中山大学新理5.0英语自主学习大厅第四册第七单元A套答案
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Part I Listening Comprehension ( 15 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: The joint attack on al Qaeda and its Taliban allies successfully drew the Al Qaeda’s leaders into the mountains on the Pakistan border.
正确答案： A 8.
A) T B) F
Script: The Iraq war turned out to be wrong because there were no mass destructive weapons found. 正确答案： A 9.
A) T
B) F
Script: Now, al Qaeda and its Taliban allies no longer threaten Afghanistan, but just Pakistan itself.
正确答案： B 10. A) T
B) F
Script: The author implies that the war should be made a partisan matter rather than for public concern. 正确答案： B
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.
The economic effects of the terrorist attacks in the United States last week are spreading across the country and the world. The attacks in New York City and Washington D.C. have hurt many (11)_________________ , especially the airline industry and financial markets. Many companies have been forced to dismiss thousands of workers. Many (12)_________________ states are concerned about their economic future.
Monday was the first day of (13)_________________ on the American stock market since the attacks September Eleventh. The stock market suffered major losses. The Dow Jones industrial (14)_________________ lost seven percent of its value. The other major (15)_________________ of the value of American stocks fell to their lowest levels in three years.
Some economic experts say the drop in the value of stocks could directly affect long-term spending. They say it may cause people to lose trust in the economy and spend less money. Businesses across the country already have reported (16)_________________ in sales. Experts note that the American economy was close to a (17)_________________ even before the attacks. The airline industry was probably hardest hit by the attacks. The nation’s skies (18)_________________ to all air travel. High fuel and labor costs are making the situation worse. The airlines are losing hundreds of millions of dollars each day.
Major airlines in the United States have announced (19)_________________ almost eighty-thousand workers. A major builder of airplanes, Boeing, says it will dismiss as many as thirty-thousand workers. Airlines in many other countries are cutting flights and jobs. Many other businesses dependent on the airline industry also (20)_________________ .
Script: The economic effects of the terrorist attacks in the United States last week are spreading across the country and the world. The attacks in New York City and Washington D.C. have hurt many businesses, especially the airline industry and financial markets. Many companies have been forced to dismiss thousands of workers. Many individual states are concerned about their economic future. Monday was the first day of trading on the American stock market since the attacks September Eleventh. The stock market suffered major losses. The Dow Jones industrial average lost seven percent of its value. The other major measures of the value of American stocks fell to their lowest levels in three years.
Some economic experts say the drop in the value of stocks could directly affect long-term spending. They say it may cause people to lose trust in the economy and spend less money. Businesses across the country already have reported decreases in sales. Experts note that the American economy was close to a recession even before the attacks.
The airline industry was probably hardest hit by the attacks. The nation’s skies were temporarily closed to all air travel. High fuel and labor costs are making the situation worse. The airlines are losing hundreds of millions of dollars each