Questions 1 and 2 will be based on thefollowing news item.

　　1

　　A.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.

　　2

　　A.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 thenorth of Mali, (2) the last major town they have yetto secure in their drive against Islamist militants.French forces now control Kidal airport after anumber of aircraft, including helicopters, landedthere last night. Islamist militants were reported to have already left the town and it wasunclear who was in charge. (2) France—the former colonial power in Mali—launched a militaryoperation this month after Islamist militants appeared to be threatening the south. Frencharmy spokesman confirms that "French troops were deployed overnight in Kidal". One regionalsecurity source told the Press that French aircraft had landed at Kidal and that protectionhelicopters are in the sky. Kidal, 930 miles north-east of the capital Bamako, was until recentlyunder 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?

　　短篇新聞(一)

　　法國軍方聲稱他們已經(jīng)到達了馬里的北部城鎮(zhèn)基達爾，這里是法軍清除伊斯蘭武裝分子戰(zhàn)斗中的最后一座尚未解放的城市。昨晚，直升機等數(shù)架飛機降落基達爾機場后，法軍控制了基達爾的機場。據(jù)報道，伊斯蘭武裝分子已經(jīng)撤退，尚不清楚武裝分子的頭目是誰。馬里過去是法國的殖民地，然而伊斯蘭武裝分子顯現(xiàn)出對南部地區(qū)的威脅后，本月法國對其采取了軍事行動。法國軍方發(fā)言人證實法國昨晚在基達爾進行了軍事部署。當?shù)氐陌踩�情報組織向媒體透露法國的飛機于昨晚降落在基達爾，盤旋在空中的直升機實時監(jiān)測周圍的環(huán)境�；�達爾位于首都巴馬科東北部930英里處，之前一直被伊斯蘭武裝分子所控制。

　　1.基達爾現(xiàn)在的情況如何?

　　2.法國為什么要采取軍事行動?

　　參考答案：

　　【小題1】B

　　【小題2】C

　　習題解析：

　　【小題1】新聞開頭提到 French forces say they haveentered Kidal in the north of Mali，指出法國軍方聲稱他們已經(jīng)到達了馬里的北部城鎮(zhèn)基達爾，因而 B項表述符合新聞原文，故選 B。其他選項內(nèi)容均與新聞內(nèi)容不符，排除。

　　【小題2】本題考查法國發(fā)起此次軍事行動的原因。新聞中提到法國發(fā)起此次軍事行動是因為 Islamistmilitants appeared to be threatening the south，即伊斯蘭武裝分子顯現(xiàn)出對南部的威脅，而新聞開頭在提到法軍已經(jīng)進駐基達爾之后，對基達爾鎮(zhèn)作進一步的說明中用了 secure一詞，故表明法國軍隊發(fā)起此次軍事行動的目的在于保護基達爾鎮(zhèn)，故選 C。