专业英语四级听力-51

(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)

一、{{B}}PART Ⅰ DICTATION{{/B}}(总题数：1，分数：40.00)

1.Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.

Life Span

（分数：40.00）

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 正确答案：() 解析：[听力原文]

Life Span

About a century ago, /the average life span for Americans was about 50 years. /Today, the typical American lives for around seventy-eight years. /According to a German aging study, /the maximum life span in industrialized countries has increased by two years every decade /since the mid-19th century. /What accounts for such increased longevity? /Between 1900 and 1950, /inventions such as refrigeration and sewage treatment meant that/young people were able to survive longer. /Moreover, medical breakthroughs helped contain diseases/such as some fatal ones that killed many children. /These advances helped increase the average life span. /Medical discoveries after World War II tended to benefit older people. /Treatments for heart disease, /for example, have allowed the elderly to live longer on average. /This means that future medical breakthroughs will result in even longer average life span./

[解析] 这篇听写有一定的难度，整体上句子比较长且多为复合句。不过，在理解大意的基础上如果能迅速地把握关键词life span，就基本能判断文章的主要内容：即随着科学技术日新月异的发展，许多曾影响人类寿命的疾病得到根治，因此人类的寿命大大地延长了。另外，account for是个关键性词组，听懂并快速理解这个词组对把握下面有关人类寿命延长的原因至关重要。此外，要注意refrigeration这个词的拼写。

二、{{B}}PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHENSION{{/B}}(总题数：0，分数：0.00) 三、{{B}}SECTION A CONVERSATIONS{{/B}}(总题数：3，分数：20.00)

In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.

In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.

（分数：6.00）

(1).Why does the woman tell the man the story?

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A. To inform him about a class he missed. B. Because he is eating fish sticks. C. Because she tutors him.

D. To encourage him to eat a healthier lunch.

（分数：2.00） A. B. √ C. D.

解析：[听力原文] W: {{U}}I see you are having the fish for lunch.{{/U}} M: That's right. Fish sticks and tomato soup, my favorites. W: I bet they were frozen. M: What? W: The fish sticks. M: Of course they were frozen. We are hundreds of miles from the Ocean. The cafeteria can't afford to fly in fresh fish. W: I just mentioned it because an anecdote Professor Chambers told me in my American social history class this morning. M: He talked about fish sticks? W: Not exactly. But he did talk about frozen fish. OK, this is back in 1912, right? It's 20 degrees below zero. And this guy Clarence Birdseye's out ice-fishing. M: Where is this, Antarctica? W: No. Massachusetts I think. Anyway he catches a fish and drops it beside him on the ice and it freezes solid. M: So? W: So, {{U}}later at home he thaws out the fish in a bucket of water and it's alive. Of course Birdseye is amazed.{{/U}} But he eventually figures out that the fish froze so fast that no large ice crystals formed. M: What do you mean? W: {{U}}Look, usually when a plant or animal cell freezes, large ice crystals form inside and eventually tear the cell wails. That's what kills the frozen plant or animal. And also what changes the taste of something that's been frozen. But if you freeze something quickly, only very small ice crystals form.{{/U}} So Birdseye invented the process of quick freezing food. M: And that was the beginning of frozen foods? W: Right. [解析] 本题考查原因。根据原文划线部分可知，两人的对话从这个男士正在吃的鱼排展开，谈到了女士的美国社会史教授讲述的冷冻食品的来源。因此B为正确答案。 (2).Why is it important to quick freeze fresh food?

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A. The cells of plants and animals are damaged by slow freezing. B. It saves time in the food production process.

C. It reduces the amount of energy required to freeze the food. D. The food defrosts more quickly.

（分数：2.00） A. √ B. C. D.

解析：[解析] 本题考查原因。根据原文划线部分可知，快速冷冻可以避免慢速冷冻带来的弊端。因此A为正确答案。

(3).What was Clarence Birdseye surprised to learn?

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A. A fish could survive being frozen.

B. The fish were easier to catch in the winter. C. Food can be kept frozen indefinitely.

D. Solutions that freeze slowly form large crystals.

（分数：2.00） A. √ B. C. D.

