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Thebiggestsafetythreatfacingairlinestodaymaynotbeaterroristwithagun,butthemanwiththeportablecomputerinbusinessclass.Inthelast15years,pilotshavereportedwellover100incidentsthatcouldhavebeencausedbyelectromagneticinterference.Thesourceofthisinterferenceremainsunconfirmed,butincreasingly,expertsarepointingtheblameatportableelectronicdevicessuchasportablecomputers,radioandcassetteplayersandmobiletelephones.RTCA,anorganizationwhichadvisestheaviationindustry,hasrecommendedthatallairlinesbansuchdevicesfrombeingusedduring"critical"stagesofflight,particularlytake-offandlanding.Someexpertshavegonefurther,callingforatotalbanduringallflights.Currently,rulesonusingthesedevicesareleftuptoindividualairlines.Andalthoughsomeairlinesprohibitpassengersfromusingsuchequipmentduringtake-offandlanding,mostarereluctanttoenforceatotalban,giventhatmanypassengerswanttoworkduringflights.Thedifficultyispredictinghowelectromagneticfieldsmightaffectanaircraft'scomputers.Expertsknowthatportabledevicesemitradiationwhichaffectsthosewavelengthswhichaircraftusefornavigationandcommunication.But,becausetheyhavenotbeenabletoreproducetheseeffectsinalaboratory,theyhavenowayofknowingwhethertheinterferencemightbedangerousornot.Thefactthataircraftmaybevulnerabletointerferenceraisestheriskthatterroristsmayuseradiosystemsinordertodamagenavigationequipment.Asworrying,though,isthepassengerwhocan'theartheinstructionstoturnoffhisradiobecausethemusic'stooloud.

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1.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A.apossiblecauseofaircraftcrashes

B.anewregulationforallairlines

C.effectivesafetymeasuresforairflight

D.thedefectsofelectronicdevices

正确答案:

apossiblecauseofaircraftcrashes

题目详解:

根据第一段最后一句"Thesourceof…remainsunconfirmed,but…干扰源虽未确定,但专家们已注意到…"的提示,判断出与选项中的"apossiblecauseofaircraftcrashes"含义相关。

2.Whatissaidabouttheover100aircraftincidentsinthepast15years?

A.Theymayhavebeencausedbythedamagetotheradiosystems.

B.Theyweresuspectedtohaveresultedfromelectromagneticinterference

C.Theymayhavetakenplaceduringtake-offandlanding.

D.Theywereprovedtohavebeencausedbythepassengers'portablecomputers.

正确答案:

Theyweresuspectedtohaveresultedfromelectromagneticinterference

题目详解:

根据第一段第二句"thatcouldhavecausedby…可能是由于电磁干扰引起的"的提示,判断出与选项中的"Theyweresuspectedtohaveresultedfromelectromagneticinterference"含义相关。

3.Fewairlineswanttoimposeatotalbanontheirpassengersusingelectronicdevicesbecause______.

A.theydon'tbelievethereissuchadangerasradiointerference

B.mostpassengersrefusetotakeaplanewhichbanstheuseofradioandcassetteplayers

C.theharmfuleffectofelectromagneticinterferenceisyettobeproved

D.theyhaveothereffectivesafetymeasurestofallbackon

正确答案:

theharmfuleffectofelectromagneticinterferenceisyettobeproved

题目详解:

根据第三段最后一句"havenowayofknowingwhethertheinterferencemightbedangerousornot他们无法知道是否这种干扰是危险的"的提示,判断出与选项中的"theharmfuleffectofelectromagneticinterferenceisyettobeproved"含义相关。

4.Whyisitdifficulttopredictthepossibleeffectsofelectromagneticfieldsonanairplane'scomputers?

A.Becauseexpertslackadequateequipmenttodosuchresearch.

B.Becauseitremainsamysterywhatwavelengthsareliabletobeinterferedwith.

C.Becauseresearchscientistshavenotbeenabletoproducethesameeffectsinlabs.

D.Becauseitisextremelydangeroustoconductsuchresearchonanairplane.

正确答案:

Becauseresearchscientistshavenotbeenabletoproducethesameeffectsinlabs.

题目详解:

根据第三段最后一句"becausetheyhavenotbeenabletoreproducetheseeffectsinalaboratory"的提示,判断出与选项中的"Becauseresearchscientistshavenotbeenabletoproducethesameeffectsinlabs"含义相关。

5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor________.

A.hasoverestimatedthedangerofelectromagneticinterference

B.isinfavorofprohibitingpassengers'useofelectronicdevicescompletely

C.regardsitasunreasonabletoexercisetototalbanduringflight

D.hasn'tformedhisownopiniononthisproblem

正确答案:

isinfavorofprohibitingpassengers'useofelectronicdevicescompletely

题目详解:

根据第四段"…raisestheriskthat…can'theartheinstructions"的提示,判断出与选项中的"isinfavorofprohibitingpassengers'useofelectronicdevicescompletely"含义相关。

