1、专业英语八级（人物类新闻听力）模拟试卷 2及答案与解析 SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 1 Why did the balloon attempt fail? （ A
2、） It twisted and the helium at the top came under pressure, causing a seam to split. （ B） The weather conditions were not perfect. （ C） They had difficulty in inflating the balloon. （ D） The Mission Controller stopped trying. 2 Which of the following statements about Brian Jones is TRUE? （ A） He is
3、the leader of the Qinetiq-one team. （ B） He is the investor of the balloon final competition. （ C） He is the holder of seven world ballooning records. （ D） He is the technician of the expensive technical equipment. 3 The grant from the Bill Gates Foundation will be used for the following EXCEPT for_
4、. （ A） funding the cause of AIDS （ B） funding the search for a vaccine （ C） funding the development of new drugs （ D） funding the development of new preventive measures 4 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） Bill Gates comments on malaria. （ B） Bill Gates boosts war on malaria. （ C） Bill Gat
5、es and his wife in Mozambique. （ D） Bill Gates gives more money to Mozambique 5 Which of the following is TRUE according to the news item? （ A） Tomaz Humar tried to get up the Rupal face of Nanga Parbat twice. （ B） Tomaz Humar had spent more than a week on the dangerous peak. （ C） The temperature in
6、side his sleeping bag was five degrees Celsius. （ D） Tomaz Humar was held on a 7, 000 metre mountain in Pakistan. 6 Tomaz Humars earlier attempt to climb the Nanga Parbat failed because of_. （ A） avalanches （ B） bad weather （ C） snow storms （ D） low temperature 7 Which of the following is TRUE? （ A）
7、 Hosni Mubarak is to have an operation. （ B） Hosni Mubarak refuses to eat anything. （ C） Hosni Mubarak refuses to have solid food. （ D） Hosni Mubarak is too weak to eat any food. 8 According to the news, opposition supporters are_. （ A） sympathetic about Hosni Mubaraks health （ B） impatient to wait
8、for Hosni Mubarak to stand trial （ C） sceptical about reports on Hosni Mubaraks health （ D） worried about the hospitals skill of treating Mubarak 9 Which of the following is CORRECT? （ A） Amy Winehouse was extremely charming. （ B） Amy Winehouse smoked heavily in public. （ C） Amy Winehouse won the fi
9、fth Grammys award. （ D） Amy Winehouse became famous in her early 20s. 10 According to the news, one of the most successful female singers in Britain, Amy Winehouse, died at the age of_. （ A） 24 （ B） 25 （ C） 26 （ D） 27 11 According to the news, what happened to the couple? （ A） Their magic were taken
10、 out of their big day. （ B） They were recognized as escaping criminals. （ C） They were spending their honeymoon in Ireland. （ D） They were arrested moments before their wedding. 12 Which of the following is the reason for the couples arrest? （ A） The Irish groom was suspected to have committed a cri
11、me. （ B） Their marriage was fictitious for immigration purposes. （ C） The Chinese bride committed crimes before marriage. （ D） Their neighborhood accused them of murder. 13 According to the news, why has the senior police officer resigned? （ A） Because of the police corruption. （ B） Because of the p
12、hone-hacking scandal. （ C） Because of his distraction from his job. （ D） Because of his delay in dealing with corruption. 14 What is David Cameron to do? （ A） Delay his tour of Africa to deal with the ongoing crisis. （ B） Leave his tour of Africa early to deal with the ongoing crisis. （ C） Compromis
13、e with the parliament deal with the ongoing crisis. （ D） Appoint a new senior police officer to deal with the ongoing crisis. 15 What does the news item say about Christine Lagarde? （ A） The first female French ambassador to Britain. （ B） The first female British ambassador to Greece. （ C） The first
14、 female senior officer facing serious sex charges. （ D） The first female head of one of the world s top financial bodies. 16 According to the British Chancellor George Osborne, Christine Lagarde knows how to_. （ A） get people together to fix a problem （ B） manipulate the financial resources （ C） sto
15、p the deficit in France （ D） balance the debts 17 Which of the following is CORRECT? （ A） Li Na makes her a sporting icon at the French Open. （ B） Winning a Grand Slam singles title is Li Nas biggest dream. （ C） Tennis was not very popular in China when Li Na was young. （ D） Li Na s popularity in Ch
16、ina will be extended by the state media. 18 According to the news, how many Chinese people are playing tennis now? （ A） 1.3 million. （ B） 13 million. （ C） 30 million. （ D） 300 million. 19 According to Jon Huntsman, for the first time in American history, America is all the following EXCEPT_. （ A） le
17、ss powerful （ B） less prosperous （ C） less competitive （ D） less compassionate 20 According to the news, what is difficult to accept by many Republican voters? （ A） Mr Huntsmans warnings about the countrys direction. （ B） Mr Huntsmans proposals for improving American economy. （ C） Mr Huntsman s ente
18、ring the presidential fray for the new president. （ D） Mr Huntsmans views on civil partnerships and putting a price on carbon. 专业英语八级（人物类新闻听力）模拟试卷 2答案与解析 SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follo
