大学英语四级-40
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一、Listening Comprehension灰质名词解释(总题数：0，分数：0.00)
二、Section A(总题数：15，分数：100.00)
披萨饼的做法（分数：6.00）
A.More than 5 million.
B.More than 10 million.
C.More than 25 million. √
D.More than 30 million
解析：[听力原文]
The Internet arch engine company called Google has announced it will give more than tw
enty-five million dollars in money and investments to help the poor. The money will be spent over the next five to ten years in veral areas, including poverty reduction and private business development.
Aleem Walji works for Google. org-the part of the company that gives money to good caus. He spoke to us from San Francisco, California. He said the first project to receive money will help identify where infectious dias are developing. In Southeast Asia and Africa, for example, Google. org will work with partners to strengthen early warning systems and take action against growing health threats.
How much money will Google spend in helping the poor?
A.To help identify where infectious dias are developing. √
建党资料 B.To help small and medium size business grow.
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C.To help improve public rvices.
D.To help two climate change programs.
解析：[听力原文]
What is the first project of the Google Company intended to do?
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A.About 4.12 million units were sold.
B.They declined to their lowest level.
C.There was a decline of 10% than that in July.
D.They indicated a start of ri in August. √
解析：[听力原文]
Existing home sales climbed for the cond month in a row in September, fueling some hope that a housing recovery is underway. Sales of previously owned homes ro 10% to a asonally adjusted annual rate of 4.53 million units last month, the National Association of Realtors reported Monday. That was up from a 4.12 million rate in August.
The report came in much stronger than expectations. Economists had forecast sales to edge up to an annual rate of 4.25 million units, according to connsus estimates The gains of the past two months were welcome news, after home sales sank 27% to their lowest level in 15 years in July. While some economists say a housing recovery is underway, a foreclosure moratorium in October may have a negative impact on next month"s report.
What can be concluded from existing home sales in August?
A.They are much stronger than their expectations.
B.They might reach to 4.25 million units per year. √
C.They will be out of control on next month"s report.
D.They indicate the housing industry has recovered.
解析：[听力原文]
How did the economists think about the sales?
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A.Britain has decided to restrict bankers" bonus. √
B.Britain has decided to rai bankers" salary.
C.Britain has decided to curb bankers" salary.
D.Britain has decided to rai bankers" bonus.
解析：[听力原文]
Britain has announced strict measures to curb bankers" bonus. There will be a one of fifty percent tax on all payments over 40000 dollars. The move follows criticism of sizable bonus banks are planning to pay while receiving government aid.
An official of the British banker association Angela Knight said she"s concerned by the decision. "When it comes to the broad issues of pay in bonus, we"d already doubted wi
th that. We put it into regulation that contracted bonus could be differed for two or three years paid on consistency of performance only and the majority of that bonus would be paid in shares." She said.
What is mainly talked about in the news item?
A.Tho employees who payments was over $ 4000.
B.Tho employees who payments was $ 40000.
C.Tho employees who payments was over $ 40000. √
D.Tho employees who payments was $ 4000.
解析：[听力原文]
Whom will be levied on as for the tax?
A.Most of it would be paid in money.
B.Most of it would be paid in shares. 婴幼儿米粉√
C.Some of it would be paid in shares.
D.Some of it would be paid in money.
解析：[听力原文]
What do we know about the bankers" bonus?
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培根金针菇卷 A.The fire erupted in southern Australia.
B.There may be more victims. √
C.The entire towns have been lost.
D.The temperatures have reached 57 degrees Celsius.
解析：[听力原文]
Bushfires in southeastern Australia have killed 108 people and the authorities are warning that the number of victims could increa as outbreaks continue to burn out of control. Giant walls of flame have destroyed hundreds of homes, forests and farmland in the country"s worst ever wildfire disaster.
Witness recount eing trees explode and the sky raining ash as temperatures reach 47 degrees Celsius. Up to 400 fires raged around the southern city of Melbourne, where embers rode on furnace-like winds pushing the front forward, devouring hundreds of homes and vast areas of forest and farmland. There are concerns that entire towns may have been lost.
Charred bodies have been found in cars. It is thought many of the victims had tried to escape the onslaught only to be overcome by its sheer speed and ferocity.
What do we know about the bushfires?
A.108.
B.47.
C.Up to 400. √
首席财务官 D.Dozens of.
解析：[听力原文]
How many fires are there around Melbourne?
（分数：6.00）新年的祝福
A.It is t to expire on December 31.
B.It raid the unemployment rate.
C.It created 120000 jobs.
D.It made middle class families benefited. √
解析：[听力原文]
US President Barack Obama is urging the public to persuade members of Congress to ex
tend a payroll tax cut that saved a typical middle class family about $1000 last year. The tax cut is t to expire on December 31.
Obama"s message during his weekly address Saturday comes a day after Americans got news of a drop in the unemployment rate and the creation of 120000 private ctor jobs last month. The US leader says extending the payroll tax cut would help build on tho positive trends. Obama says Congress should not go home for the holidays until legislators extend the payroll tax. He appealed to the public to get the message over to lawmakers.
Why is Barack Obama urging to extend a payroll tax cut?
