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商志老师四级课程讲义4级 部编讲：商志老师SectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe练Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsA)Christmas-timeattacksmadebySomaliAnexplosionatabusstationincentralThekillingofmorethan70UgandansinBlastssetoffbyaSomaligroupinUganda’sA)OnChristmas C)DuringasecurityB)Justbefore D)InthesmallhoursoftheKenyansayone waskilledand26injuredinanexplosionatabusstationincentralNairobi.TheblasthitabusabouttosetofffortheUgandancapitalKampala.LastJuly,theSomaligroupal-ShababsaiditwasbehindtheblastsintheUgandancapitalwhichkilledmorethan70people.WillRossreportsfromtheKenyancapital.TheexplosionhappenedbesideabuswhichwasabouttosetoffforanovernightjourneyfromNairobitotheUgandancapitalKampala.Someeyewitnessesreportthatabagwasabouttobeloadedonboard,butitexplodedduringasecuritycheck.Windowsoftheredbuswereleftsmashed,andbloodcouldbeseenonthegroundbesidethevehicle.Justhoursearlier,Uganda’schiefhadwarnedofpossibleChristmas-timeattacksbySomalirebels.WhatisthenewsreportmainlyWhendidtheincident附 词汇分Kenyan['kenjən;ki:n-]n.adj.肯尼亚的;肯尼亚人的Nairobi[naiə'rəubi]n.内(肯尼亚首都)Ugandan[ju:'gændən]n.乌干达人adj.乌干达的;乌干达人的Kampala[kɑ:m'pɑ:lə]n.(乌干达首都)Somalisəu'mɑ:lin.索马里人;adj.Shababexplosion[ik'spləʊʒ(ə)n;ek-]n.;爆blast英[blɑːst]美[blæst]n.;冲击波vi.猛攻vt.;overnight[əʊvə'naɪt]adj.晚上的;通宵的eyewitness['aɪwɪtnɪs]n.目击者;;rebel['reb(ə)l]n.者;叛徒adj.的; v.(smash的过去式和过去分词)adj.破碎练习Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsA)ItislikelytoclosemanyofitsItisknownforthequalityofitsItremainscompetitiveintheItwillexpanditsonlineretailA)ExpanditsbusinessbeyondFire25,000ofitscurrentCutitsDVDpublishingSellthebusinessforoneWoolworthsisoneofthebestknownnamesontheBritishHighStreet.It’sbeeninbusinessnearlyacentury.Manyofits800storesarelikelytoclosefollowingthecompany’sdecisiontocallinadministratorsafteranattempttosellthebusinessforatoken£1failed.Thecompanyhashugedebts.TheimmediatecauseforthecollapsehasbeenBritain’sslidetowardrecession,whichhascutintoconsumerspending.However,thebusinesshadbeenintroubleforyears.Knownforlow-pricedgeneralgoods,Woolworthshasstruggledinthefaceofcompetitionfromsupermarketsexpandingbeyondgroceriesandanewgenerationofinternetretailers.Manyofthestoregroup’s25,000employeesarelikelytolosetheirjobs.SomeprofitableareassuchastheDVDpublishingbusinesswillsurvive.WhatdowelearnaboutWoolworthsfromthenewsWhatdidWoolworthsattempttodo练习Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsA)AlltaxisbegantouseAlltaxisgotairAdvertisementswereallowedonOldtaxiswerereplacedwithnewA)Alowinterestloan C)Taxipassengers’B)Environmentalists’ D)PermissionforcarA)TherearenomoreirregularAllnewcabsprovideair-NewcabsareallequippedwithNewlegislationprotectsconsumerCairoisknownforitsovercrowdedroads,irregulardrivingpracticesandshakyoldvehicles,butalsoforitsairpollution.Inrecentmonths,though,environmentalstudiesindicatetherehavebeensignsofimprovement.That’sdueinparttotheremovalofmanyofthecapital’sold-fashionedblackandwhitetaxis.Mostofthesedatedbacktothe1960sand70sandwereinapoorstateofrepair.Afternewlegislationdemandedtheirremovalfromtheroads, interestloanschemewasupwiththreeEgyptianbankssodriverscouldbuynewcars. ernmentpaysabout$900oldonestobediscardedandadvertisingonthenewvehicleshelpscoverTheideahasprovedpopularwithcustomers―theycannowtravelinair-conditionedcomfortandbecausethenewcabsaremetered,theydon’thavetoargueoverfares.Banksandcarmanufacturersaregladfortheextrabusinessintougheconomictimes.Asforthetaxidrivers,mostaredelightedtobebe