[外语类试卷]专业英语四级（新闻听力）模拟试卷2及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语四级（新闻听力）模拟试卷 2及答案与解析 SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 1 How much has Iceland agreed to repay Britain and the Netherlands? （ A） More than 5.5 billion dollars. （ B） Less than

2、5.5 billion dollars. （ C） More than 5.5 million dollars. （ D） Less than 5.5 million dollars. 2 What are the threats to biodiversity and ecosystem? （ A） Pollution and climate change. （ B） Pollution and the spread of cities. （ C） Pollution, climate change and the spread of cities. （ D） Pollution, envi

3、ronmental change and the spread of cities. 3 How long would the protest last? （ A） For 1 day. （ B） For 2 days. （ C） For 3 days. （ D） For 4 days. 4 What is the news item mainly about? （ A） An Islamist group has taken control of the strategic port of Kismayo. （ B） Taliban has taken control of the stra

4、tegic port of Kismayo. （ C） An Islamist group has killed 12 people. （ D） An Islamist group leader was captured. 5 How many people were injured in the fighting? （ A） Nearly 48. （ B） Nearly 72. （ C） Nearly 12. （ D） Nearly 60. 6 How many people were killed during the Fridays bomb attacks according to t

5、he news item? （ A） 9. （ B） 12. （ C） 2 （ D） 4 7 Who has been blamed for the Fridays bomb attacks? （ A） The rebel group, Goodluck. （ B） The Nigerian government. （ C） The rebel group, Mend. （ D） The Niger Delta Wealth Group. 8 Why did foreign investors withdraw billions of dollars last year? （ A） Becau

6、se the credit dried up. （ B） Because stock markets declined sharply. （ C） Because Indias benchmark stock indexes doubled. （ D） Because of the growing confidence. 9 Which of the following statements is CORRECT? （ A） India received about $15 billion in domestic direct investment. （ B） India received a

7、bout $50 billion in foreign direct investment. （ C） India received about $50 billion in domestic direct investment. （ D） India received about $15 billion in foreign direct investment. 10 Why did the governors of the Reserve Bank of Australia raise its benchmark interest rate? （ A） Because the risk o

8、f a serious contraction past. （ B） Because the world was rapidly sinking into a crisis. （ C） Because Australias economic growth on track and the risk of a serious contraction past. （ D） Because the central bank began cutting rates in September 2008. 11 What was central banks interest rate in 2008? （

9、 A） 3. （ B） 7.25. （ C） 3.25. （ D） 6.25. 12 What is the direct consequence of the dumping? （ A） The illness of thousands of local people and the deaths of 50 of them. （ B） The illness of tens of thousands of local people and the deaths of 50 of them. （ C） The illness of thousands of local people and

10、the deaths of 15 of them. （ D） The illness of tens of thousands of local people and the deaths of 15 of them. 13 How does the company respond to the accusation? （ A） The company agrees to offer compensation for their suffering. （ B） The company denies any link between the dumping and the illness. （

11、C） The company signs an agreement offering compensation for their suffering. （ D） The company admits the link between the dumping and the illness. 14 What does the news item mainly talk about? （ A） BP got 69 million dollars from American government. （ B） BP reached an “important milestone“ in oil in

12、dustry. （ C） BP used the “cut and cap“ plan to exploit oil. （ D） BP starts paying up cleanup and efforts to stop the leak of the Gulf oil. 15 The British Petroleum may not solve the Gulf oil problem until （ A） April. （ B） August. （ C） November. （ D） September. 16 Two Brazilian policemen were killed

13、when （ A） they failed to manage to land. （ B） they involved in an outbreak of violence. （ C） their helicopter came under fire. （ D） they went through gunfire with gangsters. 17 The violence happened in the city of （ A） New York. （ B） Avenida Paulista. （ C） Baghdad. （ D） Rio de Janeiro. 18 What is th

14、e news item mainly about? （ A） Obama is changing Bushs plans in Asia. （ B） Obama is shelving Bushs plans in Europe. （ C） Obama is shelving Clintons plans in Europe. （ D） Obama is shelving Bushs plans in Asia. 19 What does Obama say about the new missile defense system? （ A） It will be stronger, smar

15、ter and swifter than its predecessor. （ B） It wont be stronger, smarter and swifter. （ C） It will be stronger, smarter and safer than its predecessor. （ D） It wont be stronger, smarter and safer than its predecessor. 20 What kind of criticism does the new plan face? （ A） The administration is caving

16、 in to Europe in terms of missile defense. （ B） The administration is turning its back on missile defense in Russia. （ C） The administration opposed missile defense in Europe and was yielding to Russia. （ D） The administration is stationing land-based interceptors in Eastern Europe in the future. 专业

17、英语四级（新闻听力）模拟试卷 2答案与解析 SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 1 【听力原文】 Iceland has agreed to repay Britain and the Netherlands more than 5.5 billion dollars they paid to compensate sav

18、ers who lost money when the Ice save bank collapsed last year. Iceland had passed a law in August to repay the money but the Netherlands and Britain rejected the deal. The failure to agree has blocked Iceland from getting access to billions of dollars in aid from the IMF. 1 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 新闻 2 【听力原

