新闻听力第二套课件

新闻听力第二套Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.1. A.World’spopulation.B.China’spopulation.C.Youngerpopulations.D.Agingpopulations.

2.A.By2025,Indiaisexpectedtoreachoneandahalfbillionpeople.B.JapanandmanyEuropeannationshavelowfertilityrates.C.China’spopulationofoneandathirdbillionisnowtheworld’slargest.D.HighratesofpopulationgrowthinIndiamaycreateenoughjobs.UsefulwordsNigeria

[nai'dʒiriә]n.

尼日利亚mosque

/mɔsk;mɑsk/nbuildinginwhichMuslimsworship清真寺.heighten

[ˈhaitn]vt.1.提高;升高,增高2.加深,加剧;增大;夸张Islamists/‘ɪzləmɪst/n.伊斯兰教徒militant

n.（名词）Afighting,warring,oraggressivepersonorparty.斗士，一个处于战斗、战争中或好战的人或团体sectarian

/sekˈteərɪən;sɛkˋtɛrɪən/adjofasectorsects派别的;宗派的;（尤指）教派的:brink

n.Theupperedgeofasteeporverticalslope:边缘：指陡峭或竖直的坡的上部边沿：Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.5. A. Governmentofficials. B. TheDirectorofNationalIntelligence. C. Non-governmentalexperts. D. ResearchersinTsinghuaUniversity.6. A. TheUS. B. China. C. EU. D. Japan.7. A. TheAsianeconomywillbelargerthanthatofNorthAmericaandEuropecombined. B. PatrickbelievesthatseveralfactorscouldaffectChina’seconomicgrowth. C. Thereportsmeanttohelppolicymakersintheirlong-termplanning. D. Chineseeconomywillbe114percentgreaterthanJapan’seconomyby2013.NewsoneTheUnitedNationsestimatesthattheworldreached7billionpeopleonMonday.PopulationsaregrowingfasterthaneconomiesinmanypoorcountriesinAfricaandsomeinAsia.Atthesametime,lowfertilityratesinJapanandmanyEuropeannationshaveraisedconcernsaboutlaborshortages.China’spopulationofoneandathirdbillioniscurrentlytheworld’slargest.Indiaissecondat1.2billion.ButIndiaisexpectedtopassChinaandreachoneandahalfbillionpeoplearound2025.Indiawillalsohaveoneoftheworld’syoungestpopulations.Economistssaythisisachanceforaso-calleddemographicdividend.Indiacouldgainfromtheskillsofyoungpeopleinagrowingeconomyatatimewhenothercountrieshaveagingpopulations.Buteconomistssaycurrentratesofgrowth,althoughhigh,maynotcreateenoughjobs.(147words)(材料选自《VOA慢速英语拿起就会》P.87)1. Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?2. Whichisnottrueaccordingtothenews?Newstwo MuslimsandChristiansinNigeriaareonthemoveafterrecentattacksoneachother'splacesofworship.AcrowdinsouthernNigeriahasburntamosquetoday.There'sheightenedreligioustensionacrossNigeriaafterIslamistmilitantsattackedchurchesonChristmasDayandkilledatleast35people.MarkLobelreports. "ThousandsofMuslimslivinginsouthernNigeriaarereportedtobefleeingnorthfollowinggrowingtensionsafterrecentsectarianattacks.ManyChristiansarereportedtobeheadingintheoppositedirection.Lastweek,dozensofChristianswerekilledbythemilitantIslamistBokoHaramasgunmennfromthegroupshotatrandominchurches,atacommunitycentreandabeautysalon.OnMonday,amosquewasreportedlyattackedinEdoStateinthesouth,injuring10people---apparentlyinresponsetolastweek'sfatalshootingsofChristians.ThepresidentoftheNigerianChristianAssociation,speakingbeforethemosqueattack,expressedhisfearsthatNigeriamaybeonthebrinkofacivilwar.(165words)(材料选自《VOA/BBC/CNN英语新闻精听精练》P.120) WhendidIslamistmilitantsattackchurches? HowmanypeoplewereinjuredwhenamosquewasreportedlyattackedinEdoState?NewsthreeAnewAmericanintelligencereportthisweekpredictedAsia’seconomicpowerrisinginthecomingyears.Thereportsaysthatbytheyear2030,theUnitedStateswillnolongerbethesuperpoweritistoday.Itsaysthatnonationwillhavethatkindofinfluence,withpowerinsteadredirectedtocoalitionsbetweencountries. ThereportcomesfromtheNationalIntelligenceCounciloftheOfficeoftheDirectorofNationalIntelligence.Thedocumentwasresearchedandwrittenbyexpertsfromoutsidethegovernment.Theysaythefindingsaremeanttohelppolicymakersintheirlong-termplanningonmajorissues. Thereportsaysthatworldwilllookdifferentby2030.TheeconomyinAsiawillbelargerthanthatofNorthAmericaandEuropecombined.Chinawillhavethelargesteconomyintheworld.AndtheChineseeconomywillbe140percentgreaterthanJapan’seconomy. SomeobserverssayChinaneedstotakestepsbeforeitcanbecometheworld’sbiggesteconomy.PatrickChovaneciswithTsinghuaUniversity’sSchoolofEconomicsandManagementinBeijing.Hebelievesthatseveralthingscouldaf