1、专业英语四级（新闻听力）模拟试卷 3及答案与解析 1 How many people did the authorities start removing from the dangerous place to a safer one? （ A） 49,000. （ B） 83,000. （ C） 50000 （ D） 16000 2 Which of the following statements is CORRECT according to the news item? （ A） In 1616, Philippines most active volcano erupted. （ B
2、） On Monday morning, the authorities started removing people who live near the volcano. （ C） As of Tuesday, scientists had recorded 83 volcanic quakes. （ D） Philippines authorities had raised the alert level to a level 5. 3 Why did Turkey close the border with Armenia 16 years ago? （ A） Because of t
3、he conflict in Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. （ B） Because of the conflict in Azerbaijan over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. （ C） Because Armenian forces had occupied large swathes of territory outside the enclave. （ D） Because Armenian forces had occupied lar
4、ge swathes of territory inside the enclave. 4 Why was the agreement signed in Zurich made possible? （ A） The Prime Minister adopts a more pragmatic policy. （ B） The Prime Minister adopts a more pragmatic policy. （ C） The current governments policy is more realistic and less pragmatic. （ D） The curre
5、nt governments policy is more pragmatic and less nationalistic. 5 According to the research findings, we can infer that （ A） people can not always rely on X-ray to diagnose disease. （ B） X-ray is always helpful in diagnosing disease. （ C） X-ray will cause law suit. （ D） we should use MRI instead of
6、X-ray. 6 When doctors re-checked the X-ray results of 92 patients with MRI, they found_fractures that had been missed. （ A） 34 （ B） 53 （ C） 35 （ D） 43 7 Besides the records the swimmers broke, what issue was mentioned at the world championships in Rome? （ A） Phelps was defeated. （ B） Phelps new reco
7、rds. （ C） New records. （ D） Swimsuits. 8 We can infer from the German swimmers words that （ A） he thought swimmers should be the focus at the game. （ B） he thought he was better than Phelps. （ C） he thought he broke the world records. （ D） he thought he should receive interview. 9 What is John Kerry
8、s attitude towards sending more troops to Afghanitan? （ A） Supportive. （ B） Neutral. （ C） Unclear. （ D） Opponent. 10 According to the news, we can infer that （ A） Afghan President Hamid Karzai welcomes a new election. （ B） Mr. Kerry will stop President Obama sending troops to Afghanistan. （ C） Obama
9、 will possibly send more troops to Afghanistan. （ D） political crisis in Afghanistan is getting better. 11 Abdullah Abdullah is Afghan President Hamid Karzas （ A） rival. （ B） friend. （ C） official. （ D） family member. 12 What is the purpose of Bangladesh government setting up an industrial police fo
10、rce? （ A） To deal with labor unrest in the country. （ B） To worsen the relationship between police and protesters. （ C） To suppress the legal protests. （ D） To protect the garment factory workers. 13 Where will the industrial force be placed? （ A） In two industrial complexes. （ B） In the southern Ba
11、ngladesh. （ C） In the garment factories of Chittagong. （ D） In the capital Dhaka. 14 Trade unions have strongly criticized that the new force will worsen the relationship （ A） between workers and security forces. （ B） between workers and factory owners. （ C） between union leaders and legitimate prot
12、esters. （ D） between government and protesters. 15 What is the decision of the Euro MPs which allows US officials to access Europeans bank data? （ A） Stopping renewing an agreement. （ B） Blocking an agreement. （ C） Renewing an agreement. （ D） Blocking the renewal of an contract. 16 Why did the commi
13、ttee recommend a rejection against the interim nine-month deal between the EU and US? （ A） Because it provided sufficient privacy safeguards. （ B） Because it can not protect privacy sufficiently. （ C） Because it provided insufficient safeguards. （ D） Because it failed to safeguard peoples interests.
