单选题
单选题 What is the main idea of the news item?
  • A. Sri Lanka has two versions of national anthem.
  • B. Sri Lanka has abolished one of the two national anthems.
  • C. Sri Lanka experienced a civil war not long ago.
  • D. The president of Sri Lanka calls for unity among the whole country.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] The Sri Lankan cabinet has abolished the Tamil version of the country's national anthem, saying it must be sung now only in the language of the Sinhalese majority. The Tamil version had been in use mainly in the north and east where most Tamils live. President Mahinda Rajapaksa said to have a version in Sinhala and Tamil was a shortcoming that needed to be rectified. Everyone should think of Sri Lanka as one country. The decision came 18 months after the civil war ended with the defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels, who fought for an independent Tamil state. The Tamil anthem was an exact translation of the Sinhala version, sung to the same tune, and had been in use since Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948. 主旨题。听音时注意捕捉新闻开头信息。新闻首句即提到,斯里兰卡内阁宣布泰米尔版的国歌作废,称国歌现在只能用多数派的僧伽罗语演唱。因此答案为B。选项A、C、D表述均符合新闻内容,但不是新闻主旨。
单选题 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
  • A. Sri Lanka got its independence in 1948.
  • B. Tamil Tiger rebels were defeated in the civil war.
  • C. Having two versions of national anthem is not helpful to national unity.
  • D. The Sinhala version of the anthem was used mainly in the north and east.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】信息辨认题。根据新闻内容可知,泰米尔版本的国歌主要在大部分泰米尔人居住的北部和东部演唱;斯里兰卡总统马欣达·拉贾帕克萨表示,同时拥有僧伽罗语和泰米尔语的国歌是一种缺陷(shortcoming);泰米尔猛虎组织希望能够成立独立的泰米尔国家,内战以他们的失败告终;泰米尔版本的国歌自1948年斯里兰卡独立以来一直付诸使用。由此可以推断,选项D错误,其他三项均正确。
单选题 According to the Canadian scientists, the Africans
  • A. are too poor to solve health problems.
  • B. are unable to put their ideas in health problems into practice.
  • C. are badly in need of money to support their health innovation.
  • D. are talented especially in diagnosing parasitic diseases and malaria.
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【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] A study by Canadian scientists says people in Africa are brimming with clever and cheap ideas to help solve health problems but rarely get the support they need to make them a success. The scientists say it's not just a question of money. When it comes to health innovations, says the study, Africa's got talent. The trouble is many of the brightest ideas are left languishing in the laboratory. In Ghana, for example, there's a simple test to diagnose a parasitic disease that's prevalent across Africa and a herbal medicine for malaria; Nigeria has an effective drug for tackling sickle-cell anaemia. But such innovations have not been nurtured and have failed to become commercial products. Homegrown scientists and entrepreneurs have the answer, says the study. With the right backing they could save millions of African lives. 信息转述题。根据新闻内容可知,加拿大科学家发现非洲人有很多聪明且成本低廉的想法能够解决健康问题,但是却没有所需的支持,导致这些想法只能停留在实验室,健康创新没有变成商业产品。选项B是这一内容的概括总结,故正确,同时判断A错误。新闻中明确指出这不只是钱的问题,C属于过度推断。新闻中虽然列举到加纳有一种诊断寄生虫疾病和疟疾的方法,但未指出非洲人在这方面特别有天赋,D中especially也属于过度推断。因此答案为B。