北京邮电大学-2013年11月学位英语真题及答案.doc

1、北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试2013.11.02Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Passage 1 Questions 1 to5 are based on the following passage: (76) Would you risk your life for a country that considered you a second-class citizen? Would you join a military that asked you to risk sacrificing your life but separated yo

2、u 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 World War II. In 1940, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt agreed to allow African Americans to fl

3、y airplanes in the military. Before that, African Americans could only serve in the Armed Forces as part of the ground troops. The first African American airmen reported for duty in 1941. They began their training outside of Tuskegee, Alabama. (77) The soldiers were completely separated by race and

4、the two races could not communicate. About 450 African American pilots finished the training. These men were the original Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen had an amazing record. They did not lose any of the bombers they were escorting(护航).When the war was over in 1945，The Tuskegee Airmen were he

5、roes. But when they returned to America，they were appalled to find out that they were still treated like second-class citizens. They faced the same segregation(种族隔离) and discrimination(歧视) as they had before they began their training. Frederick Henry, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, lives in De

6、troit, 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 other passengers came on the bus. A problem arose when some white passengers were st

7、ill standing, which was against the rules. Henry was put off the bus, even though he was the first person to board the bus and had paid his fare. One thing did change, however. In 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order prohibiting segregation in the military. Eventually, the Tuske

8、gee Airmen were officially thanked for their amazing efforts in the war. 1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. American Soldiers in World War IIB. American Civil Rights MovementC. The Tuskegee AirmenD. Racial Discrimination in the U. S. 2. What does the word appalled in the

9、third paragraph probably mean?A. Reluctant. B. Pleased. C. Shocked. D. Relieved. 3. 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 fare C. had a fight with the bus driver D. was the last person to board the bus 4. In_, Pre

10、sident Harry S. Truman ordered to end military segregation.A.1940 B. 1941C.1945 D.1948 5. According to the passage, which of the following statements about the Tuskegee Airmen is TRUE?A. In World. War II, they never lost a bomber to enemy fire.B. They were the first group of black soldiers ever trai

11、ned by the ground troops. C. They were not subjected to racial discrimination in the amy. D. They were already soldiers in the ground troops before their training at Tuskegee began. Passage 2 Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage: For 20 months the wrecked Costa Concordia has been lyi

12、ng 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 t

13、he 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 Costa Concordia capsized on January 13, 2012, after its captain, Fra

14、ncesco Schettino, brought the ship too close to the shore. The ship hit coastal rocks, which caused serious damage and allowed water to pour in. (78) 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 Concordi

15、as captain is currently on trial for causing a shipwreck and abandoning his ship. The operation to right the ship is called parbuckling(用套拉索拉上). While parbuckling is a standard operation to right capsized ships, it has never before been used on such a large ship. (79) Workers had been waiting for fa

16、vorable weather conditions 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 th