四級(jí)新聞聽力文本及答案

1、其中”并非芙國(guó)總統(tǒng)采取行動(dòng)的原因CTest 1Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.-1 In a statement, the US president says he is taking the action, because the conflict in Darfur threatens th亡 national security and foreign policy of the United States The asset freeze is being imposed on four Sudanes

2、e identified by the U N Security Council as being involved in organizing and carrying out cruel and violent actions in Darfur The presidents order comes days before rallies are planned in Washington and throughout the United States to protest the three-year war in Darfur 2Celebrities such as Academy

3、 Award winning actor George Clooney are scheduled to speak at the raily. Clooney, who just returned from a trip to the Darfur region, told reporters in Washington the world s attention need to be focused on what he called the 44first massive murder of the 21:t century1. Why is the U S president taki

4、ng actions in Darfur?2 Who is scheduled to speak at the rally?I II/fV /v the I S. president taking actions in Darfur?|B 3】新聞開頭勢(shì)，美囚總統(tǒng)表示，他王在采取行動(dòng)個(gè)為在1皿的沖題繩朋Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news itemL3 In October the Ugandan opposition leader, Kizza Basigye, returned to Kampala to prepare

5、 for the presidential elections next year Three weeks later he was arrested The Ugandan government says he must answer the charges, but his supporters say it s an attempt by Ugandan President Museveni to Prevent Dr. Basigye running against him. 4The incident is threatening to darken the country s fi

6、rst multi-party elections in two decades Western nations which provide essential economic support to Uganda have held up Uganda as a role model in the region, opposition leaders are calling on them to take a stand In this edition of Analysis, Lucy Williamson looks at whether Ugandas relationship wit

7、h its donors is feeling the strain.3. Why did Kizza Basigye return to Kampala?4. What is the consequence of Basigye s incident?3. did Kizza Basile return to Kampala?一殞他返回 如卩應(yīng)這地方是為準(zhǔn)備池玄1B(詳解J新禹_尸始就提到，Kizza Basigye &烏千達(dá)反對(duì)兒、門原文月詞為答案。新聞是說Basigye回國(guó)后被 總統(tǒng)大選伽the pen頤ial吐皿二驚:器應(yīng)対爲(wèi)旨;”是執(zhí)政黨要求論喚做的瓠 捕,而他本身就是反對(duì)黨首領(lǐng),A

8、逮捕反對(duì)兄首領(lǐng)縮詼。不是他回國(guó)的初衷。D“保護(hù)他的支持者沒有在新聞中疑到。4. What is the consequence of Hasigye s incident?松紂宙一事新聞中提到該事件可能會(huì)使鶴該【詳解丿根據(jù)新聞可知扈目問的汕曲皿皿：呦葺爲(wèi)；旳elect.ons山窗decade8U 國(guó)20年來的首次多黨選舉蒙上陰影(darken the country s hrst multur亠廠亠屮心將新聞中的動(dòng)賓結(jié)構(gòu)換成了被動(dòng)語態(tài)(was darkened),驅(qū)意思與新聞一致，故為答案。B二儈支持力度被減弱”、C烏干達(dá)在該地區(qū)的模范地位被取消”和D“烏干達(dá)與其捐贈(zèng)者的關(guān)系緊張均復(fù)“了敝 個(gè)

9、別原詞,但所述與新聞意思不符。Questions 5 and 7 will be based on the following news item5Up to 32 people were Idlled in two bomb attacks Monday in the Syrian city of Homs, near the border with Lebanon. The second attack killed people who gathered to see the damage of an earlier car bomb A suicide bomber entered th

10、e crowd and exploded a bomb hidden in clothingThe attacks took place in the al-Zahraa district, in the central part of the city 6_State-cont:rolled media sey 19 people we” k訂led in the two bombings The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 32 people were killed Many others were hurtIt was the sec

11、ond major attack in Homs since the government and rebel forces reached a cease-fire agreement this month The government will take back areas of the city controlled by rebels7On December 12, two bombings killed at least 16 people Those attacks also took place in the al-Zahraa district The Islamic Sta

12、te terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attacksThe Wall Street Journal newspaper reports that many people who live in the neighborhood are members of the Alawite sect The newspaper reports the area is often attacked by anti-government rebels armed with rockets and vehicle bombs”5. What do