解析：[解析] 本题考查事实。根据原文划线部分可知，令Birdseye惊奇的是鱼居然还活着。故A为正确答案。

Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.

Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.

（分数：6.00）

(1).What happened after the man built his first computer?

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A. He turned to become an enthusiastic reader.

B. He went on to build a machine for his Junior High School. C. He became obsessed with computer engineering. D. He was brushed by a hook.

（分数：2.00） A. B. C. √ D.

解析：[听力原文] W: What started you in computers? M: I built my first computer when I was in Junior High School. I was an enthusiastic reader, I studied everything I could get my hands on. {{U}}Then I turned to building my own machine. From that point on, I was hooked.{{/U}} W: Where do you see computers as going in the future? M: {{U}}This will be the era of distributed devices,{{/U}} some of which will be in your walls, some of which you will wear, some of which will be in your cars and throughout your house, and maybe one of which will be on your desk. Devices with processors in them will be everywhere, they will be connected, and they will look less like traditional PCs. W: What kind of computer do you have now? M: My primary machine is a heavily loaded PowerMac, which I use to write all my books and to do video editing. I've also got a Toshiba notebook which I use for all my work at the company and for email. W: There are critics who say that technology is dangerous and is moving too fast. What's your reaction? M: {{U}}There is criticism voiced in every generation.{{/U}} One can't stop this kind of progress, so the critics you cite above are cursing the dark. That being said, {{U}}it's important to always consider the implications of the technology we create, for they have social impact.{{/U}} [解析] 本题考查事实。根据原文划线部分可知，这里使用了hook“钩住”一词，因此C为正确答案。 (2).What does the man see the future of computers?

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A. We will always have traditional PCs.

B. We will see PowerMacs getting popular with people. C. Computers will be more friendly.

D. There will be an era of distributed devices.

（分数：2.00） A. B. C. D. √

解析：[解析] 本题考查评价。根据原文划线部分可知，他认为将来的计算机应该是功能化的设备。因此D为正确答案。

(3).What does the man say about the criticism of technology?

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A. We should ignore the criticism.

B. We need to consider what technology may bring us. C. He feels bad about the criticism. D. He thinks the criticism is far-fetched.

（分数：2.00） A. B. √ C. D.

解析：[解析] 本题考查评价。根据原文划线部分可知，男士认为我们需要考虑科技为我们创造了什么。因此B为正确答案。

Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.

Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.

（分数：8.00）

(1).What are speakers mainly discussing?

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A. The effect of the atmosphere on rainfall. B. How conditions on Earth support life. C. How water originated on Earth. D. A new estimate of the age of Earth.

（分数：2.00） A. B. C. √ D.

解析：[听力原文] M: How did you like yesterday's astronomy class? W: It was interesting. But the point she was trying to make seemed a little far-fetched. M: Oh, that new theory that ocean water

came from comets? W: Yeah. Do you remember what it was based on? M: Some recent satellite photos, I think. {{U}}Apparently, space satellites recently detected thousands of small comets colliding with earth's outer atmosphere, almost 40,000 per day.{{/U}} W: Ok, so they collided with the atmosphere. So that's what created the water? M: It's not that the collision created water. {{U}}Comets contain water.{{/U}} They are made up mostly of cosmic dust and water. {{U}}When they collide with the atmosphere, they break up. And the water they contain rains down to earth. Ocean water came from that rain.{{/U}} W: Oh. Well, this morning I asked my geology professor about that. He said that most geologists don't accept it. M: Why not? W: Their research indicates that most of the water molecules from the comet would have burned up as they fell through the atmosphere. Enough rain couldn't have reached the earth to fill up the ocean. M: {{U}}Well, did the geologists have an alternative theory to explain where ocean water came from?{{/U}} W: {{U}}Yeah, he said the more traditional view is that the ocean water came from volcanoes.{{/U}} M: From volcanoes? W: Right. They say volcanic fumes are mostly steam. And they claimed that it was the volcanic steam that created the oceans, not rain from comets. [解析] 本题考查内容大意。两人谈论的是昨天的天文学课上学到的对海洋来源的最新研究成果，重点讨论的是地球上水的来源。因此C为正确答案。 (2).What did recent photographs from a space satellite indicate?

