1、第三周 听力新闻留篇章页。星期 1 Monday 3 大考点归纳今日讲堂新闻报导的试题设置偏重于考查主题、数字以及各类人物对某一事物的态度等。既考查考生的综合概括能力，又考查考生对细节的捕捉与理解解能力。有关主题的时间、地点、人物和事件内容都是考点，同时新事物的特征以及事物的新颖之处也是常考之处。一、考查主题把握此考点主要考查考生对整篇新闻的主题或新闻发生的背景情况的把握，主要测试考生的综合归纳能力。考生只有掌握整篇材料的主题思想与真实意图，才能做出正确的选择。常见的提问方式有：Which is the main idea of the news item ?What does the new
2、s item mainly report?What is the main message of the news item?【例 1】 （10-6）6. What is the main idea of the news item?A Sony developed a computer chip for cell phones.B Japan will market its wallet phone abroad.C The wallet phone is one of the wireless innovations.D Reader devices are available at st
3、ores and stations.“Japan will start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nations popular wallet-phone.” A government official said Tuesday. Although Japan boasts some of the most sophisticated cell-phones in the world, the nation has failed to make its handsets,
4、wireless technology and mobile services hits outside of Japan. Among the wireless innovations Japan hopes to peddle is the wallet-phone. The technology relies on a tiny computer chip embedded in each cell-phone which communicates with a reader-device at stores, train stations and vending machines fo
5、r cashless payments. This tiny computer chip was developed by Japanese Electronics and Entertainment Company Sony Corporation.【分析】选B。新闻一开始就谈到日本将向海外市场积极推广移动技术，尤其是颇具人气的手机钱包。后面还具体介绍了这种技术的原理和应用，因此答案为B。二、考查细节捕捉此考点主要考查考生对新闻事实细节的识记能力，如时间、地点、人物、事件、数字等。此类题的答案有两种情况，一种是材料直接提供；一种是细节的同义转述或数字的简单计算。此类题主要考查考生的记忆能力，
6、只要听清、记准，便不难做出最佳选择。【例 2】 （10-7）7. Which of the following is mentioned as the governments measure to control inflation?A Foreign investment.Zimbabwes inflation rate has soared in the past three months and is now at 11.2 million percent, the highest in the world, according to B Donor support.C Price co
7、ntrol.D Bank prediction.the countrys central statistical office. Official figures dated Monday show inflation has surged from the rate of 2.2 million percent recorded in May, despite the governments price controls.【分析】选C。新闻一开始提到津巴布韦的通货膨胀率在过去的三月中飞升，达到世界最高，然后提到尽管政府采取了价格调控（despite the governments price
8、 controls） ，通货膨胀率仍从五月的 2,200,000 猛升。答案显然为C。【例 3】 （10-8）8. According to Kingdom Bank, what is the current inflation rate in Zimbabwe?A 20 million percent.B 2.2 million percent.C 11.2 million percent.D Over 11.2 million percent.Last week, one of Zimbabwes leading banks, Kingdom Bank, said the countrys
9、 inflation rate was now more than 20 million percent.【分析】选A 。抓住题干关键词 Kingdom Bank 捕捉到Kingdom Bank, said the countrys inflation rate was now more than 20 million percent，因此答案选 A。三、考查细节理解此考点主要考查考生对新闻报道中重要细节的引申含义的理解。主要测试考生的推理、判断能力。此类题是相对较难的一种题型，需要考生对某个细节有深层次的理解。由于推断不是凭空进行，而是建立在细节基础上的合乎逻辑的推断，因此考生要有针对性地捕
10、捉细节，及时做笔记。【例 4】 （10-9）9. Which of the following is CORRECT?A A big fire erupted on the Nile River.B Helicopters were used to evacuate people.C Five people were taken to hospital for burns.D A big fire took place on two floors.“A large fire erupted Tuesday in Egypts parliament and five people were ho
11、spitalized for smoke inhalation,” official said. There was no official word on the cause of the blaze which ravaged a 19th century palace where parliaments upper house is located. Dozens of fire tracks were at the scene. While firefighters focused on one corner of the building, the blaze burned heav
12、ier on the second corner, spreading to the second floor.【分析】选D 。新闻首句提到埃及议会发生火灾，五人因为吸入浓烟而被送往医院，据此排除A与C 。由新闻提到的 While firefighters focused on one corner of the building, the blaze burned heavier on the second corner, spreading to the second floor 可知，火势蔓延至二楼，因此D说法正确，为答案。录音中提到直升机是用来从尼罗河里取水的，而不是用来疏散人群，B错
