单选题
Which of the following is CORRECT? [A] A big fire erupted on the Nile River. [B] Helicopters were used to evacuate people. [C] Five people were taken to hospital for burns. [D] A big fire took place on two floors.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文] 9-10 "A large fire erupted Tuesday in Egypt's parliament and five people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation," official said. There was no official word on the cause of the blaze which ravaged a 19th century palace where parliament's upper house is located. Dozens of fire tracks were at the scene. While firefighters focused on one corner of the building, the blaze burned heavier on the second corner, spreading to the second floor, Two helicopters scooped water from the nearby Nile River in small buckets and dumped it onto the blaze. Evacuated employees said authorities told them they had ruled out terrorism and that an electrical short-circuit had likely Sparked the fire "Those hospitalized included parliament employees and firefighters," said Ahmand Salah, the fire operation supervisor. The extent of damage was not immediately known.Egypt requires some fire-safety measures in buildings, including fire extinguishes. But in general, the rules are not straightly enforced. 细节判断题。由“A large fire erupted Tuesday in Egypt's parliament”可知大火发生在国会大楼,排除[A] ;文中也没有提到用直升机来疏散人群,排除[B] ;由“five people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation”可知这五人住院原因是吸入浓炯,而非烧伤,排除[C] ;由“While firefighters focused on one comer of the building.the blaze burned…spreading to the second floor.”可知,火势已经蔓延到二楼,因此本题答案为[D] 。
单选题
The likely cause of the big fire is [A] electrical short-circuit. [B] lack of fire-safety measures. [C] terrorism. [D] not known.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】细节判断题。由“Evacuated employees said authorities told them they had ruled out terrorism and that an electrical short-circuit had likely sparked the fire.”可知,政府当局排除了恐怖袭击的可能,认为可能是电线短路造成起火,因此本题答案为[A] 。