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星期4 Thursday 听力新闻自测 自测试题 Test 3

News Item 1

1. It can be inferred that the theme of the UN summit in Mexico is [A] climate change. [B] gas emission cuts. [C] the Kyoto Protocol.

[D] the function of the World Bank.

2. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT? [A] The summit has reached no agreement.

[B] There is strong disagreement between the developed and the developing countries in the summit.

[C] The Kyoto Protocol is in the interests of the developed countries.

[D] the World Bank sometimes are regarded as a western-dominated institution. News Item 2

3. The silk Cavalry flag mentioned in the news [A] was auctioned for about $2b.

[B] once belonged to the Native Americans.

[C] has been kept in the Detroit Institute of Arts since 1876. [D] are exhibited to the public regularly. News Item 3

4. According to Ban Ki-moon, the number of infections and deaths in the cholera in Haiti could be [A] 2,000. [B] 90,000. [C] 180,000. [D] 184,000.

5. Who are finally responsible for the cholera epidemic? [A] The UN Nepalese troops. [B] The French disease experts. [C] The violent demonstrators. [D] Not verified yet.

Test 4

News Item 1

1. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the nuclear arms reduction treaty? [A] It helps to improve the relations between the United States and Russia. [B] It limits the number of strategic warheads each side can possess to 1,500. [C] It updates a verification mechanism.

[D] It has been ratified by the presidents of Russia and the United States.

2. Based on the treaty, the number of strategic warheads each side can possess has dropped by [A] 2200. [B] 1500.

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[C] more than 30%. [D] less than 30%. News Item 2

3. Which of the following is INCORRECT according to the news? [A] The US federal budget deficit is likely to reach nearly $1.5tn.

[B] The federal budget deficit is nearly 40% above the earlier predictions. [C] It is urgent for the US to reduce the deficit.

[D] The deficit will fall with the extension of tax breaks and spending policies. News Item 3

4. The reasons for the Hungarian authorities to amend the media law include all the following EXCEPT that

[A] the law has provoked protests in the country. [B] the law threatens media freedom in Hungary. [C] the law also restricts the freedom of foreign media.

[D] the law clouded Hungary’s current presidency of the European Union.

5. What is the reaction of the Hungarian authorities to the concerns of the EU commissioner? [A] They take them seriously. [B] They take them easily.

[C] They think these are issues directly related to the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights. [D] They haven’t made any response yet.

答疑解惑 Test 3

News Item 1 【听前预测】根据各题干和选项相关信息可以推测，本则新闻是关于联合国峰会的报道。听音时注意捕捉峰会的主题、峰会的结果、以及其他一些细节信息。 【听力原文】 The UN climate change summit in Cancun, Mexico is drawing to a close with no agreement so far on future cuts to greenhouse gas emissions. Some rich countries have been resisting calls for further cuts under the Kyoto Protocol. Japan appears dead set against accepting further emission cuts under the Kyoto Protocol; so does Russia. But developing countries say those nations must uphold promises they made a decade ago. The US and other western countries want the World Bank to control money raised to help poorer countries deal with climate change. Those developing countries can't accept that as they regard the bank as a www.beiwen.com

【答案解析】 1．选[B]。信息辨认题。本题问墨西哥峰会的主题，实则是新闻的主旨，听音时注意捕捉开头信息。新闻开头提到，峰会接近尾声，却还没有就温室气体排放达成协议。一些富裕的国家拒绝按照京东议定书的规定进一步减少气体排放。接下来都是在围绕温室气体排放这一主题说明发达国家和发展中国家之间的分歧。因此本题答案为[B]“减少气体排放”。 2．选[C]。信息推断题。根据上题解析可知，选项[A]、[B]正确。新闻中提到，日本和俄罗斯反对按照京都协定书(Kyoto Protocol)的规定进一步减少排放量，而发展中国家则表示这些国家必须遵守十年前的承诺。因此选项[C]“京都协定书符合发达国家的利益”错误，为答案。新闻最后提到，美国和其他西方国家希望由世界银行来控制为贫困国家筹集的用于对抗环境变化的资金，而那些发展中国家却拒绝接受这一点，因为他们认为世界银行是由西2

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方国家主宰的机构。因此选项[D]也正确。 【听前预测】根据题干和选项相关信息可以推测，本则新闻是关于一面丝质骑兵旗帜的报道，听音时注意捕捉其历史、现在存放情况、以及拍卖价格等信息。 【听力原文】 The only surviving American flag from one of the most famous battles of the American West, Custer's Last Stand, has been sold for approximately $2m at Sotheby's in New York. The silk Cavalry flag was carried into the 1876 battle at Little Bighorn, where General Custer led 200 soldiers against a much stronger force from the Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne tribes. The battle was a huge victory for the Native Americans, but the public frenzy to avenge Custer's death accelerated the government's efforts to confine the Plains Indians. Since 1895, the silk flag has been the property of the Detroit Institute of Arts and hasn't often been on display to the public. It's not yet clear who bought it at auction.

News Item 3

【听前预测】浏览各题干和选项获得关键词infections，deaths，cholera epidemic，Haiti，responsible，据此推测，本则新闻可能是关于海地霍乱流行的报道，其中涉及感染和死亡的人数，该疾病流行的原因等。 【听力原文】 Officials in Haiti say more than 2,000 people are now known to have died in the cholera epidemic sweeping through the country. About 90,000 are reported to have contracted the waterborne disease. On Friday, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, warned that the number of infections and deaths could be twice as high. An investigation into the cholera epidemic in Haiti is reported to have blamed United Nations peacekeepers from Nepal. The study by a French medical professor has been submitted to the French government and the UN. Reports say the French disease expert concludes the most likely explanation for the cholera epidemic is contamination from a base of UN Nepalese troops, located on the river system where the epidemic broke www.beiwen.com

【答案解析】 3．选[B]。信息推断题。本题中涉及数字，听音时要注意做相关记录。根据新闻内容可知，这面丝质的骑兵旗帜在纽约苏富比拍卖行以大约200万美元的价格出售；自1895年以来，其成为底特律艺术馆的财产，不经常向公众展览。由此可以看出，选项[A]、[C]中的数字均错误，[D]中regularly错误。新闻开头提到，这面旗帜是美国“卡斯特最后的战役”中唯一幸存的一面旗帜，后面又提到，公众为卡斯特将军报仇的愤怒加速了政府限制美洲平原印第安人的努力，由此可以推断卡斯特将军是美洲印第安人的首领，这面旗帜也就属于印第安人。因此选项[B]正确，为答案。 【答案解析】 4．选[D]。信息推断题。题干关键词Ban Ki-moon。本题为数字题，听音时注意捕捉数字信息并作相关记录。新闻第一句话就提到，海地官员表示，在全国蔓延的霍乱流行已造成2,000多人死亡，90,000多人感染这种疾病。接下来又说，联合国秘书长潘基文警告称，感染疾病和因病死亡人数至少是官方数字的两倍，也就是至少是前面两个数字之和的二倍，即184,000。因此可能的数字就是选项[D] 184,000。 5．选[D]。信息辨认题。题干问最终为这次霍乱流行负责任的人，新闻中说法国疾病专家的相关调查对来自尼泊尔的联合国维和人员提出谴责，该军队的基地位于霍乱疫情爆发的河流系统。而3