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?? 全卷模式 分大题显示 ??1.Exercise 1: Listen to this passage and decide whether the following statements are true or false, write T for true and F for false. 听力文本： Airport Security Screens Passengers Using New Technology ??? Checking baggage for explosives hasnt been a problem. Airport security can put bags in x-ray machines, open them up to look inside, or use advanced machinery that that check traces of chemicals often used in explosives. ??? But checking peoples bodies isnt so easy. A TSA initiative that began last September to rigorously frisk more people led to dozens of sexual harassment complaints. So the TSA turned to technology installing what looks like a longer, more complex walk-through metal detectors in nine airports around the country. ??? Jose Ralls is the TSA director from McCarran International in Las Vegas.??? Jose Ralls: The machine actually will talk to the individual, telling them to stand inside and wait, and as soon as they are cleared, it will tell them to proceed. ??? From a distance, Mr. Ralls watches one airport passenger go through the process. ??? Jose Ralls: Now he knows to go on through, and he just waits, and as soon as the air is analyzed he will be allowed to proceed forward.??? The machine blasts air downward and across whoever inside the portal. Mr. Ralls says that often startles people. ??? Jose Ralls: Thats why our focus out there is to explain to them what will be taking place,the noise that they will be hearing.??? The way its supposed to work is that suspicious particles on clothing and exposed skin are blasted towards the floor -- where, within seven seconds, the machine can detect 40 types of explosives. If any are found, security is alerted. ??? According to the manufacturer, Smith Detection, the portals also have less than 1% error rate. Company vice president Mark Lastra says this technology is commonly used elsewhere.??? Smith Detection: Mostly highly controlled facilities, sensitive security, such as nuclear p