英语新闻听力文本6-8套

英语新闻听力文本6-8套英语新闻听力文本6-8套英语新闻听力文本6-8套xxx公司英语新闻听力文本6-8套文件编号：文件日期：修订次数：第1.0次更改批准审核制定方案设计，管理制度第六套Questions

1

and

2

will

be

based

on

thefollowing

news

item.1

A.Islamist

militants

are

still

in

control

of

the

town.

B.French

forces

have

entered

the

town.

C.Islamist

militants

are

attacking

the

airport.

D.French

forces

are

going

to

land

at

the

airport.2

A.To

control

Kidal

airport.

B.To

protect

the

capital

Bamako.

C.To

protect

the

town.

D.To

fight

against

Islamist

militants.NewsItemOne

(1)FrenchforcessaytheyhaveenteredKidalinthenorthofMali,(2)thelastmajortowntheyhaveyettosecureintheirdriveagainstIslamistmilitants.FrenchforcesnowcontrolKidalairportafteranumberofaircraft,includinghelicopters,landedtherelastnight.Islamistmilitantswerereportedtohavealreadyleftthetownanditwasunclearwhowasincharge.(2)France—theformercolonialpowerinMali—launchedamilitaryoperationthismonthafterIslamistmilitantsappearedtobethreateningthesouth.Frencharmyspokesmanconfirmsthat"FrenchtroopsweredeployedovernightinKidal".OneregionalsecuritysourcetoldthePressthatFrenchaircrafthadlandedatKidalandthatprotectionhelicoptersareinthesky.Kidal,930milesnorth-eastofthecapitalBamako,wasuntilrecentlyunderthecontroloftheIslamistmilitants.1.WhatisthesituationnowinKidalaccordingtothenews?

2.WhydidtheFrenchlaunchthemilitaryoperation?参考答案：【小题1】B

【小题2】C习题解析：【小题1】新闻开头提到FrenchforcessaytheyhaveenteredKidalinthenorthofMali，指出法国军方声称他们已经到达了马里的北部城镇基达尔，因而B项表述符合新闻原文，故选B。其他选项内容均与新闻内容不符，排除。

【小题2】本题考查法国发起此次军事行动的原因。新闻中提到法国发起此次军事行动是因为Islamistmilitantsappearedtobethreateningthesouth，即伊斯兰武装分子显现出对南部的威胁，而新闻开头在提到法军已经进驻基达尔之后，对基达尔镇作进一步的说明中用了secure一词，故表明法国军队发起此次军事行动的目的在于保护基达尔镇，故选C。Questions

3

and

4

will

be

based

on

thefollowing

news

item.

3

A.Professor

Post

is

an

environmentalist

as

well.

B.Livestock

cannot

meet

the

demand

for

meat.

C.Meat

grown

in

a

lab

is

much

more

delicious.

D.Growing

meat

in

a

lab

cost

less

than

raising

livestock.4

A.The

grown

meat

tastes

just

like

the

real

thing.

B.The

grown

meat

looks

pale

and

tastes

good.

C.The

grown

meat

grows

from

stem

cells.

D.The

grown

meat

needs

adding

color.NewsItemTwo(3)ProfessorPostisdevelopingawaytogrowmeatinalabbecausehebelievesthatlivestockfarmingisnotgoodfortheenvironment,notgoodforanimalsnor,hesays,isitgoingtosatisfythegrowingdemandformeat.HisaimistoproduceaburgerthatlooksandtastesjustliketherealthingbutfromwhatIsawathislab,whichisstillaworkinprogress.(4)Theflesh,grownfromstemcells,ispalewhiteandtasteless,sofoodtechnologistshavehadtomixinbreadcrumbs,caramelandsaffrontoaddflavorandjuicetoaddcolor.Themixtureisthenputtogethertomaketheburgerthatwillbecookedtheneatenbytwofoodwriters.Initialtestingduringthedevelopmentprocesssuggeststhatitwon'ttastegreat,butaccordingtoProfessorPost,itwilltastegoodenough.3.WhyProfessorPostisdevelopingawaytogrowmeatinalab?

