2023年11月北京地区成人学士学位英语考试真题及答案.docx
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1、北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2023.11Part I Reading Comprehension Directions: There are three passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding
2、 letter on the Answer sheet.For 20 monks the wrecked Costa Concordia has been lying on its side near the coast ofGigli0,a small Italian island.But on Tuesday,as part of the largest salvage(打捞)operation everconducted,the large ship was finally moved to the upfight position.The next step is for the ve
3、sselto be removed from the area entirely.The Cojta Concordia is twice the weight of the Titanic.The ship itself didnt budge(稍微移动)for the first three hours of the operation,Sergio Girotto told reporters.He and other engineers worked for 19 hours before Concordia Was declared completely upright.The Co
4、sta Concordia capsized on January 13,2023,after its captain,Francesco Schettino, brought the ship too close to the shore.The ship hit coastal rocks,which caused serious damageand allowed water to pour in.(76)Most of the 4,200 people on board made it to land safely,butmofe than 30 people were killed
5、in the disaster.Two people remain missin9.The Concordiascaptain is currently on trial for causing a shipwreck and abandoning his ship.The operation to right the ship is called parbucklin9.While palbuckling is a smndard operationto right capsized ships,it has never before been used on such a large sh
6、ip.(77)Workers had beenwaiting for favorable weather conditions to undertake the operation.0n Monday,authoritim gave the final 90ahead.The process was expected to take no more than l2 hours.But problems with the large system of steel chains caused delays.Engineers worked through the night using cabl
7、es and metal watertanks to roll the ship onto special platforms.The Concordia is expected to be pulled away from Giglio in the spring of 2023 and turned into scrap metal(废金属).The ships owner,Costa Cruises,will pay for the recovery,which has al ready cost more than$800 million.第1题单选 Which of the foll
8、owing 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答案:D第2题 The word“capsized”in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to_.A.turned over B.delayed C.departed D.set sail答案:A第3题 According
9、to the passage,the ConcordiaS captain has been charged with causing the crash and_A.drug use B.alcohol abuse C.abandoning his post D.setting fire答案:C第4题 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 It
10、aly have successfully righted the wrecked Concordia after an operation that lasted around l2 hours.C.The salvage operation went ahead despite bad weather conditions.D.Aa a common means of righting wrecked ships.parbuckling had never been carried out on avessel of the ConcordiaS size.答案:D第5题 What wil
11、l 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 Wi11 be sunk tn the Ocean flnnr答案:A(78)Would you risk your life for a country that considered you a second cl
12、ass citizen?Would you join a military that asked you to risk sacrificing your life but separated you from other soldiers because of the color of your skin?That is precisely what the Tuskegee Airmen did.They were brave,intelligent,African American men and women who fought for the United States in Wor
13、ld Warll.In l940,President Franklin Dclano Roosevelt agreed to allow African Americans to nv airplanes in the military.Before that,African Americans could only serve in the Armed Forces as part of me ground troops.The first African American airnlen reported for duty in l941.They began their training
14、 outside of Tnskegee,Alabama.(79)The soldiers were completely separated by race and the two races could not communicate. About 450 African American pilots finished the training. These men werg the original Tuskegee AirHlen.The Tuskegee Airmen had an amazing record.They did not lose any of the bomber
15、s thev were escorting(护航).When the War was over in l945,the Tuskegee Airmen were heroes.But when they returned to America,they were appalled to fmd out that they were still treated like second class citizens.They faced the sallle segregation(种族隔离)and discrimination(歧视)as they had before they began t
16、heir trainin9.Frederick Henry,one of the original Tuskegee Airmen,lives in Detroit,Michigan. Because he was from the North,he would often forget the segregation rules of the South.Once,Henry was on a bus alone with a white bus driver.Soon,after the two had talked for a while.a wave of othepaSsengefS
17、 came on the busA problem arose when some white passengers were still staIldin9.which was agamst the rulesHenry was put off the bus,even though he was the first perSon“board the bus and had paid his fare.One thing did change,however.In l948,President Harry S.Truman signed an executive order prohibit
18、ing segregation in the military.Eventually,the Tuskegee Airmen were officially thanked for their amazing efforts in the war.第6题 Which of the following is the best title for the passage7A.American Soldiers in World War ll B.American Civil Rights MOVementC.The Tuskegee milTllell D.Racial Discriminatio
19、n in the U.S.答案:C第7题 What does the word“appalled”in the third paragraph probably meall?A.Reluctant B.Pleased. C.Shocked. D.Relieved.答案:C第8题 It can be inferred from the passage that Henry_.A.refused to give up his seat to a white passenger B.refused to pay his bus fareC.had a fight with the bus drive
20、r D.was the last person to board the bus答案:A第9题 In_,President Harry Truman ordered to end military segregation.A.1940 B.1941 C.1945 D.1948答案:D第10题 According to be the passage,which of the following statements about the Tuskegee Airmen isTRUE?A.In World War ll,they never lost a bomber to enemy fire.B
21、.They were the first group of black soldiers ever trained by the ground troops.C.They were not subjected to racial discrimination in the army.D.my were already soldiers in the ground troops before their waining at Tuskegee begall.答案:ACoffee is a powerful drink.On a personal level,it helps keep us aw
22、ake and active.(80)0n a much general level,it has helped shape our history and continues to shape our history and continues to shape our culture.coffee plants grow wild in parts of Africa and were probably used by仃avelling tribes(部落) for tllousands of years,but it wasnt until the l400s that people f
23、igWed out they could roast its seeds“Then it really took off,said historian Mark Pendergrast-author of Uncommon Grounds: the History 0f Coffee and How It Transformed Our World.By the 1500s,the drink had spread to coneehouses across the Arab world.Within another 150 years,it took Europe by storm.“It
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