北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试112.docx

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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试112

北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试

2013.11.2

PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

For20monthsthewreckedCostaConcordiahasbeenlyingonitssidenearthecoastofGiglio,asmallItalianisland.ButonTuesday,aspartofthelargestsalvage（打捞）operationeverconducted,thelargeshipwasfinallymovedtotheuprightposition.Thenextstepisforthevesseltoberemovedfromtheareaentirely.

TheCostaConcordiaistwicetheweightoftheTitanic.Theshipitselfdidn'tbudge（稍微移动）forthefirstthreehoursoftheoperation,SergioGirottotoldreporters.Heandotherengineersworkedfor19hoursbeforeConcordiawasdeclaredcompletelyupright.

TheCostaConcordiacapsizedonJanuary13,2012,afteritscaptain,FrancescoSchettino,broughttheshiptooclosetotheshore.Theshiphitcoastalrocks,whichcausedseriousdamageandallowedwatertopourin.（76）Mostofthe4200peopleonboardmadeittolandsafely,butmorethan30peoplewerekilledinthedisaster.Twopeopleremainmissing.TheConcordia'scaptainiscurrentlyontrialforcausingashipwreckandabandoninghisship.

Theoperationtorighttheshipiscalledparbuckling.Whileparbucklingisastandardoperationtorightcapsizedships,ithasneverbeforebeenusedonsuchalargeship.（77）Workershadbeenwaitingforfavorableweatherconditiontoundertaketheoperation.OnMonday,authoritiesgavethefinalgo-ahead.

Theprocesswasexpectedtotakenomorethan12hours.Butproblemswiththelargesystemofsteelchainscauseddelays.Engineersworkedthroughthenightusingcablesandmetalwatertankstorolltheshipontospecialplatforms.

TheConcordiaisexpectedtobepulledawayfromGigliointhespringof2014andturnedintoscrapmetal（废金属）.Theship'sowner,CostaCruises,willpayfortherecovery,whichhasalreadycostmorethan$800million.

1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ShipSafetyManagementB.Shipwrecks:

anEnvironmentalThreat

C.TheCostaConcordiaDisasterD.TheCostaConcordiaSalvage

2.Theword"capsized"inthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto

A.turnedoverB.delayedC.departedD.setsail

3Accordingtothepassage,theConcordia'scaptainhasbeenchargedwithcausingthecrashand________.

A.druguseB.alcoholabuseC.abandoninghispostD.settingfire

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.TheCostaConcordiaisthreetimestheweightoftheTitanic.

B.EngineersinItalyhavesuccessfullyrightedthewreckedConcordiaafteranoperationthatlastedaround12hours.

C.Thesalvageoperationwentaheaddespitebadweatherconditions.

D.Asacommonmeansofrightingwreckedships,parbucklinghadneverbeencarriedoutonavesseloftheConcordia'ssize.

5.WhatwillhappentotheConcordiaeventually?

A.Itwillbepulledawaytobebrokenupforscrapmetal.

B.Itwillberepairedandputintouseagain.

C.Itwillbeturnedintoamuseumfortourists.

D.Itwillbesunktotheoceanfloor.

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

（78）Wouldyouriskyourlifeforacountrythatconsideredyouasecondclasscitizen?

Wouldyoujoinamilitarythataskedyoutorisksacrificingyourlifebutseparatedyoufromothersoldiersbecauseofthecolorofyourskin?

ThatispreciselywhattheTuskegeeAirmendid.Theywerebrave,intelligent,African-AmericanmenandwomenwhofoughtfortheUnitedStatesinWorldWarII.

In1940,PresidentFranklinDelanoRooseveltagreedtoallowAfricanAmericanstoflyairplanesinthemilitary.Beforethat,AfricanAmericanscouldonlyserveintheArmedForcesaspartofthegroundtroops.ThefirstAfricanAmericanairmenreportedfordutyin1941.TheybegantheirtrainingoutsideofTuskegee,Alabama.（79）Thesoldierswerecompletelyseparatedbyraceandthetworacescouldnotcommunicate.About450AfricanAmericanpilotsfinishedthetraining.ThesemenweretheoriginalTuskegeeAirmen.

TheTuskegeeAirmenhadanamazingrecord.Theydidnotloseanyofthebomberstheywereescorting（护航）.Whenthewarwasoverin1945,theTuskegeeAirmenwereheroes.ButwhentheyreturnedtoAmerica,theywereappalledtofindoutthattheywerestilltreatedlikesecond-classcitizens.Theyfacedthesamesegregation（种族隔离）anddiscrimination（歧视）astheyhadbeforetheybegantheirtraining.

FrederickHenry,oneoftheoriginalTuskegeeAirmen,livesinDetroit,Michigan.BecausehewasfromtheNorth,hewouldoftenforgetthesegregationrulesoftheSouth.Once,Henrywasonabusalonewithawhitebusdriver.Soon,afterthetwohadtalkedforawhile,awaveofotherpassengerscameonthebus.Aproblemarosewhensomewhitepassengerswerestillstanding,whichwasagainsttherules.Henrywasputoffthebus,eventhoughhewasthefirstpersontoboardthebusandhadpaidhisfare.

