1、专业英语四级（新闻听力）模拟试卷 20及答案与解析 1 When did the incident happen? （ A） In last October. （ B） In last December. （ C） In February. （ D） In last November. 2 According to the military, the death of the Iraqi civilians was caused by_. （ A） a car explosion （ B） an insurgent bomb （ C） the shooting of the U.S. Mari
2、nes （ D） a suicide bomb 3 How much was the debt for the Daewood business group collapsed with in 1999? （ A） More than $ 17 billion. （ B） More than $ 17 million. （ C） More than $ 70 billion. （ D） More than $ 70 million. 4 Which crime was impossible for Kim Woo Choong to be charged with? （ A） Fraud. （
3、 B） Embezzlement. （ C） Illegal diversion. （ D） Illegal raise finance. 5 What is the news item about? （ A） Population problems. （ B） Features of the California Summer. （ C） Wildfires of California. （ D） A mass evacuation of California. 6 Which of the following details in the news is INCORRECT? （ A） T
4、he wildfire breaks out close to major centers of population. （ B） The hot weather makes it difficult for firefighters to control the fire. （ C） It would take firefighters a week to put out the wildfire completely. （ D） The government has asked people to evacuate from the dangerous path. 7 Which of t
5、he following is NOT mentioned in the news? （ A） The capital city of Bangkok was attacked by grenade. （ B） The protesters denied being involved in the aaffack. （ C） The present leader has resigned from his position. （ D） An urgent meeting has been held to solve the problem. 8 According to the news, t
6、he demonstration was caused by_. （ A） peoples seeking for democracy （ B） conflict between the protesters and the police （ C） the dissatisfaction of the present prime minister （ D） revenge for the three dead men 9 The merchant spacecraft is meant to_. （ A） help more people to travel around the space
7、（ B） help improve the countrys economy （ C） help explore another new planet （ D） help more people to keep fit 10 Which of the following about the news is INCORRECT? （ A） The trip to the space would last for 3 hours. （ B） The passengers will feel weightless during the trip. （ C） The trip is so expens
8、ive that nobody wants it now. （ D） The spaceship could hold 8 people at a time. 11 What caused the doctors and scientists to call for more attention to young peoples death? （ A） The death rate is too high to be neglected. （ B） Governments pay little attention to the issue. （ C） They want to win the
9、publics praise （ D） There is little figure for them to do research. 12 According to the news, the following are reasons that make teenagers die EXCEPT （ A） poverty （ B） unintentional injuries （ C） violent attacks （ D） natural disaster 13 Why it is unrealistic to send astronauts back to the moon now?
10、 （ A） Because the White House warned them not to do now. （ B） Because the panel of experts objected the proposals. （ C） Because the space agency didnt allocate adequate money. （ D） Because it would take too much money to fulfill it. 14 NASA would have to settle the financial matter by_. （ A） loaning
11、 money from the state bank （ B） cooperating with private enterprises （ C） resorting to commercial banks （ D） intensifying structural adjustment 15 Which of the following has NOT been affected by the heavy snow? （ A） Washington D.C. （ B） New York. （ C） Boston. （ D） Los Angeles. 16 How thick would the
12、 snow probably be in the following day according to the prediction? （ A） 45 cm. （ B） 24 cm. （ C） 55 cm. （ D） 90 cm. 专业英语四级（新闻听力）模拟试卷 20答案与解析 1 【听力原文】 The incident took place last November in the Iraqi town of Haditha. It was first reported several months later, and a preliminary military investigati
13、on in February recommended that a formal criminal investigation be launched. Officials say that probe is still underway. (28)According to the military, 15 Iraqi civilians died in the incident as a result of an explosion caused by an insurgent bomb, which the military calls an IED, or Improvised Expl