13、误。今日练习News Item 1 1The News Item is mainly about that the Prime Minister of Thailand Abhisit VejjajivaA is fighting a campaign by opposition protesters.B will resign soon.C has failed to arrest leaders of the rallies.D has put the head of the army in charge of national security.2Which of the followi
14、ng is INCORRECT about the head of the army?A He would be better able to deal with the situation.B He will make every effort to defeat the protesters.C He can make decisions directly.D He might be planning another operation to hit the protesters.News Item 2 3. The President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Ba
15、kiyev has left the countryA flowing to Uzbekistan.B with the help of the US and Russia.C immediately after his political opponents seized power.D on Sunday evening.News Item 34. Which of the following is INCORRECT about NASA?A It is going to be engaged in space shuttle program.B It enjoys full trust
16、 of President Obama.C It newly gets a fund of six billion dollars.D It is not the successor of Hubble Telescope.5. According to President Obama, America will reinforce its robotic exploration of the solar system in the following aspects EXCEPTA research into the suns atmosphere.B landing on an aster
17、oid and Mars. C new scouting missions to Mars and other destinations.D an advanced telescope to follow Hubble.News Item 46. The northern opposition parties and the former southern rebels heavily criticized the electoralcommission becauseA the country is heavily disunited.B they feared they will lose
18、 the election.C they didnt think the election was well-prepared.D they thought the election was unfair.News Item 57. What is the news mainly about?A Obama is anxious to reform US financial system.B Obama warned the United States could not afford another financial crisis.C The parliament has approved
19、 Obamas reform bill.D Now it is a critical moment for US to reform its financial system.8. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the importance of the reform bill according toTimothy Geithner?A Now it is a critical and urgent moment.B The crisis has become more severe and time is urgent.C The c
20、risis has lasted for two and a half years. D It has been more than a year since they first made a comprehensive set of reforms.News Item 69. Greece will do the following EXCEPT _to rescue its economy along with the help of euro member countries.A severe budget cutsB tax increasesC structural reforms
21、D loans adjustment10. Which of the following is INCORRECT about Greeces adjustment?A Public sector wages will be reduced.B Pensions will be reduced.C VAT will keep unchanged.D Low paid and low pensions will keep unchanged.答疑解惑排版注意本周中此部分的【答案解析】中的题号加选X均加色。News Item 1【听前预测】浏览各题干和选项获得关键词 prime minister，
22、protesters ，decision，head of the army，据此推测，该篇新闻可能涉及到泰国的内乱，当中总理做了一项决定，该决定跟军队首领有关。【听力原文】The Prime Minister of Thailand Abhisit Vejjajiva has put the head of the army in charge of national security as he fights a campaign by opposition protesters demanding that he step down. Mr Abhisit made his decisio
23、n hours after the security forces publicly failed to arrest leaders of the rallies that have paralyzed parts of the capital Bangkok for weeks. Clashes last week during protests left more than 20 people dead. The prime minister said he was appointing the head of the armed forces General Anupong to ta
