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stmilitantsarestillincontrolofthetown.

forceshaveenteredthetown.

stmilitantsareattackingtheairport.

forcesaregoingtolandattheairport.

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rolKidalairport.

ectthecapitalBamako.

ectthetown.

tagainstIslamistmilitants.

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(1)FrenchforcessaytheyhaveenteredKidalinthenorthofMali,(2)thelastmajortowntheyhave

forcesnowcontrolKidalairportafter

anumberofaircraft,includinghelicopters,stmilitantswerereported

tohavealreadyleftthetownanditwasunclearwhowasincharge.(2)France—theformercolonial

powerinMali—launchedamilitaryoperationthismonthafterIslamistmilitantsappearedtobe

armyspokesmanconfirmsthat"Frenchtroopsweredeployed

overnightinKidal".OneregionalcuritysourcetoldthePressthatFrenchaircrafthadlandedat

,930milesnorth-eastofthecapital

Bamako,wasuntilrecentlyunderthecontroloftheIslamistmilitants.

thesituationnowinKidalaccordingtothenews?

theFrenchlaunchthemilitaryoperation?

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

cure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。

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sorPostisanenvironmentalistaswell.

ockcannotmeetthedemandformeat.

owninalabismuchmoredelicious.

gmeatinalabcostlessthanraisinglivestock.

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wnmeattastesjustliketherealthing.

wnmeatlookspaleandtastesgood.

wnmeatgrowsfromstemcells.

wnmeatneedsaddingcolor.

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(3)ProfessorPostisdevelopingawaytogrowmeatinalabbecauhebelievesthatlivestock

farmingisnotgoodfortheenvironment,notgoodforanimalsnor,hesays,isitgoingtosatisfythe

growingdemandformeat.

HisaimistoproduceaburgerthatlooksandtastesjustliketherealthingbutfromwhatIsawat

hislab,whichisstillaworkinprogress.

(4)Theflesh,grownfromstemcells,ispalewhiteandtasteless,sofoodtechnologistshavehadto

mixinbreadcrumbs,tureisthen

puttogethertomaketheburgerthatwillbecookedtheneatenbytwofoodwriters.

Initialtestingduringthedevelopmentprocesssuggeststhatitwon'ttastegreat,butaccordingto

ProfessorPost,itwilltastegoodenough.

fessorPostisdevelopingawaytogrowmeatinalab?

hefoodtechnologistshavetoaddjuicetothegrownmeat?

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,notgoodforanimals

nor,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,caramel

andsaffrontoaddflavorandjuicetoaddcolor，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。

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emoneyforAfricanhumanitarianefforts.

emoneyforHaitianearthquakevictims.

inmemoryofMichaelJackson.

anewversionofthesong.

6

JonesandSmokyRobinson.

RichieandQuincyJones.

obinsonandMichaelJackson.

RichieandMichaelJackson.

7

A.145.

B.25.

C.100.

D.45.

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NewsItemThree

(5)DozensofrecordingstarsbegangatheringataHollywoodstudioonMonday,toaddtheirvoices

toasdsandmusic

areanupdatedversionof"WeAretheWorld",asongthatraidatleast30milliondollarsfor

Africanhumanitarianprogrammes25yearsago.(6)LionelRichie,whoco-wrotethefirstsongwith

MichaelJackson,ginalproducer,QuincyJones,isusingthesame

ersandcuritysurroundedHensonStudios,anticipatingthearrival

ofcarsdeliveringthestarsMondayafternoonforwhatixpectedtobeamarathonrecording

ssion.(7)SmokyRobinson,whosangontheoriginal,saidthelistof100singersaskedtotake

zershavenotsaidwhen

thesongmightbereadyfortheworldtohear.

thesingersmeetinHollywood?

tethesong"WeAretheWorld"?

ysingerswereaskedtotakepartintherecordingthistime?

参考答案：

【小题5】B

【小题6】D

【小题7】C

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习题解析：

【小题5】新闻开头提到DozensofrecordingstarsbegangatheringataHollywoodstudioon

Monday,toaddtheirvoicestoasongtheyhopewillraimillionsofdollarsforHaitianearthquake

relief，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,is

organizingtheeffort，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,whosang

ontheoriginal,saidthelistof100singersaskedtotakepartdoesnotincludeanyofthe45stars

fromthepreviousversion，由此可知，参与此次录制的歌手是100人，故选C。

第七套

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17-year-old.

ksinahotel.

sgotverelyinjured.

isarestaurantemployee.

2

yAugust.

August.

yOctober.