4.Whydothefoodtechnologistshavetoaddjuicetothegrownmeat?参考答案：【小题3】B

【小题4】D习题解析：【小题3】新闻开头提到了Post教授在研发一种在实验室种植肉类的办法，随后给出了具体原因：hebelievesthatlivestockfarmingisnotgoodfortheenvironment,notgoodforanimalsnor,hesays,isitgoingtosatisfythegrowingdemandformeat，即畜牧对环境和动物都不利，而且也无法满足日益增长的对肉类的需要。四个选项中，符合新闻原文的是B项，故选B。

【小题4】本题考查食品技师必须往种植的肉里边添加果汁的原因。新闻中提到种植的肉颜色惨白而无味，随后紧接着说到sofoodtechnologistshavehadtomixinbreadcrumbs,caramelandsaffrontoaddflavorandjuicetoaddcolor，所以，往种植的肉里添加果汁的原因是为了增加颜色，故选D。Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.5

A.ToraisemoneyforAfricanhumanitarianefforts.

B.ToraisemoneyforHaitianearthquakevictims.

C.TosinginmemoryofMichaelJackson.

D.Tomakeanewversionofthesong.6

A.QuincyJonesandSmokyRobinson.

B.LionelRichieandQuincyJones.

C.SmokyRobinsonandMichaelJackson.

D.LionelRichieandMichaelJackson.7

A.145.

B.25.

C.100.

D.45.NewsItemThree(5)DozensofrecordingstarsbegangatheringataHollywoodstudioonMonday,toaddtheirvoicestoasongtheyhopewillraisemillionsofdollarsforHaitianearthquakerelief.Thewordsandmusicareanupdatedversionof"WeAretheWorld",asongthatraisedatleast30milliondollarsforAfricanhumanitarianprogrammes25yearsago.(6)LionelRichie,whoco-wrotethefirstsongwithMichaelJackson,isorganizingtheeffort.Theoriginalproducer,QuincyJones,isusingthesamestudioheusedin1985.ReportersandsecuritysurroundedHensonStudios,anticipatingthearrivalofcarsdeliveringthestarsMondayafternoonforwhatisexpectedtobeamarathonrecordingsession.(7)SmokyRobinson,whosangontheoriginal,saidthelistof100singersaskedtotakepartdoesnotincludeanyofthe45starsfromthepreviousversion.Organizershavenotsaidwhenthesongmightbereadyfortheworldtohear.5.WhydidthesingersmeetinHollywood?

6.Whowrotethesong"WeAretheWorld"

7.Howmanysingerswereaskedtotakepartintherecordingthistime?参考答案：【小题5】B

【小题6】D

【小题7】C习题解析：【小题5】新闻开头提到DozensofrecordingstarsbegangatheringataHollywoodstudioonMonday,toaddtheirvoicestoasongtheyhopewillraisemillionsofdollarsforHaitianearthquakerelief，指出近百名歌手齐聚好莱坞的一间录音棚，共同为一首歌献声，希望能以此为海地地震灾民募捐，故选B。

【小题6】新闻中提到LionelRichie,whoco-wrotethefirstsongwithMichaelJackson,isorganizingtheeffort，该句中的thefirstsong指的就是前面提到的“WeAretheWorld”这首歌，此处指出该歌曲是LionelRichie和MichaelJackson一起创作完,成的，故选D。

【小题7】本题考查此次参与录制歌曲的歌手人数。新闻中提到SmokyRobinson,whosangontheoriginal,saidthelistof100singersaskedtotakepartdoesnotincludeanyofthe45starsfromthepreviousversion，由此可知，参与此次录制的歌手是100人，故选C。第七套Questions

1

and

2

will

be

based

on

thefollowing

news

item.1

A.She

is

17-year-old.

B.She

works

in

a

hotel.

