1、专业英语四级（新闻听力）模拟试卷 15及答案与解析 1 Which one of the following is CORRECT according to the news item? （ A） All suicides of celebrities in South Korea result from cyber-bullying. （ B） Most of the negative comments online are written by adult people. （ C） South Korea has great popularity of computer and netwo
2、rk. （ D） Many students committed suicide recently in South Korea. 2 The students are required to write positive comments online because_. （ A） it can help students learn more from the Internet （ B） it may help people give up posting negative messages （ C） it can persuade many celebrities not to comm
3、it suicide （ D） it can tell students that its important to value their lives 3 What kind of weapon does the gunman own? （ A） A shotgun equipped with silencer. （ B） 22 caliber air gun with gun sight. （ C） A rifle with a telescopic sight. （ D） An automatic pistol with silencer. 4 How many people died
4、in the incident of 1996? （ A） 15. （ B） 50. （ C） 17 （ D） 70 5 Why is Julia Giilard different from other Prime Ministers in the history of Australia? （ A） She criticized the achievements of her predecessor. （ B） She is the first female Prime Minister in Australias history. （ C） She agrees with Kevin R
5、udd on how to lead the country. （ D） She is optimistic about the nations future. 6 How does Kevin Rudd evaluate himself for his first term in office? （ A） He felt ashamed of himself for his ineffective policies. （ B） He felt sorry for his failure to overcome the financial crisis. （ C） He thinks his
6、accomplishments are remarkable. （ D） He thinks he is one of the best Prime Ministers in Australias history. 7 Before last weeks parliamentary elections, _ had a majority of seats in parliament. （ A） the Liberal Democrat Party （ B） the Labor Party and the Conservative Party （ C） the Labor Party （ D）
7、the Conservative Party 8 Why did both Brown and Cameron meet Nick Clegg? （ A） They wanted to ally with Nick to form a majority in the parliament. （ B） They were close friends and had common interest. （ C） Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrat Party have won the majority. （ D） They will form a new gove
8、rnment together. 9 Under the difficult financial situation, Americans _. （ A） face a bigger risk of becoming overweight （ B） seize the opportunity to conquer obesity （ C） still keep optimistic about the future （ D） prefer foods containing more sugar 10 Which of the following is NOT a feature of junk
9、 food? （ A） High sugar. （ B） High Fat. （ C） More energy. （ D） High Vitamin. 11 What is the news item mainly about? （ A） Experts analysis of the manufacturing activity in U.S. （ B） The stock markets response to U.S. economy. （ C） The relationship between manufacturing and economy. （ D） The growing of
10、 U.S. manufacturing and the different reactions. 12 Which of the following is INCORRECT according to the news item? （ A） The U.S. manufacturing has been growing for 13 months successively. （ B） All experts think positively about the growing of the industry. （ C） The stock market had a positive react
11、ion to the report. （ D） The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped up more than 250 points. 专业英语四级（新闻听力）模拟试卷 15答案与解析 1 【听力原文】 In recent years there has been a string of high-profile celebrity suicides in South Korea. Authorities say many have been the result of hateful messages posted on-line. (21)Cybe
12、r-bullying, as it is called, is a big concern in South Korea, one of the worlds most wired countries. Some students are trying to counter bullies by flooding online forums with positive comments. Students at the Hogook Middle School in Ilsan, just outside of Seoul, have a unique assignment. Their ta
13、sk is to go online to message boards and other forums and write positive, cheerful comments. (22)Teachers and other adults hope those comments will discourage others from leaving vicious and negative remarks. Student Kim Hee-joo, 15, says on her schools homepage she writes thank you messages to frie
14、nds, family and teachers. And also when she sees people making bad comments about celebrities, she leaves nice messages, because when people see positive comments they are more likely to stop saying bad things and change their attitudes. 1 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 2 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 新闻 3 【听力原文】 Like most a
15、ny country, Britain has its share of crime murder, robberies, rape. But Wednesdays rampage, by suspected gunman Derrick Bird, shocked the nation. Bird, a 52-year-old taxi driver, was described by colleagues and neighbors as a normal, friendly but quiet person someone who enjoyed having a beer with c
16、olleagues at the local pub. (23) Police say they recovered a shotgun and a 22 caliber rifle with a telescopic sight. Bird had a license to own such firearms. The lone gunman killed 12 people and injured at least 11 others in one of the countrys most peaceful and picturesque regions, Cumbria in north
17、western England. (24) This rampage in Cumbria is the worst such incident since 1996 when a gunman walked into a school in the town of Dunblane in Scotland and killed 17 people. 3 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 4 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 5 【听力原文】 History made in Australia. (25)Julia Gillards sworn in as the countrys f
18、irst female Prime Minister, but keen to mark the achievements of her predecessor. “Kevin Rudd and I disagreed about the direction of the government. I believed we needed to do better. But Kevin Rudd is a man of remarkable achievement. He made wonderful history for this nation“. But history will not
19、be so kind. Kevin Rudd will go down as the first Australian Prime Minister ousted by his own party during his first term in office. (26) Choking back tears, he made his farewell, proud of his achievements, leading Australia through the global financial crisis, the country avoiding a recession and in
20、creasing Australias international standing. 5 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 新闻 6 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 7 【听力原文】 Question is, who is going to live at 10 Downing Street? The UK is trying to figure that out after last weeks parliamentary elections. None of the parties got a majority of seats. So now, a scramble is on.
21、In the UK, people vote for members of parliament. Whichever party wins a majority of the seats in parliament gets to form the new government, and that partys leader usually becomes Prime Minister. (27) Gordon Brown has held that job since 2007: He heads up the Labor Party. But they only got 29% of t
22、he vote in last Thursdays election. The Conservative Party, which is led by David Cameron, got 36%. Over the weekend, Brown and Cameron both met with Nick Clegg. He is in charge of the Liberal Democrat Party, which got 23% of the vote. (28) Clegg could form a coalition basically, sort of team up wit
23、h either the Labor Party or the Conservative Party and then together, form a majority. 7 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 8 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 新闻 9 【听力原文】 Studies show that Americans are (29)spending less money on food, but that could actually lead to an increase in obesity. Experts say that in a poor economy, Ameri
24、cans choose (30) junk foods which are processed foods high in sugar, fat, and calories but low in nutrients. The same is true in other developed countries feeling the economic pinch. 9 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 新闻 10 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 新闻 11 【听力原文】 The amount of products that a country makes, and its manufacturi
25、ng activity can give you an idea of how that countrys economy is doing. (21) In the U. S. , manufacturing is up. Theres a new report out that says the industry got bigger in August. That is the 13th month in a row that its expanded. (22)But some experts are warning that these numbers can be open to
26、interpretation, and theyre concerned that the manufacturing industry might run out of steam. The stock market had a positive reaction through to yesterdays report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, a collection of some of the most traded stocks on Wall Street, jumped up more than 250 points. 11 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 新闻 12 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 新闻
