12月英语四级新闻听力模拟试题

2. A) The Muslims wanted independence.

B) Thai troops have been sent there.

C) About 2,000 people have been

killed.

D) There have been more bombings

since 2004.

A) 穆斯林要求独立。

B) 泰国军队已经被派往那里。

C) 约有2000 人丧生。

D) 自从2004 年以来已有多起爆炸发生。

【听前预测】

1. 四个选项都与发生的暴力事件有关，题目可能考查新闻中发生的具体事件。

2. 四个选项都涉及暴力事件的具体信息，题目可能考查事件发生的原因。

[1] The New Year celebration in Thailandwas shattered by violence, when nine bombsexploded across Bangkok around midnight.Three Thai citizens were killed and more than

30 injured. No terrorist group claimedresponsibility for the bombings by Tuesday.Some believe the explosions were the work ofMuslim separatists. Bombings and shootingsoccur almost daily in Thailand’s three

Southern-most provinces. [2] Yala, Narathiwat

and Pattani have a dominant Muslim population

and have long complained of neglect and

discrimination in the largely Buddhist nation.

They have asked for independence and a

separate Islamic State. Since 2004, theinsurgents have carried out numerous attacks in

the south and more than 1,900 people have been

killed. The Thai government has been unable to

curb the violence though thousands of troops

have been sent to the south.

[1] 午夜，当九枚炸弹在曼

谷各地爆炸的时候，泰国的新年

庆祝活动被暴力破坏了。三名泰

国公民丧生，超过30 人在爆炸中

受伤。没有反对组织声称对周二

发生的这次爆炸负责。一些人认

为爆炸是穆斯林分裂分子所为。

爆炸和枪击事件几乎每天都在泰

国最南部的三个省发生。[2] 在

也拉、那拉提瓦和北大年，穆斯

林人口占主导地位，他们长期抱

怨在大部分是佛教的国家中受到

了忽视和歧视。他们一直要求独

立，成立一个穆斯林国家。自2004

年来，叛乱者在南部发起了多起袭击，超过1,900 人在此丧生。

尽管已有数千只军队被派往南部

地区，泰国政府仍无力镇压暴力活动。

1. What happened during the New Yearcelebration in Thailand?

2. What has led to the violent situation in thesouth of Thailand?

1. 泰国在新年庆祝时发生了什么事？

2. 是什么导致了泰国南部地区的暴力情形？

【解析】

1. 题目考查泰国新年庆祝时发生的事件。文章首句提到在午夜当九枚炸弹在曼谷各地爆炸的时候，泰国的新年庆祝活动被暴力破坏了。即在新年庆祝时发生了爆炸，故正确答案为D 选项。

2. 题目考查导致泰国南部地区出现暴力情形的原因。文章中提到穆斯林长期抱怨在大部分是佛教的国家中受到了忽视和歧视，并一直要求独立，成立一个穆斯林国家。即导致暴力事件出现的原因是穆斯林要求独立，故正确答案为A 选项。

4. A) The rescue operation involved

many people.

B) The cause of the explosions has

been determined.

C) Rescue efforts were stopped on

Thursday.

D) The explosions didn’t destroy the

building.

A) 救援工作涉及许多人。

B) 引起爆炸的原因已确定。

C) 救援工作在周四停止。

D) 爆炸没有摧毁建筑物。

【听前预测】

3. 四个选项均为数字，题目可能考查具体的数字信息，听音时要重点关注文中出现的数字。

4. 四个选项都涉及事故的细节，题目可能考查某事故的细节信息。

[3] Hundreds of emergency workers

combed the site of five-story apartment building

in southern Ukraine Thursday after a series of

explosions reduced it to rubble, authorities said.

The blasts Wednesday night in the Black Searesort town of Yevpatoria left at least 17 people

dead and 24 others missing, according to Igor

Krol, a spokesman for the Ukraine’s Emergency

Situations Ministry. [4] 21 people have been

rescued. [3] “We are now investigating all

possible reasons for the explosions,” Krol said.