13、we learn about the bomb attacks from the news report?6. What did the state-controlled media say?7. What happened on December 12?5. What do we learn about the bomb attacks from the news report?BJ【詳解】新聞開頭說到，在靠近黎巴嫩邊界的飯利亞城市Honis發(fā)生兩起爆炸襲擊事件，造成多達(dá)32人死亡。B 爆炸襲擊發(fā)生在Homs”正確。新聞提到爆炸襲擊發(fā)生在靠近黎巳嫩邊界的敘利亞城市而非發(fā)生在變巴墩，故 排除A

14、o兩起矮炸共造成了多達(dá)32人死亡，故C、D都不對(duì)。6. Whai did the state-controlled media .vav?冋【詳解】注意本題要聽漬楚是問statr-ontrolled media”國(guó)有電視臺(tái)”的言論。新聞中提到，國(guó)家電視臺(tái)報(bào)雀住 表示有19人死于兩起爆炸事仁。故D為正確答実。A“襲王發(fā)生在al-Zahraa控制區(qū)域”并非屋家電視臺(tái)的發(fā) 言B“有32人遇害円是敘利亞人權(quán)觀察員浣的(The Syrian Ubservalory for Human RLghts)C“復(fù)映就會(huì)玄 另一次襲擊沒有在新聞中提到。7. What happened on December 12

15、?IC詳解】本題的關(guān)鍵是聽清楚問題問的旳問點(diǎn)是December 12。新聞末屋部分提至，左12 = 12日，發(fā)三壬蕪走 爆菲事件造成至少16人死亡，這些襲二 送發(fā)三在al-Zahraa區(qū)，故答案為C A、B帝說的事件也在新険 現(xiàn)但并不是發(fā)生在12 N 12日D拼湊新聞中的aiiti-govemment rebels荘The WaJl Street Joum加二戈Test 2Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.The number of Americans over the age of 65 is expecte

16、d to double between now and 2030 This next generation of retirees will be the healthiest, best educated, and most wealthy in American history. l_But many of them won t have a :retirement benefit their parents genewtion fought hard to get It is something known as a defined一benefit pln, or pension Ret

17、ired workers who have a pension continue to be paid a certain percentage of their highest annual salary-usually anhere from one to three percent-multiplied by the number of years they worked for the company. Pensions first became popular during World War II, when a federally-approved wage-freeze mea

18、nt unions had to negotiate for retirement benefits, instead of pay increases. 2Pensions :reached the height of their popularity in the late 1970s, when more than 60 percent of Americans had one1. What problem does the next generation of retirees have?2. When did pensions reach the height of their po

19、pularity?1. problem does the next generation of retirees have?CJ【詳解】新通提、代二退休人貝失去一項(xiàng)退休福利(wonS have a retirement bewfil),這項(xiàng)福利計(jì) 戈(defined-benefit plan)也就是“養(yǎng)老金(pension),C“他們得不到養(yǎng)老金的福利與新聞內(nèi)容相符。新聞中 有探目這擔(dān):退休人員將是美國(guó)有史以來最健康、教育程度最高局富有的，據(jù)此可排除A、D。B禮用新聞中的 fought hard作干比，新聞是說這個(gè)pcnsioi 1的制度是上一輩人努力爭(zhēng)取出來的結(jié)果，并沒有說“下一代退保 人員

20、不努力。2. When did pensions reach the height of their popularity ?內(nèi)【詳解新聞提到，養(yǎng)老金制度在第二次世界大戰(zhàn)時(shí)開始流行倒了 20世紀(jì)70年代末達(dá)到流行芒敵reached the height of their popularity in the late 1970s)。故答棗為 A。Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.U S government health and safety officials are investigating the cau

21、se of the recent explosion at a West Virginia coal mine, which killed 12 miners3The accident was apparently an error in an industry which has prided itself on miner safety at a time of extraordinary expansion Mine companies operate in 27 states, from West Virginia in the east to Montana in the west,

22、 producing a total of about one billion tons a year, or more than a third of the world s coal supply. The U S economy is dependent on coal production. Coal-fired power plants generate about 50 percent of the nation* s electricity More than half the nation* s coal is mined underground by thousands of

23、 men and women who daily risk injury and death. 4_But the occupation has become much safer since the late 1960s, when the U.S. Congress passed laws requiring federal mine inspEtions3. What do we learn about the recent explosion at a coal mine?4. What made the mining industry safer in the late 1960s?

