2011年12月英语六级考试阅读冲刺模拟题十
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One of the most spectacular terrorist episodes in U.S. history was the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City in 1993 by Islamic radicals. This incident aroused anxiety about the threat posed by foreign residents from nations hostile to the United States. Six people died in the blast, which caused an estimated $600 million in property and other economic damage. Trials that followed convicted six people of carrying out the attack. In addition to foreign-sponsored terrorism, the United States has an ample history of domestic terrorism. Early in the 20th century, labor leaders such as William Dudley openly espoused a philosophy of revolutionary violence. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, during the latter stages of the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, some terrorist groups bombed buildings on university campuses throughout the country and at corporation headquarters and government buildings in New York City. Between 1978 and 1995, an anarchist and terrorist known as the Unabomber planted or mailed homemade bombs that killed 3 people and wounded 23 others in 16 separate incidents throughout the United States. The Unabomber, who claimed an allegiance with radical environmentalists and others opposed to the effects of industrialization and technology, targeted university professors, corporate executives, and computer merchants. In April 1996 federal agents arrested Theodore Kaczynski, a suspect they thought to be the Unabomber. Kaczynski, a Harvard-educated former math professor who became a recluse, pled guilty to 13 federal charges in 1998 in exchange for agreement that prosecutors would not seek the death penalty during sentencing. The court sentenced Kaczynski to four life terms plus 30 years and ordered him to pay $15 million in restitution. In April 1995 a truck bomb exploded in front of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, killing 168 people and injuring more than 500, making it one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in United States history. Federal agents arrested two men McVeigh and Nichols, who belonged to an extremist group advocating resistance to national laws and political institutions. In June 1997 McVeigh was found guilty of murder in connection with the bombing and sentenced to death. Later in the year Nichols was convicted of the less severe charges of manslaughter and conspiracy, and he was sentenced to life in prison in June 1998. McVeigh was executed in 2001. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the passage above. 1.From the passage we know that the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993 was_____. A.the first terrorist attack in US history B.paid attention to because of its great influence C.the deadliest terrorist attacks in US history D.sponsored by foreign terrorism 2.Early in the 20th century,labor leaders such as William Dudley were_____. A.the foreign-sponsored terrorists B.the domestic terrorists C.the most violent revolutionaries D.the most famous philosophers 3.It can be inferred from the passage that the radical environmentalists think that_____. A.the Unabomber is their ally B.it is legal to plant or mail homemade bombs C.industrialization has bad effects on the world D.university professors and computer merchants are their supporter 4.According to the fifth paragraph, Theodore Kaczynski wasn’t sentenced to death because_____. A.he was a Harvard-educated former math professor B.he was not a radical environmentalist C.he pled guilty to the federal charges D.he paid $15 million in restitution 5.The best title for this passage may be_____. A.A War Against Peace B.Terrorists Radical Environmentalists C.The Fate of Terrorists D.Spectacular Terrorist Episodes 相关资料 |
