【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
USTE Ron Kirk met with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key July 22 to discuss trade issues, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, and the Doha Development Agenda of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In particular, Kirk and Key reviewed progress in the TPP negotiations following the seventh round of talks held June 15-24 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The TPP, created in 2006 by Singapore, New Zealand and Chile, aims to promote regionwide economic cooperation. Officials from the eight current TPP member economies— Australia, Brunei, Chile, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam and the United States—aim to revise and extend the TPP to reflect 21st-century trade standards, which include ensuring worker rights and protecting the environment. Kirk and Key also discussed the close working relationship between the United States and New Zealand in APEC and agreed to continue to work closely on issues of mutual importance throughout APEC negotiations.

[解析] 本题出题点在目的状语处。新闻开头提到7月22日，美国贸易代表罗恩·柯克(Ron Kirk)会晤新西兰总理约翰·基(John Key)，讨论跨太平洋伙伴关系(Trans-Pacific Partnership)的谈判、亚太经合组织(APEC)论坛和世界贸易组织(WTO)多哈发展议程(Doha Development Agenda)等一系列贸易问题，故选B。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 本题出题点在细节处。新闻提到为促进全地区的经济合作，新加坡(Singapore)、新西兰(New Zealand)和智利(Chile)三国于2006年建立跨太平洋伙伴关系，现有八个成员国经济体——澳大利亚(Australia)、文莱(Brunei)、智利、新西兰、秘鲁(Peru)、新加坡、越南和美国，故选A。