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阅读理解 　　Nathaniel Heatwole isn' t a terrorist．He' s a 20-year-old college student who just wanted to make a point about airline security．He aimed to show how easily someone could smuggle(偷带)weapons onto an airplane． 　　In mid-September, Heatwole hid box cutters, bleach(漂白粉), matches, and modeling clay(橡皮泥)that look like plastic explosives in the bathrooms of two Southwest Airlines planes．The items were discovered nearly a month later during airplane maintenance inspections in New Orleans and Houston． 　　In an e-mail to the Transportation Security Administration, Heatwole claimed responsibility for smuggling the item aboard in his carry-on luggage．Heatwole, a student at Guilford College in Greensboro, N．C．, had made his point．Now federal law enforcement authorities have a different point to make． 　　Heatwole was charged on October 20 with smuggling weapons onto a commercial airliner．The crime is a felony(重罪)for which Heatwole could face up to 10 years in prison．Heatwole claims he just wanted the government to improve airline safety．His intentions may have been good．Nevertheless, he broke the law．Now he faces the same penalty(处罚)that a terrorist might． (1) Why did Heatwole take some forbidden things onto airplanes? [　　] A． To show how smart he was． B． To make himself famous． C． To see whether he would be punished for doing it． D． To prove that airplanes have serious security problems． (2) The forbidden things were found ________ [　　] A． as soon as Heatwole left them onto the two planes B． almost a month after he had left them onto the two planes C． as soon as the planes landed at the airport of New Orleans and Houston D． only after Heatwole claimed responsibility for smuggling the items aboard (3) Which of the following is true? [　　] A． Heatwole thought what he had done was out of good intention． B． Federal law enforcement authorities didn' t believe Heatwole' s story． C． Heatwole failed to show the Transportation Security Administration how serious the security problems are． D． The plastic explosives Heatwole took onto the planes were really very dangerous． (4) From the article, we can see that the author ________ [　　] A． is for the intentions Heatwole had but against the way he took B． doesn' t think Heatwole should be punished as a terrorist C． only wants to objectively report the fact D． supports Heatwole and asks the government to improve airline safety

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答案：1．D;2．B;3．A;4．C;