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[听力原文]
Talibaninsurgentssaytheymayrelease21SouthKoreanhostagesmorethan3weeksaftertheykidnappedthem.Thewordcameastheinsurgentsheldaseconddayofface-to-facetalkswithSouthKoreanofficialsinAfghanistan.TalibannegotiatorstoldreportersSaturdaythatthe21hostagescouldbereleasedasearlyastodayortomorrow.However,thenegotiatorsalsosaidtheythoughtanumberofTalibanmilitantsbeingheldprisonerbytheAfghangovernmentwouldalsobereleased.Today,theAfghangovernmenthassaiditwouldnotexchangeprisonersforhostages.Face-to-facetalksbetweentheTalibanandSouthKoreanofficialsarebeingheldintheAfghancityofGhazni,inthesameprovincewhere23SouthKoreanswerekidnappedonJuly19th.Twomeninthegrouphavealreadybeenexecutedbytheircaptors.AfghanInteriorMinistryspokesmanZamaraiBasharisaysthegovernmentisprovidingsecurityforthetalksinGhazni,butisnotdirectlyinvolved."
Icannotgointotoomanydetailsabouttheissue,thismuchIcansay:
Afghanrepresentativeswerenotinthatmeeting."
FourSouthKoreandelegatesandtwoTalibanleadersareinvolvedinthetalkswhichstartedFridayeveninginaheavily-guardedAfghanRedCrossoffice.
本题考查数字,开篇第一句提到塔利班武装分子在绑架韩国人质三周后有可能释放21名人质。
第2题
Afghangovernmentinsistedthat______.
AalltheTalibancaptorsbecaughtandpunished
BitwouldnotexchangeTalibanprisonersforKoreanhostages
CitwouldnegotiatewiththeTalibanforacompromise
DitwouldhelptheSouthKoreanofficialsrescuetheirhostages
B
本题考查态度,根据新闻内容可以看出阿富汗政府对待人质问题的态度是很坚决的,并不会因为韩国的人质危机而释放在押的塔利班囚犯。
第3题
WhereisthedamagegougelocatedinSpaceShuttleEndeavour?
AInoneblackheattileundertherightwind.
BInoneofthemainlandinggeardoors.
CInoneblackheattileundertheleftwind.
DInthemiddleofEndeavour'
sbelly.
A
NASAisexaminingphotosofSpaceShuttleEndeavourafterdiscoveringwhatappearstobedamagetoacriticalheatprotectiontile.Iceisbelievedtohavebrokenofftheexternalfueltankduringlift-offandstrucktheshuttle.
NASAwantstostudytheproblembeforechoosingacourseofaction.PhotostakenofEndeavour'
sbellybythecrewoftheInternationalSpaceStationshowsathree-inch-by-three-inchgougeinatleastoneblackheattileundertheshuttle'
sright-handwingnearoneofthemainlandinggeardoors.NASA'
sJohnShannonsaysifthedamageislife-threateningandtooextensivetorepair,arescueshuttlecouldbesenttosavetheastronauts.
NASArunssuchanalysiseverysingleflight.Uptonow,SpaceShuttleEndeavourhasatleast68daysofconsumablestosupporttencrewmembersandNASAcangetashuttlereadybyOctober5th.
Repairoptionsincludeaheatresistantpaint,aprotectiveplatethatcouldbescrewedintothegougeplaceorathickcompoundthatcanbesquirted.
本题考查细节,从奋进号航天飞机机腹拍摄的照片可以看出被冰块撞击的伤痕位于右翼下方的隔热片上。
第4题
Endeavour'
srepairoptionsincludeaheatresistantpaint,aprotectiveplateor______.
Aaheatprotectiontile
Bamechanicalhand
Cameasuringinstrument
Dathickcompound
D
本题考查细节,新闻最后提到奋进号的维修选项包括隔热漆,可塞入凿沟的保护层或一种可喷出的粘稠填充剂。
二、ReadingComprehension(Comprehension)(共20小题,共20.0分)Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheetTwo.
QuakeEngineering:
LookingattheTurkishEarthquakeDamage?
DespitethesizeofthedevastatingquakethatrippedthroughTurkey,Americanstructuralengineerssaytherewassomethingthatmighthavealleviatedthedamageandsavedlives.TheseimagesofthedevastationinTurkeyconfirmwhatseismicengineersalreadyknow:
thatapowerfulearthquakehasanallyinaweakbuilding.JimMalleyofDegenkolbEngineers,"
Thisisthemostcommonformofmulti-storybuildingInTurkey.It'
swhatwecallaconcreteframe."
StructuralengineerJimMalleystudieddamagedbuildingsinTurkeyin1992aftera6.8(RichterScale)quakeleftmorethan600dead.JimMalleysays,"
Theseareveryheavybuildingsandit'
snotuncommonforthemtocollapseInearthquakesbecauseoftheextramass.Theriskofbuildingcollapseincreaseswhenthefirstfloorisashopandglasswindowsreplacebrickwalls.Undoubtedly,therewasaglassstorefrontatthislevel,andallthatcamethroughforthestructure,wasconcretecolumns,andthatmadeitmuchweaker,andasaresultwegotthecollapseofthatfirststory."
MalleysaysTurkey'
sconcreteframebuildingsoftenlackreinforcingsteel,usetoolittleoruseasmoothsteelbarthatfailstogriptheconcrete."
Weusewhat'
scalleddeformedbarswherethere'
slittlebumpsonthesteel,whichhelpstotiethereinforcingsteelintotheconcrete,andsmoothbars.itpullsoutmuchmoreeasily."
