1、专业英语四级（新闻听力）模拟试卷 30（无答案）1 According to the news, who among the following were NOT involved in selecting the new symbol? （A）Artists. （B） Bankers.（C） Officials.（D）Experts.2 What is the new symbol for the Indian rupee?（A）A mix of the letter “A“ and its Nagari script. （B） A combination of the letter “R“
2、 and its Sanskrit.（C） A fusion of the letter “L“ and its Hindi. （D）A merge of the letter “H“ and Indians flag.3 How much does the World Bank suppose to spend in facing the agricultural challenges?（A）$14 billion.（B） $40 billion.（C） $2.5 billion.（D）$25 billion.4 Which of the following statement is INC
3、ORRECT according to the news?（A）The agricultural problem would influence the food security according to the FAO.（B） The funds for meeting the climate change and food security problems are adequate.（C） In many cases, the slowdown of agriculture could be recovered.（D）It will take a long time and a lar
4、ge sum of money to reach the goal.5 What is the news item mainly about?（A）Earthquake. （B） Tsunami. （C） Flood.（D）Rainstorm.6 According to the news, the following areas areaffected by the natural disasterEXCEPT（A）Mansonselo.（B） Michigan.（C） Indiana.（D）Minnesota.7 What is the purpose of governments pro
5、posals in the United States?（A）To make sure the equality of Internet traffic.（B） To guarantee peoples right of using Internet.（C） To help those who lag behind in Internet using.（D）To create an open and equal environment.8 Which of the following about Genachowskis speech is CORRECT?（A）He dedicates to
6、 expanding the crowd of using the Internet.（B） With his effort, the Internet servers could hold back video downloads.（C） He listed the entire roadmap to direct the operators except wireless ones.（D）Genachowskis proposal made in his speech was strongly against by others.Now, listen to the news.9 Acco
7、rding to the news, what has happened last autumn?（A）A rocket has been successfully launched.（B） There was a rocket hitting the moon.（C） A deep crater appeared on the moons South Pole.（D）There was an amazing finding made by LRO.10 Judging from the discoveries and outcomes, the scientists claimed that
8、（A）a large quantity of frozen water existed on the moon.（B） the water on the moon was as much as in the desert.（C） there was a lot of rocket remaining on the moon surface.（D）a large area has been affected by the rocket.11 According to the news, the French Bicycle race is going to be held（A）on Monday
9、.（B） on July 7th. （C） on July 4th. （D）in the beginning of May.12 How did Lance Armstrong communicate with his fans?（A）By MSN. （B） By press briefing. （C） By emails. （D）By micro blog.13 What is the new item mainly about?（A）The economic recession. （B） The GDP of Singapore.（C） The depressed export deman
10、d.（D）The production decline.14 According to the news, the first quarter saw a _ percent decrease in the city-states GDP.（A）6 （B） 12 （C） 9（D）515 What has happened in Gaza?（A）There is a military conflict.（B） The people are short of water.（C） The education system is reformed.（D）Gaza is facing great har
11、dships.16 According to the news, which of the following is NOT what the Palestinians suffered?（A）Lacking of health services. （B） Being out of work.（C） Impoverishment. （D）Rocket attacks.17 Which of the following about the journalist Stephen Farrell is INCORRECT?（A）He was badly wounded in the gun batt
12、le. （B） He works for New York Times newspaper（C） He had been kidnapped since last week.（D）He was reporting when the gun battle happened18 We learn from the news that the Afghan interpreter Sultan Munadi lost his life（A）in the kidnapping happened last week.（B） when British troops tried to rescue him.
13、（C） in the battle between NATO and Taliban.（D）when he worked as an interpreter in Britain.19 Which of the following are NOT the first people to receive the swine flu vaccinations?（A）Babies. （B） Old men. （C） Young men. （D）Doctors.20 Why pregnant women enjoy the top priority to get vaccine?（A）Because
14、their babies are particularly vulnerable.（B） Because the swine flu vaccines are too difficult to reach.（C） Because the swine flu vaccines can be lifesaving for them.（D）Because this is the decision made by the committee.21 According to the Hadley Centre, what is going to happen by me 2050s?（A）The cli
15、mate would be little different. （B） The temperature would increase dramatically.（C） Most of worlds animal and plant species will die.（D）The temperature would be a sharp decline.22 According to the study, the temperature by the 2050s would result in the following EXCEPT（A）droughts. （B） rainstorms.（C）
16、 snow slide.（D）extinction of living species.23 Why do the executives of AIG hesitate to distribute the money without the authorities consent?（A）Because they are planning to win more subsidy from the federal.（B） Because they couldnt hand out the money without agreement.（C） Because they suffered a lot
17、 in the last similar event.（D）Because they want to avoid conflict and public criticism.24 The promised bonuses are planed to hand out（A）the following week.（B） next year. （C） this week.（D）after official approval.25 What is the news item mainly about?（A）The conflict between oil workers and Indian gove
18、rnment.（B） The crippled Indian commerce.（C） The policies issued by Indian government.（D）Labor standoff between workers and Indian government.26 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in settling down the problem?（A）Arresting some strikers.（B） Giving a pay-raise as required.（C） Threats of unemployme
19、nt. （D）Talking with the workers.27 What is the theme of the concert?（A）Art.（B） Harmony. （C） Prosperity.（D）Ambition.28 Which of the following details is INCORRECT?（A）The bands participated in the concert for economic benefits.（B） Most of the attendees were in white in the big event.（C） The concert co