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A. The surface of the ocean is expanding. B. Volcanic activity is increasing.

C. The surface of Earth contains tons of cosmic dust. D. Thousands of comets are colliding with Earth's atmosphere.

（分数：2.00） A. B. C. D. √

解析：[解析] 本题考查事实。根据原文划线部分可知，根据宇宙飞船最近拍摄的照片可知，每天大约有四万个小彗星与地球的外气层相碰撞。因此D为正确答案。

(3).According to the new theory, where did ocean water come?

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A. From disintegrating comets. B. From gases in the atmosphere.

C. From underground water that rose to the surface. D. From water vapor.

（分数：2.00） A. √ B. C. D.

解析：[解析] 本题考查事实。根据原文划线部分可知，当彗星与地球外气层相碰撞时，彗星中包含的水分会落到地球上来。因此A为正确答案。

(4).Which group disagree with the new theory described in the conversation?

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A. Biologists. B. Geologists. C. Oceanographers. D. Astronomers.

（分数：2.00） A. B. √ C. D.

解析：[解析] 本题考查事实。根据原文划线部分可知，他的地理学教授说大部分地理学家不赞成这一说法。因此B为正确答案。

四、{{B}}SECTION B PASSAGES{{/B}}(总题数：3，分数：20.00)

In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.

In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.

（分数：6.00）

(1).The speaker tells the students that they are not likely to succeed if they ______.

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A. are too selfish

B. do everything as others do C. are not greedy enough D. don't get a right degree

（分数：2.00） A. B. √ C. D.

解析：[听力原文] As you know, there are too many students today who is trying to crack the puzzle of career success, do all the right things, like going to the right school, studying the right things and getting the right grades. To some extent, every student in this room is doing that. I want you to promise yourself that, after tonight, you'll spend a little more time being selfish. {{U}}Because if there isn't some \"me\" time in the equation, you won't be successful.{{/U}} The other thing you have to do to succeed in meeting your career goals is to be prepared for a lifetime of learning. You could not think that your education is finished once you get your degree (or degrees), even if your degree is from a good school like the University of Minnesota. {{U}}This learning can involve formal training: participation in teams or task forces or new

assignments.{{/U}} Companies today cannot be competitive in the global marketplace, unless all their people renew their old skills and develop new ones. You need to be willing to leave your comfort zone. {{U}}As Alvin Toffler said, \"The illiterate of the future are not those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.\"{{/U}} [解析] 推理排除题。根据原文划线部分可知，每个人都应该有自己独特的地方，如果总是跟在别人的身后，就很难成功，因此B为正确答案。

(2).In the speaker's opinion, learning does NOT include ______.

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A. participating in new assignments B. developing new skills C. renewing skills

D. going to the right school

（分数：2.00） A. B. C. D. √

解析：[解析] 语义理解题。根据原文划线部分可知，学习可包括加入新的任务活动、掌握新技能并更新已具备的技能。因此答案为D。

(3).The illiterate of the future refers to those people who can't ______.

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A. renew their knowledge B. forget the old knowledge C. know what they are doing D. read or write

（分数：2.00） A. √ B. C. D.

解析：[解析] 推理排除题。原文划线部分引用了Alvin Toffler的一句话：以后的文盲就是指那些不能更新知识的人，因此A为正确答案。

Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.

Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.

（分数：8.00）

(1).When was the first actual radio broadcast made?

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A. On Christmas Eve of 1906. B. On Christmas Eve of 1960. C. On Christmas Eve of 1895. D. On Christmas Eve of 1859.

（分数：2.00） A. √ B. C. D.

