2013年11月北京自考学位英语真题及答案解析（一）

2013年11月北京自考学位英语真题及答案解析（一）

Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)

Passage 1

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:

For 20 months the wrecked Costa Concordia has been lying on its side near the coast of Giglio, a small Italian island. But on Tuesday, as part of the largest salvage ( 打捞 ) operation ever conducted, the large ship was finally moved to the upright position. The next step is for the vessel to be removed from the area entirely.

The Costa Concordia is twice the weight of the Titanic. The ship itself didn ' t 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 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 4200 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 condition to undertake the operation. On Monday, authorities gave the final go-ahead.

The process was expected to take no more than 12 hours. But problems with the large system of steel chains caused delays. Engineers worked through the night using cables and metal water tanks to roll the ship onto special platforms.

The Concordia is expected to be pulled away from Giglio in the spring of 2014 and turned into scrap metal (废金属). The ship's owner, Costa Cruises, will pay for the recovery, which has already cost more than $800 million.

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 1参考答案及解析：DACDA

遇难哥斯达黎加康科迪亚号侧躺在Giglio岛附近的海岸已经有20个月，Giglio岛是意大利的一个小岛。但是在星期二，作为曾进行过的最大的救助打捞的工作的一部分，这艘大船，最后移动扶正了。下一步是把船从该地区完全挪走。

哥斯达黎加康科迪亚的重量是泰坦尼克号的两倍。在三个小时的打捞中船都没有一丝挪动，塞尔吉奥.吉罗托告诉记者。他和其他工程师工作19小时后才宣布迪亚被完全扶正了。

2012年1月13日 哥斯达黎加康科迪亚，由于船长弗朗西斯科.斯凯蒂诺，把船靠海岸太近造成了翻船。船撞上海岸边的岩石，造成了船体的严重破坏，水涌入船。船上4200名乘客中的大多数人都安全登陆了，但仍有30多人死于灾难。两人失踪。康科迪亚的船长由于船只失事和弃船正在造成受讯。

扶正船的方法叫用套拉索拉上。而用套拉索拉上是一个扶正船的标准操作，但它从未被用在这样大的船。(77)工人们一直在等待适宜的天气状况，以进行扶正操作。

星期一，当局发出了最后继续扶正的命令。

这个过程将不超过12小时。但大系统的钢链问题造成了延误。工程师通过使用电缆和金属水箱连夜工作使滚船到特定的平台。

康科迪亚有望在2014的春天被拉离Giglio然后拆解变成废金属。船的主人，歌诗达邮轮，将支付的回收费用，这个费用已超过8，000，000美元。

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