Rescue Platform

     In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, security experts are trying to develop new ways of rescuing people from burning skyscrapers. One idea is a platform capable of flying vertically and hovering in the air like a helicopter.¹ The platform would rise up and down alongside a skyscraper and pick up people trapped in high stories.

    The idea for the vertical takeoff platform was hatched more than ten years ago by a Russian aerospace engineer, David Metreveli, who has since² moved to Israel. Metreveli’s design, called the Eagle, calls for two jet engines that turn four large horizontal propellers. The spinning of the propellers generates the necessary lift, or upward force, to raise the platform. The more power is supplied to the propellers, the higher the platform rises. Moving the platform sideways involves applying differing amounts of power to each propeller.

    Helicopters are now used in some cases to get people out of burning buildings. Escape baskets³ slung from them dangle beside the building for people to climb into. Unfortunately, the baskets cannot reach every floor of a building because the ropes from which they hang become unstable beyond a certain length.

    So far, Metreveli has built a small-scale model of the Eagle to test his idea. In the wake of⁴ September 11, he has been able to secure enough funding to start building a larger, 4-meter by 4-meter⁵ prototype, which he calls the Eaglet.

词汇：

aftermath / ’ɑ:ftəmæθ, -mɑ: θ /n．结果，后果

hover / ’hɒvə(r)/ v．盘旋

hatch / hætʃ/ v．策划

propeller / prə’pelə(r) / n．螺旋桨;推进器

sling / slɪŋ/ v．用悬带吊挂（slung, slung）

dangle / ’dæŋgl / v．摇摆

prototype / ’prəʊtətaɪp / n．原型 

注释：

1．One idea is a platform capable of flying vertically and hovering in the air like a helicopter：形容词短语capable of flying vertically and hovering ...用作定语，修饰platform。

2．since = since ten years ago

3．escape basket：救生篮

4．in the wake of：在……后

5．4-meter by 4-meter：4米×4米

A rescue platform called the Eagle is capable of moving vertically but not sideways.

A:Right  B:Wrong C:Not mentioned

Rescue Platform

     In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, security experts are trying to develop new ways of rescuing people from burning skyscrapers. One idea is a platform capable of flying vertically and hovering in the air like a helicopter.¹ The platform would rise up and down alongside a skyscraper and pick up people trapped in high stories.

    The idea for the vertical takeoff platform was hatched more than ten years ago by a Russian aerospace engineer, David Metreveli, who has since² moved to Israel. Metreveli’s design, called the Eagle, calls for two jet engines that turn four large horizontal propellers. The spinning of the propellers generates the necessary lift, or upward force, to raise the platform. The more power is supplied to the propellers, the higher the platform rises. Moving the platform sideways involves applying differing amounts of power to each propeller.

    Helicopters are now used in some cases to get people out of burning buildings. Escape baskets³ slung from them dangle beside the building for people to climb into. Unfortunately, the baskets cannot reach every floor of a building because the ropes from which they hang become unstable beyond a certain length.

    So far, Metreveli has built a small-scale model of the Eagle to test his idea. In the wake of⁴ September 11, he has been able to secure enough funding to start building a larger, 4-meter by 4-meter⁵ prototype, which he calls the Eaglet.

词汇：

aftermath / ’ɑ:ftəmæθ, -mɑ: θ /n．结果，后果

hover / ’hɒvə(r)/ v．盘旋

hatch / hætʃ/ v．策划

propeller / prə’pelə(r) / n．螺旋桨;推进器

sling / slɪŋ/ v．用悬带吊挂（slung, slung）

dangle / ’dæŋgl / v．摇摆

prototype / ’prəʊtətaɪp / n．原型 

注释：

1．One idea is a platform capable of flying vertically and hovering in the air like a helicopter：形容词短语capable of flying vertically and hovering ...用作定语，修饰platform。

2．since = since ten years ago

3．escape basket：救生篮

4．in the wake of：在……后

5．4-meter by 4-meter：4米×4米

The more jet engines are fitted to the propellers, the more people the platform can carry.

A:Right  B:Wrong  C:Not mentioned

Rescue Platform

     In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, security experts are trying to develop new ways of rescuing people from burning skyscrapers. One idea is a platform capable of flying vertically and hovering in the air like a helicopter.¹ The platform would rise up and down alongside a skyscraper and pick up people trapped in high stories.