14、 17 MEPs try to access their veto power under （ A） the Swift money transfer system. （ B） the Brussels Treaty. （ C） the Lisbon Treaty. （ D） the Swift system. 18 What is the news item mainly about? （ A） Defense Secretary has promised UK forces will join in international operations. （ B） Defense Secret
15、ary has denied UK forces joining in international operations. （ C） Defense Secretary has said UK forces will join in future international operations. （ D） Defense Secretary has said UK forces will join in the EU coalitions in future conflicts. 19 We can infer from the news that UKs military reform p
16、ossibly refer to （ A） joining international coalitions. （ B） integration with the EU. （ C） cooperation with the US. （ D） being independent from the EU. 20 Which statement is CORRECT about the three parties decision about the defense budget? （ A） All of them protect the defense budget from spending c
17、uts. （ B） All of them support a thorough review of defense policy after the election. （ C） None of them back a thorough review of defense policy. （ D） Two of them protect the defense budget. 专业英语四级（新闻听力）模拟试卷 3答案与解析 1 【听力原文】 Philippines is an island nation whose most active volcano seems ready to eru
18、pt. (1) Tuesday morning, authorities started evacuating about 50, 000 people who live near the volcano. As of Monday, scientists said they had recorded 83 volcanic quakes and had raised the alert level to a level 3. That means that a full-scale eruption is expected to take place within weeks, maybe
19、days. (2) This volcanos erupted 49 times since its first documented one in 1616. 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】 Turkey closed the border with Armenia 16 years ago because of the conflict in Azerbaijan over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. At the time, Armenian forces had
20、 occupied large swathes of territory outside the enclave. (4)The agreement signed in Zurich this week to establish diplomatic relations with Armenia was made possible only because the current government takes a more pragmatic and less nationalistic approach towards foreign policy than its predecesso
21、rs. Nevertheless, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly promised not to open the border with Armenia until its troops pull back in Azerbaijan. 3 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 新闻 4 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 新闻 5 【听力原文】 US doctors from Duke University warn that relying on standard X-rays alone to give a clean bi
22、ll of health could lead to wrong diagnoses and law suits. (8) When they re-checked the X-ray results of 92 patients using a more detailed scanner, called MRI. they found 35 fractures that had been missed. The findings are published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Dr Charles Spritzer, who l
23、ed the research, said: “ The diagnosis of traumatic fracture most often begins and ends with X-rays of the hip, pelvis, or both. In some cases though, the exclusion of a traumatic fracture is difficult. “ 5 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 新闻 6 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 7 【听力原文】 Swimmers broke many records this week at the
24、 world championships in Rome. (9) But there was the swimsuit issue. FINA is the group that governs swimming. On Tuesday, its officers accepted a decision by FINA members to ban high-tech swimsuits next year. Full-body suits first appeared in the two thousand Summer Olympics. But in Rome, German swim
25、mer Paul Biedermann said the growing attention to the issue made him mad. (10) “Its all about the suits. Its not about the swimmer anymore. “ He said that after he defeated American Michael Phelps in the two hundred meter freestyle. And he did it faster than the world record time Phelps set last yea
26、r at the Beijing Olympics. 7 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 新闻 8 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 新闻 9 【听力原文】 The chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee John Kerry has said that with the political crisis in Afghanistan getting worse, (5) it would be irresponsible to send more US troops. From Washington, Imtiaz Tyab
27、reports. Speaking from the Afghan capital into an American broadcaster, (6) Senator John Kerry cautioned President Obama against raising troop levels in Afghanistan. Mr. Kerry said it would be entirely irresponsible to commit more troops to the country until its election crisis was resolved and the
28、US knew exactly what kind of Afghan government it was working with. (7) The Massachusetts Senators comments come at a time when the Afghan President Hamid Karzai resisted international pressure to accept fraud rulings that could force him into a runoff with his main rival, Abdullah. 9 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块
29、】 新闻 10 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 11 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 新闻 12 【听力原文】 The government of Bangladesh has set up an industrial police force for the first time to tackle labor unrest in the country. (9) The special force will be deployed in four industrial zones of the capital Dhaka and the southern port of Chitta
30、gong. (10) Trade unions have strongly criticized the move, saying the new force will worsen the relationship between workers and factory owners. They say it will be used against union leaders and to suppress legitimate protests. However, the government says the force will be impartial, and at the sa
31、me time will also protect industrial complexes during unrest. The move came months after the country witnessed some of the worst clashes between garment factory workers and security forces earlier this year. 12 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 新闻 13 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 新闻 14 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 新闻 15 【听力原文】 A key committee
32、of Euro MPs has moved to block the renewal of an agreement which allows US anti-terror officials to access Europeans bank data. The European Parliaments civil liberties committee recommended that the full parliament reject the interim nine-month deal between the EU and US. (2) MEPs said the deal neg
33、otiated by EU governments provided insufficient privacy safeguards. The US can access the Swift money transfer system, based in Brussels. The European Parliament plans to vote on the EU-US data agreement next Thursday. (3) The parliaments press service says that if MEPs block it, they will be making
34、 use of a new power under the Lisbon Treaty to veto international agreements. 15 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 新闻 16 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 新闻 17 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 18 【听力原文】 UK forces are likely to operate as part of international coalitions in future conflicts, Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth has told the Commons. (5)
35、 Outlining a Green Paper on military reform, he said “ further integration“ with key allies may be needed. It reveals no spending figures but prepares for a post-election spending review amid “real pressure“ on budgets. The Tories say ministers have put security at risk because spending must be cut
36、to reduce the nations debt. (6) None of the three main parties has said they will protect the defense budget from anticipated spending cuts and all back a root and branch review of defense policy after the election widely expected to be held in May. 18 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 新闻 19 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 新闻 20 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 新闻
