(ETP),aTexas-basedcompanybehindthe$3.8billionprojecthopestofinishconstructionthisye

2、ar.ButtheStandingRockSioux,anAmericanIndiantribe(部落),isTheDakotaAccessPipelinewasannouncedin2014.AsectionofitwillrunneartheStandingRockSiouxreservation.AreservationisanareaoflandsetasideforAmericanIndians.Thetribesaystheconstructionthreatenstodestroyhistoricala

3、reasandancientburialsites.Theyalsosaythepipelinecouldpollutetheirmainwatersource,theMissouriRiver.InApril,theStandingRockSiouxbeganaprotestagainsttheproject.Theycampedattheconstructionsite.Sincethen,thousandsofpeople,includingpeoplefromotherAmericanIndiantribes

4、,havetraveledtothesidetojointheprotest.ETPsaysthatthepipelinewillhavebuilt-inmeasurestoprotectagainstoilleaks.Workerswillalsomonitoritremotely,andwillbeabletoclosevalves(阀)withinthreeminutesifleaksaredetected.AmericanIndianshavebeenstaginganonviolentprotestform

5、onths.Theprotesttookaturnlastweekwhenpolicewerecalledtokeepthepeacebetweenprotestersandarmedsecurityguardshiredbythecompany.1.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheDakotaAccessPipelinewillcreatemoremarketsforoilandgas.B.TheDakotaAccessPipelinewillcr

6、eatemanyjobopportunities.C.AmericanIndiansopposetheconstructionofanoilpipeline.D.AmericanIndiansfightforequalvotingrights.2.ETPhopestofinishthisprojectin_____.A.2016B.2017C.2018D.20193.WhydoAmericanIndiansprotectagainsttheconstructionofthispipeline?A.Becauseitw

7、illcostupto$3.8billion.B.Becauseitthreatenstheregion’swatersupply.C.Becauseitwillmakemanypeoplelosetheirjobs.D.Becauseitwillforcemanypeopletoleavetheirhomes.4.Accordingtothepassage,theworkerscan_____incaseofpipelineleaks.A.reporttothelocalgovernmentB.askpeoplet

8、oleavetheleakaffectedareasC.call911D.closevalves5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A.Thispipelinewillcrossfourstates.B.Thispipelineis1,172mileslo