24、ke charge of national security in order to streamline operations. A government spokesman contacted by the BBC said the general would be better able to deal with what he calls the terrorist threat. “He now has the power to make decisions 【答案解析】1选D。信息辨认题。本题为主旨题，听音时应注意捕捉新闻首句信息。首句提到泰国总理阿披实在抵抗抗议者示威活动时指派军
25、队首领负责全国安全。因此答案为D。2选B。信息辨认题。听音时应注意捕捉军队首领的相关信息。新闻中提到，这位将军能更好地应对他所谓的“恐怖分子威胁” 。他现在已经拥有了直接做决定的权利。人们猜测，安全力量可能在计划另外一场行动，驱逐占领着曼谷商业directly,“ the spokesman said. The move comes amid fevered speculation that the security forces might be planning another operation to evict protesters from the sites they are cu
26、rrently occupying in the commercial heart of Bangkok.中心的抗议者。因此A 、C、D均正确，B在文中未提及，为答案。News Item 2【听前预测】根据题干和选项相关信息可以推测，该篇新闻可能是关于吉尔吉斯斯坦总统巴基耶夫离开国家飞往国外的报道。【听力原文】The President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev has left the country and flown to neighboring Kazakhstan almost a week after his political opponen
27、ts seized power. The authorities in Kazakhstan said his departure had been organized with the help of Russia and the United States. A plane carrying the ousted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev took off from Jalalabad Airport on Thursday evening. Within an hour, the foreign ministry of Kazakhstan i
28、ssued a statement, saying Mr Bakiyev landed in the Kazakh city of Taraz. His departure, the statement said, was a result of negotiations between the US, Russia, Kazakhstan and a number of other international diplomats. And it was done for the prevention of civil war and further unrest in the country
29、.【答案解析】3选B。信息辨认题。听音时应注意捕捉细节信息。新闻中提到，在政治对手夺取权利大约一周之后，总统巴基耶夫在俄罗斯和美国的帮助下于周四晚上飞往邻国哈萨克斯坦。因此A、C 、D均错误，B正确，为答案。News Item 3【听前预测】从各题干和选项获得关键词 plans，space exploration，solar system，并据此推测，本则新闻可能是关于美国新太空探索计划的报道，其中还涉及到对太阳系探索的手段。【听力原文】President Obama has announced plans for new space exploration, saying they coul
30、d lead to landings on an asteroid and the planet Mars within 25 years. Speaking at Cape Canaveral, Mr Obama said he was fully committed to the American space agency NASA despite the coming end of its space shuttle program. President Obama also said he wanted to see a successor developed to the Hubbl
31、e Telescope.“NASA from the start, several months ago when I issued my budget was one of the areas where we didnt just maintain a freeze but we actually increased funding by six billion dollars. By doing that, well ramp up robotic exploration of the solar system, including a 【答案解析】4选A。信息转述题。题干关键词NASA
32、（美国宇航局） 。听音时应注意捕捉NASA 相关信息。根据新闻内容可知，奥巴马打算把新项目交与 NASA，而 NASA 的航天飞机项目即将结束，因此A中 is going to be 错误，为答案。新闻中提到，奥巴马 was fully committed to NASA，B中 enjoys full trust of 正是这一句的同义转述；新闻中还提到，他给 NASA 增加了 60 亿美元的经费，还表示希望看到哈勃望远镜的继任者，因此C、D 也均正确。5选B。信息辨认题。新闻末尾奥巴马提到， “我们将巩固并提高对太阳系的探索，包括对太阳环境的探测，向火星和其他目的地的侦查任务，以及继任哈勃望
33、远镜的高级probe of the suns atmosphere, new scouting missions to Mars and other destinations and an advanced telescope to follow Hubble, allowing us to peer deeper into the universe than ever before.“望远镜，让我们得以对宇宙进行更加深入的探测。 ”因此A 、C、D均正确，A中research 是文中 probe“探索，调查 ”的同义转换。B不是手段，是探索计划的目标，为答案。News Item 4【听前预测
34、】浏览各题干和选项，由关键词 national election，extend，heavily criticized 推测，本则新闻可能是关于苏丹选举投票日期延长及反对者痛斥选举委员会的报道。【听力原文】In Sudan, the national election commission has announced its extending voting for 2 days after logistical problems affected the start of the polls. The election will now end on Thursday. Electoral c
35、ommission had previously acknowledged some technical mistakes on the first day of the vote. Many polling centers did not open on time after electoral material arrived late was wrong. The decision to extend was taken to make sure everyone would be able to vote according to electoral commission. The b