19、文】 Scientists have warned of an alarming increase in the extinction of animal species because of the threats to biodiversity and ecosystems posed by pollution, climate change and the spread of cities.The Diversites Group, rather, of global experts on biodiversity said its appeared increasingly likel

20、y that reduction targets set by the world leaders for 2010 would not be met. Dozens of environmental protesters are on the roof of the Houses of Parliament in London after climbing up and unfurling banners calling for action to prevent climate change. The spokeswoman for the environmental pressure g

21、roup Greenpeace said the action was timed to coincide with the return of members of parliament after the summer recess. (2) Greenpeace has said at least 20 people would remain overnight and throughout Monday. 2 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 3 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 新闻 4 【听力原文】 Reports from Somalia say (3) the Islamis

22、t group Al-Shabaab has now taken control of the strategic port of Kismayo, following clashes with another Islamist militia Hizbul-Islam. (4) At least 12 people were killed and nearly 60 injured in the fighting. The two factions used to share control of Kismayo, but relations have deteriorated in rec

23、ent weeks. Police in Bangladesh say theyve arrested a senior member of the banned Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba suspected of planning attacks in India. Mohammad Emdadullah was captured in Dhaka following a tip-off. 4 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 新闻 5 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 新闻 6 【听力原文】 The Nigerian Presi

24、dent Goodluck Jonathan has said that Fridays bomb attacks in the capital Abuja, (5) which killed 12 people, had nothing to do with the struggle for justice in the oil-rich Niger Delta region. (6) The rebel group Mend, which says its fighting for a greater share of Nigerias oil wealth, has been blame

25、d for the attacks, but Mr. Jonathan said the perpetrators used the struggles of the Niger Delta to camouflage criminality. 6 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 新闻 7 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 8 【听力原文】 There has been good news in recent weeks for investors who watched stock markets decline sharply amid the global financial cri

26、sis. Indias benchmark stock indexes have more than doubled in the last six months, driven in part by foreign investors who are returning to the country. (7) Foreign investors had pulled out billions of dollars last year as credit dried up. But the trend has reversed. (8) From April to June, India re

27、ceived about $15 billion in foreign direct investment, the highest since 2007. Analysts say foreign investors are motivated by growing confidence that the global recovery will be driven by countries like India and China. 8 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 新闻 9 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 新闻 10 【听力原文】 The governors of the Reserv

28、e Bank of Australia raised its benchmark interest rate to 3.25 percent, Tuesday, up from three percent. They say, (9) with Australias economic growth on track and the risk of a serious contraction past, it is time to gradually raise rates from their lowest level in 49 years. The central bank began c

29、utting rates in September 2008, when they stood at 7.25 percent. At the time, the world was rapidly sinking into a crisis, with banks cutting off lending and several international financial institutions on the verge of collapse. 10 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 11 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 新闻 12 【听力原文】 A United Nations

30、investigator says theres strong evidence to link the dumping of toxic waste in Ivory Coast three years ago with the subsequent (4) illness of tens of thousands of local people and the deaths of 15 of them. The investigator said that people were still suffering sickness and the long-term consequences

31、 of the dumping near Abidjan have yet to be fully determined. The company responsible for the waste, Trafigura, (5) denies any link between the dumping and the illness. But earlier lawyers representing some of those taken ill, said Trafigura was close to an agreement offering compensation for their

32、suffering. 12 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 新闻 13 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 新闻 14 【听力原文】 The US government wants British Petroleum (BP) to start paying up for the Gulf oil spill. The company got a $69 million bill this week. That includes costs for cleanup and efforts to stop the leak. BP said it reached an “important mile

33、stone“ yesterday with the “cut and cap“ plan weve been telling you about. (7) But the long-term solution is a relief well, and that may not be in place until August. 14 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 新闻 15 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 新闻 16 【听力原文】 Two Brazilian policemen were killed when their helicopter came under fire (10) a

34、s they responded to an outbreak of violence in a shanty town in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The pilot managed to land, but the helicopter then exploded in flames, trapping the two policemen. Jerry Duffield reports. The police helicopter is believed to have crashed after the pilot was struck in the l

35、eg by a bullet and attempted to make an emergency landing on a football ground. The helicopter burst into flames and television pictures from the scene show the smoldering remains of the wreckage. The authorities in Rio were not able to confirm if this was the first time that one of their helicopter

36、s had been brought down by gunfire. 16 【正确答案】 C 【知识 模块】 新闻 17 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 新闻 18 【听力原文】 President Barack Obama has announced that hes shelving the former President Bushs plans for a missile defense system in Europe, a project that had become a major irritant in the relations between the United St

37、ates and Russia. From Washington, here is Paul Adams. President Obama says (2) the new missile defense system will be stronger, smarter and swifter than its predecessor. The latest intelligence assessment suggested that Iran was concentrating its efforts on developing short and medium-range missiles

38、, not ones capable of hitting the United States. (3) But faced with criticism that the administration is turning its back on missile defense in Europe and caving in to Russia. The Defense Secretary Robert Gates said such fears were misguided. The US had already held talks, he said, with Poland, and the Czech Republic about stationing land-based interceptors in Eastern Europe in the future. 18 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 新闻 19 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 新闻 20 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