Passage Two
President Bush spoke on the first anniversary of the change of power from the American-led coalition to an Iraqi government. The president called Iraq the "latest battlefield" in a war against terrorists who hate freedom and want to control the Middle East. He said, "I know Americans ask the question: [29]Is the sacrifice worth it? It is worth it, and it is vital to the future security of our country." [30]Mr. Bush said it would be a "serious mistake" to set a time limit for withdrawing American forces. He said Iraqis "need to know that America will not leave before the job is done." And he said the enemy would know that all they have to do is wait. Critics have long accused the president of falsely linking Iraq and the September 11th attack as a reason for war. [31]Recently, public opinion research has shown an increase in the numbers of Americans who question the president's policy on the war. 53% of those in one study done before the speech said it was a mistake to send troops to Iraq.
答案解析:
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. How did President Bush justify the war against Iraq?
[C]解析:短文中提到,布什總統(tǒng)說,“犧牲是值得的,它對我國未來的安全至關(guān)重要。”這里的“犧牲”指對伊拉克的戰(zhàn)爭。因此C正確。四個選項都涉及“他”的談話對內(nèi),核心詞匯有Iraqi,enemy,economic threat/threaten,vital,security。可以明顯地聽到vital和future security of our country等詞,因而可以確定答案。聽到什么選什么。
30. When will America withdraw its troops according to the passage?
[D]解析:短文中說,布什認(rèn)為,要為美國從伊拉克撤軍設(shè)定一個時間期限將會是個“嚴(yán)重錯誤”。換言之,他認(rèn)為撤軍不受時間限制。選項D與此一致。時間副詞題,根據(jù)選項內(nèi)容聽取短文相應(yīng)信息,聽到什么選什么。
31. What do we learn about the American people's attitude toward the war?
[B]解析:短文結(jié)尾處說:最近,公共輿論調(diào)查表明,越來越多的美國人對總統(tǒng)的戰(zhàn)爭政策提出了質(zhì)疑。答案是B。由選項知,本題顯然問人們對戰(zhàn)爭的態(tài)度。supporting,question,(not) care about,against表明了四種態(tài)度,是關(guān)鍵詞。可以依據(jù)聽到的關(guān)鍵詞選擇答案。內(nèi)容絕對化的選項C、D均可以首先排除。至于A,要根據(jù)短文最后內(nèi)容(53%的受調(diào)查者認(rèn)為派兵伊拉克是個錯誤)予以排除。