单选题
What is the main idea of the news item? A. More rescue workers are needed in Haiti. B. The top priority of rescue effort in Haiti is to clear the debris. C. The top priority of rescue effort in Haiti is to relocate people. D. People in Haiti need jobs.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文] 28-30 Just outside the security fence of Port au Prince's international airport,scores of Haitians watch the 24-hour parade of cargo planes and helicopters. For many,all of the activity is somewhat of a mystery. Blanc Marielle lost two children,her home and her job as a seamstress.She now sleeps outside with the rest of her family.She says she came to the airport because that's where the foreigners are and she hoped to get some help.She says she is still waiting to hear their plan. As a crowd gathers to air their grievances to a foreign reporter,they say they don't understand why So many planes have landed at the airport but So little aid has reached them. Many say the Haitian government is stealing it.Some say the foreigners need better advice for reaching affected people. International aid operations have fanned out into much of the capital,and heavy equipment is now clearing debris downtown(30).But many people remain in need.Sampan Junior is a 22 year-old aspiring accountant who worked in a bakery until last week.He lost his mother and his father when their house collapsed."I just want to work with the Americans So I can get some money so I can eat something,"he said. American soldiers' primary mission remains evacuating the wounded(29),but they are also patrolling streets and beginning to organize an employment program.On Saturday,soldiers set up. camp to register job seekers' skill sets.Despite almost no publicity,hundreds of people lined up. Before the earthquake an estimated 70 percent of Haitians lived on two dollars or less per day.Now,with scores of businesses shut down and many more people out of work,some say the relief effort should soon turn to jobs for the unemployed. Eddie Noulsent is a former government worker and current resident of a tent city in the middle class suburb of Delmas.Speaking on a barren hillside where scores of locals are camping near their shattered homes,he says getting people back to work should be a priority. The Haitian government has said it must first relocate and register the hundreds of thousands of people now living in temporary shelters before starting a massive jobs program aimed at rebuilding the country. 总结大意题。需在理解全文的基础上进行综合分析。
单选题
What is the primary mission for American soldiers? A. Evacuating the wounded. B. Preventing the aid from being stolen. C. Providing advice for reaching affected people. D. Providing jobs for Haitians.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】细节题。注意新闻中说到,美国士兵的primary mission是救治伤员。
单选题
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the report? A. American soldiers are patrolling Haitian streets. B. International aid has reached most of the place in the capital. C. Rescuers rely heavily on their hands to clear debris downtown. D. The Haitian government will soon start a massive jobs program.