1、专业英语四级（新闻听力）模拟试卷 19及答案与解析 1 The news item reported a(n)_. （ A） air crash （ B） traffic accident （ C） lorry crash （ D） ferry accident 2 It was reported to have occurred_. （ A） inside Manilas port （ B） in Singapore （ C） near the Manilas Bay （ D） in Malaysia 3 What is the new item mainly about? （ A） The
2、 shortage of oil along Louisiana Shore. （ B） The oil leak around the Gulf of Mexico. （ C） The sinking of oil rig in the Gulf. （ D） Authorities are in a race against time. 4 What impact would it bring if the current situation is not controlled? （ A） There would be a big explosion. （ B） There would be
3、 climate change. （ C） There would be an ecological damage. （ D） There would be natural disaster. 5 According to the news, its NOT risky to invest your money on_. （ A） Spain （ B） Greece （ C） Japan （ D） Portugal 6 Which of the following about Greece is INCORRECT? （ A） Greece resort to the E.U. for fin
4、ancial assistance. （ B） Greeces debt is more than $ 500 billion. （ C） Greeces investment rating is “junk“. （ D） Greek workers are unhappy about some of governments plans. 7 How many unidentified bodies are likely to be Burmese? （ A） Several. （ B） 80. （ C） More than 800. （ D） Several hundred. 8 The s
5、urviving Burmese faced the following problems after the tsunami EXCEPT_. （ A） they had no jobs （ B） their homes and belongings were gone （ C） it was difficult for them to be registered （ D） they were unable to get government aid 9 All of the following details are true EXCEPT_. （ A） whether the Musli
6、m Brotherhood is committed to democracy is doubted （ B） Brotherhood candidates wont yield direct power in the presidential election （ C） Brotherhood have become the biggest opposition group in parliament （ D） candidates were officially allowed to stand as Brotherhood candidates 10 What is commentato
7、rs prediction about the future of Egypt? （ A） A more democratic future. （ B） A more religious future. （ C） A more conservative future. （ D） A more radical future. 11 Which of the following details about the bill is INCORRECT? （ A） The bill would make it a felony to be an illegal immigrant in the Uni
8、ted States. （ B） The bill is not yet law. （ C） The bill proposes to erect fences along two-thirds of the U. S. - Mexico border. （ D） The bill would also penalize those who help or hire illegal immigrants. 12 How many people marched Saturday? （ A） 40, 000. （ B） 50, 000. （ C） 400, 000. （ D） 500, 000.
9、13 How many people died one region alone after cyclone Ivan? （ A） Tens of thousands of people. （ B） At least a hundred. （ C） Thousands of people. （ D） At least two hundred. 14 What is Doctor Terahue? （ A） A meteorologist. （ B） A correspondent. （ C） A governments head. （ D） A general. 15 What is the
10、significance of the newly discovered fossils? （ A） To provide new evidence of the birds evolution. （ B） To give new clues to the origins of dinosaur. （ C） To prove dinosaur and squirrel are relatives. （ D） To support the idea of birds deriving from dinosaur. 16 What is NOT true about the newly disco
11、vered fossils? （ A） The creature lived 125, 000, 000 yeas age. （ B） The creature in fossils had feather and four wings. （ C） The creature in fossils was less than a meter long. （ D） The creature in fossils could run faster than other dinosaurs. 专业英语四级（新闻听力）模拟试卷 19答案与解析 1 【听力原文】 In the Philippines a
12、ferry carrying at least 400 people has sunk after an apparent collision with a cargo ship. There was no immediate report of casualties. (22) The accident occurred at about 11: 30 a. m. local time, at the mouth of Manila Bay shortly after the ferry left the Manila port. A Philippines coast guards spo
13、kesman said the ferry had been hit by a 12, 000 ton Singapore registered cargo vessel. Further details were not immediately available. 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。原文中报道了一艘载有至少 400名乘客的客船与一艘货船相撞而下沉的事故，所以答案为 D。 【知识模块】 新闻 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。原文中指出事故发生在客船离开 Manila港口不远处，所以本题答案为 C。 【知识模块】 新闻 3 【听力原文】 Authoriti
14、es around the Gulf of Mexico are in a race against time. They are trying to control an oil spill thats heading toward the Louisiana Shore. Yesterday, it was about 23 miles off the coast of Louisiana, could reach land by Friday. (24) If that happens, officials say it could create an ecological disast
15、er. This is all from the Deepwater Horizon. Thats the oil rig that sank in the Gulf last week. The company that owns the rig is trying to stop the leak underwater. Meanwhile, authorities on shore are trying to block the oil from getting to sensitive areas. 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 主旨题。根据新闻，墨西哥海湾一带的当权者们正与时间
16、赛跑。他们正试图控制向路易斯安那州海岸溢油的局面。到昨天为止，离路易斯安那州还有 23英里，预计周五能扩散到陆地。这是由于上个星期石油钻塔沉入海底造成的。石油钻塔公司正在努力阻止海底的石油泄露。可见这篇新闻主要报道有关石油泄漏的问题，故正确答案是 B。 【知识模块】 新闻 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。新闻中指出，如果泄露的石油蔓延到路易斯安那州海岸，官员们认为将会带来生态灾难。故 C为正确 答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 5 【听力原文】 Over in Europe, the financial outlook for a few countries isnt looking t
17、oo good. (25)The investment ratings for Spain, Portugal and Greece all went down this week. Greece might be the worst situation. Experts are using the word “junk“ to describe that nations investment rating. Basically, theyre saying that its very risky to put your money there. (26)Greece has a massiv