C.Her

legs

got

severely

injured.

D.Her

job

is

a

restaurant

employee.2

A.In

early

August.

B.In

late

August.

C.In

early

October.

D.In

late

October.NewsItemOneFourAmericanteenagers,allchildrenofU.S.militarypersonnel,havebeenarrestedonchargesofattemptedmurderafterawomanwasknockedoffhermotorbikewithropestrungacrosstwopoles,Japanesepolicesaid.Thefoursuspects—two15-year-oldboys,a17-year-oldgirlandan18-yearoldman—weretakenintocustodyonSaturday,theTokyoMetropolitanPoliceDepartmentsaid.(1)Theyareaccusedofcausingasevereheadinjurytoa23-year-oldgirlwhoworksatarestaurantbystringingaropebetweenpolesacrossaroad.(2)U.S.forcesinJapanwasinformedoftheAugustincidentinlateOctober,apublicinformationofficersaid.Therewasnoclearexplanationforthedelayinthehandoverofthesuspectstopolice,otherthanitinvolvedrulesbetweenWashingtonandTokyocoveringU.S.forcesandtheirdependentsinJapan.TheU.S.militarypresenceanditsimpactonJapaneseresidentshavebeenathornyissueovertheyears.1.Whatdoweknowaboutthevictim?

2.WhendidtheU.S.forcesinJapanknowabouttheincident?参考答案：【小题1】D

【小题2】D习题解析：【小题1】新闻中提到Theyareaccusedofcausingasevereheadinjurytoa23-year-oldgirlwhoworksatarestaurantbystringingaropebetweenpolesacrossaroad，由此可知，该受害者为23岁的女性，在一家餐馆工作，脑部受了重伤。四个选项中，D项表述符合新闻内容，故选D。

【小题2】本题考查驻日美军知晓这一事件的时间。新闻中提到U.S.ForcesinJapanwasinformedoftheAugustincidentinlateOctober，指出美国方面直到10月下旬才被告知这一事件，故选D。Questions

3

and

4

will

be

based

on

thefollowing

news

item.3

A.Terrorist

attacks.

B.Political

protests.

C.Extreme

weather.

D.Heavy

traffic

jams.4

A.Where

matches

take

place.

B.Where

protests

may

take

place.

C.In

downtown

Vancouver.

D.Around

the

athletes'

village.NewsItemTwoAnOlympicssecurityplanfiveyearsinthemakingistakingshapeinVancouverthisweek.TheCanadianPoliceisheadingupthe$900millionsecurityoperation,thelargestinCanada'shistory.Itwillinvolve15,000police,privatesecurityandmilitarypersonnel.TheWinterOlympicswilltakeplaceFebruary12thto28thin2010inVancouver.(3)Politicalprotestsmayposethebiggestthreattothegames.Thethreatofterroristattackisratedaslow.Butthememoryofthe1972MunichOlympicshasnotgoneaway.Thatyear,aterroristgroupattackedtheathletes'village,eventuallykilling11Israeliathletesandcoaches.(4)ItisnocoincidencethatinVancouversecuritypatrolsareparticularlyevidentaroundthelow-riseapartmentbuildings,wheretheathleteswillbehoused.IndowntownVancouversomeroadsarealreadyclosed,andringsofsecurityfencingsurroundsomekeyvenues.What'smore,900surveillancecameraswillbeputontopoffencingtodetectdangers.3.Whatmaybethebiggestthreattothe2010WinterOlympicGames?

4.Whereisthepresenceofsecuritypatrolsmostevident?参考答案：【小题3】B

【小题4】D习题解析：【小题3】新闻中明确提到Politicalprotestsmayposethebiggestthreattothegames，由此可知，2010年冬奥会最大的威胁可能是政治抗议，故选B。

【小题4】新闻在简要提及了1972年慕尼黑奥运会发生的恐怖袭击时间后提到ItisnocoincidencethatinVancouversecuritypatrolsareparticularlyevidentaroundthelow-riseapartmentbuildings,wheretheathleteswillbehoused，指出此次温哥华冬奥会在运动员们居住的低层建筑周围投入的安保巡逻力量尤为显著，故选D。Questions

5

to

7

will

be

based

on

the

followingnews

item.5

A.The

income

gap

is

widening

in

developedcountries.