解析：[听力原文] It was an Italian inventor who created the first wireless device for sending out radio signals in 1895. But not until the American inventor Lee De Forest built the first

amplifying vacuum tube in 1906 did we get the first radio as we know it. {{U}}And the first actual radio broadcast was made on Christmas Eve of 1906.{{/U}} That's when someone working from an experimental station in Brand Rock, Massachusetts, arranged the program of two short musical selections, a poem and a brief holiday greeting. The broadcast was heard by wireless operators on ships with a radio through several hundred miles. {{U}}The following year, De Forest began regular radio broadcasts in New York.{{/U}} These programs were similar to much of what we hear on the radio today in that De Forest played only music. But because there were still no home radio receivers, De Forest's audience consisted of only wireless operators on ships in New York harbor. There is no doubt that radio broadcasting was quite a novelty in those days. But it took a while to catch on commercially. Why? {{U}}For the simple fact that only a few people, in fact, only those who tinkered with wireless telegraphs as a hobby, owned receivers.{{/U}} It wasn't until the 1920's that someone envisioned mass appeal for radio. {{U}}This was radio pioneer, David Sarnoff, who predicted that one day there would be a radio receiver in every home.{{/U}} [解析] 情景事实题。根据原文划线部分可知，真正能用来广播的装置是De Forest于1906年圣诞夜时做成的。因此A为正确答案。

(2).Where did De Forest begin regular radio broadcasts?

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A. In Massachusetts. B. On ships. C. In New York.

D. On ships in New York harbor.

（分数：2.00） A. B. C. √ D.

解析：[解析] 情景事实题。根据原文划线部分可知，De Forest在纽约开始了常规的广播。因此C为正确答案。

(3).According to the passage, who owned receivers in the early days of radio?

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A. Military communications officers.

B. People who treated radio technology as a hobby. C. People who lived in big cities. D. People with an interest in music.

（分数：2.00） A. B. √ C. D.

解析：[解析] 语义理解题。根据原文划线部分可知，原因很简单，只有那些喜爱无线电的人才有接收机。因此B为正确答案。

(4).According to the passage, what did David Sarnoff predict about radios?

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A. They would get smaller in size. B. Their signals would travel further.

C. They would become less popular than television. D. They would be common household items.

（分数：2.00） A. B. C. D. √

解析：[解析] 语义理解题。根据原文划线部分可知，David Sarnoff预测，总有一天，每个家庭都将拥有无线电收音机。因此D为正确答案。

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.

（分数：6.00）

(1).According to the passage, what were the beliefs of the Greek philosophers based upon?

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A. How the natural world was described in Greek mythology. B. What they observed directly.

C. The writings of philosophers from other societies. D. Measurements made with scientific instruments.

（分数：2.00） A. B. √ C. D.

解析：[听力原文] In ancient times, many people believed the earth was a flat disc. Well over 2,000 years ago, the ancient Greek philosophers were able to put forward two good arguments proving that it was not. {{U}}Direct observations of heavenly bodies was the basis of both these arguments.{{/U}} First, the Greeks knew that during eclipses of the moon, the earth was between the sun and the moon, and they saw that during these eclipses, the earth's shadow on the moon was always round, they realized that this could be true only if the earth was spherical. If the earth were a flat disc, then its shadow during eclipses would not be a perfect circle, it would be stretched out into a long ellipse. The second argument was based on what the Greeks saw during their travels. {{U}}They noticed that the North Star, or Polaris, appeared lower in the sky when they traveled south, in more northerly regions, the North Star appeared to them to be much higher in the sky.{{/U}} By the way, it was also from this difference in the apparent position of the North Star that the Greeks first calculate the approximate distance around the circumference of the earth, {{U}}a figure recorded in ancient documents says 400,000 stadia, that's the plural of the word stadium. Today, it's not known exactly what length one stadium represents, but let's say it was about 200 meters. It's a very good estimate for those writing so long before even the first telescope was invented.{{/U}} [解析] 语义理解题。讲话者一开始讲到2000年以前，人们就地球到底是圆形的平面还是一个立体的圆球进行了争论，原文划线部分表明，双方的观察都是基于肉眼直接观察的结果。因此B正确。

(2).What does the speaker say about ancient Greeks who traveled south?

 A. They noticed an apparent change in the position of the North Star.

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B. They observed eclipses at different times of the year.

C. They were the first to estimate the distance between heavenly bodies. D. They wanted to prove that the Earth was flat.

（分数：2.00） A. √ B. C. D.