14、osive Device, that had also killed one of the Marines. Other reports charged that the U.S. Marines on the scene shot the civilians to retaliate for losing their comrade. 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 时间细节题 。新闻提到，这个事件发生在去年 11月，故选项 D为正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。新闻提到，美国军方说， 15名伊拉克平民因为暴动者的炸弹 (an insurgent
15、 bomb)而死亡。故选项 B为正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 3 【听力原文】 The South Korean businessman who founded the Daewoo Industrial Group has been arrested on his return home after six years on the run. (29)Kim Woo Choong fled South Korea after his business empire collapsed with debts of more than $ 70 billion. Hes accused of
16、fraud and embezzlement. Kim Woo Choong arrived on an early morning flight from Vietnam and was immediately arrested by prosecutors. (30) He faces an array of embezzlement and fraud charges, including the illegal diversion of $20 billion overseas. He also faces more than 40 civil suits. He was mobbed
17、 at the airport by reporters and protestors, some of whom lost millions when the Daewoo business group collapsed in 1999. Kim Woo Choong fled abroad shortly afterwards and is reported to have spent most of his time in France. 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 数字题。新闻中出现了两个数字 70和 20，单位用的都是 billion。根据我们的生活经验，可以让一个商业帝国
18、轰然倒塌的一定不只是 million这样的概念了。听力中涉及数字的另外一个难点就是区分相似音的辨别，选项中出现 17作为混淆项正是在考查我们的辨音能力。根据原文，我们选择的应该是 C项。 【知识模块】 新闻 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。看这道题目时，应该注意到这里用的是 impossible，也就是问的是哪项罪名对于金宇中是不可能的。新 闻中提到： “他面临着侵吞款项、欺诈等一系列的指控，包括向海外非法转移了两百亿美元的资金，以及四十多项民事诉讼。 ”选项 D所涉及的内容在新闻中并没有相关表述，所以 D项是正确选项。 【知识模块】 新闻 5 【听力原文】 Wildfires a
19、re a feature of the California Summer but its unusual for them to break out so close to major centers of population. Its hot here and getting hotter which is drying the bush making, it all the more incendiary, and the forecast is such that there has been speculation. (22) It could take firefighters
20、a week to bring this blaze under control. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is pleading with people in the path of the flames to extinguish as soon as theyre told to do so. 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 主旨题。新闻中指出在加州人口密集区发生火灾是其特点之一，炎热的天气使得灌木着火、将一切化为灰烬。州长 Arnold Schwarzenegger呼吁人们一接到指令就立刻疏散。本新闻报道的是加州火灾，故选答案 C。 【知识模块
21、】 新闻 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。新闻中指出，天气预报预测消防员可能要花上一周的时间才能控制火势，而不是完全扑灭大火，所以正确答案为 C。 【知识模块】 新闻 7 【听力原文】 Heading overseas to Thailand where grenade attacks in the capital city of Bangkok have killed at least three people. A Thai official said the grenades came from an area where people who were protesting
22、 the government were gathered together. The protesters say they are not responsible. They have been fighting with police for a while here. You can see them throwing rocks and other things at police. (23/24)They support the countrys former prime minister and they want the current leader to leave offi
23、ce. After these recent attacks, Thailands prime minister called an emergency meeting to figure out how to deal with the situation. 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。新闻说，抗议者则声称他们与这次袭击无关。他们支持泰国前总理，希望现任领袖下台。表明现任领袖还未下台，故选答案 C。 【知识模块】 新闻 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 推断题。新闻开始就报道：抗议者支持泰国前总理，希望现任领袖下台。故答案是 C。答案 A(人民祈求民主 )与新闻不相符；他们
24、与警方冲突是示威抗议事件的升级，不是原因，答案 B不正确；这次事故导致三人身亡，而不是因为三人身亡而引发事故，故答案 D不正确。 【知识模块】 新闻 9 【听力原文】 Its 60 feet long, made of lightweight, fuel-efficient material and can carry eight people out of this world and back. The first commercial spaceship was unveiled by Sir Richard Branson, who hopes to start passenger t
25、rips within two years. The price tag; 130, 000. “In time we hope to get that price down and down and down so that, you know, one day, people can think: Shall I take my family on holiday to the Caribbean or maybe we should try space travel this year? Thats our aim.“ Those that can pay will get the ul