October.

NewsItemOne

FourAmericanteenagers,rypersonnel,havebeenarrestedonchargesof

attemptedmurderafterawomanwasknockedoffhermotorbikewithropestrungacrosstwopoles,

rsuspects—two15-year-oldboys,a17-year-oldgirlandan18-year

oldman—weretakenintocustodyonSaturday,theTokyoMetropolitanPoliceDepartmentsaid.(1)

Theyareaccudofcausingavereheadinjurytoa23-year-oldgirlwhoworksatarestaurantby

stringingaropebetweenpolesacrossaroad.

(2)inJapanwasinformedoftheAugustincidentinlateOctober,apublicinformation

asnoclearexplanationforthedelayinthehandoverofthesuspectstopolice,

andtheir

ryprenceanditsimpactonJapaneresidentshavebeena

thornyissueovertheyears.

weknowaboutthevictim?

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inJapanknowabouttheincident?

参考答案：

【小题1】D

【小题2】D

习题解析：

【小题1】新闻中提到Theyareaccudofcausingavereheadinjurytoa23-year-oldgirlwho

worksatarestaurantbystringingaropebetweenpolesacrossaroad，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inJapanwas

informedoftheAugustincidentinlate

October，指出美国方面直到10月下旬才被告知这一事件，故选D。

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istattacks.

calprotests.

eweather.

rafficjams.

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atchestakeplace.

rotestsmaytakeplace.

townVancouver.

theathletes'village.

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AnOlympicss

CanadianPoliceisheadingupthe$900millioncurityoperation,thelargestinCanada'shistory.

Itwillinvolve15,000police,terOlympicswill

takeplaceFebruary12thto28thin2010inVancouver.(3)Politicalprotestsmaypothebiggest

memoryofthe1972Munich

ar,aterroristgroupattackedtheathletes'village,eventually

killing11Israeliathletesandcoaches.(4)ItisnocoincidencethatinVancouvercuritypatrolsare

particularlyevidentaroundthelow-riapartmentbuildings,

downtownVancouversomeroadsarealreadyclod,andringsofcurityfencingsurroundsome

'smore,900surveillancecameraswillbeputontopoffencingtodetectdangers.

ybethebiggestthreattothe2010WinterOlympicGames?

stheprenceofcuritypatrolsmostevident?

参考答案：

【小题3】B

【小题4】D

习题解析：

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【小题3】新闻中明确提到Politicalprotestsmaypothebiggestthreattothe

games，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Itisno

coincidencethatinVancouvercuritypatrolsareparticularlyevidentaroundthelow-ri

apartmentbuildings,wheretheathleteswillbe

houd，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。

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omegapiswideningindevelopedcountries.

casareincreasingdramatically.

thyfoodscanincreatheriskofcancer.

ofcancerisshiftingtopoorcountries.

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ncerpatientswerefrompoorregions.

hadasignificantimpactaroundtheworld.

tsofcancerscouldbeprevented.

opleweremorelikelytohavecancer.

7

orewater.

iet.

oking.

cis.

NewsItemThree

Arecentrearchshowedthattheglobalburdenofcancerisshiftingdramatically.(6)Once

consideredadiaofthewealthy,itnowhasasignificantimpactineveryregion,andthegreatest

proportionalincreasincasinthecomingyearsarepredictedtobeinthepoorestcornersofthe

ide,anestimated14.1millionnewcancercaswerediagnodin2012and8.2

millioncancerdeaths.

Inananalysisthatmapstheworld'shotspotsforcancer,epidemiologistLindyTorrefoundcancer

ratesdeclininginhigh-incomecountriesbutrisinginlower-incomecountries.

(7)Betterscreening,earlydetectionandaccesstotreatmentplusadecreainriskfactorslike

smokingprobablyexplainpartofthepositivetrendamongthehigh-incomecountries.

themainideaofthenews?

dpeoplethinkaboutcancerbeforethisrearch?

ingtothenews,whatcanpossiblyhelpreducetheriskofcancer?

参考答案：

【小题5】D

【小题6】D

【小题7】C

习题解析：

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【小题5】本题考查新闻的主旨。新闻开头提到Arecentrearchshowedthattheglobalburden

ofcancerisshifting

dramatically，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Onceconsideredadiaofthewealthy,itnowhasasignificantimpact

inevery

region，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,early

detectionandaccesstotreatmentplusadecreainriskfactorslikesmokingprobablyexplainpart

ofthepositivetrendamongthehigh-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。

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,oneofthestrictestinEurope,outlaws

swillalsobeprohibitedontelevisionbroadcast,near

hospitals,tightensanti-smokingrestrictionsintroducedin2006.