B.Cancer

cases

are

increasing

dramatically.

C.Unhealthy

foods

can

increase

the

risk

of

cancer.

D.Burden

of

cancer

is

shifting

to

poor

countries.6

A.Most

cancer

patients

were

from

poor

regions.

B.Cancer

had

a

significant

impact

around

the

world.

C.All

sorts

of

cancers

could

be

prevented.

D.Rich

people

were

more

likely

to

have

cancer.7

A.Drink

more

water.

B.Be

on

a

diet.

C.Quit

smoking.

D.Do

exercises.NewsItemThreeArecentresearchshowedthattheglobalburdenofcancerisshiftingdramatically.(6)Onceconsideredadiseaseofthewealthy,itnowhasasignificantimpactineveryregion,andthegreatestproportionalincreasesincasesinthecomingyearsarepredictedtobeinthepoorestcornersoftheworld.Worldwide,anestimated14.1millionnewcancercaseswerediagnosedin2012and8.2millioncancerdeaths.Inananalysisthatmapstheworld'shotspotsforcancer,epidemiologistLindseyTorrefoundcancerratesdeclininginhigh-incomecountriesbutrisinginlower-incomecountries.(7)Betterscreening,earlydetectionandaccesstotreatmentplusadecreaseinriskfactorslikesmokingprobablyexplainpartofthepositivetrendamongthehigh-incomecountries.5.Whatisthemainideaofthenews?

6.Whatdidpeoplethinkaboutcancerbeforethisresearch?

7.Accordingtothenews,whatcanpossiblyhelpreducetheriskofcancer?参考答案：【小题5】D

【小题6】D

【小题7】C习题解析：【小题5】本题考查新闻的主旨。新闻开头提到Arecentresearchshowedthattheglobalburdenofcancerisshiftingdramatically，指出一项新研究表明全球癌症负担在明显转移，随后提到这种曾经是富人易得的病，在接下来的一些年却有可能在最为贫困的地区增长最快。新闻随后对这种现象进行了分析，由此可知，新闻的主旨在于强调癌症由发达国家向贫穷国家转移，故选D。

【小题6】新闻中提到Onceconsideredadiseaseofthewealthy,itnowhasasignificantimpactineveryregion，指出癌症曾经被看成是富人容易得的病，但是现在却对每一个地区都造成了严重的影响，D项表述符合新闻内容，故选D。

【小题7】本题考查哪些行为可以帮助降低患癌的风险。新闻中提到Betterscreening,earlydetectionandaccesstotreatmentplusadecreaseinriskfactorslikesmokingprobablyexplainpartofthepositivetrendamongthehigh-incomecountries.由此可知，早期的筛查、接受治疗和减少诸如吸烟之类的危险因素可能能够解释发达国家癌症发病率降低的趋势，由此可知，这些因素可能会帮助减少得癌症的风险，因而四个选项中C)项表述符合原文，故选C。Questions

1

and

2

will

be

based

on

thefollowing

news

item.1

A.Parks.

B.Restaurants.

C.Offices.

D.Bars.2

A.Television

producers.

B.Hotel

owners.

C.Medical

workers.