36、odys been heavily criticized in particular by the northern opposition parties and the former southern rebels, the SPLM, many of them have totally or partially boycotted the polls because they believe electoral commission has rigged the polls for president Omar al-Bashir.【答案解析】6选D。信息转述题。听音时注意捕捉北方反对党派
37、和前南方叛军强烈斥责选举委员会并抵制投票的原因。新闻最后一句提出原因：他们认为选举委员会会为总统巴希尔操纵投票。因此可以判断他们认为选举不公平，答案为D。News Item 5【听前预测】从各题干和选项获得关键词 US financial system，reform ，bill ，并据此推测，本则新闻可能是关于美国金融体系改革及改革法案相关信息的报道。【听力原文】President Obama has urged top Republican and Democrat leaders to speed up majority regulatory reforms, major regulato
38、ry reforms of the US financial system, widely seen as his next big political challenge at home. In face to face talks with senior politicians, Mr Obama urged them to approve the reform bill, saying the United States could not afford another financial meltdown. At a news conference in Washington, the
39、 US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner explained why he 【答案解析】7选A。信息辨认题。本题为主旨题，听音时应注意捕捉首句信息。首句提到奥巴马总统敦促共和党和民主党高级领袖加速对美国金融体系进行重大调控改革，因此答案为A“奥巴马急于改革美国的金融体系” 。根据录音可知，B、D是新闻涉及内容，表述也均正确，但不是主旨；C有误，改革法案还未通过。8选B。信息辨认题。听音时应注意捕捉美国财政部长盖特纳的谈话信息。据盖特纳解释，改革法案重要的原因包括：这是改革thought the bill was important.“I think its
40、 a critical moment for reform, a promising moment. A lot of hard work, a lot of progress. Its been two and a half years since this crisis started, more than a year since we first laid out a comprehensive set of reforms and I think we know what we need to know about the choices we face. Its just time
41、 to decide and time to move.“Republican figures said that in its present form, the legislation would only institutionalize the bailing out of failed banks.的关键时刻，充满希望的时刻；自危机开始以来，已经过去两年半的时间，自开展第一次全面改革也已经有一年多的时间；现在应该是决定的时刻，是应该采取行动的时刻。因此A、C 、D均正确，B无中生有，为答案。News Item 6【听前预测】根据各题干和选项相关信息可以推测，本则新闻报道的是希腊国内财
42、政调整以拯救本国经济的措施。【听力原文】The countries using the euro have approved and made public the massive deal aimed at rescuing the Greek economy. It includes a loan package agreed with the International Monetary Fund worth 146 billion dollars over three years. In return, Athens is expected to embark on a program
43、 of severe budget cuts, tax increases and structural reforms. The Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou gave details of some of the cuts and their likely impacts.“The fiscal adjustment includes measures such as reduction in public sector wages, reduction in pensions, trying, however, to pro
44、tect the low paid and the low pensions as well as increases in VAT, increases in other excise taxes. We are fully aware that this is a program that is not gonna be easy. We are absolutely convinced that this is a necessary program.“【答案解析】9选D。信息辨认题。新闻中提到，希腊将大幅消减预算，提高税收并进行结构性改革，因此A、 B、C均正确，D 未提及，为答案。1
45、0选C。信息辨认题。新闻中提到希腊的财政调整包括削减公务员工资，降低养老金；增加增值税和其他消费税；然而却努力保护低收入和低养老金人群。因此只有C有误，为答案。D 中keep unchanged 与文中 protect属同义转述。题里淘金重点词汇News Item 1Rally 集会Bangkok 曼谷News Item 4Sudan 苏丹logistical 后勤的paralyze 使瘫痪streamline 简化使效率更高speculation 推测，猜测evict 驱逐News Item 2Kyrgyzstan 吉尔吉斯斯坦Kazakhstan 哈萨克斯坦departure 离开oust
46、 免某人职；罢黜；剥夺；取代unrest 动乱，动荡News Item 3space exploration 太空探索asteroid 小行星Mars 火星NASA 美国宇航局space shuttle 航天飞机ramp up 增强，提高solar system 太阳系probe 探查，探测scout 侦察telescope 望远镜poll 投票，民意调查boycott 拒绝购买，抵制rig 操纵，垄断News Item 5regulatory 调整的reform 改革meltdown 彻底垮台treasury secretary 财政部长institutionalize 使制度化bailing 摆脱困境( 尤指财务方面)News Item 6International Monetary Fund 国际货币基金组织embark 开始，从事fiscal 国库的，财政的VAT(value added tax)增值税excise tax 消费税
