1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 74及答案与解析 SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 1 When did Egypts Cabinet submit its resignation to the military-led government? （ A） On Sunday. （ B） On Monday. （ C） On
2、 Tuesday. （ D） On Wednesday. 2 Central American children try to enter the US because_. （ A） they will be officially pardoned （ B） they will avoid home violence （ C） they will not live poorly as US immigrants （ D） they will escape the life in home countries 3 Immigration opponents were angry because
3、President Obama_. （ A） stopped the entry of illegal immigrants （ B） made some efforts for immigration reform （ C） failed to manage the border （ D） issued an official pardon 4 An Israeli policeman killed a Palestinian teenager with a_. （ A） short sword （ B） robber bullet （ C） live round （ D） switch k
4、nife 5 Television video suggests that_. （ A） the policeman defended himself against the boys （ B） the policeman killed neither a boy nor a teenager （ C） two teenagers were scared by the policeman （ D） two teenagers did not threaten the policeman 6 What was Mikal Rons job before being elected the lea
5、der of an organization? （ A） Leader of French-speaking countries. （ B） Senior formality officer. （ C） General of Canadian army. （ D） Canadian governor-general. 7 Mikal Ron believes that the exchange of economy will bring to the world_. （ A） business profit （ B） humanity （ C） cultural exchange （ D） r
6、evolution 8 What do France and Germany ask Greece to quickly decide? （ A） Whether it wants to follow similar comments. （ B） Whether it wants to remain in the Eurozone. （ C） Whether it wants to join the emergency talks. （ D） Whether it wants to start the latest bailout package. 9 According to the new
7、s item, what did Greece plan to do? （ A） Put the latest bailout package for its economy to a referendum. （ B） Change course due to the pressure from France and Germany. （ C） Come on the eve of a G20 summit in Cannes. （ D） Talk with leaders around the world not just in Europe. 10 What were the most c
8、ommon targets in the 55 fire raising attacks? （ A） Garages. （ B） Cars. （ C） Buildings. （ D） Parked vehicles. 11 According to the news item, the reward of $35, 000 will be used to_. （ A） compensate for the loss and damage in the attacks （ B） pay for the dozens of detectives （ C） reward the ones who w
9、ill offer clues （ D） cover all the expenses in the investigation 12 According to the news item, the Occupy movement condemns the countrys_. （ A） big labor union （ B） big government （ C） big business （ D） big police 13 Why did the police arrest hundreds of protesters? （ A） Because they blocked the tr
10、affic. （ B） Because they occupied New York. （ C） Because they clashed with community groups. （ D） Because they controlled too much wealth. 14 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? （ A） The Occupy movement has now spread to other American cities. （ B） The protesters have camped in New Yorks
11、 financial district. （ C） Members of labor unions and community groups joined the movement. （ D） The protesters represent the wealthiest ninety-nine percent of Americans. 15 What is the main idea of the news item? （ A） Internet industry has reduced the unemployment rate. （ B） College students have c
12、hanged job hunting methods. （ C） Help-wanted ads can be posted on the net. （ D） Its easier for college students to find jobs. 16 Tony Carnevale, lead author of a new report reveals_. （ A） college graduates dont look for jobs in newspaper （ B） job candidates have online interviews via Skype （ C） most
13、 of the jobs can be found in the ads on the Internet （ D） Jobs are available on more than 80% of the websites 17 What happened at the height of the recession in the United States? （ A） 10% of American people could find jobs. （ B） More than 2 million jobs were available each month. （ C） Job future in
14、 the country looked not very bright. （ D） The recovery of economy took hold in America. 18 What is the purpose of Bangladesh government setting up an industrial police force? （ A） To deal with labor unrest in the country. （ B） To worsen the relationship between police and protesters. （ C） To suppres
15、s the legal protests. （ D） To protect the garment factory workers. 19 Where will the industrial force be placed? （ A） In two industrial complexes. （ B） In the southern Bangladesh. （ C） In the garment factories of Chittagong. （ D） In the capital Dhaka. 20 Trade unions have criticized that the new for
16、ce will worsen the relationship between_. （ A） workers and security forces （ B） workers and factory owners （ C） union leaders and legitimate protesters （ D） government and protesters 专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 74答案与解析 SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen
17、 to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 1 【听力原文】 (7)Fresh violence broke out near Cairos Tahrir Square on Tuesday, a day after Egypts Cabinet submitted its resignation to the nations military-led government. For several hours, protestors hurled stones at police and chanted for
18、the downfall of the Supreme Council of Armed Forces. Demonstrators apparently tried to defend Tahrir Square as they faced off with police on a connecting street. Egyptian police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets, forcing protesters to retreat briefly before returning with renewed intensity.
