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2013年山东大学网络学习新闻英语二，网上虽然有些答案但是不大一样，也没有听力原文，这里的最全

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1.Exercise 1: Listen to this passage and decide whether the following

statements are true or false, write T for true and F for false. 听力文本：

Airport Security Screens Passengers Using New Technology Checking baggage for explosives hasn't been a problem. Airport

security can put bags in x-ray machines, open them up to look inside, or use advanced machinery that that check traces of chemicals often used in explosives.

But checking people's bodies isn't so easy. A TSA initiative that began last September to rigorously frisk more people led to dozens of sexual harassment complaints. So the TSA turned to technology installing what looks like a longer, more complex walk-through metal detectors in nine airports around the country. Jose Ralls is the TSA director from McCarran International in Las Vegas.

Jose Ralls: The machine actually will talk to the individual, telling them to stand inside and wait, and as soon as they are cleared, it will tell them to proceed.

From a distance, Mr. Ralls watches one airport passenger go through the process.

Jose Ralls: Now he knows to go on through, and he just waits, and as soon as the air is analyzed he will be allowed to proceed forward.

The machine blasts air downward and across whoever inside the

portal. Mr. Ralls says that often startles people.

Jose Ralls: That's why our focus out there is to explain to them what will be taking place,the noise that they will be hearing.

The way it's supposed to work is that suspicious particles on

clothing and exposed skin are blasted towards the floor -- where, within seven seconds, the machine can detect 40 types of explosives. If any are found, security is alerted.

According to the manufacturer, Smith Detection, the portals also have less than 1% error rate. Company vice president Mark Lastra says this technology is commonly used elsewhere. Smith Detection: Mostly highly controlled facilities,

sensitive security, such as nuclear power plants and government buildings with high security needs.

Along with increasing security, the TSA hopes to cut down on passenger wait times. It is collecting data from the airports in this test base to see if the machines are faster and more efficient than human inspectors.

The Transportation Security Administration plans to deploy five more of these portals elsewhere in the nation by late spring. Eventually it would like the explosive detectors to be as common as metal detectors.

I am Ky Plaskon in Las Vegas.

题目：1.For a long time, checking baggage for explosives

has been a

problem for airport security. 文本： 你的答案: F 正确答案: F 得分: 5.00

题目：2.Within seven seconds, the machine mentioned in the news can

detect 14 types of explosives. 文本： 你的答案: F 正确答案: F 得分: 5.00

题目：3.According to the manufacturer, the portals also have no error rate. 文本： 你的答案: F 正确答案: F 得分: 5.00

题目：4.Along with increasing security, the TSA hopes to cut down on