24、楮選文檔3. H如 do we learn about the recent explosion at a coal mine?岡【詳解】新聞開篇就提到，美國(guó)政府健康與安全局的官員正在調(diào)查起煤礦爆炸的原因，之后說這明顯是一起 錯(cuò)$(eiror),故B正確。新聞中并沒有提到是否有人受傷.a無法得知。事故中有12人遇難，而不是27人， 27是煤礦公刁覆蓋的州 D利用新聞中的nation electricity作干擾,D所說影旳!到全國(guó)的由力供應(yīng)沒化 在新聞中提到。4. What made the mining industry safer in the late J960s?B【詳解】新聞提到，當(dāng)

25、美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)通過法律要求聯(lián)邦政府進(jìn)行煤礦安全檢查后(passed laws requiring federal mine inspections)，煤礦安全從60年代末開始已有好轉(zhuǎn)。故B正確A中的Extraordinary expansion有在新 巨甲提刮，但煤礦公司的擴(kuò)張不是發(fā)生在20世紀(jì)60年代未，也與挖煤產(chǎn)業(yè)變得更安全無關(guān)。新眞甲貝搓宅美 匡生產(chǎn)全球三分之一的煤，沒有提到C所說的煤產(chǎn)軍下降。D次造成數(shù)千人死亡的意夕卜沒崔仝靳貝中 臾到,只是拼湊了新聞中的thousands of和death。Questions 5 and 7 will be based on the following n

26、ews itemWhen it comes to dieting, losing weight fast holds some appea 1 Maybe that s why U S News & World Report has added a Fast Weight-Loss Diet category to its annual rankings of best diet plans And one of the diets that comes out on top is the Health Management Resources (HMR) program5 HMR is a

27、meal replacement diet that can be done on your own at home or under medical supervision Instead of made-at-home meals, dieters can order low-calorie milk soups, nutrition bars and multigrain cerea 1The U. S. News reviewers say 6the plus side to the HMR diet is its quick-start option and the conveniE

28、nc亡 of having hiesIs delivered to you. The down side is the milk lacks variety, ” and it s tough to eat out while on this diet7 A common misunderstanding is that losing weight quickly is not healthy not sustainable and w訂 1 just lead to future weight re-gain, ” wrote Carol Addy, the chief medical of

29、ficer at HMR, in a release But she says, to the contrary, unumerous studies demonstrate that following a lifestyle change program which promotes fast initial weight loss can result in better long-term success”5. What is the HMR program?6. What is the advantage of HMR program?7. What? s the common mi

30、sunderstanding about losing weight fast?5“加 is the HMR program?中BJ (詳解】蠟可開頭部分可知.HMR的全稱是Health Management Resources,在(美國(guó)新聞與世界報(bào)道曲丫 連減肥君食目靈(Fast Weight-Loss Diet category)中排名前列。之后又提到HMR疋種樓代正餐的食 (a meal replacement diet),故確是 B 為答案。6 WJial is the advantage of HMR program?rc【詳解】新聞中間部分提到HMR program的和弊，新聞?dòng)玫?/p>

31、是plus side好處和down side “環(huán)處，其屮好 赴包招試用該項(xiàng)目很快quick-start option I,而且很方便.可以送到你手上(convenience of having meals delivered to you).故C正確。新聞中有提到，IIMR的膳食是在醫(yī)療指導(dǎo)下制作的End” medical supervision s并不是說直接由“醫(yī)護(hù)人員制作,A曲解文意。新聞并沒比較HMR與家庭自做的菜哪個(gè)更假 凌排除。新聞中用the niilk lacks variety來表明食物品種不豐富$D所說與此相反。7. WhatWhat do we learn from th

32、e United Nation* s report? What is the reason for child marriage in Africa? 1 What do we learn from the United Nations report?“厶04甘爐冊(cè) c C【詳解】新聞的開頭提到聯(lián)合國(guó)的份報(bào)吿稱，到2050年會(huì)有將近-半女孩(約31億I實(shí)冒-八八： 所述與此-致。A錯(cuò)在The number of adult, girls,數(shù)雖會(huì)翻倍的是未成年就結(jié)婚的女孩數(shù)回冊(cè)“匸： of girls married),而非成年女孩的數(shù)量。B“董婚到2050時(shí)會(huì)結(jié)束”和D“合法結(jié)婚年詒到2050