19、w. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 1 【听力原文】 Since the early hours of the morning the Qinetiq-one team had been carrying out final checks and theyd started inflating the balloon. But as it was being rolled off its drum the balloon twisted and the he
20、lium at the top of the balloon came under immense pressure, causing a seam to split. As there was no spare balloon and not enough helium, the attempt was aborted. Brian Jones, Mission Controller of Qinetiq-one, and the holder of seven world ballooning records himself, says theyll keep trying. The ba
21、lloon will now be taken back to base and thoroughly checked. Ironically, the expensive technical equipment seems intact and the weather conditions are perfect. The team say that a structural failure like this should be overcome, but as theyve now missed their weather this year and theyve to wait til
22、l next summer to try again. 1 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 人物类 2 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 人物类 3 【听力原文】 Bill Gates, along with his wife Melinda, visited a malaria treatment and research centre north of the Mozambican capital Maputo. Mr. Gates said that malaria is robbing Africa of its people and potential. United Nations
23、officials warn that malaria does not only inflict terrible suffering, its also damaging Africas economies. The grant from the Bill Gates Foundation will help to fund the search for a vaccine as well as develop new drugs and new preventative measures to fight the mosquito-borne disease. Malaria and A
24、IDS both kill thousands of African children each day. 3 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 人物类 4 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 人物类 5 【听力原文】 Tomaz Humar had spent nearly a week huddled on a ledge six-thousand metres up Nanga Parbat, the worlds ninth highest mountain. He was held in his precarious position by ice screws and ropes. Th
25、e temperature inside his sleeping bag was minus five degrees Celsius. Repeated attempts to rescue him failed because of snow storms and avalanches. But on Wednesday two Pakistani military helicopters managed to fly close enough to his perch for one of them to dangle a line to him. There was nearly a
26、 disaster as the Slovenian climber was unable to detach the ropes holding him to the mountain. Luckily they snapped as the helicopter flew away from the peak and after thirteen minutes Tomaz Humar was back in base camp. He is said to be suffering from the effects of cold and hunger but otherwise hes
27、 well. Tomaz Humar is famous for his solo assaults on some of the worlds toughest climbs. It was the second time he had tried to get up the Rupal face of Nanga Parbat. His earlier attempt also failed because of bad weather. 5 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 人物类 6 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 人物类 7 【听力原文】 The official Egyptian n
28、ews agency says that the former President Hosni Mubarak is weak and refusing solid food. The report comes a week before hes due to stand trial, accused of ordering the killing of protesters. From Cairo, Jon Leyne. The report said Mr Mubaraks doctors would decide in the coming hours how to proceed as
29、 his current food intake was not enough to keep him alive. Opposition supporters are sceptical about reports on Hosni Mubaraks health. They believe the authorities are just trying to avoid him going on trial as scheduled next week. At the same time, there does seem growing evidence that he is an inc
30、reasingly enfeebled old man. 7 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 人物类 8 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 人物类 9 【听力原文】 One of the most successful female singers in Britain, Amy Winehouse, has been found dead at her flat in London. She was 27. The cause of death isn t known. Natasha Gruneberg looks back at her life. Once described as on
31、e of the most outrageously talented performers of her generation, Amy Winehouse shot to fame in her early 20s. Her distinctive soul voice won her plaudits galore, including five Grammys. But she was also hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Her behaviour became increasingly erratic, and
32、she was often drunk on stage. The low point came when her husband Blake Fielder-Civil was accused of obstructing justice, and she was pictured apparently smoking a crack pipe. Despite the title of her most famous song, there were numerous sessions in rehab but to no avail. Shortly after the news of
33、her death spread, celebrities, music critics and enthusiasts expressed dismay on social media sites. 9 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 人物类 10 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 人物类 11 【听力原文】 Police in Northern Ireland have apologised to a couple for mistakenly arresting them moments before their wedding ceremony was due to begin. The
