【2003年12月真题】
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17.[A]A visit to a prison.
[B]The influence of his father.
[C]A talk with some miserable slaves.
[D]His experience in the war between France and Austria.
18.[A]He sent surgeons to serve in the army.
[B]He provided soldiers with medical supplies.
[C]He recruited volunteers to care for the wounded.
[D]He helped to free the prisoners of war.
19.[A]All men are created equal.
[B]The wounded and dying should be treated for free.
[C]A wounded soldier should surrender before he receives any medical treatment.
[D]A suffering person is entitled to help regardless of race,religion or political beliefs.
20.[A]To honor Swiss heroes who died in the war.
[B]To show Switzerland was neutral.
[C]To pay tribute to Switzerland.
[D]To show gratitude to the Swiss government for its financial support.
【2003年12月真题解析】
原文:
Passage Three
The worldwide Organization of the Red Cross stems from the ideal of Henri Dunant,a Swiss Banker.In 1838,at the age of ten,Dunant was taken by his father to visit a prison.There he saw prisoners chained together exercising in the yard and breaking stones along the road.This experience left a deep impression on him and made him determined to do something for convicts and slaves and for all who were oppressed and deprived of their liberty.【第17题答案位置】On 24th June,1859,while on his way from Geneva to France,Dunant witnessed the battle between the French and Austrian armies.It was one of the fiercest battles of the 19th century.Shocked by the lack of medical supplies and attention given to the wounded,Dunant decided that volunteer services had to be organized.【第18题答案位置】He gathered together a number of women who attended to the hundreds of wounded soldiers of all nationalities and helped the surgeons as best as they could.From that battle Dunant was determined to form a body of people who would rally together in times of war and attend to the needs of the wounded and dying.Dunant held that a suffering human being should be helped for his own sake only and without regard to race,religion,or political beliefs.【第19题答案位置】Many European states supported him and on 22nd August,1864 the first Geneva Convention was signed.This lays down that once a soldier is wounded he and everyone else who comes to his help ceases to be an enemy.A symbol by which the relief workers could be recognized was devised.As a tribute to Switzerland,the symbol was the Swiss flag reversed.That is a red cross on a white ground.So the Red Cross was born.【第20题答案位置】
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17.What first led Henri Dunant to think of helping the oppressed?
18.What did Henri Dunant do during the battle between the French and Austrian armies?
19.What was Henri Dunant's belief when he founded the Red Cross?
20.Why was the symbol of the Red Cross designed with a red cross on a white ground?
译文:
国际红十字会组织起源于一位名叫亨利·杜南的瑞士银行家的理想。1838年,十岁的杜南在父亲的带领下去参观一所监狱。在那里他看到被锁在一起的囚犯在院子里锻炼和沿着路边碎石。这次经历给他留下了极其深刻的印象,并促使他下定决心为罪犯、奴隶以及所有受压迫并被剥夺了自由的人做些什么。1859年6月24日,在杜南从日内瓦到法国的途中,他亲眼目睹了法军和奥地利军队间的一场战斗。这是19世纪最为惨烈的战斗之一。医疗用品不足,伤员缺少照顾,这些令杜南很是震惊,他决定组建一支志愿者服务队。他将照料过数百名不同国家伤员的多名妇女聚集在一起,让她们竭尽全力帮助军医。从这场战斗开始,杜南决心去组织一群人,他们在战争时期会被召集在一起去照料伤员和濒死的战士。杜南认为任何承受苦难的人都应当得到照顾,不管他的种族、宗教和政治信仰如何。他得到了许多欧洲国家的支持。1864年8月22日,最早的《日内瓦公约》签署。它规定一旦士兵受伤,这名士兵和任何前来帮助他的人员将不再是敌人。另外还设计了识别救护工作人员的标志。为向瑞士致敬,该标志掉转了瑞士国旗的标志。该标志为白底红十字(而瑞士国旗为红底白十字)。至此,红十字会组织诞生了。
解析:
历史文化类说明文。
17.A事实细节题。首句群出题。文中提到In 1838,at the age of ten,Dunant was taken by his father to visit a prison...This experience left a deep impression on him and made him determined to do something for...可知答案为A。
18.C事实细节题。视听基本一致,结合同义替换。文中提到Shocked by the lack of medical supplies and attention given to the wounded,Dunant decided that volunteer services had to be organized.得出答案为C。
19.D事实细节题。视听基本一致,答案和原文基本完全相同。文中提到Dunant held that a suffering human being should be helped for his own sake only and without regard to race,religion,or political beliefs.得知答案为D。
20.C事实细节题。尾句群出题及因果关系出题。文中提到As a tribute to Switzerland...,答案为C。