33、年云從在 18歲以上”都出現(xiàn)新聞申的個(gè)別原詞，但所述內(nèi)容都沒有實(shí)質(zhì)根據(jù)。 2. What is the reason for child marriage in Africa? A【詳解】新聞的結(jié)尾引用非盟女主席的話，扌旨出輕視女性的當(dāng)?shù)匚膗ndervalues girls and women D及貿(mào)窮和教育落后(Poverty and lack of education)應(yīng)為童婚現(xiàn)象負(fù)責(zé),A復(fù)現(xiàn)后者，為正確答案o B電門仃chil-dren,當(dāng)?shù)匚幕p視的只是女孩，不是所有children C合法結(jié)婚年齡低與新聞內(nèi)容相反,新聞牛明確氓自大多數(shù)非洲國(guó)家，18歲是合法結(jié)婚的年齡。D成為言少年母親

34、的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)高未在新聞中提令丄 Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item 3j Waste products from a popular alcoholic drink could be used in the future to make biofue1 Researchers say the new fuel, based on whisky, could :reduce demand for oil. They say using less oils the common misunderstanding about

35、 losing weight fast?C詳解序聞未段提到，對(duì)快灤減肥存在的誤解是:它不健腹，沒有持續(xù)性(not healthy, not sustainable),并且 體重住將來會(huì)反Gilead to future weight re-gain),C 用了 healthy 0 sustainable 的反義詞 unhealthy unsustainable,和新聞意思致,故為答案。A很難做到”未存新聞中提到。B中的關(guān)鍵詞lifestyle change 現(xiàn)在新聞末尾客觀陳述該計(jì)劃改變生活方式，但這并非人仁對(duì)I央速減肥的誤解。D可能會(huì)導(dǎo)致疾病未飾 聞中提到。Test 3Questions 1

36、 and 2 will be based on the following news item.The number of girls married in Africa is expected to double in the next 35 years, experts say. l_That means almost half, or 310 million girls, by 2050 will be married before they reach adulthood, says & United Nation s report The African Union says it

37、wants to end child marriage in AfricaDelegates at a summit in Zambia are expected to set 18 years old as the lowest legal age for marriage across the contient Marriage before age 18 is already against the law in most African countriesYet the UN says more then 125 million African women and girls aliv

38、e today were married before their 18th birthday Experts say most were given to men in traditional or religious unions in violation of the law2African Union charwoman Nkosozana Dlamini Zuma says local culture that undervalues girls and women is to blame Poverty and lack of education are also responsi

39、ble, experts say.could cut pollution that studies have linked to climate change.Scotland is the largest producer of whisky in the world And a Scottish professor has found how to take the waste products from distilling whisky and turn them into a form of alcohol called biobutanol Biobutanol can be us

40、ed as a fue 1 Whisky comes from grain, such as corn and wheatMartin Tangney is director of the Biofuel Research Centre at Napier University in Edinburgh He says less than 10 percent of what comes out can be considered whisky. 4The rest is mainly one of two unwanted products： strong beer and wheat. T

41、angney says the two byproducts can be produced to create a new material： biobutanol 3 What is the news report mainly about?4.What are the unwanted products in making whisky?3, What is the news report mainly about?AJ 詳解】主旨題。新聞的主旨常出現(xiàn)在首尾部分。新聞的開頭握到，一種流行的酒精飲料中產(chǎn)生的廢品在未來可 以用作生物燃料(could be used in the future

42、 to make biofuel),而下一句則點(diǎn)明這個(gè) popular alcoholic drink就是指whisky威士忌。故A正確。B的內(nèi)容有在新聞中提到，何蘇格蘭是全球最大的威士忌產(chǎn)生并不是本文的重點(diǎn)內(nèi)容。C內(nèi)容與新聞不符,Biobutanol并不是新燃料，也不是蘇格蘭教授發(fā)現(xiàn)的。D住產(chǎn)威土 忌會(huì)產(chǎn)生很多廢產(chǎn)品”偏離了新聞的重點(diǎn)。故C正4. What are the unwanted products in making whisky?C(詳解新聞的結(jié)尾提到，制成威士忌后，剩下兩個(gè)沒什么用處的廢產(chǎn)品Fong beer和wheat。Questions 5 and 7 will be ba

43、sed on the following news item.For several years, human resources director Pete Tapaskar says it * s been a challenge to fill all the jobs at his suburban Chicago-based technology company5“ Getting high sldll亡d people is stillElizabeth Sue is principal policy analyst for the Chicago Metropolitan Age

44、ncy for Planning, who studies Chicago? s recent immigration trends She said They are slowly moving into the south, especially Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia. 6 What we are seeing right now is a substantially decreased total of international in-migrations. Prior to the recession we were between 50 and 60 thousand most years Now, since 2010, we* ve been at about 23- to 24-thousand international in-migrations on a net basis M 6 She