英語四級聽力新聞練習題(一)

英語四級聽力新聞練習題（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．

閱讀材料和參考答案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．參考答案：D.【精析】由句(1)可知，美國芝加哥郊區(qū)迪卡布發(fā)生一起校園槍擊案，一名槍手在北伊利諾伊大學朝一個演講廳開槍.由此可知，新聞的主題是北伊利諾伊大學的槍擊事件.2.Whatisthereasonoftheshooting?A．Thegunmanhasmentaldisease．B．Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththeuniversity．C．Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththelecture．D．Itisnotclear．參考答案：D.【精析】由句(2)可知，槍擊案的原因還不明了，目前可以明確的情況是該男子無犯罪記錄，無精神病史.

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．參考答案：B【精析】由句(3)可知，以色列對其貨幣進行了貶值.4.WhatcanwelearnfromDominiqueStrauss-Kahn?A．Mostexpertssupportthefourcountries'currencychange．B．ThemeetingonFridayisuselessforglobalrecovery．C．Currencywarsthreatenglobaleconomicrecovery．D．Policymakersshouldcooperatewithcentralbankers．參考答案：C【精析】由句(4)可知，DominiqueStrauss.Kahn認為.把貨幣作為政策武器不利于全球經(jīng)濟的恢復.

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．參考答案：D【精析】由句(5)可知，談判代表們將會努力縮小發(fā)展中國家和發(fā)達國家關(guān)于減少碳排放責任的政治差距.6.Howwastheresultofla