1、专业英语四级（新闻听力）模拟试卷 28及答案与解析 1 What is NOT the real function of Microsofts leading product Windows? （ A） To provide e-mail and the Internet service. （ B） To work as a basic program for PC. （ C） To dominate the world market. （ D） To run some specific applications. 2 What can be inferred from the news it
2、em? （ A） Most personal computers install Windows. （ B） Windows forces users to get its programs. （ C） Microsoft is pursuing a predatory conduct. （ D） RealNetwork uses the law to protect its market share. 3 Which of the following details is INCORRECT? （ A） Newspapers in Britain have long had great in
3、fluence over Governments, much to the resentment of the politicians. （ B） The Labor party delegates will be hoping for plenty of coverage from the media assembled there. （ C） The ruling Conservative partys annual conference is getting underway in Brighton. （ D） Sometimes in politics it appears its n
4、ot so much what you do but what you seem to be doing that counts. 4 Who was famous for attacking two big press barons? （ A） Brime Minister Tony Blair. （ B） Lord Bearerbrook. （ C） Lord Rothermere. （ D） Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin. 5 Who has Mr. Abbas been holding talks with? （ A） Representatives o
5、f Israel, Islamic Jihad and other groups. （ B） Represetatives of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other groups. （ C） Represetatives of Palestine, Islamic Jihad and other groups. （ D） Represetatives of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the United States. 6 Which of the following details is INCORRECT? （ A） Reports fro
6、m the Israeli government said that a ceasefire deal had already been reached. （ B） Palestinian militants have said they are prepared to announce a ceasefire under no circumstances. （ C） There has been no ceasefire announced but the atmosphere is increasingly positive. （ D） Mr. Abbas says he has made
7、 significant progress towards persuading militant groups to agree to a ceasefire. 7 Mr.Thanksin is the first prime minister in modern Thai history who_. （ A） completed his full term in office and won re-election （ B） is Thailands richest man and won re-election （ C） is popular among the poor but fai
8、led in re-election （ D） completed his full term in office but failed in re-election 8 The poor, rural Thais make up_of the population. （ A） 70% （ B） 60% （ C） 0.17 （ D） 0.16 9 Four British men detained at the American detention center of Guantanamo Bay in Cuba are_. （ A） sympathizers of Al Qaeda （ B）
9、 terrorist suspects （ C） the last British detainees at Guantanamo （ D） criminals 10 Which of the following is INCORRECT about the four British men? （ A） They are being examined by some doctors after arriving in London. （ B） They were arrested under the Britains 2000 Terrorism Act. （ C） They will hav
10、e access to their lawyers in Britain. （ D） They have been charged at the American detention center of Guantanamo Bay. 11 Why online bill pay safer than traditional methods? （ A） Paper bill is usually easy stolen. （ B） Paper bill is not secret. （ C） Online bill is faster. （ D） Online bill is more con
11、venient. 12 What will be barriers for the development of online bill pay? （ A） Online bill is not safe enough. （ B） The technology is not mature. （ C） Online-bill-pay services charge fee. （ D） Most companies are not willing to accept it. 13 How many partners are there in this project? （ A） Five. （ B
12、） Six. （ C） Seven. （ D） Eight. 14 What right is not given to Japan? （ A） To own a fifth of jobs at the head office. （ B） To construct and house the main research facility. （ C） To act as some ITERs top post. （ D） To host ITER 15 How many members are there in the Arab League? （ A） 13. （ B） 23. （ C） 2
13、2 （ D） 15 16 What was the key point discussed during the meeting? （ A） The security issues within Arabian countries. （ B） The change of the Arab Leagues voting system. （ C） The relevancy of the Arab League. （ D） The future of the Arab Leagues voting system. 专业英语四级（新闻听力）模拟试卷 28答案与解析 1 【听力原文】 Microsof
14、ts leading product, called Windows, dominates the world market for personal computer operating systems, the basic programs that enable a PC to use specific applications such as e-mail and the Internet. RealNetworks complains that customers using Windows get Microsofts programs for watching video or
15、listening to sound from the Internet, whether they want them or not. At the same time, the company alleges Microsoft restricts how computer manufacturers can install rival software. RealNetworks accuses Microsoft of pursuing a broad course of predatory conduct over a period of years. The result, acc
16、ording to RealNetworks, has been that it has lost substantial revenue and business. Microsoft has rejected the allegations. (28) In a statement the software giant said there is vibrant competition in the market for online media software. It also said that this is a case where a leading firm RealNetw
17、orks is trying to use the law to protect and increase its market share and to limit the competition it must face. 1 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 2 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 新闻 3 【听力原文】 In the seaside town of Brighton in southern England the ruling Labor partys annual conference is getting underway. Its a long time for
18、both MPs and grassroots members to take stock of how the party is doing, to discuss policy and to hear, hopefully, inspiring speeches. The party delegates will be hoping too for plenty of coverage from the media assembled there. Sometimes in politics it appears its not so much what you do but what y
19、ou seem to be doing that counts, and for politicians public relations can seem to be as important as policies. The BBCs media correspondent, Torin Douglas, has been considering the relationship between politicians and the press. Who really wields the power? (29)Newspapers in Britain have long had gr
20、eat influence over Governments, much to the resentment of the politicians. Almost seventy five years ago, the then Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin accused the two big press barons, Lords Beaverbrook and Rothermere, of running their papers as “engines of propaganda“ for the “personal wishes and person