D.Hospital

management.NewsItemOneAtoughanti-smokinglawhastakeneffectinSpain.Theban,oneofthestrictestinEurope,outlawssmokinginallbarsandrestaurants.Smokerswillalsobeprohibitedontelevisionbroadcast,nearhospitals,orinschoolplaygrounds.Thelawtightensanti-smokingrestrictionsintroducedin2006.(1)Theanti-smokingrulesintroducedin2006outlawedsmokingonlyintheworkplace.Itletbarandrestaurantownerschoosewhetherornottoallowit.Mostchosenottoimposeanyban.Onlylargerestaurantsandbarswereobligedtoprovideasmoke-freearea.(2)Nowhotel,restaurant,andbarownershavesaidtheycouldfaceatenpercentdropintradewiththenewrules.TheindustryhasalreadyseenasharpfallinsalesduetoSpain'seconomicproblems,butdoctorsarguethenewlegislationwillhelpsmokersgiveup.1.Wherewassmokingnotallowed,accordingtothe2006anti-smokingrules?

2.Accordingtothenews,whoaremorelikelytoreactnegativelytothenewlaw?参考答案：【小题1】C

【小题2】B习题解析：【小题1】新闻中提到Theanti-smokingrulesintroducedin2006outlawedsmokingonlyintheworkplace.由此可知，2006年的禁烟条例规定只有在工作场合吸烟是违法的。A、B和D选项均不属于工作场合。故正确答案为C项。

【小题2】新闻中提到2006年禁烟条令出来时，大部分酒吧和餐厅老板就选择不在店里禁烟，从而Nowhotel,restaurant,andbarownershavesaidtheycouldfaceatenpercentdropintradewiththenewrules.可知新法规可能会给旅馆、餐厅及酒吧造成经济损失，所以酒店老板更有可能对其持反对态度，故本题选B。Questions

3

and

4

will

be

based

on

thefollowing

news

item.3

A.A

Russian

cargo

ship

in

danger.

B.Icebergs

in

the

Russian

sea.

C.A

vessel's

collision

with

a

cargo

ship.

D.Severe

weather

of

Russia's

eastern

coast.4

A.While

it

was

fishing

in

a

fishing

area.

B.Just

before

it

left

the

port.

C.When

it

was

on

the

route

to

a

fishing

area.

D.When

it

sailed

back

from

a

fishing

area.NewsItemTwoARussiancargoshipwithabout30crewmembersaboardwasindangerofsinkingoffRussia'seasterncoastwhilestormyweatherinterferedwithrescueefforts,state-runItar-TassnewsagencysaidFriday.Icehadformedontheoutsideoftheship,andthecrewwaschippingitoff.Thecrewsentoutadistresssignal,buttherewasnoexplanationoftheproblem.Becauseofthesevereweather,aircraftcan'tbeusedtorescuethecrew.AccordingtoItar-Tass,thevesselisabout90milesfromanoilrigwhererescuevesselsarebased,whileatugboatdispatchedfromlandwasstillaboutfourtimesfartheraway.(4)Thecargoshiphadbeenonroutetoafishingareawhenitexperiencedproblems,thenewsagencyreported.Theshiphaulsfishfromboatstoports.3.Whatisnewsreportmainlyabout?

4.Whendidthecargoshipgetintotrouble?参考答案：【小题3】A

【小题4】C习题解析：【小题3】新闻开头提到ARussiancargoshipwithabout30crewmembersaboardwasindangerofsinkingoffRussia'seasterncoast，由此可知，新闻报道主要说的是俄罗斯货船遭遇危险，故本题选A。

【小题4】新闻中提到Thecargoshiphadbeenonroutetoafishingareawhenitexperiencedproblems，由此可知，这艘货船是在前往捕鱼区域的途中遭遇事故的，故选C。Questions

5

to

7

will

be

based

on

the

followingnews

item.5

A.It

does

not

have

to

borrow

money

any

more.

B.It

does

not

pay

off

the

money.

C.Its

economy

is

becoming

worse.

D.Its

unemployment

is

at

its

highest

point.6

A.It

is

still

42%

smaller.

B.It

is

still

20%

smaller.

C.It

is

still

6%

smaller.

D.It

is

still

9%

smaller.7

A.Euro's

economy

has

an

invulnerable

growth.

B.Foreign

investment

boosts

its

economy.

C.The

recession

in

the

Euro

zone

has

ended.

D.The

global

economy

is

becom