听力题
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum was opened in Geneva in 1988. It tells the story of men and women who, in the course of the major events of the last 150 years, have given assistance to victims of war and natural disasters. The organization was established in 1863 and was based on an idea by a Swiss businessman called Henri Durant. He had witnessed the heavy casualties at the battle of Sulferino in Italy 4 years earlier, in which 40,000 people were killed, wounded or missing. He had seen the lack of medical services and the great suffering of many of the wounded, who simply died from lack of care. The International Red Cross or Red Crescent exists to help the victims of conflicts and disasters regardless of their nationalities. The symbol of the organization was originally just the red cross. It has no religious significance. The founders of the movement adopted it as a tribute to Switzerland. However, during the Russia-Turkish War, the Turks felt that the cross could be seen as offensive to Muslim soldiers, and a second symbol, the Red Crescent, was adopted for use by national organizations in the Islamic world. Both are now official symbols.
单选题
The museum was built in memory of those
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】本文前部分主要谈及博物馆的建立主旨和渊源，后部分主要介绍红十字会组织的标识含义。从文章开头“It tells the story of men and women who in the course of the major events of the last 150 years have given assistance to victims of war and natural disasters.”可以得出正确选项为B。
单选题
Henry Durant put forward the idea because he
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】文章提至到“...was based on the idea by a Swiss businessman called Henry Durant.He had witnessed the heavy casualties...”D中的seen是对witness的同义改写，故为正确选项。
单选题
Which of the following statements about the symbols is INCORRECT?