新聞聽力考查重點，簡言之，爲“3W”，即：時間(when)、事(what)以及原因(why)。除此之外，聽力中涉及到的數字，名詞都需要注意到，尤其會在細節題會考到。以下是yjbys網小編整理的關於英語四級新聞聽力模擬試題，供大家備考。
1. A) Terrorists fought with Government troops.
B) Thai troops killed terrorists.
C) There were shootings.
D) There were explosions.
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.
1. A) Terrorists fought with Government troops. B) Thai troops killed terrorists. C) There were shootings. D) There were explosions. | A)反對分子與政府軍隊開戰。 B)泰國軍方殺死了反對分子。 C) 發生了槍擊案。 D) 發生了爆炸。 | |
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) 穆斯林要求獨立。 B) 泰國軍隊已經被派往那裏。 C) 約有2000 人喪生。 D) 自從2004 年以來已有多起爆炸發生。 | |
【聽前預測】 1. 四個選項都與發生的暴力事件有關，題目可能考查新聞中發生的具體事件。 2. 四個選項都涉及暴力事件的具體信息，題目可能考查事件發生的原因。 | ||
[1] The New Year celebration in Thailandwas shattered by violence, when nine bombsexploded across Bangkok around e Thai citizens were killed and more than 30 injured. No terrorist group claimedresponsibility for the bombings by 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，當九枚炸彈在曼 谷各地爆炸的時候，泰國的新年 慶祝活動被暴力破壞了。三名泰 國公民喪生，超過30 人在爆炸中 受傷。沒有反對組織聲稱對週二 發生的這次爆炸負責。一些人認 爲爆炸是穆斯林分裂分子所爲。 爆炸和槍擊事件幾乎每天都在泰 國最南部的三個省發生。[2] 在 也拉、那拉提瓦和北大年，穆斯 林人口占主導地位，他們長期抱 怨在大部分是佛教的國家中受到 了忽視和歧視。他們一直要求獨 立，成立一個穆斯林國家。自2004 年來，叛亂者在南部發起了多起襲擊，超過1,900 人在此喪生。 儘管已有數千只軍隊被派往南部 地區，泰國政府仍無力鎮壓暴力活動。 | |
1. What happened during the New Yearcelebration in Thailand? 2. What has led to the violent situation in thesouth of Thailand? | 1. 泰國在新年慶祝時發生了什麼事？ 2. 是什麼導致了泰國南部地區的暴力情形？ | |
【解析】 1. 題目考查泰國新年慶祝時發生的事件。文章首句提到在午夜當九枚炸彈在曼谷各地爆炸的時候，泰國的新年慶祝活動被暴力破壞了。即在新年慶祝時發生了爆炸，故正確答案爲D 選項。 2. 題目考查導致泰國南部地區出現暴力情形的原因。文章中提到穆斯林長期抱怨在大部分是佛教的國家中受到了忽視和歧視，並一直要求獨立，成立一個穆斯林國家。即導致暴力事件出現的原因是穆斯林要求獨立，故正確答案爲A 選項。 | ||
3. A) 17 B) 24 C) 21 D.41
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.
3. A) 17B) 24C) 21D) 41 | 3. A) 17B) 24C) 21D) 41 |
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) 救援工作涉及許多人。 B) 引起爆炸的原因已確定。 C) 救援工作在週四停止。 D) 爆炸沒有摧毀建築物。 |
【聽前預測】 3. 四個選項均爲數字，題目可能考查具體的數字信息，聽音時要重點關注文中出現的數字。 4. 四個選項都涉及事故的細節，題目可能考查某事故的細節信息。 | |
[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] 官方稱週四有數千名工作人員，涌入烏克蘭南部的一座五層公寓中，在一系列爆炸把其夷爲平地後。根據烏克蘭緊急情況部的發言人Igor Krol 稱，週三晚上發生在葉夫帕托裏亞的黑海度假村的爆炸造成17 人死亡，另有24 人失蹤。 [4] 已有21 人得到救援。 [3] Krol 說：“我們現在正在調查爆炸發生的所有可能的原因。” 烏克蘭緊急情況部部長Volodymiyr Shandra 告訴當地媒體，可能是儲存在大樓地下室的氧氣罐引發了這次爆炸。電視片段顯示救援人員試圖救出被埋在倒塌廢墟底部的人，其他的一些人通過電線、建築鋼筋和石柱掙扎爬出來。 |
3. How many people were rescued from the apartment building? 4. Which of the following details in the news is CORRECT? | 3. 有多少人在公寓中獲救？ 4. 下面哪一個細節在新聞中是正確的？ |
【解析】 3. 題目考查在公寓中獲救的人數。文中提到已有21 人得到救援，故正確選項爲C 選項。 4. 題目考查新聞中的細節。文中開篇提到爆炸後有數千名工作人員涌入烏克蘭南部的一座五層公寓中。即有大量人員參與救援，故正確答案爲A 選項。 | |
5. A) Labor Department officials. B) Civilians. C) Lawmakers. D) The army.
6. A) 0.3% B) 3% C) 9.7% D) 10%
7. A) negative B) positive C) hopeless D) enlightening
5. A) Labor Department officials.B) Civilians. C) Lawmakers.D) The army. | A) 勞動部官員。B) 平民百姓。C) 立法者。 D) 軍隊。 |
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) 消極的B) 積極的C) 絕望的D) 有啓發的 |
【聽前預測】 5. 四個選項均爲表達人物身份的名詞，題目可能考查某一具體事件的實施者。 6. 四個選項均爲百分比，題目可能考查某一具體事件的百分比。 7. 四個選項均爲表示態度的詞，題目可能考查某人對某事件的態度。 | |
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. | 總統巴拉克·稱，週五發佈的關於美國失業率新聞帶來了希望但並不值得慶祝。 [5] 總統正要求立法者支持他所稱能夠增加僱用的項目。 [6] 一月份，全國的'失業率是9.7%，下降了0.3%，達到五個月內的最低值。但是，勞動部稱上個月超過20,000 份的工作被減少了。總統說這是朝着正確的方向邁出的一小步。 他說：“[7] 這些數字顯示了積極的變 化，我們有理由滿懷希望，但不是慶祝，因爲我們有太多的鄰居、朋友和家人仍處於失業中。” |
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. 下面哪類人被要求支持增加僱傭的項目？ 6. 一月份美國失業率減少到了多少？ 7. 總統對上個月失業數字的評論是什麼？ |
【解析】 5. 題目考查支持增加僱傭項目的人羣。文章提到總統正在要求立法者支持他所稱能夠增加僱傭的項目。根據“所聽即所得”原則，故正確答案爲C 選項。 6. 題目考查一月份美國失業率。文章提到一月份全國的失業率是9.7%，故正確 答案爲C 選項。 7. 題目考查總統對於上個月失業數字的評價。文章末尾提到總統說這些 數字顯示了積極的變化，我們有理由滿懷希望。即保持積極的態度，故正確答案 爲B 選項。 | |