18、e debt, nearly $400 billion. Thats bigger than the countrys economy. Greece is developing ways to cut spending, but Greek workers arent too happy about some of those plans, and theyve been protesting about it. Greece is also asking for financial help from the European Union: a bailout of more than $
19、 50 billion. 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。新闻中指出，一些欧洲国家的金融前景不容乐观。西班牙、葡萄牙和希腊这周的投资评级全部下降。故答案是 C。 【知识模块】 新闻 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。新闻中指出，希腊的债务高达 4000亿。选项 A、 C、 D与新闻内容相符。故正确答案是 B。 【知识模块】 新闻 7 【听力原文】 When the tsunami hit southern Thailand last year, hundreds of Burmese migrants working in beach front hotels were
20、among the victims. Thai officials have identified 80 Burmese migrant workers among the dead. (27) But they believe several of the more than 800 unidentified bodies are likely to be Burmese. Thousands of Burmese migrant workers are employed along Thailands Andaman Sea coast a source of cheap labor fo
21、r contractors who often overlook the need to register the workers. (28) Those who survived the December 2004 tsunami often found their jobs, homes and belongings were gone, and that they were unable to get government aid. Adisorn Kurdmongkol, a Thai labor activist, says the disaster called attention
22、 to the problems the Burmese migrants faced even before the tsunami. 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 数字细节题。新闻提到，泰国官方已经确认 80名缅甸工人在海啸中丧生。同时，在 800多具没有确定身份的遇难者中，泰国官方认为其中有一些为缅甸人。故选项 A正确。 【知识模块】 新闻 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实细节题。新闻提到，那些在海啸中幸免于难的人发现他们的工作没了，家和财产也被海啸冲走了，并且他们也得不到政府的援助。故选项 C正确。 【知识模块】 新闻 9 【听力原文】 Whatever the exac
23、t mathematics of Egypts election results, the fact that supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood have become the biggest opposition group in parliament, is seen as a coming-of-age for Islamic ideals in the most influential democracy in the Arab world. Although (29)candidates were not officially allowed
24、to stand as Brotherhood candidates, and they wont yield direct power, (30)commentators predict a more religious future. Secular politicians also doubt whether the Muslim Brotherhood is truly committed to democracy. 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 事实细节题。新闻提到，候选人在过去未被官方允许作为 “穆斯林兄弟 ”的候选人而参与竞选。选项 D与新闻不符，故为答案。 【知识模块】
25、新闻 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 事实细节题。新闻提到，同时，评论家们也预测了埃及的未来将是一个更为信奉宗教的未来。故选项 B正确。 【知识模块】 新闻 11 【听力原文】 The marchers chanted “Sisepuede“, a Mexican-American rallying cry that means “yes, we can“. They hope to block a bill already passed by the House of Representatives that would make it a felony to be an illega
26、l immigrant in the United States. (21) The bill, which is not yet law, would also penalize those who help or hire illegal immigrants, and erect fences along one-third of the U. S.-Mexico border. (22) A spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department says about 500, 000 people marched Saturday. 11 【正
27、确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。文中提到：法案还提议沿着美国 墨西哥边界的三分之一的地方树起栅栏。 C说是三分之二的边界，与原文不符，因此是正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 数字题。文中结尾处提到：洛杉矶警局的发言人说，大约 50万人在星期六参与了游行。故选项 D正确。 【知识模块】 新闻 13 【听力原文】 In 2005 we all looked on in awe at the devastation of New Orleans at the hands of hurricane Katrina, but the wider world bar
28、ely noticed recently when a storm of very similar power and ferocity struck remote Eastern Madagascar. (23) Cyclone Ivan destroyed tens of thousands of homes, and in one region alone there were at least a hundred deaths. (24) Doctor Terahue is the governments head of region for Analanjirofo on the c
29、ountrys east coast. At the moment though, he looks more like a general who having weathered a huge attack at great cost has discovered that the enemy is amassing once more. If Madagascars annual cyclone season can be seen as a battle against the forces of nature then this year it is more true than e
30、ver. 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。新闻提到：飓风伊万摧毁了成百上千人的家园，仅一个地区就至少有一百多人死亡。故 B正确。 【知识模块】 新闻 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。新闻提到：塔拉户博士是这个国家东岸的塔那那利佛省长。故 C正确。 【知识模块】 新闻 15 【听力原文】 Chinese scientists have discovered fossils of a feathered, four-winged dinosaur, which they say gives new clues to the origins of flight. The
31、creature lived about one hundred and twenty-five million years ago and was less than a meter long. The creature couldnt actually fly but would have used its four wings and long feathery tail to help it glide from tree to tree as flying squirrels do today. Its a relative of the dinosaur Micro Raptor.
32、 The discovery could change ideas about how birds evolved. (26) Most experts thought they came from dinosaurs that lived on the ground and developed feathery limbs, which they flapped so they could run faster. But this latest find supports an alternative theory that birds evolved from animals that l
33、ived in trees. This was first suggested around 1915, but theres been little evidence to support it until now. 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 主旨题。题目中的 significance是 “重大意义 ”的意思。事实上，新闻中的一开始就谈到 “ 他们称这为研究鸟类的起源提供了新的线索 ”。而且在后面讨论的就是鸟是从生活在地上的恐龙还是从生活在树上的动物进化而来的问题。因此， A为正确选项。 【知识模块】 新闻 16 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。选项中的各项表述的内容都在新闻中出现过，但是只有 D项 的内容是来源于以前大家的推测，认为鸟类起源于生活在陆地上的恐龙，它们的四肢后来长出了羽毛，这样它们拍打起来就能跑得更快。这点并不是所发现的化石提供的，是专家的推测，不能成为化石的特征，而其他项都是有科学依据的，因此选 D项。 【知识模块】 新闻