Onethingdidchange,however.In1948,PresidentHarryS.Trumansignedanexecutiveorderprohibitingsegregationinthemilitary.Eventually,theTuskegeeAirmenwereofficiallythankedfortheiramazingeffortsinthewar.

6.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AmericanSoldiersinWorldWarIIB.AmericanCivilRightsMovement

C.TheTuskegeeAirmenD.RacialDiscriminationintheU.S.

7.Whatdocstheword"appalled"inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?

A.Reluctant.B.Pleased.C.Shocked.D.Relieved.

8.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatHenry________.

A.refusedtogiveuphisseattoawhitepassenger

B.refusedtopayhisbusfare

C.hadafightwiththebusdriver

D.wasthelastpersontoboardthebus.

9.In________,PresidentHarryS.Trumanorderedtoendmilitarysegregation.

A.1940B.1941C.1945D.1948

10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheTuskegeeAirmenisTRUE?

A.InWorldWarII,theyneverlostabombertoenemyfire.

B.Theywerethefirstgroupofblacksoldiersevertrainedbythegroundtroops.

C.Theywerenotsubjectedtoracialdiscriminationinthearmy.

D.TheywerealreadysoldiersinthegroundtroopsbeforetheirtrainingatTuskegeebegan.

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Coffeeisapowerfuldrink.Onapersonallevel,ithelpskeepusawakeandactive.（80）Onamuchgenerallevel,ithashelpedshapeourhistoryandcontinuestoshapeourculture.

CoffeeplantsgrowwildinpartsofAfricaandwereprobablyusedbytravellingtribes（部落）forthousandsofyears,butitwasn'tuntilthe1400sthatpeoplefiguredouttheycouldroastitsseeds.

"Thenitreallytookoff,"saidhistorianMarkPendergrast-authorofUncommonGrounds:

theHistoryofCoffeeandHowItTransformedOurWorld.Bythe1500s,thedrinkhadspreadtocoffeehousesacrosstheArabworldWithinanother150years，ittookEuropebystorm."Itactuallyhadamajorimpactontheriseofbusiness,"Pendergrastsays.Coffeehousesbecameaspotnotjusttoenjoyacupbuttoexchangeideas.

TheinsuranceindustrywasfoundedhundredsofyearsagoinoneofLondon's2,000coffeehouses.Literature,newspapersandeventheworksofgreatcomposerslikeBachandBeethovenwerealsoinspiredincoffeehouses.

ItisoftensaidthataftertheBostonTeaPartyof1773,whenAmericancolonists（殖民者attackedBritishteashipsandthrewlargeboxesofteaintotheharbor,Americanseverywhereswitchedovertodrinkingcoffee."There'salotoftruthtothestory,Ifound,"Pendergrastsays.HementionsaletterJohnAdamswrotetohiswife,Abigail,inwhichtheFoundingFatherdeclareshisloveofteabutsayshewillhavetolearntoacceptcoffeeinstead,becausedrinkingteahadbecomeunpatriotic（不爱国的）。

Foralltheupsidescoffeehasbroughtthemodemworld,italsobroughtitsfairshareofdownsides,too.Europeanscarriedcoffeewiththemastheycolonizedvariouspartsoftheworld,andthisfrequentlymeanttheymadepeopleintoslavesinordertogrowit.

11.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinghasnothingtodowithcoffee?

A.Literature.B.Newspapers.

CTheinsuranceindustry.D.Theoilindustry.

12.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A.TheBostonTeaPartytookplacein1773.

B.Europeansfiguredoutwaystousecoffeeduringthe1670s.

C.Duringthe1770s,moreandmoreAmericansbegantodrinkcoffee*

D.Coffeeisarefreshingdrink.

13.Theauthorofthebookbelievesthat.

A.drinkingcoffeewasunpatriotic

B.2000insurancecompaniesweresetuphundredsofyearsago

C.Europeanswereresponsiblefortheexistenceofslavery

D.coffeeactuallyinfluencedtheriseofbusiness

14.Thephrase"tookoff"inthesecondparagraphmeans"______".

A.droppedtothegroundB.becameverysuccessful

C.removeditscoatD.wentawaysuddenly

15.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?

A.WhenCoffeeBecamePopular

B.CoffeeIsaPowerfulDrink

C.HowCoffeeInfluencedtheCourseofHistory

D.WhatImpactCoffeeHasonHumanBehavior

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（30%）

Directions:

Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

16Wedon'tneedairconditioning,______

A.norcanweafforditB.neithercanaffordit

C.norwecanafforditD.neitherwecanaffordit

17Couldyoufindsomeone______?

AformetoplaytenniswithB.playtenniswith

CformetoplaytennisD.playtennis

18“Youaretooself-centered.It'shightimeyou______thatyouarenotthemostimportan