26、timate three-hour thrill ride. The spaceship rockets to 62 miles above the earths surface. Passengers will feel weightless for up to five minutes before heading down through the atmosphere and gliding back to earth. Organisers say some 300 have already signed up. Space, as a tourist destination, may
27、 be one step closer. 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 推断题。新闻中指出：理查德 布兰森揭开了第一架商业飞船的面纱，他希望能在两年之内启动游客旅行。故正确答案是 A。 【知识模块】 新闻 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。新闻中指出，这架长 60英尺、轻型、节能高效的商业飞船能载 8人，但是一次旅行价格高达 13万英镑。游客将会经历 3个小时激动人心的旅行。在飞船穿过大气层滑向地面之前足足有 5分钟会让人有失重的感觉。举办方说目前已经有 300人报名参加，并不是没有人愿意参加。选项 A、 B、 D都与新闻描述相符，本题为反选题，故正确答案 是 C。 【知识模
28、块】 新闻 11 【听力原文】 An international team of doctors and scientists is calling for more focus on the causes of death among young people around the world, age between 10 and 24, (27) saying the issue is largely ignored by policy makers. A study published in the medical journal. The Lancet found that 40%
29、of adolescent deaths are caused by various forms of injury. Until this research was published there were little data on how many young people die worldwide in which countries and for what reasons. Now a pattern is emerging. The study suggests the death rate is strongly linked to how poor a country i
30、s. Most deaths are in the developing world driven by high rate of infectious disease and of maternal mortality. But globally 40% of adolescent deaths are caused by types of injury including road traffic accidents, suicide and violent attacks. 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 原因题。新闻首旬指出，一个由医生和科学家组成的国际团队呼吁关注年龄在 10到
31、 24岁的世界年轻人的死因，他们指出这个问题很大程度上被政策决策者所忽视。故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 新闻 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。新闻中指出，一篇发表在名为柳 叶刀的医学杂志上的研究表明 40的青少年死因是各种形式的伤害造成的。研究认为死亡率和一个国家的贫困程度密切相关。发展中国家大多数的死亡是因为传染病和孕产妇死亡，但是全球 40的青少年死亡是由各种交通事故、自杀及暴力攻击所造成的。本题为反选题，故答案 D正确。 【知识模块】 新闻 13 【听力原文】 A panel of experts appointed by the White House has warne
32、d that current plans to send astronauts back to the moon in preparation for manned missions to Mars are just not viable. (29) One of the panel members Li Ruoqiao says the space agency NASA hasnt been given enough funds to realize the plans. “That is when the visions for space aspirations were first
33、announced in 2004, there was expectation of a certain budget level of the next several years. In fact over the last five years those numbers are nothing realized. So because of that we were in a pickle that we are still in now.“ The experts say the current budget of the space agency NASA would need
34、to be increased by billions of dollars. (30)Without the extra money, the experts say, NASA would have to work with private companies now trying to embark on commercial space flights. 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 原因题：新闻中指出，白宫指定的专家组被告知送宇航员返回月球的计划目前无法实现。其中一名专家成员称太空总署没有拨足够的资金来实施这一计划。故正确答案是 C。 【知识模块】 新闻 14 【正确答案】
35、B 【试题解析】 细节题。新闻中指出，专家们认为太空总署目前的预算需要增加数十亿美元。没有这笔款，总署不得不与私营企业合作，着手商业性的太空飞行。故选项 B正确。 【知识模块】 新闻 15 【听力原文】 A winter storm is causing major disruption along the eastern seaboard of the United States. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled, and states of emergency have been declared in Maryland, North Car
36、olina and Virginia. The snow has started to fall here in the nations capital and across the east coast. A severe weather storm is forecast. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for the next 24 hours for major cities including New York and Boston, (22) predicting between 40 and
37、50cm of snow and winds of more than 55km/h. (21) Hundreds of flights have been grounded at airports, including at New Yorks JFK. Newark, Washington DC and Boston. Both international and domestic services are affected. 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。新闻中指出，由于大雪，成百上千的飞机被迫滞留在飞机场。包括纽约肯尼迪、纽瓦克、华盛顿及波士顿飞机场。选 项 A华盛顿特区、 B纽约、 C波士顿都是受到影响的城市。只有 D没有被提及。 【知识模块】 新闻 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 数字题。新闻中指出，国家气象局发布了未来 24小时暴风雪的警报，预计降雪量将达到 40至 50厘米，风力将达到 55公里每小时。故正确答案是A。本题是数字题，听音时可在选项旁边做记录。 【知识模块】 新闻
