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The storage of classified (分类的) research at all 24 labs run by the US Department of
Energy was shut down this week after officials decided that the security problems recently
found at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico might also exist elsewhere.
Several computer disks went missing at Los Alamos earlier this month, forcing Energy
Secretary Spencer Abraham to stop all work at the lab until the problems are found out.As of
26 July, two missing disks had still not been found, and 15 employees had been suspended
in connection with the disappearance.
Now all energy labs will stop doing classified research that involves removable storage
devices -- such as computer disks --until all the devices are given explanation for and new
procedures are in place for monitoring their handling by laboratory employees.
"While we have no evidence that the problems being investigated are present elsewhere,
we have a responsibility to take all necessary action to prevent such problems," Abraham
said on 23 July.
The shut-down isn’t quite as dramaticas it sounds, experts say. Only two labs will be
seriously affected: Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory in California. Together with Los Alamos, these two labs
conduct the most part of the country’s nuclear weapon programs. At Livermore, 876 employees
will be suspended during the storage of some 12,000 items of classified removable material.
At other labs, far fewer people will be affected. "The impact should be the smallest,"
says Martha Krebs, former director of the energy department’s science office.
72. Why was the storage of classified research at all 24 labs shut down?
A. Because the security problems might be present elsewhere.
B. Because the security problems existed elsewhere.
C. Because two missing computer disks had still not be found.
D. Because officials decided to stop doing such research.
73. How many labs conduct the country’s nuclear weapon programmes according to the text?
A. About 24. B. Only 2. C. More than 2. D. Over 15.
74. The underlined word "suspended" in the second paragraph probably means "______”.
A. hung from above B. stopped from holding a position
C. doubted D. fired
75. It can be inferred from the text that _____.
A. the computer disks must have been stolen by terrorists
B. the people living in the United States have little security
C. the United States is a country whose security is very bad
D. the missing of the computer disks caused great fear among Americans
第二卷(一部分,共35分)
第四部分:写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节:短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误,对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如果无错误,在该行右边的横线上画一个勾(√);如果有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:
该行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意:原行没有错的不要改。