1、专业英语四级（新闻听力）模拟试卷 18及答案与解析 1 According to the news, Colorado is_. （ A） part of Tornado Alley （ B） not witnessing a lot of twisters in spring （ C） attacked by a tornado on Sunday （ D） attractive to a lot of tourists 2 Early reports indicated that_. （ A） several tourists had been knocked down by the to
2、rnado （ B） the Monday tornado had caused great damages （ C） there had been no injuries and big problems resulting from the tornado （ D） another tornado would come soon 3 What did the hostage taker use to be? （ A） He used to be an actor. （ B） He used to be a sharpshooter. （ C） He used to be a bus dri
3、ver. （ D） He used to be a policeman. 4 How many people were reported dead on the road to hospital? （ A） Six. （ B） Eight. （ C） Nine. （ D） Ten 5 Who will give a keynote speech during the MDG summit? （ A） UN Secretary-General. （ B） Barack Obama. （ C） Wen Jiabao. （ D） Ban Ki-moon. 6 During the three-day
4、 MDG summit, leaders will focus on_. （ A） the equality of men and women （ B） eliminate child labor （ C） improve the income of the developing countries （ D） how to half the amount of people living below the poverty line by 2015 7 What is the existing travel time between the two cities? （ A） 40 minute
5、s. （ B） 60 minutes. （ C） 80 minutes. （ D） 100 minutes. 8 Which of the following is NOT true according to the news? （ A） The highest speed is 416.6 km per hour. （ B） The distance between the two cities Shanghai and Hangzhou is 350 km. （ C） The train is expected to start official operation in late Oct
6、ober. （ D） Some reporters experienced the trial run. 9 How many people are wounded in the bombing? （ A） More than 500. （ B） About 1,000. （ C） 61 （ D） More than 100. 10 We learn from the news that . （ A） the recruits had assembled in a carefully-guarded area （ B） the attacker was a member of the secu
7、rity forces （ C） the U. S. was withdrawing troops from the country （ D） al-Qaida claimed responsibility for the bombing 11 Why Lalie Walker is taken to court? （ A） Because she murdered somebody using a book. （ B） Because she went to the locality where the murder took place. （ C） Because the action o
8、f her murder story takes place in a particular locality, and the owners of that locality feel their name has been severely harmed. （ D） Because she was selling her books when someone was murdered. 12 Which of the following is TRUE about Lalie Walkers book? （ A） It is about missing voodoo dolls. （ B）
9、 It is a murder story. （ C） It is about store staff members going missing. （ D） It gives advice on the behaviors of shop managers. 13 How much do the owners of the shop claim for damages? （ A） Two million Euros. （ B） More than two and a half million Euros. （ C） Two million dollars. （ D） More than tw
10、o and a half million pounds. 专业英语四级（新闻听力）模拟试卷 18答案与解析 1 【听力原文】 Around 25 percent of those tornadoes form in an area thats called Tornado Alley. Colorado is part of that, and its where this tornado showed up on Monday. These pictures are amazing) look at this. Twisters like this one can sometimes do
11、a lot of damage. (22)But early reports indicated no injuries or major problems with this one, just a lot of power lines knocked down. Tornado Alley sees a lot of twisters pop up in the spring. But forecasters point out that these storms can happen anywhere, at any time. 1 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 新闻 2 【正确答案】
12、 C 【知识模块】 新闻 3 【 听力原文】 A dramatic and deadly scene in Manila today. (23)Philippine police stormed a bus taken hostage by a former policeman, the scene broadcast by news channels astonished the globe. Eight people are dead. As Simone Orendain reports from Manila, the hostage taker was fired from his
13、job earlier this year. Police here SWAT team sharpshooter killed former Senior Inspector, Rolando Mendoza on board a tourist bus that he attacked earlier in the morning. More than 20 people including Chinese and Hong Kong nationals were on the bus when Mendoza toting an M16 rifle took control of it
14、at a popular Manila park. By midday, police say nine hostages were released. In the early evening, several reporters at the scene heard shots fired inside the bus. (24) Two Manila hospitals reported six people were dead on arrival. Mendozas brother told reporters he wanted his job back. Mendoza lost
15、 his retirement benefits when he was dismissed on charges of extortion. 3 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 新闻 4 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 新闻 5 【听力原文】 World leaders have gathered at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to discuss strategies to tackle global poverty among them is Chinese premier Wen Jiabao. (26)During th
16、e three-day Millennium Development Goals (MDG) summit, leaders will hold talks on how to meet the target of having the amount of people living below the poverty line by 2015. (25) Chinese premier Wen Jiabao will give a keynote speech during the summit, outlining Chinas efforts to achieve the MDG. UN
17、 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon outlined his vision in his address to the opening session of the summit. “We have more development success stories than ever before. The transformative impact of the MDG is undeniable. This is an achievement we can be proud of, but we must protect these advances, many
18、of which are still fragile.“ The summit will be followed by the annual eight-day United Nations General Assembly. Wen Jiabao is also set to meet with U.S. president Barack Obama. 5 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 6 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 新闻 7 【听力原文】 Reaching a speed of 416. 6 km per hour, a new high-speed train linking
19、 Shanghai and Hangzhou set a fresh world record of train speed during its trial operation on Tuesday morning. At an average speed of 350 km per hour, the high-speed train is expected to cut in half the existing travel time to 40 minutes to cover the 202-km journey between the two cities. The train c
20、onnecting Shanghai and Hangzhou, capital of East Chinas Zhejiang province, is expected to start official operation in late October, according to State broadcaster China Central Television. “The new record of 416. 6 km per hour shows that China has achieved a new milestone in high-speed train technol
21、ogies,“ Zhang Shuguang, deputy chief engineer of the Ministry of Railways, was quoted as saying. Liu Yulei, a China National Radio reporter who experienced the trial run, said she felt like she was flying when the train reached its peak speed. 7 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 8 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 新闻 9 【听力原文】 A sui
22、cide bomber struck a crowded army recruitment center in Baghdad killing 61 people on Tuesday, officials said, as violence coinciding with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan raged across Iraq. (29)The attack, the deadliest this year, wounded at least another 100 people and came a day after Iraqs two ma
23、in political parties suspended talks over the formation of a new government and as the U. S. withdraws thousands of its soldiers from the country. The massive morning blast took place just outside a military headquarters. (30) The site receives about 250 new recruits each week, as Iraqs security for
24、ces try to bolster their ranks ahead of the U.S. militarys withdrawal. Witnesses said the bomber, who was notably fair haired, had been mingling with as many as 1,000 recruit hopefuls when he walked up to an army officer who was checking identifications and blew himself up. The recruits had been ass
25、embling since before dawn in an open and unprotected area. Iraqi military spokesman Major General Qassim al-Moussawi blamed al-Qaida in Iraq for enlisting the bomber. 9 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 新闻 10 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 11 【听力原文】 Its a highly unusual legal situation where the author of a piece of fiction is t
26、aken to court because the action takes place in a particular locality, and the owners of that locality feel their name has been dragged through the mud. Yet thats whats happened in the case of Lalie Walkers book, Aux Malheurs des Dames. The Marche Saint-Pierre, where the murder story unfolds, is a w
27、ell-known fabric store near Montmartre. In the book, staff members go missing as voodoo dolls are pinned to the walls and rumours swirl around the behavior of the shops managers. In their plea, the real-life owners of the Marche Saint-Pierre say its a registered trade mark and that no one can write about it without prior permission. (30)They say their image has been seriously harmed by the book, and they want damages of two million Euros more than two and a half million dollars. 11 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 12 【正确 答案】 B 【知识模块】 新闻 13 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 新闻