(1)Theantar

largerestaurantsandbarswereobligedtoprovideasmoke-freearea.(2)Nowhotel,restaurant,and

baroustry

hasalreadyenasharpfallinsalesduetoSpain'conomicproblems,butdoctorsarguethenew

legislationwillhelpsmokersgiveup.

assmokingnotallowed,accordingtothe2006anti-smokingrules?

ingtothenews,whoaremorelikelytoreactnegativelytothenewlaw?

参考答案：

【小题1】C

【小题2】B

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习题解析：

【小题1】新闻中提到Theanti-smokingrulesintroducedin2006outlawedsmokingonlyinthe

workplace.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,andbarownershavesaidtheycouldfaceatenpercentdropintradewiththenew

rules.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。

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ancargoshipindanger.

gsintheRussiana.

l'scollisionwithacargoship.

weatherofRussia'asterncoast.

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twasfishinginafishingarea.

foreitlefttheport.

wasontheroutetoafishingarea.

sailedbackfromafishingarea.

NewsItemTwo

ARussiancargoshipwithabout30crewmembersaboardwasindangerofsinkingoffRussia's

easterncoastwhilestormyweatherinterferedwithrescueefforts,state-runItar-Tassnewsagency

formedontheoutsideoftheship,w

ntoutadistresssignal,eofthevereweather,

aircraftcan'tbeudtorescuethecrew.

AccordingtoItar-Tass,theveslisabout90milesfromanoilrigwhererescueveslsarebad,

whileatugboatdispatchedfromlandwasstillaboutfourtimesfartheraway.(4)Thecargoshiphad

beenonroutetoafishingareawhenitexperiencedproblems,p

haulsfishfromboatstoports.

newsreportmainlyabout?

dthecargoshipgetintotrouble?

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ARussiancargoshipwithabout30crewmembersaboardwasindanger

ofsinkingoffRussia'astern

coast，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Thecargoshiphadbeenonroutetoafishingareawhenitexperienced

problems，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。

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nothavetoborrowmoneyanymore.

notpayoffthemoney.

nomyisbecomingwor.

mploymentisatitshighestpoint.

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ill42%smaller.

ill20%smaller.

ill6%smaller.

ill9%smaller.

7

'conomyhasaninvulnerablegrowth.

ninvestmentboostsitconomy.

essionintheEurozonehanded.

baleconomyisbecomingbetter.

NewsItemThree

ItisbeingcalledIreland'oestoplan,Irelandwillreceive

nomorefinancialassistance.(5)Itdoesnotmeanthatthemoneyhasbeenpaidoff—thatwilltake

until2042.

Irelandwillstillneedtoborrow—andallthesignsarethatitwillbeabletodosointhefinancial

ntry'rown,

thoughunusually,andunemploymentisdownfromitshighs.(6)Butlivingstandardshavebeen

hit—theeconomyisstill9%smallerthanitwassixyearsago.

ThisisanimportantstageintheEurozone'sfinancialrepaireffort.(7)Itcertainlyhelpsthatthe

recessionintheEurozonehanded—thattheeconomyoftheregionasawholehasstartedtogrow

needsstrongerperformancetogeneratethetax

revenuethatcouldreallyhelpstrugglinggovernmentsgetcontroloftheirborrowingneeds.

welearnaboutIrelandfromthenewsreport?

'ssaidaboutIreland'conomycomparedwiththatof6yearsago?

ntributestotheEurozone'sfinancialrepairaccordingtothenews?

参考答案：

【小题5】B

【小题6】D

【小题7】C

习题解析：

【小题5】新闻主要讲的是爱尔兰的债务，开头提到爱尔兰已经不需要紧急援助，但后面又

提到Itdoesnotmeanthatthemoneyhasbeenpaidoff—thatwilltakeuntil

2042.这表明爱尔兰的债务仍然没有还清，这种状况将持续到2042年，故本题应选

B。其他选项内容均与新闻内容相反，均排除。

【小题6】新闻中提到theeconomyisstill9%smallerthanitwassixyears

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ago，由此可知爱尔兰的经济仍旧比六年前低9%，故本题选D。

【小题7】新闻中提到ItcertainlyhelpsthattherecessionintheEurozonehanded—thatthe

economyoftheregionasawholehasstartedtogrow

again，即欧元区经济衰退期的结束对欧元区整体经济恢复的工作有帮助，故本题选C。