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Passage One
短文一
Devils Tower, the first national monument in America, could almost be mistaken for the stump of an enormous tree.
惡魔塔是美國第一個(gè)國家紀(jì)念碑，幾乎可以被誤認(rèn)為是一棵巨大樹木的樹樁。
Its sheer rock sides sweep up from a broad base until they cut off abruptly at the flat summit.
它陡峭的巖石邊從廣闊的基地上拔地而起，直到在平頂下突然被切斷。
Rising more than 1,000 feet in the middle of the gently rolling plains of Wyoming, the massive column of rock looks as though it was dropped down into this location from a different time and place.
在懷俄明州平緩的平原中部上升了1000多英尺，這塊巨大的巖石看起來似乎是從異時(shí)異地降落到了這個(gè)位置。
In a sense it was.
一定程度上是這樣的。
Devils Tower is a relic of the past, when the molten rock of the earth's core forced its way to the surface to form the throat of a volcano.
惡魔塔是歷史遺跡，當(dāng)?shù)匦牡娜蹘r被迫到達(dá)地面時(shí)，它就形成了一座火山的喉嚨。
As the centuries passed, the rock cooled and hardened, shrinking and cracking into long columns.
幾百年過去了，巖石冷卻硬化，收縮并開裂成長柱。
Born in fire and fury, Devils Tower was then shaped by the slow, gentle work of wind and water.
惡魔塔生于火和怒之中，然后由緩慢而溫柔的風(fēng)水再加塑造。
The outer layers of the volcano were worn away, until the hard core stood completely exposed.
火山的外層被磨損，直到硬核完全暴露在外。
Small wonder that an Indian legend described Devils Tower as being formed by supernatural powers.
難怪有印度傳說認(rèn)為惡魔塔是由超自然的力量形成的。
The legend says that when seven girls were attacked by bears, they took refuge on top of a small rock, and they appealed to the Rock God for help.
根據(jù)傳說，有七個(gè)女孩受到熊的襲擊，她們逃到一塊小巖石上，并向石神求助。
The god caused the rock to grow and to lift the girls far above the ground, while its sides were scored by the claws of the angry bears.
石神讓巖石生長，把女孩抬到遠(yuǎn)離地面的高空，而巖石的四周則被憤怒的熊爪抓亂。
Even today, says the legend, the girls can be seen above the towering rock, as seven shining stars in the night sky.
即使在今天，傳言還可以在高聳的巖石上看到女孩們，就像夜空中七顆閃亮的星星。
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.
問題9-12是基于剛剛你所聽到的那段錄音。
Question 9. What does Devils Tower look like?
問題9. 惡魔塔是什么樣的？
Question 10. What caused the volcano's outer layers to wear away?
問題10. 是什么導(dǎo)致了火山的外層被侵蝕？
Question 11. What does an Indian legend say about Devils Tower?
問題11. 關(guān)于惡魔塔的印度傳說是什么？
Question 12. How did the Rock God help the seven girls in the Indian legend?
問題12. 印度傳說中巖石神是怎樣幫助那七個(gè)女孩的？