21、al dislikes of two men“. He famously accused them of seeking “power without responsibility the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages.“ (30)Its hard to imagine the current Prime Minister Tony Blair attacking the tabloid press so publicly. 3 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 4 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 新闻 5 【听力原文】 The
22、 new Palestinian leader Mahmound Abbas says he has made significant progress towards persuading militant groups in Gaza to agree to a ceasefire. But he warned that Israel had to stop its raids and attacks too. (21)Mr. Abbas has been holding talks with representatives of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and othe
23、r groups whove signaled their readiness to maintain a period of calm. Reporting from Jerusalem, John Line. There has been no ceasefire announced but the atmosphere is increasingly positive. And its clear a lot is going on behind the scenes. The Palestine leader Mahmound Abbas has been holding talks
24、with militant leaders in Gaza for the last five days. He said there had been significant progress and they were bound to reach agreement very soon. But earlier militant leaders denied reports from the Israeli government that a ceasefire deal had already been reached. (22)Palestinian militants have s
25、aid they are not prepared, to announce a ceasefire until Israel agrees to halt attacks on them. 5 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 新闻 6 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 新闻 7 【听力原文】 Thaksin Shinawatra Tuesday announced in a subdued tone, that he was resigning as prime minister, saying the time had come for unity and national reconcil
26、iation. (23)The mood was quite different 14 months ago when Thaksin made history as the first prime minister in modern Thai history to complete his full term in office and win re-election During a campaign interview then, Mr. Thaksin, (24)one of Thailands richest men, explained what made him so popu
27、lar among the poor, rural Thais who make up 70 percent of the population. “I want to eradicate poverty. Poverty is very important.“ he said, “We have to help them. “ 7 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 新闻 8 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 新闻 9 【听力原文】 Four British men detained for 3 years at the American detention center of Guantanam
28、o Bay in Cuba are now in custody in London. (25)The men, the last British detainees at Guantanamo, arrived in England on board a British military plane. (26)The Americans say the men, Moazzam Begg, Feroz Abbasi, Richard Belmar and Martin Mubanga, are terrorist suspects or sympathizers of AI Qaeda, a
29、lthough they have never been charged. G.K. is outside the police station where the men are being held. Free of Guantanamo Bay but not yet entirely free, as soon as they touched down just after 5 oclock local time, the men were arrested under the Britains 2000 Terrorism Act. They were then taken to P
30、G police station in central London. Here they are being examined by some doctors to check that they are fit to be questioned. They will be detained for a while? we are not quite sure how long. They will have access to Their lawyers though which is, of course, something they didnt have at Guantanamo.
31、 At some point we are expecting them though to be released rather than to be charged. 9 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 10 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 新闻 11 【听力原文】 Many people may be nervous about using online bill pay. But a new report says it can be safer than using traditional methods. The story posted on reports, Javel
32、in Strategy and Research says, (27) eliminating paper bills makes it harder for thieves to steal information, often done by searching a persons mail. The report claims that by simply buying into the high-tech approach, customers can save $4.8 billion in fraud costs each year. The group also says peo
33、ple who use Internet banking or bill pay are more likely to monitor their transactions on a regular basis. (28) One of the snags, though, most companies do charge a monthly fee for the online services. 11 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 新闻 12 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 13 【听力原文】 France has been chosen to host a multibillio
34、n Euro experimental nuclear fusion reactor thats designed to harness the power of the sun and the stars. France was the obvious choice for the panel after Japan withdrew its bid. The choice of France to host “ITER“, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, was announced this morning in
35、a ceremony in Moscow. (29) The project partners, The EU, The United States, Russia, Japan, South Korea, and China, were all present. Frances candidacy was backed by the EU, Russia and China, and Japans by the U. S. and South Korea. (30) Japan will construct and house the projects main research facil
36、ity and Japanese nationals will make up a fifth of jobs at the head office including ITERs top post. 13 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 新闻 14 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 新闻 15 【听力原文】 Meeting at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on December 29th, (21)delegates representing all 22 members began discussing a 13-point
37、reform program approved at last years summit in Tunisia. (22) High on their agenda was the need to change the Arab Leagues voting system from one that requires unanimity to a two-thirds majority. Historically, the unanimity policy has prevented the Arab League from passing resolutions to deal with s
38、ecurity issues, mediation efforts, sovereignty and attacks on Arab states, such as Iraqs invasion of Kuwait in 1990. The charter of the Arab League, established by seven states in 1945 to ensure a better future for all Arab countries, forbids any member country from using force against another member. Following the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, a founding member of the Arab League, many critics questioned the relevancy of the Arab League. Its former Ambassador to the United Nations, Clovis Maksoud, resigned in protest. 15 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 16 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 新闻
