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Section B
B部分
In this section, you will hear two long conversations.
下面你将听到2段长对话。
Each conversation will be read only once.
每段对话只读一遍。
At the end of each conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the questions and mark your answers on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
听完每段对话后，你有一分钟的时间来阅读问题并在答题卡上相应的答案中心划一条横线。
Conversation One
对话1
Listen to the conversation and mark each statement as either true（T） or false（F） according to what you hear.
听对话，根据你听到的内容判断说法正误。
Fires burn through the Indonesian countryside, spreading thick smoke across parts of the country.
大火席卷了印尼的乡村，该国的部分地区弥漫着浓烟。
Do you know what has caused them?
你知道是什么引起的吗?
As far as I know, they aren't due to extreme weather or any other natural phenomenon, but are instead part of a man-made process called slash and burn.
据我所知，引起大火的不是极端天气或任何其他自然现象，而是被称为刀耕火种的人为工序的一部分。
This process of cutting down and burning trees in order to plant new crops is used by many countries.
许多国家都采用这种砍伐和焚烧树木以种植新作物的方法。
Unfortunately, these fires produce thick smog that causes numerous negative health effects, which in turn has disrupted flights and forced the closure of schools in certain regions.
不幸的是，这些火会产生浓重的烟雾，对健康造成许多危害，进而扰乱航班，迫使某些地区的学校停课。
Yes.
是的。
And we cannot be sure how long the school will be closed.
我们也不能确定学校会停课多久。
Every two days we are updated on the situation by the state's Education Department and determine whether or not to reopen the school.
每隔两天，州教育局就会向我们通报最新情况，并决定是否复课。
Visibility in these conditions is poor—around only 80 metres—and flights to and from the city's airport have either been delayed or canceled.
这些条件下的能见度很差--大约只有80米--往返城市机场的航班要么延误，要么取消。
Yes.
是的。
So far, there have been no arrivals or departures today.
到目前为止，今天还没有人进站或离站。
Of the 74 flights scheduled for today, 19 have been canceled.
今天预定的74个航班中，有19个已经取消。
As a tour agent, I feel disappointed as many tour groups have ended up canceling their trips.
作为一名旅游代理商，我对许多旅行团最终取消行程感到失望。
The negative health effects of this blanket of smog cannot be underestimated, either.
雾霾对健康的危害也不容小觑。
In South Sumatra, one of the main centres of the fires, 22,585 cases of acute respiratory tract infections have been reported in just a few days.
在主要火灾中心之一的南苏门答腊，短短几天内就报告了22585例急性呼吸道感染病例。
Countries use slash-and-bum techniques every year, causing similar health problems and disruption to everyday life.
各国每年都使用刀耕火种的技术，造成类似的健康问题，并扰乱日常生活。
I think current laws are not strict enough to prevent this from happening.
我认为目前的法律还不够严格，无法防止这种情况发生。