20、nducted by a famous star would last 5 hours.（D）More than 7 bands would give performances in the concert.29 A student has to do the following in order to gethis money back EXCEPT（A）finishing all the assignments.（B） proving to be unable to get a job.（C） having a top academic record.（D）attending all th
21、e classes.30 In Michigan the unemployment rate is（A）nearly 12 percent.（B） more than 12 percent.（C） less than 10 percent.（D）nearly 10 percent.31 According to the news, the relationship between U.S and Iran had been hostile for（A）52 years.（B） more than 40 years.（C） 30 years.（D）more than 400 days.32 Wh
22、ich of the following details in the news is INCORRECT?（A）The Iranian hostage crisis happened 30 years today.（B） President Obama wants to build a relationship with Iran.（C） U.S. holds rally every year to commemorate the hostage crisis.（D）There are clashes between anti-government protesters and police
23、s.33 What is the new item mainly about?（A）The 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.34 What impact would it bring if the current situationis not controlled?（A）There would be a
24、big explosion. （B） There would be climate change.（C） There would be an ecological damage.（D）There would be natural disaster.35 Why are there many suicide explosions taken place?（A）Because the suicide bombers are threatened by the authority.（B） Because the suicide bombers arrange to ruin the planed e
25、lection.（C） Because the suicide bombers want to assault the Prime Minister.（D）Because the suicide bombers aimed to shatter the government buildings.36 How many people were wounded in these accidents?（A）152. （B） 125. （C） 414. （D）440.37 What are the Australians suffering from?（A）A violent hurricane. （
26、B） Long-lasting hot weather.（C） A destructive tsunami.（D）Severe flooding.38 Which of the following details in the news is INCORRECT?（A）Torrential rains also stroke the state of Queensland not long ago.（B） People in Queensland have done some preparation for the cyclones.（C） There was no reports about
27、 peoples missing or injury.（D）The bad weather may last for a couple of days.39 According to the news, its NOT risky to invest your money on（A）Spain.（B） Greece.（C） Japan.（D）Portugal.40 Which of the following about Greece is INCORRECT?（A）Greece resort to the E.U. for financial assistance.（B） Greeces d
28、ebt is more than $500 billion.（C） Greeces investment rating is “junk“.（D）Greek workers are unhappy about some of governments plans.41 What is this news item mainly about?（A）The suggestions for the global village.（B） The increased melting of glacier in North Pole.（C） The explorers exploring into the
29、Arctic.（D）The scientific research in Cambridge University.42 The bad news would become a good one if（A）people maintain the harmony between the human and the earth.（B） people in the global village could do something to stop ice from melting.（C） the researchers in Cambridge University could do more re
30、searches.（D）there is more and more concern and attention on global community.43 What is the theme of the presidents speech?（A）Economic prospects in America.（B） The Troubled Asset Relief Program.（C） The reform of healthcare system.（D）Job opportunities and economic recovery.44 Obama would take the fol
31、lowing measure to improve the current situation EXCEPT（A）imposing less or no tax on small firms.（B） improving the pension system.（C） making more investment in infrastructure. （D）expanding the stimulus plans.45 The probability of having cancers for the Vegetarian is _ lower than meat-eaters.（A）4%（B）
32、3%（C） 29%（D）33%46 According to the news, there is already proof that（A）the meat-eaters tend to be more energetic than those vegetarians.（B） the vegetarians are less likely to develop blood cancer than meat-eaters.（C） eating too much red and processed meat can increase the risk of stomach cancer.（D）t
33、he vegetarians will not have blood cancers like leukemia, multiple myeloma.47 According to the news, the fast broadband Internet service could be available（A）a few days later.（B） several weeks later. （C） three months later.（D）a year later.48 The success of the program in Kenyan would be mainly decid
34、ed by（A）the governments support. （B） the speed of the network.（C） me companys financial aid.（D）the introduction of the service.49 According to the news, most of the victims were（A）armed men.（B） militants.（C） civilians.（D）hard-liners.50 Which of the followings are the militants in Balochistandissatis
35、fied with?（A）The parked passenger bus. （B） The armed men on motorcycles.（C） The central government. （D）The Islamic rebels.51 How many major generals were killed in the attack?（A）57.（B） 54.（C） 3.（D）1.52 According to the news, Gabriel Tang _ afterthe attack.（A）died（B） was captured（C） was imprisoned （D
36、）survived53 According to the news, efforts to pump nitrogen into containment vesselswould last until（A）Sunday.（B） Thursday. （C） Saturday.（D）Tuesday.54 How many nuclear reactors are reportedly damaged in the news?（A）1.（B） 2.（C） 3.（D）5.55 How many people got wounded in this incident?（A）2.（B） More than
37、 20.（C） 18.（D）More than 22.56 What was NATO accused of by Libyan rebel leaders?（A）Fighting forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.（B） Investigating the incident near the eastern town of Brega.（C） Failing to protect Libyan rebel leaders in the airstrike.（D）Not fighting against Libyan forces po
38、werfully enough.57 Who most probably started the demonstration inSyria, according to the news?（A）Syrian security forces.（B） Anti-government activists.（C） Syrian troops.（D）President Assad.58 It can be inferred that President Assad will（A）make political reforms. （B） be responsible for the deaths.（C） kill protesters.（D）station around the city.
