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北京地区成人英语考试历年真题
2013年真题及答案
PartI ReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
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)Mostofthe4,200peopleonboardmadeittolandsafely,butmorethan30peoplewerekilledinthedisaster.Twopeopleremainmissing.TheConcordia’scaptainiscurrentlyontrialforcausingashipwreckandabandoninghisship.
Theoperationtorighttheshipiscalledparbuckling.Whileparbucklingisastandardoperationtorightcapsizedships,ithasneverbeforebeenusedonsuchalargeship.(77)Workershadbeenwaitingforfavorableweatherconditionstoundertaketheoperation.OnMonday,authoritiesgavethefinalgo-ahead.
Theprocesswasexpectedtotakenomorethan12hours.Butproblemswiththelargesystemofsteelchainscauseddelays.Engineersworkedthroughthenightusingcablesandmetalwatertankstorolltheshipontospecialplatforms.
TheConcordiaisexpectedtobepulledawayfromGigliointhespringof2014andturnedintoscrapmetal(废金属).Theship’sowner,CostaCruises,willpayfortherecovery,whichhasalreadycostmorethan$800million.
1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ShipSafetyManagement
B.Shipwrecks:
anEnvironmentalThreat
C.TheCostaConcordiaDisaster
D.TheCostaConcordiaSalvage
2.Theword“capsized”inthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto______
A.turnedover
B.delayed
C.departed
D.setsail
3.Accordingtothepassage,theConcordia’scaptainhasbeenchargedwithcausingthecrashand______.
A.druguse
B.alcoholabuse
C.abandoninghispost
D.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)Wouldyouriskyourlifeforacountrythatconsideredyouasecond-classcitizen?
Wouldyoujoinamilitarythataskedyoutorisksacrificingyourlifebutseparatedyoufromothersoldiersbecauseofthecolorofyourskin?
ThatispreciselywhattheTuskegeeAirmendid.Theywerebrave,intelligent,African-Americanmenandwomenwhofought
fortheUnitedStatesinWorldWarII.
In1940,PresidentFranklinDelanoRooseveltagreedtoallowAfricanAmericanstoflyairplanesinthemilitary.Beforethat,AfricanAmericanscouldonlyserveintheArmedForcesaspartofthegroundtroops.ThefirstAfricanAmericanairmenreportedfordutyin1941.TheybegantheirtrainingoutsideofTuskegee,Alabama.(79)Thesoldierswerecompletelyseparatedbvraceandthetworacescouldnotcommunicate.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.AmericanSoldiersinWorldWarII
B.AmericanCivilRightsMovement
C.TheTuskegeeAirmen
D.RacialDiscriminationintheU.S.
7.Whatdocstheword“appalled”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?
A.Reluctant.
B.Pleased.
C.Shocked.
D.Relieved,
8.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatHenry___________.
Arefusedtogiveuphisseattoawhitepassenger
B.refusedtopayhisbusfare
C.hadafightwiththebusdriver
D.wasthelastpersontoboardthebus.
9.In__________,PresidentHarryS.Trumanorderedtoendmilitarysegregation.
A.1940
B.1941
C.1945
D.1948
10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheTuskegeeAirmenisTRUE?
AInWorldWarII,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,inwhichthe
FoundingFatherdeclareshisloveofteabutsayshewillhavetolearntoacceptcoffeeinstead,becausedrinkingteahadbecomeunpatriotic(不爱国的).
Foralltheupsidescoffeehasbroughtthemodemworld,italsobroughtitsfairshareofdownsides,too.Europeanscarriedcoffeewiththemastheycolonizedvariouspartsoftheworld,andthisfrequentlymeanttheymadepeopleintoslavesinordertogrowit.
11.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinghasnothingtodowithcoffee?
A.Literature.
B.Newspapers.
C.Theinsuranceindustry.
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.
16.Wedon’tneedairconditioning,______.
A.norcanweafforditB.neithercanaffordit
C.norwecanafforditD.neitherwecanaffordit
17.Coul
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