19、 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (7)可知，埃及内阁将政权交给国家军领导的政府的第二天，即周二，新的暴力事件在开罗塔里尔广场爆发。由此推算，埃及内阁在周一将政权交给了国家军领导的政府。所以答案为 B。 【知识模块】 新闻 2 【听力原文】 (4)In the last year, rumors that illegal immigrants will be officially pardoned have prompted tens of thousands of Central American children to try to enter the
20、US illegally in an effort to escape poverty and gang violence at home. This surge of migrant minors has at times overwhelmed facilities to detain them and the judicial system that must review each case. Opponents of current immigration reform efforts say this crisis is also sparking public anger.(5)
21、Immigration opponents accuse President Obama of poorly managing the border and of creating an expectation of official pardon when he issued an executive order to stop sending young immigrants in the US back to where they came. While most Americans still support immigration reform, they now also say
22、stopping the flow of undocumented immigrants should be the governments top priority. 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (4)可知，上千名中美洲儿童试图非法进入美国是为了逃离自己国家的贫困与黑帮暴力，即逃离自己国家的生活。故 D为正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (5)可知，奥巴马签发了不再遣返已在美国生活的未成年移民的行政命令，进行了一些移民改革的尝试。故 B为正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 4 【听力原文】
23、(6)An Israeli policeman has been charged with killing a Palestinian teenager during a demonstration. The officer is accused of deliberately switching his robber bullets for live round. The 17-year-old victim died after being shot in the chest. The policeman was accused of having deliberately aimed a
24、t the boy.(7)Television video suggests that neither the boy, nor another teenager who was killed, posed an immediate threat. 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (6)可知，一个以色列警察被控在一次示威游行中杀死一名巴勒斯坦年轻人。警察被控故意将橡皮弹换为实弹。故 c为正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (7)可知，视频显示被警察射杀的男孩和另一个年青人都未对警察构成直接的威胁
25、。故 D为正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 6 【听力原文】 The organization representing the worlds French-speaking countries has named a woman to be its leader for the first time.(1)Former governor-general of Canada Mikal Ron was chosen at the organizations summit in the Senegal capital Dakar. Born in Haiti, she and her family
26、 fled to Canada as refugees in the 1960s. Mikal Ron has promised to shift the organizations focus towards economic issues.(2)“ People are seen in this economic strategy some hope and new relevance for our organization, you know, countries, peoples and civilizations came together by doing business to
27、gether, by exchanging economy together, and this is how, you know, we saw civilizations coming together, this is the history of humanity. “ 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (1)可知，米卡尔 罗恩曾经是加拿大总督，故 D为正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻内容的推理。由句 (2)可知，米卡尔 罗恩认为经济交往能促进文化之间的交汇融合，故 C为正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻
28、8 【听力原文】 (3)France says Greece must quickly decide if it wants to remain in the Eurozone. The warning follows similar comments from Germany. It came just hours before emergency talks on(4)Greek plans to put the latest bailout package for its economy to a referendum and on the eve of a G20 summit in
29、Cannes. Pressure on the Greek prime minister to change course is now intense, and its coming from leaders around the world not just in Europe. 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻内容的理解。由句 (3)可知，法国称希腊必须尽快确定是否继续留在欧元区，之前德国也做过类似的警告。故答案为 B。 【 知识模块】 新闻 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (4)可知，希腊决定就最新的援助该国经济的方案进行公投。所以
30、答案为 A。 【知识模块】 新闻 10 【听力原文】 Police in the United States are questioning a man over 55 fire raising attacks in Los Angeles since Thursday, in which cars have been set alight apparently at random, mostly in the middle of the night. The series of fire raising attacks have left a trail of damaging garage