Pronouncinglanguageisaskill.Everynormalpersonisexpertintheskillofpronouncinghisownlanguage;butfewpeopleareevenmoderatelyproficientatpronouncingforeignlanguages.Nowtherearemanyreasonsforthis,someobvious,someperhapsnotsoobvious.ButIsuggestthatthefundamentalreasonwhypeopleingeneraldonotspeakforeignlanguagesverymuchbetterthantheydoisthattheyfailtograspthetruenatureoftheproblemoflearningtopronounce,andconsequentlyneversetabouttacklingitintherightway.Fartoomanypeoplefailtorealizethatpronouncingaforeignlanguageisaskill-onethatneedscarefultrainingofaspecialkind,andonethatcannotbeacquiredbyjustleavingittotakecareofitself.Ithinkeventeachersoflanguage,whilerecognizingtheimportanceofagoodaccent,tendtoneglect,intheirpracticalteaching,thebranchofstudyconcernedwithspeakingthelanguage.SothefirstpointIwanttomakeisthatEnglishpronunciationmustbetaught,theteachershouldbepreparedtodevotesomeofthelessontimetothis;andbyhiswholeattitudetothesubjectshouldgetthestudenttofeelthathereisamatterworthyofreceivinghiscloseattention.So,thereshouldbeoccasionswhenotheraspectsofEnglish,suchasgrammarorspelling,areallowedforthemomenttotakesecondplace.Apartfromthisquestionofthetimegiventopronunciation,therearetwootherrequirementsfortheteacher:

thefirst,knowledge;thesecond,technique.Itisimportantthattheteachershouldbeinpossessionofthenecessaryinformation.Thiscangenerallybeobtainedfrombooks.Itispossibletogetfrombookssomeideasofthemechanicsofspeech,andofwhatwecallgeneralphonetictheory.Itisalsopossibleinthiswaytogetaclearmentalpictureoftherelationshipbetweenthesoundsofdifferentlanguages,betweenthespeechhabitsofEnglishpeopleandthose,say,ofyourstudents.Unlesstheteacherhassuchapicture,anycommentshemaymakeonhisstudentspronunciationareunlikelytobeofmuchuse,andlessontimespentonpronunciationmaywellbetimewasted.

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1.Whatdoesthewriteractuallysayaboutpronouncingforeignlanguages?

A.Onlyafewpeoplearereallyproficient.

B.Thereareevensomepeoplewhoaremoderatelyproficient

C.Therearen'tmanypeoplewhoareevenfairproficient.

D.Nooneisreallyanexpertintheskill.

正确答案:

Therearen'tmanypeoplewhoareevenfairproficient.

题目详解:

依据问题中"pronouncingforeignlanguages"的提示，从文章第一段的第一句中的"fewpeopleareevenmoderatelyproficientatpronouncingforeignlanguages"判断出与选项中的"Therearen'tmanypeoplewhoareevenfairproficient"语义相关。

2.Thewriterarguesthatgoingabouttheproblemofpronunciationinthewrongwayis______.

A.afundamentalconsequenceofnotspeakingwell

B.notanobviouscauseofspeakingpoorly

C.anobviouscauseofnotgraspingtheproblemcorrectly

D.aconsequenceofnotgraspingtheproblemcorrectly

正确答案:

aconsequenceofnotgraspingtheproblemcorrectly

题目详解:

依据问题中"goingabouttheproblemofpronunciationinthewrongway"的提示，从文章第一段第四句中的"andconsequentlyneversetabouttacklingitintherightway"的提示，判断出与选项中的"aconsequenceofnotgraspingtheproblemcorrectly"语义相关。

3.Thebestwayoflearningtospeakaforeignlanguage,hesuggestsisby______

A.learningfromanativespeaker

B.pickingitupnaturallyasachild

C.undertakingsystematicwork

D.notconcentratingonpronunciationassuch

正确答案:

undertakingsystematicwork

题目详解:

依据问题中"Thebestwayoflearningtospeakaforeignlanguage"的提示，从第2段文章中的"Apartfromthisquestionofthetimegiventopronunciation,therearetwootherrequirementsfortheteacher:

thefirst,knowledge;thesecond,technique"看出，"除了时间外，还需要知识和技能"的提示，判断出与选项中的"undertakingsystematicwork"语义相关。

4.Whatisthatteachersaresaidtobeinclinedtoforget?

A.Thepracticalteachingoflanguages.

B.Theprincipleofphonetictheory

C.Theimportanceofagoodaccent

D.Theteachingofpronunciationintheclassroom

正确答案:

Theteachingofpronunciationintheclassroom

题目详解:

依据问题中"tobeinclinedtoforget"的提示，从第一段的第六句中的"tendtoneglect,intheirpracticalteaching,thebranchofstudyconcernedwithspeakingthelanguage"的提示，判断出与选项中的"Theteachingofpronunciationintheclassroom"语义相关。

5.Thevaluethestudentputsoncorrectspeechhabitsdependsupon______

A.howcloselyheattendstothematter

B.histeacher'sapproachtopronunciation

C.theimportancenormallygiventogrammarandspelling

D.whetheritisEnglishthatisbeingtaught

正确答案:

histeacher'sapproachtopronunciation

题目详解:

依据问题中"Thevaluethestudentputsoncorrectspeechhabits"的提示，文章最后一段最后一句"Unlesstheteacherhassuchapicture,"中的"suchapicture,"指的就是上句中的"getaclearmentalpictureoftherelationshipbetweenthesoundsofdifferentlanguages,betweenthespeechhabitsofEnglishpeopleandthose,say,ofyourstudents"的提示，判断出与选项中的"histeacher'sapproachtopronunciation"语义相关。

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