    The idea for the vertical takeoff platform was hatched more than ten years ago by a Russian aerospace engineer, David Metreveli, who has since² moved to Israel. Metreveli’s design, called the Eagle, calls for two jet engines that turn four large horizontal propellers. The spinning of the propellers generates the necessary lift, or upward force, to raise the platform. The more power is supplied to the propellers, the higher the platform rises. Moving the platform sideways involves applying differing amounts of power to each propeller.

    Helicopters are now used in some cases to get people out of burning buildings. Escape baskets³ slung from them dangle beside the building for people to climb into. Unfortunately, the baskets cannot reach every floor of a building because the ropes from which they hang become unstable beyond a certain length.

    So far, Metreveli has built a small-scale model of the Eagle to test his idea. In the wake of⁴ September 11, he has been able to secure enough funding to start building a larger, 4-meter by 4-meter⁵ prototype, which he calls the Eaglet.

词汇：

aftermath / ’ɑ:ftəmæθ, -mɑ: θ /n．结果，后果

hover / ’hɒvə(r)/ v．盘旋

hatch / hætʃ/ v．策划

propeller / prə’pelə(r) / n．螺旋桨;推进器

sling / slɪŋ/ v．用悬带吊挂（slung, slung）

dangle / ’dæŋgl / v．摇摆

prototype / ’prəʊtətaɪp / n．原型 

注释：

1．One idea is a platform capable of flying vertically and hovering in the air like a helicopter：形容词短语capable of flying vertically and hovering ...用作定语，修饰platform。

2．since = since ten years ago

3．escape basket：救生篮

4．in the wake of：在……后

5．4-meter by 4-meter：4米×4米

Mr. Metreveli is designing for Israel a more advanced form of rescue platform than the Eagle or the Eaglet.

A:Right B:Wrong C:Not mentioned

UML-based tools are often used for J2EE/.NET application analysis and design, both because UML’s object orientation is ideal for the J2EE/.NET implementation (66) and because of the expanding scope and complexity of today’s enterprise endeavors. (67) the approaches diverge at the coding/implementation phase, a common set of analysis and design techniques applies to both J2EE and.NET.
The use of a virtual, machine (VM) architecture is also common to J2EE and .NET. Application development tools (68) intermediate-level code instead of platform-specific binary code, which means the VM interprets that code in real time or performs Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation; the Microsoft VM always runs JIT-compiled code. This VM-based model results in (69) -independent applications and is conducive to the late-binding technique that’s (70) to the OO approach.

A:platform B:framework C:operation D:computer

UML-based tools are often used for J2EE/.NET application analysis and design，both because UML’s object orientation is ideal for the J2EE/.NET implementation (66) and because of the expanding scope and complexity of today’s enterprise endeavors． (67) the approaches diverge at the coding/implementation phase，a common Set of analysis and design techniques applies to both J2EEand.NET．
The use of a virtual machine (VM) architecture is also common to J2EE and .NET. Application development tools (68) intermediate-level code instead of platform-specific binary code, which means the VM interprets that code in real time or performs Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation; the Microsoft VM always runs JIT-compiled code. This VM-based model results in (69) -independent applications and is conducive to the late-binding technique that’s (70) to the OO approach.

A:platform B:framework C:operation D:computer

UML-based tools are often used for J2EE/.NET application analysis and design, both because UML’s object orientation is ideal for the J2EE/.NET implementation （） and because of the expanding scope and complexity of today’s enterprise endeavors. （） the approaches diverge at the coding/implementation phase, a common set of analysis and design techniques applies to both J2EE and.NET.
The use of a virtual, machine (VM) architecture is also common to J2EE and .NET. Application development tools （） intermediate-level code instead of platform-specific binary code, which means the VM interprets that code in real time or performs Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation; the Microsoft VM always runs JIT-compiled code. This VM-based model results in （） -independent applications and is conducive to the late-binding technique that’s （） to the OO approach.

A:platform B:framework C:operation D:computer

UML-based tools are often used for J2EE/.NET application analysis and design, both because UML’s object orientation is ideal for the J2EE/.NET implementation（）and because of the expanding scope and complexity of today’s enterprise endeavors.（）the approaches diverge at the coding/implementation phase, a common set of analysis and design techniques applies to both J2EE and.NET.
The use of a virtual machine (VM) architecture is also common to J2EE and .NET. Application development tools（）intermediate-level code instead of platform-specific binary code, which means the VM interprets that code in real time or performs Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation; the Microsoft VM always runs JIT-compiled code. This VM-based model results in（）-independent applications and is conducive to the late-binding technique that’s（）to the OO approach.

A:platform B:framework C:operation D:computer