【答案解析】[听力原文]
West Point is a college for future Army officers. It has more than four thousand military students. {{U}}The school is located about eighty kilometers north of New York City.{{/U}} West Point is the oldest continuously occupied military post in the United States. General George Washington built a fort there during the Revolutionary War to protect the Hudson River from the British. He moved his headquarters to West Point in 1779 in the middle of the war. {{U}}In 1802, President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation to establish the military academy.{{/U}} The education centered on civil engineering. West Point graduates designed many roads, bridges, harbors and railways for the young nation. Today, math and science are still a large part of the education. But military students can choose from almost fifty areas of study. If military students major in the humanities, they must have engineering minor. Not all the young men and women at West Point are American. This year, fifty-eight are from other countries. Up to sixty military students can be international students. {{U}}International students are nominated by their governments. They must satisfy physical and educational requirements and do well on the Test of English as a Foreign Language. After graduation, they return home to serve in their nation's armed forces.{{/U}} Other services besides the Army also accept foreign students at their academies.
本题考查的是短文的细节。根据听力材料中的“The school is located about eighty kilolileters north of New York City”,可知西点军校位于纽约城北80公里处。因此,选项B为正确答案。
单选题
When was the military academy West Point established?
A. In 1802.
B. In 1779.
C. In 1858.
D. In 1760.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】本题考查的是短文的数字信息。根据听力材料中的“In 1802, President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation to establish the military academy”,可知托马斯·杰斐逊总统于1802年签署立法成立西点军校。因此,选项A为正确答案。
单选题
According to the passage, the West Point international students require
the following qualifications EXCEPT ______.
A. nomination by their governments
B. serving in their nation's armed forces
C. satisfying the physical and educational requirements
D. doing well on the Test of English as a Foreign Language