中山大学新理5.0英语自主学习大厅第四册第七单元F套答案

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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 14 minutes )

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear ten statements. Numbers 1 to 6 are based on Text A while the rest are based on Text B. Each statement will be read ONLY ONCE. Listen carefully and decide whether each statement is true or false.

1.

A) T

B) F

Script: The falling of the World Trade Center shattered Americans’illusion about the nation’s invulnerability.

正确答案：A

2.

A) T

B) F

Script: The suicidal attack on the Pentagon took place at the same time as the attacks on the World Trade Center.

正确答案：B

3.

A) T

B) F

Script: The 9/11 terrorist attacks were called as the second Pearl Harbor by some commentators.

正确答案：A

4.

A) T

B) F

Script: A new World Trade Center will be rebuilt on the spot where it once stood.

正确答案：B

5.

A) T

B) F

Script: Bearing the memory in mind, New Yorkers carried on their lives and rose to fight against terrorism.

正确答案：A

6.

A) T

B) F

Script: Although time can heal the wounds in the heart of people, the memory will never fade away.

正确答案：A

7.

A) T

B) F

Script: September 11 was one of the most serious attacks on American territories in history.

正确答案：A

8.

A) T

B) F

Script: In fact, Saddham Hussein was a religious extremist.

正确答案：B

9.

A) T

B) F

Script: Dr. King’s words warn us that we should focus on self-development as well as war abroad.

正确答案：B

10.

A) T

B) F

Script: There are still some serious tensions hard to be settled in Iraq.

正确答案：A

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

For almost thirty years, the World Trade Center stood more than 410 meters above New York City's financial center. The two towers of the Center were the tallest buildings in the city. They had more than 100 (11)_________________ . Then on the morning of September 11, two hijacked airplanes (12)_________________ the buildings.

Many people died immediately in (13)_________________ and fires. Others ran down countless steps in an effort to escape the buildings. Others waited for help in their offices. Then, one after another, both buildings fell. The collapse of the towers killed thousands of people. It also (14)_________________ or damaged surrounding buildings.

Engineers from the state of Illinois soon will (15)_________________ the collapse of the buildings for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Their early study, however, shows that the buildings (16)_________________ up well. One tower (17)_________________ standing for about 47 minutes after the plane hit it. The other tower stayed up for about one hour and forty minutes after it was struck. The fact that the towers stayed up as long as they did (18)_________________ to escape.

Several experts have said no building could have resisted the attacks. The terrorists (19)_________________ the largest explosions and the hottest fires possible. So they loaded the planes heavily with fuel. The heat from the burning fuel weakened the steel structure of the towers. These fires burned far hotter than fires used to (20)_________________ . They also burned longer. The intense heat caused the upper levels of the buildings to fall. Then the lower levels also fell.

Script: For almost thirty years, the World Trade Center stood more than 410 meters above New York City's financial center. The two towers of the Center were the tallest buildings in the city. They had more than 100 levels. Then on the morning of September 11, two hijacked airplanes struck the buildings.

Many people died immediately in explosions and fires. Others ran down countless steps in an effort to escape the buildings. Others waited for help in their offices. Then, one after another, both buildings fell. The collapse of the towers killed thousands of people. It also wrecked or damaged surrounding buildings.

Engineers from the state of Illinois soon will investigate the collapse of the buildings for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Their early study, however, shows that the buildings held up well. One tower remained standing for about 47 minutes after the plane hit it. The other tower stayed up for about one hour and forty minutes after it was struck. The fact that the towers stayed up as long as they did permitted many people to escape.

Several experts have said no building could have resisted the attacks. The terrorists meant to cause the largest explosions and the hottest fires possible. So they loaded the planes heavily with fuel. The heat from the burning fuel weakened the steel structure of the towers.