解析：[解析] 语义理解题。根据原文划线部分可知，希腊人在旅行的时候发现，当他们在南方的时候，北极星在天空中的位置相对较低，而在北方地区的时候，北极星的位置就要高一些。由此可知，他们观察到的是北极星位置的改变。因此A为正确答案。

(3).What does the speaker say the term stadium refers to?

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A. A place for making astronomical observations. B. An instrument used for observing stars. C. A unit of measurement. D. The North Star.

（分数：2.00） A. B. C. √ D.

解析：[解析] 语义理解题。根据北极星位置的明显不同，希腊人第一次计算出了地球周长的大致距离，原文划线部分意为，根据古代的文献记载是40万视距，“视距”是大型露天体育场的复数形式。今天，大约一般的体育场的周长大约是200米。这在第一台望远镜还没有发明的时候，希腊人的这个估计还是非常准确的。因此C为正确答案，即这是一个古代希腊的度量单位。

五、{{B}}SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST{{/B}}(总题数：5，分数：20.00)

In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.

In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.

（分数：4.00）

(1).Where does the Tropical storm make landfall?

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A. In Escambia County. B. Along the Gulf Coast. C. In pensacola area.

D. Along the Mexican Gulf Coast.

（分数：2.00） A. B. √ C. D.

解析：[听力原文] {{U}}Tropical storm Arlene has weakened somewhat after making landfall this afternoon along the Gulf Coast.{{/U}} But the storm is still hitting the region with strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical storm Arlene followed a path similar to that of devastating hurricane Ivan, but it packed much less punch. Shortly after coming ashore, Arlene sustained winds of 50 miles per hour, down from 70 miles an hour earlier in the day. Escambia County spokeswoman Sonya Smith says despite some beach erosion and heavy rainfall, it appears the Pensacola area experienced little additional damage. We actually anticipated a lot more road flooding; we actually anticipated a lot more problems than what we've had. We actually expected debris even to be a problem, and we just have not had that. {{U}}In the meantime, Smith says evacuated residents are being allowed to return home tonight.{{/U}} [解析] 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。根据原文划线部分可知，今天下午热带风暴在海湾地区登陆后就有所减弱。因此B为正确答案。 (2).Who are allowed to return home tonight?

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A. The evacuated residents.

B. Escambia County spokeswoman Sonya Smith. C. People who fight hurricane. D. People who fight tropical storm.

（分数：2.00） A. √ B. C. D.

解析：[解析] 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。根据原文划线部分可知，新闻发言人说撤离疏散的居民今晚就可以回家了。因此A为正确答案。

Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.

Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.

（分数：4.00）

(1).Until January 1st, Congress and the President have to agree on the plan to ______.

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A. cut the government's spending B. decrease the country's debt C. lower taxes for all Americans D. reduce the poverty rate

（分数：2.00） A. B. √

C. D.

解析：[听力原文] US government is getting closer to the edge of the fiscal cliff. {{U}}Congress and the President have until January 1 st to agree on the plan to lower the country's debt.{{/U}} If they don't come up with a deal, we know that taxes will go up for all Americans, and government spending will also get cut. Ted Rowlands looks at what that might mean for one city. {{U}}First and foremost, if Congress doesn't act, defense spending will be slashed by 55 million next year and 450 billion over ten years.{{/U}} Next, is healthcare. If Congress doesn't act, Medicare payment will initially drop by two percent. There is a cut to public education, which the National School Board Association said could have a profound effect if Congress doesn't act. And there are potential cuts to social services. More than 12 percent of Rock Island's population lives below the poverty line. And of course, there are the tax hikes. [解析] 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由原文划线部分可知，1月1日之前，国会和总统不得不就减少国家债务的计划达成一致协议。因此B为正确答案。

(2).What will happen if the Congress doesn't act?

   

A. Medicare payment will drop sharply by 10%. B. Many cities will be able to pay its debts. C. Defense spending will be decreased. D. More families will go hiking.

（分数：2.00） A. B. C. √ D.

解析：[解析] 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由原文划线部分可知，如果国会和总统不采取有效措施的话，首当其冲受到影响的就是国防开支，下一年度美国的国防开支将减少550亿美元。因此C为正确答案。

Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.

Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.

（分数：4.00）

(1).What is the main idea of the news item?

   

A. A fire broke out when people were busy scooping up the petrol. B. More than 100 people were engulfed by flames. C. A fire caused by gas spill put 57 people to death.

D. As the petrol started to spill, local people ran up with cans to collect it.

（分数：2.00） A. B. C. √ D.

解析：[听力原文] {{U}}Petrol spilling from a fuel tanker burst into flames in Pakistan's central Punjab Province yesterday, burning at least 57 people to death as they tried to scoop it up.{{/U}} About 60 others were injured in the blaze at a rural bus station near the central Punjab town of Jhang. As the petrol started to spill, local residents ran up with cans to collect the liquid, a witness said. \"More than 100 people were busy filling their cans when suddenly the fire broke out and all of them were engulfed by flames,\" he said. {{U}}Some reporters returning from the site said 86 people were killed, but Jhang district administration officials put the death toll at 57.{{/U}} [解析] 本题考查对新闻大意的把握。根据原文划线部分可知，巴基斯坦发生一起因汽油泄漏而引起的火灾，导致57人丧生。故C为正确答案。

(2).According to the officials, the total death is ______.

   

A. 57 B. 60 C. 86 D. 67

（分数：2.00） A. √ B. C. D.

解析：[解析] 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。根据原文划线部分可知，一些从当地发回的报道说有86人死亡；官方统计数字是57人死亡。由此A为正确答案。

Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.

Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.

（分数：4.00）

(1).What caused the collapse of the Dutch government?

   

A. The disagreement over policies on Afghanistan. B. The disagreement over policies on NATO. C. The disagreement between PM and the queen. D. The disagreement between PM and labor party.

（分数：2.00） A. √ B. C. D.

解析：[听力原文] {{U}}The Netherlands is to hold a general election on 9 June, following the government's collapse at the weekend in a row over Afghanistan. Disagreements within the governing coalition on extending troop deployments in Afghanistan led to the Labour Party withdrawing.{{/U}} {{U}}PM Jan Peter Balkenende had been considering a NATO request for Dutch forces to stay on beyond August 2010. He will stay on as part of a caretaker government dealing with urgent matters.{{/U}}

\"The queen has asked the outgoing cabinet to facilitate the dissolution of the lower house (of parliament) in the short term so that elections can be held on 9 June,\" the government communications service said in a statement. [解析] 本题考查对新闻内容的理解。由原文划线部分可知，政府解体的主要原因是在对阿富汗派兵问题上产生了分歧，导致工党退出。因此A为正确答案。 (2).Who is in charge for now in case of emergency?

   

A. The Labour Party. B. The Prime Minister. C. The queen. D. NATO.

（分数：2.00） A. B. √ C. D.

解析：[解析] 本题考查对新闻内容的理解。由原文划线部分可知，虽然政府已经解体，但目前总理仍然坚守在岗位上，以防有紧急事件发生。因此B为正确答案。

Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.

Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.

（分数：4.00）

(1).What's announced by Harvard President?

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A. A plan to improve female's aptitude for science. B. A plan to improve conditions for scientists. C. A plan to improve the conditions of the university. D. A plan to improve conditions for female scientists.

（分数：2.00） A. B. C. D. √

解析：[听力原文] {{U}}Harvard President Lawrence Summers announced a plan today to improve conditions for female scientists at the university.{{/U}} {{U}}Summers said Harvard would spend fifty million dollars over the next ten years to implement the recommendations of two committees that had been studying the issue since February.{{/U}} Summers has been under fire since he made remarks suggesting that women may not have the aptitude for science and mathematics that men have. [解析] 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。原文划线部分点出了本段新闻的大意：哈佛校长宣布了改善校内女科学家条件的计划。因此D为正确答案。 (2).How much might the plan cost?

 A. Fifteen million dollars.

  

B. Five million dollars. C. Fifty million dollars. D. Fifty-five million dollars.

（分数：2.00） A. B. C. √ D.

解析：[解析] 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。新闻中只提到一个数字，即原文划线部分中：校长称未来十年内将花费5000万美元。所以C为正确答案。