Volodymiyr Shandra, the Ukrainian Emergency

Situations minister, told local media that oxygen

canisters being stored in the basement of the

building could have triggered the blasts.

Television footage showed rescuers trying to free

people buried underneath fallen debris, while

others scrabbled through wires, construction rods

and boulders.

[3] 官方称周四有数千名工作人员，涌入乌克兰南部的一座五层公寓中，在一系列爆炸把其夷为平地后。根据乌克兰紧急情况部的发言人Igor Krol 称，周三晚上发生在叶夫帕托里亚的黑海度假村的爆炸造成17 人死亡，另有24 人失踪。 [4] 已有21 人得到救援。 [3] Krol 说：“我们现在正在调查爆炸发生的所有可能的原因。” 乌克兰紧急情况部部长Volodymiyr

Shandra 告诉当地媒体，可能是储存在大楼地下室的氧气罐引发了这次爆炸。电视片段显示救援人员试图救出被埋在倒塌废墟底部的人，其他的一些人通过电线、建筑钢筋和石柱挣扎爬出来。

3. How many people were rescued from the

apartment building?

4. Which of the following details in the news is

CORRECT?

3. 有多少人在公寓中获救？

4. 下面哪一个细节在新闻中是正确的？

【解析】

3. 题目考查在公寓中获救的人数。文中提到已有21 人得到救援，故正确选项为C 选项。

4. 题目考查新闻中的细节。文中开篇提到爆炸后有数千名工作人员涌入乌克兰南部的一座五层公寓中。即有大量人员参与救援，故正确答案为A 选项。

6. A) 0.3% B) 3%C) 9.7% D) 10%

6. A) 0.3%B) 3%C) 9.7% D) 10%

7. A) negative B) positiveC) hopelessD) enlightening

A) 消极的B) 积极的C) 绝望的D) 有启发的

【听前预测】

5. 四个选项均为表达人物身份的名词，题目可能考查某一具体事件的实施者。

6. 四个选项均为百分比，题目可能考查某一具体事件的百分比。

7. 四个选项均为表示态度的词，题目可能考查某人对某事件的态度。

President Barack Obama says Friday’s

mixed news on U.S. unemployment is cause

for hope but not celebration. [5] The President

is asking lawmakers to support programs he

says will help boost hiring. [6] The nation’s

jobless rate eased by three-tenths of a percent

in January, to 9.7 percent, its lowest level in

five months. However, the Labor Department

says 20,000 more jobs were lost last month.

President Obama says that is a small step in the

right direction. “[7] These numbers, while

positive, are cause for hope but not celebration,

because far too many of our neighbors and

friends and family are still out of work,” he

said.

总统巴拉克·称，周五发布的关于美国失业率新闻带来了希望但并不值得庆祝。 [5] 总统正要求立法者支持他所称能够增加雇用的项目。 [6] 一月份，全国的失业率是9.7%，下降了0.3%，达到五个月内的最低值。但是，劳动部称上个月超过20,000 份的工作被减少了。总统说这是朝着正确的方向迈出的一小步。 他说：“[7] 这些数字显示了积极的变

化，我们有理由满怀希望，但不是庆祝，因为我们有太多的邻居、朋友和家人仍处于失业中。”

5. Which of the following is asked to support

Barack Obama’s boosting hiring programs?

6. What is American’s jobless rate in January?

7. What was the President’s comments on the

number of lost jobs last month ?

5. 下面哪类人被要求支持增加雇佣的项目？

6. 一月份美国失业率减少到了多少？

7. 总统对上个月失业数字的评论是什么？

【解析】

5. 题目考查支持增加雇佣项目的人群。文章提到总统正在要求立法者支持他所称能够增加雇佣的项目。根据“所听即所得”原则，故正确答案为C 选项。

6. 题目考查一月份美国失业率。文章提到一月份全国的失业率是9.7%，故正确

答案为C 选项。

7. 题目考查总统对于上个月失业数字的评价。文章末尾提到总统说这些

数字显示了积极的变化，我们有理由满怀希望。即保持积极的态度，故正确答案

为B 选项。