【答案解析】[听力原文] 6-7
Rescuers are searching the waters off Lebanon for the 90 passengers and crew of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed shortly after takeoff Monday. Several bodies have already been pulled from the sea, but no survivors have been found. Lebanese officials have called for a day of mourning for those killed when the plane went down in stormy weather in the early hours of Monday. [6]{{U}}Officials say there is no indication of terrorism or foul play. Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said that as of now, an act of sabotage is unlikely.{{/U}} The Boeing 737-800 had just taken off from Beirut and was headed to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, when it went down in the Mediterranean a few kilometers off Lebanon's coast. Witnesses report seeing the plane on fire before it crashed. Authorities say more than 50 Lebanese passengers boarded the plane as well as more than 20 Ethiopians, in addition to the crew members. [7]{{U}}French officials say the wife of France's ambassador to Lebanon was among the people from other countries on board.{{/U}} President Suleiman says preparations are being made for relatives of those on board to receive information about the search efforts.
单选题
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A. No survivors have been found so far.
B. The plane was on fire before crash.
C. Most of the passengers were Lebanese.
D. The France's ambassador was on board.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】
单选题 A lower time limit for abortion was preferred by some specialists
______.
A. because 98% abortions were carried out before 20 weeks
B. because pregnancy can be diagnosed earlier than before
C. because survival rates among premature babies have improved
D. because the fetal abnormalities can be diagnosed earlier than
before
【答案解析】[听力原文] A controversial debate over whether to change the upper time limit for abortions will return to the House of Commons later for the first time since 1989. Under current laws a woman can have an abortion up to 24 weeks into her pregnancy. Most abortions are carried out long before this upper limit is reached—less than 2 % are performed after 20 weeks. However, with improved survival rates among premature babies, there is growing pressure to reduce the upper time limit for abortions to 20 weeks (10). Some medical experts believe lowering the abortion time could have a serious impact on the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities. This could result in more abortions, they say. It is such a highly controversial and emotive issue, that the British Medical Association recently chose not to change the upper limit. But there is growing support for a scientifically based inquiry to determine just what is acceptable and what is not when it comes to abortion. 题目问一些医学专家希望将怀孕妇女堕胎的怀孕时限下调的原因。文中提到：“However, with improved survival rates among premature babies...”，可见早产婴儿的生存率已经提高，故选项C的表述正确。