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英语四级听力新闻练习题(一)Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.1.A.ThelawofweaponpurchasinginIllinoisState.B.Therelationshipbetweencrimeandmentalillness.C.ThegraduatestudentofNorthernIllinoisUniversity.D.TheshootinghappenedinNorthernIllinoisUniversity.2.A.Thegunmanhasmentaldisease.B.Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththeuniversity.C.Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththelecture.D.Itisnotclear.Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.3.A.Ithasbeeninfluencedbywar.B.Itisdevaluedbyitsgovernment.C.Itismorecompetitivethanbefore.D.Ithasturnedintoaglobalcurrency.4.A.Mostexpertssupportthefourcountries'currencychange.B.ThemeetingonFridayisuselessforglobalrecovery.C.Currencywarsthreatenglobaleconomicrecovery.D.Policymakersshouldcooperatewithcentralbankers.Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.5.A.Thepreservationofcoastalresorts.B.Theclosureofpoliticaldisputes.C.Thegapbetweentherichandthepoor.D.Thecommitmentstoreducecarbonemissions.6.A.Promising.B.Hopeful.C.Disappointing.D.Satisfying.7.A.18.B.80.C.94.D.194.
阅读材料和参考答案Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.(1)TheshootingoccurredThursdayinalecturehallatNorthernIllinoisUniversityinDeKalb,Illinois,northofChicago.Thegunmanenteredthehalldressedinblackandcarryingashotgunandthreehandgunsandbeganfiringasstudentssoughtcoverunderdesks.Onestudentwhoescapedunharmedtoldreportershislifehadchangedasaresultofwhatheexperienced.PolicesaythegunmanwasStevenKazmierczak,27,aformergraduatestudentinSociologyattheschool.PolicesayhepurchasedtheshotgunandtwoofthehandgunsonSaturday,indicatinghemayhaveplannedtheattackinadvance,(2)butauthoritieshavenotdeterminedamotivefortheshooting.Kazmierczakhadnocriminalrecordandnohistoryofmentalillness.UnderIllinoisstatelawhewouldnothavebeenabletopurchaseaweaponlegallyiftherehadbeenarecordofarrestsormentalproblems.Butpolicesayhestoppedtakinganunspecifiedmedicationrecentlyandhisbehaviorbecameerratic.1.Whatisthisnewsitemmainlyabout?A.ThelawofweaponpurchasinginIllinoisState.B.Therelationshipbetweencrimeandmentalillness.C.ThegraduatestudentofNorthernIllinoisUniversity.D.TheshootinghappenedinNorthernIllinoisUniversity.参考答案:D.【精析】由句(1)可知,美国芝加哥郊区迪卡布发生一起校园枪击案,一名枪手在北伊利诺伊大学朝一个演讲厅开枪.由此可知,新闻的主题是北伊利诺伊大学的枪击事件.2.Whatisthereasonoftheshooting?A.Thegunmanhasmentaldisease.B.Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththeuniversity.C.Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththelecture.D.Itisnotclear.参考答案:D.【精析】由句(2)可知,枪击案的原因还不明了,目前可以明确的情况是该男子无犯罪记录,无精神病史.
Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.(3)Inrecentmonthsastringofcountries,fromJapantoSwitzerland,ColombiatoIsrael,havetriedtodrivedownthevalueoftheircurrencies.Someexpertscallit"competitivedevaluation."Others,though,arguethatitisnothingshortofacurrencywar--andfarfromboostingglobalrecovery,itthreatenstoundermineit.SoconcernedarepolicymakersthattheissuelookssettodominatetalksonFridayatameetingoffinanceministersandcentralbankers.DominiqueStrauss-Kahn,managingdirectoroftheInternationalMonetaryFund,whichhoststhemeetinginWashington,setouttheconcernsintheFinancialTimesonTuesday.(4)"Thereisclearlytheideabeginningtocirculatethatcurrenciescanbeusedasapolicyweapon.Translatedintoaction,suchanideawouldrepresentaveryseriousrisktotheglobalrecovery,"hesaid.3.WhathashappenedtoIsrael’scurrency?A.Ithasbeeninfluencedbywar.B.Itisdevaluedbyitsgovernment.C.Itismorecompetitivethanbefore.D.Ithasturnedintoaglobalcurrency.参考答案:B【精析】由句(3)可知,以色列对其货币进行了贬值.4.WhatcanwelearnfromDominiqueStrauss-Kahn?A.Mostexpertssupportthefourcountries'currencychange.B.ThemeetingonFridayisuselessforglobalrecovery.C.Currencywarsthreatenglobaleconomicrecovery.D.Policymakersshouldcooperatewithcentralbankers.参考答案:C【精析】由句(4)可知,DominiqueStrauss.Kahn认为.把货币作为政策武器不利于全球经济的恢复.
Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.ThelatestroundofUnitedNationsclimatechangetalksbeginsMondayinthecoastalresortcityofCancun,Mexico.Representativesfrom194countriesarescheduledtoattend.(5)Negotiatorswilltrytoclosethepoliticalgapbetweencommitmentstoreducecarbonemissionsmadebydevelopedanddevelopingnations.Lastyear'stalksinCopenhagen,Denmark,carriedhighhopesforabindingglobalagreementtocurbcarbonemissions,(6)butintheenddeliveredadisappointingandloosesetofvoluntaryactionsnamedthe"CopenhagenAccord."(7)Eightycountriesresponsiblefor80percentoftheworld'scarbonemissionssignedtheaccord,agreeing--amongotherthings--thattheglobaltemperatureriseshouldbelimitedtotwodegreesCelsiusabovepre-industriallevels.5.WhatisthelatestroundofUNclimatechangetalksfocusedon?A.Thepreservationofcoastalresorts.B.Theclosureofpoliticaldisputes.C.Thegapbetweentherichandthepoor.D.Thecommitmentstoreducecarbonemissions.参考答案:D【精析】由句(5)可知,谈判代表们将会努力缩小发展中国家和发达国家关于减少碳排放责任的政治差距.6.Howwastheresultofla
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