单选题 In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Questions 21 to 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the news.
单选题 Where should the food aid be delivered to?
  • A.Somalia.
  • B.The United Nations.
  • C.Corrupt contractors.
  • D.Islamist workers.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文] A United Nations report says tip to half the food aid to Somalia is routinely diverted to corrupt contractors, Islamist militants and local UN workers. It blames the problem on the distribution system run by the UN's World Food Program, or WFP. The report notes that agency contracts for food transport are awarded to a few powerful individuals who operate cartels that sell the food illegally. Truck drivers and militants controlling different areas also get paid off. The report's criticism of WFP is unusually strong, it even recommends an independent investigation into the agency's Somali operation. [解析] 本题问的是“用于支援的食物应该运往何处”。新闻开头就提到...the food aid to Somalia...由此可见，A与原文相符。
单选题 Who is to blame for the problem?
  • A.The transporters.
  • B.The distribution system.
  • C.The agency contracts.
  • D.Few powerful individuals.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] blame为解题的关键。由新闻中提到的It blames the problem on the distribution system...可知，B为本题答案。其他项都是原文提到的内容，但与本题无关。
单选题 What does the report recommend?
  • A.Selling the food.
  • B.Government controlling.
  • C.A penalty.
  • D.An independent investigation.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题关键词为recommend。由新闻结尾提到的it even recommends an independent investigation...即可确定D为本题答案。