最新学士学位英语辅导答疑汇编.ppt

;题型介绍;2013年11月 北京地区成人学士学位英语统一考试;*;*;*;*;*;*;一、阅读理解;1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?　　 A. Ship Safety Management B. Shipwrecks: an Environmental Threat C. The Costa Concordia Disaster D. The Costa Concordia Salvage 2. The word “capsized” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ______ A. turned over B. delayed C. departed D. set sail 3. According to the passage, the Concordia’s captain has been charged with causing the crash and ______. A. drug use B. alcohol abuse C. abandoning his post D. setting fire ;4. According to the passage，which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The Costa Concordia is three times the weight of the Titanic. B. Engineers in Italy have successfully righted the wrecked Concordia after an operation that lasted around 12 hours. C. The salvage operation went ahead despite bad weather conditions. D. As a common means of righting wrecked ships, parbuckling had never been carried out on a vessel of the Concordia’s size. 5. What will happen to the Concordia eventually? A. It will be pulled away to be broken up for scrap metal. B. It will be repaired and put into use again. C. It will be turned into a museum for tourists. D. It will be sunk to the ocean floor. ;Passage 1;　The Costa Concordia capsized on January 13, 2012，after its captain, Francesco Schettino，brought the ship too close to the shore. The ship hit coastal rocks, which caused serious damage and allowed water to pour in. (76) Most of the 4,200 people on board made it to land safely, but more than 30 people were killed in the disaster. Two people remain missing. The Concordia’s captain is currently on trial for causing a shipwreck and abandoning his ship. 　The operation to right the ship is called parbuckling. While parbuckling is a standard operation to right capsized ships，it has never before been used on such a large ship.（77）Workers had been waiting for favorable weather conditions to undertake the operation. On Monday，authorities gave the fina