34、 Irish groom, his Chinese bride and their guests were detained on suspicion that the marriage was fictitious for immigration purposes. Heres our Northern Ireland reporter Andy Martin. The groom knew immediately that something was wrong when the registrar at Derrys Guildhall unexpectedly claimed that
35、 there was unfinished paperwork just before the ceremony began. He and his fiancee were led into an adjoining room and arrested by detectives. They were taken to a nearby police station, locked in separate cells and dressed in paper forensic overalls. Although the police have apologised, thats not e
36、nough for Mr McElwee. The couple were married 24 hours later, but say the magic had already been taken out of their big day. 11 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 人物类 12 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 人物类 13 【听力原文】 A second senior police officer has resigned in Britain in connection with the scandal over phone hacking and alleged co
37、rruption in the Rupert Murdoch newspaper empire. Assistant Commissioner John Yates stood down 24 hours after his boss, Britains top police commander Paul Stephenson. Naomi Grimley reports. John Yates said his resignation was a matter of “deep regret“, but the ongoing phone-hacking scandal was becomi
38、ng a distraction from his job leading Scotland Yards counter-terrorism unit. He said hed been a victim of some malicious gossip and speculation. Earlier, details had emerged of his links with a former News of the World journalist, whod been hired as a media consultant for the Metropolitan Police. Me
39、anwhile, David Cameron is leaving his tour of Africa early in order to deal with the ongoing crisis, and parliament is to delay its summer holiday too to discuss the matter further. 13 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 人物类 14 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 人物类 15 【听力原文】 The International Monetary Fund has appointed a new managing d
40、irector. She is Christine Lagarde, whos currently the French finance minister and was chosen by consensus among the IMF board. Ms Lagarde becomes the first female head of one of the worlds top financial bodies. Her appointment became almost certain earlier in the day when the United States, the IMFs
41、 biggest contributor, publicly announced its support. Her predecessor Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned after facing serious sex charges. The British Chancellor George Osborne says he s delighted at Christine Lagardes appointment. “Well, I think Christine Lagarde was the best person for the job. Thats
42、 why Britain proposed her. Im delighted shes won. Shes smart, shes intelligent, shes tough, and she knows how to get people together to fix a problem. And at the moment, there are lots of countries with problems because they cant pay their debts, so the world is, I think, going to be well served by
43、having Christine Lagarde at the head of the IMF.“ In her first statement after being appointed, Christine Lagarde has called on the opposition in Greece to back the Greek governments tough austerity plan. 15 【 正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 人物类 16 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 人物类 17 【听力原文】 The Chinese tennis player Li Na has wo
44、n the women s final at the French Open, the first player from an Asian country to win a Grand Slam singles title. She beat the holder, the Italian player Francesca Schiavone, by two sets to love. The win is expected to give a major boost to tennis in China, as Martin Patience reports. Even before th
45、e French Open final, Li Na was being hailed by the state media as Chinas No. 1 Sister, but a win in Paris will make her a sporting icon here. But its not just her skills in the court that explain her popularity. Shes regarded by many Chinese as something of a maverick. She sports a tattoo and is kno
46、wn to shout at her husband in public. Li Na has been credited with popularising tennis in China. According to local media, there are now 13 million Chinese playing the game, compared to just two million six years ago. 17 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 人物类 18 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 人物类 19 【听力原文】 The former US ambassador t
47、o China, Jon Huntsman, has announced his intention to become the Republican Party candidate in next year s presidential election. He told his supporters hard decisions had to be taken to reduce Americas public debt. From Washington, heres Paul Adams. In blustering weather with the Statue of Liberty
48、as a backdrop, Jon Huntsman entered the presidential fray with a bleak warning about the countrys direction. For the first time in American history, he said, one generation was passing on to the next a country less powerful, compassionate, competitive and confident. Mr.Huntsman has yet to spell out what solutions he s proposing. He also has some hurdles to overcome. Until recently he served President Obama, and his views on civil partnerships and putting a price on carbon will be difficult for many Republican voters to accept. 19 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 人物类 20 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 人物类
