专业英语四级（新闻听力）模拟试卷31 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有： 2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN)Directions: In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.
cjk>embrace什么意思听力原文： The sixth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference will open in Hong Kong a week from tomorrow.Police say they will deploy 9,000 officers, or one thirds of its manpower, during the event.The government says the weeklong conference will bring inconvenience to the public and is appealing for understanding. The weeklong WTO Ministerial Conference opens on the 13th at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Wanchai. Police revealed that they have received applications for public meetings and protests on practically everyday of the week during the conference.
1． How many officers does the Hong Kong Police department roughly have according to
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A．9,000.
B．12,000.
C．3,000.
D．27,000.
正确答案：D
解析：数字计算题。本题考到新闻中涉及的一些数据，但是我们不能简单照搬所听到的数字，因为那样并不符合题意。在此，我们需要根据所给信息进行简单地计算。新闻中描述：“警方表示，在会议期间他们将会动用9000名警力，也就是全港1/3的警力。”根据这句话提供的信息，我们可以算出全港大约有27000警力，所以D项是正确的选项。 知识模块：新闻听力 ams
2． What does the Hong Kong government call on its people to do?
A．To know the agenda of the conference.
B．To overcome some inconvenience.
C．To work as volunteers for the government.
D．To apply for public meetings and protests.
正确答案：B
解析：细节判断题。新闻中有这样一句话：“香港政府表示，为期一周的世贸会议会给公众带来不便，希望大家理解。”B选项中出现了关键的单词inconvenience，前面的动词虽然换了，但是和原意差别不大。所以，在此我们应该选择B项。 知识模块：新闻听力
听力原文： Palestinians have exported the first shipment of crops grown in Gaza greenhous left behind by evacuated Jewish ttlers.Palestinian officials said two and a half tons of peppers left Gaza through the Karni Crossing, and will be sold in Israel. The Director of the Palestinian Economic Development Company said he was very plead.
He said the shipment moved without problems and he hopes this will be a good start. Palestinian officials hope to export a further shipment of produce to Europe, via Israel, next week. Until this summer, the greenhous belonged to Jewish ttlers in Gaza.When Israel withdrew from Gaza, and dismantled the t tlements, private, foreign donors bought the greenhous for $13 million and gave them to the Palestinians. Palestinian officials say access to the outside world is crucial for strengthening Gaza’s troubled economy.
3． Where would the two and a half tons of peppers be sold?
A．In Palestine.
B．In Gaza.humanresource
porterC．In Israel.
D．In Europe.
正确答案：C
解析：地点方位题。本段新闻的难点之一就是其中出现了很多考生并不熟悉的地理名称，如果能有一些相关的背景知识，听起来会觉得简单一些。原文中说：“巴勒斯坦官员声称，2.5吨辣椒经加尼人口已离开加沙并将在以色列出售。”因此，我们应该选择C项。而D项提到的Europe则是他们接下来贸易销售的地区。 知识模块：新闻听力
4． How could Palestinians get the greenhous?
A．They occupied them by force.
B．Jewish left them to Palestinians as gifts.
C．Private, foreign donors give them the greenhous.
D．The Palestinian government distributed them to citizens.
正确答案：C
解析：细节判断题。选项中B项具有很强的迷惑性，新闻开始时提到“这些温室是由已撤离的犹太定居者留下的。”但是我们仔细听下面的内容就会发现有这样一句话明确交待了问题
考研时间公布的答案。即“一些民间和国外的捐赠者以1300万美元买下这些温室并赠送给巴勒斯坦。”由此，我们可以判断正确选项应该是C项无疑了。 知识模块：新闻听力
听力原文： This was one of the most daring prison breakouts to take place in Greece. The helicopter landed in a courtyard of Korydallos prison in Athens as tho on board threw flares into the area. Amid the confusion, two inmates managed to climb into the helicopter which took off again, flying to a nearby cemetery. The escaped prisoners then fled with their accomplices on motorbikes which have since been found near the port of Piraes. One of the men, Vassilis Paleokostas, was rving a twenty-five-year ntence for kidnapping and bank robbery. Itcrescendo’s thought his brother, who’s been on the run since 1990, was behind the breakout. The police have arrested the helicopter pilot, who says he was forced to fly to the prison at gunpoint.Korydallos holds some of the country’s most notorious criminals, including the leaders of the militant left-wing organization, November Seventeenth, who were found guilty of murdering politicians, businessmen and foreign diplomats.
5． What guilty was Vassilis Paleokostas found before breaking out of prison?
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A．Robbery and kidnapping.
B．Murdering and bank robbery.
C．Kidnapping and murdering.
D．Stealing and kidnapping.
正确答案：A
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解析：细节判断题。新闻在中间部分交待其中一名越狱者在逃跑之前所犯的罪行，即罪和银行抢劫罪，新闻后面的谋杀罪是描述某些在克瑞达洛斯监狱关押的罪犯的罪行，而不是这名越狱者的罪行，所以正确选项应该是A项。 知识模块：新闻听力
6． What is the prison Korydallos famous for?
A．Prison breakouts often happen here.
B．It is near the port of Piraes.
C．It holds some most infamous criminals.
D．It is the oldest prison in Athens.
正确答案：C
解析：细节判断题。越狱事件发生的这座监狱在雅典具有一定的知名度，是因为它“关押的都是一些臭名昭著的罪犯，其中包括了好战左翼组织的领导人”。本题的解答关键在于知道C中的infamous是“声名狼藉的”之义．等同于原文中的notorious。 知识模块：新闻听力
听力原文： Many people may be nervous about using online bill pay. But a new report says it can be safer than us ing traditional methods. The story posted reports, Javelin Strategy and Rearch says,eliminating paper bills makes it harder for thieves to steal information, often done by arching a person’s mail. The report claims that by simply buying into the high-teach approach, customers can save $4.8 billion in fraud costs each year. The group also says people who u Internet banking or bill pay are more likely to monitor their transactions on a regular basis.One of the snags, though, most companies do charge a monthly fee for the online rvices.
7． Why is online bill pay safer than traditional methods?
A．Paper bill is usually easy stolen.
B．Paper bill is not cret.
C．Online bill is faster.
D．Online bill is more convenient.
正确答案：A
解析：细节判断题。在对比在线支付和传统支付两种方式哪一种更为安全时，新闻中这样描述：“由于窃贼通常用搜索私人信件的方式来窃取资料，消灭纸质账单将使窃贼更难得逞。”本题虽然问的是在线支付的好处。但是因为文中没有正面回答，选项A变化角度作答，没有违背原意，是最佳答案。 知识模块：新闻听力
8． What will be barriers for the development of online bill pay?
A．Online bill is not safe enough.
B．The technology is not mature.
C．Online-bill-pay rvices charge fee.
D．Most companies are not willing to accept it.
正确答案：C
解析：细节复现题。新闻在最后直接说明了发展在线服务存在的障碍之一就是收费问题，而且为了加强语气，新闻在播报时还特意在charge a monthly fee前面使用了do这个词。注意到这点，选出正确选项C项作为答案就不算难了。 知识模块：新闻听力
听力原文： A coalition of industry, native communities, and environmental groups has reached an agreement to protect the world’s largest intact forest in Canada. The Boreal Forest makes up more than half of Canada, and under a new agreement, at least half of it would be off limits to any industrial development—logging, oil and gas exploration, or agriculture. The remaining half would be open to development only under strict conditions. The agreement called the Boreal Forest Conrvation Framework has been in
me works for three years and lacks the force of law, but Canada’s leading industries say they’re committed to the deal.
