4. The underlined phrase in good hands means _______.

A. controlled by rich people　　　　 B. grasped by good storytellers

C. taken good care of　　　　　　　　　 D. protected by kind people

[答案解析]短文介绍了威尔斯故事节的有关情况。

3. According to the writer, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Storytelling once stopped in Wales.

B. Storytelling has a long history in Wales.

C. Storytelling is always well received in Wales.

D. Storytelling did not come back until 1993 in Wales.

2. From the tales told by the Inuit, people can learn _______.

A. about their life as early as thousands of years ago

B. why they tell the stories in a throat-singing way

C. how cold it has been where the Inuit live

D. how difficult it is to understand the Inuit

1. Ambrose believes that the art of storytelling _______.

A. will be more popular than TV

B. will be popular again

C. started in Wales

D. are in the hands of some old people

5. A。词义猜测题。从第 1 段后部分内容中可猜出是 the naval command 与 submarine Kurst“失去联系”后，Northern Fleet Commander 估计 submarine Kurst 发生了事故，才派遣搜救船队。

4. B。判断题。此题属考查考生的国际军事外交常识。其中四个选项文章中均没有提及到，但比较四个选项可以发现C选项较合情理(潜核艇内部设备属于国家机密，不允许别国的人入内，以免泄密)。

3. C。判断题。根据第 2 段倒数第 2 句话 But Russian insisted that only Russians work inside the submarine Kursk 可得出答案。

2. D。细节题。根据第 1 段倒数第 2 句话 …Northern Fleet Commander Admiral Vyachesav Popov ordered rescue ships into the area 可知答案。

1. B。细节题。根据第 2 段第 2 句话 Up till now, it’s believed that an explosion in the torpedo compartment in the nose of the Kursk was the likely cause 可知答案。

5. The underlined words “make contact with” in the first paragraph refers to the idea that the submarine Kursk can't_______.

A. get in touch after much effort with the naval command

B. send up the nuclear weapons in the training exercises

C. get the naval officers to return to the Northern Fleet

D. get in touch after much effort with Russian government

[答案与解释] 2000年8月12日，俄罗斯的一艘潜水艇连同120余名官兵沉入Barents海100多米的水底，在请求了挪威的援助下营救工作随即开始，事故原因众说不一，时至十月二十五日才真相大白。