(单词翻译:单击)
Passage One
短文一
Devils Tower, the first national monument in America, could almost be mistaken for the stump of an enormous tree.
恶魔塔是美国第一个国家纪念碑，几乎可以被误认为是一棵巨大树木的树桩。
Its sheer rock sides sweep up from a broad base until they cut off abruptly at the flat summit.
它陡峭的岩石边从广阔的基地上拔地而起，直到在平顶下突然被切断。
Rising more than 1,000 feet in the middle of the gently rolling plains of Wyoming, the massive column of rock looks as though it was dropped down into this location from a different time and place.
在怀俄明州平缓的平原中部上升了1000多英尺，这块巨大的岩石看起来似乎是从异时异地降落到了这个位置。
In a sense it was.
一定程度上是这样的。
Devils Tower is a relic of the past, when the molten rock of the earth's core forced its way to the surface to form the throat of a volcano.
恶魔塔是历史遗迹，当地心的熔岩被迫到达地面时，它就形成了一座火山的喉咙。
As the centuries passed, the rock cooled and hardened, shrinking and cracking into long columns.
几百年过去了，岩石冷却硬化，收缩并开裂成长柱。
Born in fire and fury, Devils Tower was then shaped by the slow, gentle work of wind and water.
恶魔塔生于火和怒之中，然后由缓慢而温柔的风水再加塑造。
The outer layers of the volcano were worn away, until the hard core stood completely exposed.
火山的外层被磨损，直到硬核完全暴露在外。
Small wonder that an Indian legend described Devils Tower as being formed by supernatural powers.
难怪有印度传说认为恶魔塔是由超自然的力量形成的。
The legend says that when seven girls were attacked by bears, they took refuge on top of a small rock, and they appealed to the Rock God for help.
根据传说，有七个女孩受到熊的袭击，她们逃到一块小岩石上，并向石神求助。
The god caused the rock to grow and to lift the girls far above the ground, while its sides were scored by the claws of the angry bears.
石神让岩石生长，把女孩抬到远离地面的高空，而岩石的四周则被愤怒的熊爪抓乱。
Even today, says the legend, the girls can be seen above the towering rock, as seven shining stars in the night sky.
即使在今天，传言还可以在高耸的岩石上看到女孩们，就像夜空中七颗闪亮的星星。
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.
问题9-12是基于刚刚你所听到的那段录音。
Question 9. What does Devils Tower look like?
问题9. 恶魔塔是什么样的？
Question 10. What caused the volcano's outer layers to wear away?
问题10. 是什么导致了火山的外层被侵蚀？
Question 11. What does an Indian legend say about Devils Tower?
问题11. 关于恶魔塔的印度传说是什么？
Question 12. How did the Rock God help the seven girls in the Indian legend?
问题12. 印度传说中岩石神是怎样帮助那七个女孩的？
