单选题


How many settlements were handed over to the Palestinians?
A. More than 40 settlements. B. More than 14 settlements.
C. More than 20 settlements. D. More than 12 settlements.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
It's nearly a month since the last Israeli tanks rolled out of the Gaza Strip. The withdrawal marked the end of Israel's attempt to settle in the territory, which it had occupied for nearly forty years. [26]More than twenty settlements—built in breach of international law—were abandoned and handed over to the Palestinians. But Israel was determined that what had been the homes of Israeli families wouldn't fall into the hands of militant groups, like the Hamas organization, which had been attacking the settlements for years. The army bulldozed almost all the houses—leaving behind tracts of rubble.
[解析] 新闻提到:离以色列最后几辆坦克驶出加沙地带已经快一个月了。这次撤离标志着以色列结束了在这片占领了近40年的领土上进行定居的企图。共有20多个违反国际法而建造的定居点在被遗弃之后移交给了巴勒斯坦。故选项C正确。
[点睛] 数字细节题。听音时应注意文中出现的数字forty和twenty所代表的具体含义。