InCalifornia,whereeachbigquaketeachesengineersanotherwayofcoping,steelframesreducetheweightofnewbuildings,andstrongjointskeepthemagile.
JanieleMaffeishowsaSanFranciscoskyscraperunderconstructionandsays,"
Thebuildingisdesignedtomoveandtosway.andtheconnectionstostaytogether."
StructuralengineerJardeleMaffeisaysthe1994Northridge,Californiaquake,revealedtheweaknessofrigidjoints.Engineersfoundasimplesolution,Shedemonstratesthepointbywayofthebuildingunderway,"
Seetotherightoftheconnection.Seethebeam?
Seehowitlookslikeit'
sbeentapered?
That'
scalledadogbone;
youcanseehowitlookslikeadogbone,howit'
stapered.Whatthatwilldoisitwilltakethestressesawayfromtheconnection,andconcentratetheminthatsmallersectionofthebeam."
Crossbracinguptheelevatorshaftgivesabuildingbrutestrength.
JanieleMaffeisays,"
Whatsteelbracingdoes,isitconnectsthevariousfloors,andkeepstherefrommovingrelativetoeachotherinanearthquake."
MaffeisaysTurkishengineersdoknowhowtobuildforearthquakesandbuildingcodesinTurkeyaregood,atleastonpaper.Butsomehowthesystemfailedtoproduceearthquakeresistantbuildings,
Accordingtothearticle,whatisthemostcommonformofmulti-storybuildinginTurkey?
AWoodenstructures.
BReinforcedconcretesinglelevels.
CTheconcreteframe.
DThedogbonefram
本题为细节推断题。
文章第一段提到“Thisisthemostcommonformofmulti-storybuildinginTurkey.It'
swhatwecallaconcreteframe.”完全符合题意,土耳其最普通的多层结构建筑式样是钢筋水泥结构,故选C。
Accordingtothearticle,whyisitsignificantthatbuildingswayhaveshopsonthefirst(ground)floorswithglasswindowdisplays?
APeopleliketoshoponthegroundfloorofbuildings.
BPeoplecanseeintothewindowsonthislevel.
CWindowsdonotsupportabuildingaswellaswallsdo.
DPeopleshouldnotshopinlargebuildings.
本题为细节题。
选项C给考生造成了一些小小的麻烦,aswellas不是表示并列关系的固定搭配,而是as...as结构,意为“窗户对建筑物的支撑作用远不及砖墙。
”文章第一段涉及到此题的内容“Theriskofbuildingcollapseincreaseswhenthefirstfloorisashopandglasswindowsreplacebrickwalls”,即底层如果开商店,而且用玻璃窗代替砖墙的话,建筑物在地震时倒塌的风险就大大增加。
故选C。
EarthquakesinCaliforniahavetaughtpeople______.
Atohavepanicattackswithstrangers
Bwaysofcopingwithconstructiontechniques
Chowtobuildweakjoints
Dtobeseismicengineers
文章的第三段提到“InCalifornia,whereeachbigquaketeachesengineersanotherwayofcoping,steelframesreducetheweightofnewbuildings,andstrongjointskeepthemagile.”。
我们可以直接得出“加州的地震教会人们如何应对不同的建筑结构”,即选B。
AccordingtostructuralengineersinCalifornia,whatisimportantforanearthquake-resistantbuilding?
ARigidframessothatbuildingsdonotmoveinearthquakes.
BConcreteframes.
CBuildingsdesignedtomoveandsway.
DOne-storybuildings.
本题为因果推断题。
这一题要求考生有一定的联想能力和语篇概念。
答案虽然出现在第四段,但需要使用第三段的背景知识,即加州的地震告诉人们钢筋结构能够减轻建筑物的重量,同时强劲的联结部位也有助于使建筑物更加灵活。
这样一来,考生就不难理解“Thebuildingisdesignedtomoveandtosway,andtheconnectionstostaytogether”的真正目的是为了印证防震建筑物的重要之处在于建筑物的灵活性。
第5题
Accordingtothearticle,whyshouldbuildingjointsbeagile?
ASuchjointsarecheap.
BSuchjointsmakebuildingsflexibleandmoveable.
CSuchjointsareconcreteframes.
DSuchjointsmakethebuildingsrigi
如果运用前文提到的概念已经可以初步判断选项B是正确的。
考生接着往下读会发现文章第五段出现“theweaknessofrigidjoints”,正话反说,即建筑物的联结处如果能灵活些,这就成为了建筑物的优势。
这给考生选择B又平添了不少信心。
第6题
DirtyBritain
BeforethegrasshasthickenedontheroadsidevergesandleaveshavestartedgrowingonthetreesisaperfecttimetolookaroundandseejusthowdirtyBritainhasbecome.Thepavementsarestainedwithchewinggumthathasbeenspatoutandtheguttersarefullofdiscardedfastfoodcartons.YearsagoIremembertravellingabroadandbeingsaddenedbytheplasticbags,discardedbottlesandsoilednappiesattheedgeofeveryroad.Nowadays,Britainseemstolookatleastashad.Whathasgonewrong?
Theproblemisthattherubbishcreatedbyourincreasinglymobileliveslastsalotlongerthanbefore.Ifitisnotclearedupandproperlythrownaway,itstaysintheundergrowthforyears;
asemi-permanentreminderofwhatatarrylittlecountrywehavenow.
Firstly,itisestimatedthat10billionplasticbagshavebeengiventoshoppers.Thesewilltakeanythingfrom100to1,000yearstorot.However,itisnot