31、s and carports.(5)Most of the fires were set in parked vehicles. In several cases, the flames jumped to nearby buildings, including apartment units in Hollywood, but no one has been hurt. The fire raising attacks are believed to be the worst outbreak of deliberately set fires since the Los Angeles r
32、iots in 1992. Dozens of detectives have been assigned to the case, (6)and a reward of $35, 000 has been offered for information leading to a conviction. 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻内容的理解。由句 (5)可知，大多数纵火案都发生在停放的车辆上。所以答案为 D。 【知识模块】 新闻 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (6)可知， 3 5万美元的奖金将奖励给能提供有用线索的人。故答案为
33、C。 【知识模块】 新闻 12 【听力原文】 Protests that began last month near Wall Street in New York have now spread to other American cities. The Occupy movement differs from the Tea Party movement. Tea Partiers blame big government for the countrys economic problems.(1)Occupiers blame big business. One young activi
34、st puts it this way. Occupy Wall Street protesters have camped in New Yorks financial district since the middle of September.(2)Police have made hundreds of arrests for blocking traffic. On Wednesday members of labor unions and community groups joined the demonstrations. Protesters say the wealthies
35、t one percent of Americans control too much of the nations wealth.(3)The protesters say they represent the other ninety-nine percent. 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (1)可知， “占领华尔街 ”运动的参与者们谴责美国的大公司。故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 新闻 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (2)可知，因为抗议者们阻塞了交通，所以警察逮捕了许多抗议者。故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 新
36、闻 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻内容的理解。由句 (3)可知，示威者们认为自己代表了那些没有掌握巨额财富的 99的美国人。所以答案为 D。 【知识模块】 新闻 15 【听力原文】 It used to be that looking for a job meant pounding the pavement, knocking on doors and poring over help-wanted ads.(8)But thats changing, thanks to the Internet. A new report by Georgetown Universi
37、tys Center on Education and the Workforce says, for college graduates, looking for a job is getting easier. The reports lead author, Tony Carnevale, spoke to VOA, appropriately enough online, via Skype.(9)More than 80 percent of those jobs that existed, at any point in time, are available online, “
38、said Carnevale. (10)At the height of the recession when US unemployment peaked at 10 percent, just a little more than two million jobs were being posted each month. But as the recovery takes hold, Carnevale says the job future looks increasingly bright. 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻大意的理解。由句 (8)可知；互联网改变
39、了大学生找工作的方式。故 B为正确答案 【知识模块】 新闻 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (9)可知， 80的工作都可以在网上找到。故 C为正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻内容的推理。由句 (10)可知，在经济衰退期间，就业的情况不容乐观。故 C为正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 18 【听力原文】 (8)The government of Bangladesh has set up an industrial police force for the first time to tackle labor
40、 unrest in the country.(9)The special force will be deployed in four industrial zones of the capital Dhaka and the southern port of Chittagong.(10)Trade unions have strongly criticized the move, saying the new force will worsen the relationship between workers and factory owners. They say it will be
41、 used against union leaders and to suppress legitimate protests. However, the government says the force will be impartial, and at the same time will also protect industrial complexes during unrest. The move came months after the country witnessed some of the worst clashes between garment factory wor
42、kers and security forces earlier this year. 18 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题 考查对新闻内容的理解。由句 (8)可知，孟加拉国政府第一次设立工业警察部队来解决该国发生的工人骚乱。所以答案为 A。 【知识模块】 新闻 19 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (9)可知，特殊的警力将部署在首都达卡和南部港口城市 Chittagong的四个工业区。故答案为 D。 【知识模块】 新闻 20 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (10)可知，工会严重批评此举，他们表示部署新的警察力量将会恶化工人和工厂主之间的关系。所 以答案为 B。 【知识模块】 新闻
