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第六套Questions?1?and?2?will?be?based?on?thefollowing?news?item.1A. Islamist?militants?are?still?in?control?of?the?town.B. French?forces?have?entered?the?town.C. Islamist?militants?are?attacking?the?airport.D. French?forces?are?going?to?land?at?the?airport.2A. To?control?Kidal?airport.B. To?protect?the?capital?Bamako.C. To?protect?the?town.D. To?fight?against?Islamist?militants.News Item One(1) French forces say they have entered Kidal in the north of Mali, (2) the last major town they have yet to secure in their drive against Islamist militants. French forces now control Kidal airport after a number of aircraft, including helicopters, landed there last night. Islamist militants were reported to have already left the town and it was unclear who was in charge. (2) France—the former colonial power in Mali—launched a military operation this month after Islamist militants appeared to be threatening the south. French army spokesman confirms that French troops were deployed overnight in Kidal. One regional security source told the Press that French aircraft had landed at Kidal and that protection helicopters are in the sky. Kidal, 930 miles north-east of the capital Bamako, was until recently under the control of the Islamist militants.1.What is the situation now in Kidal according to the news?2.Why did the French launch the military operation?参考答案：【小题1】B【小题2】C习题解析：【小题1】新闻开头提到 French forces say they have entered Kidal in the north of Mali，指出法国军方声称他们已经到达了马里的北部城镇基达尔，因而 B项表述符合新闻原文，故选 B。其他选项内容均与新闻内容不符，排除。【小题2】本题考查法国发起此次军事行动的原因。新闻中提到法国发起此次军事行动是因为 Islamist militants appeared to be threatening the south，即伊斯兰武装分子显现出对南部的威胁，而新闻开头在提到法军已经进驻基达尔之后，对基达尔镇作进一步的说明中用了 secure一词，故表明法国军队发起此次军事行动的目的在于保护基达尔镇，故选 C。Questions?3?and?4?will?be?based?on?thefollowing?news?item.3A. Professor?Post?is?an?environmentalist?as?well.B. Livestock?cannot?meet?the?demand?for?meat.C. Meat?grown?in?a?lab?is?much?more?delicious.D. Growing?meat?in?a?lab?cost?less?than?raising?livestock.4A. The?grown?meat?tastes?just?li