单选题
单选题 What is the objective of the agreement Boreal Forest Conservation Framework?
  • A. To protect the forest in Canada.
  • B. To promote industrial development.
  • C. To develop agriculture.
  • D. To enhance law enforcement.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文] {{U}}A coalition of industry, native communities, and environmental groups has reached an agreement to protect the world's largest intact forest in Canada{{/U}}. The Boreal Forest makes up more than half of Canada, and under a new agreement, least half of it would be off limits to any industrial development—logging, oil and gas exploration, or agriculture. The remaining half would be open to development under strict conditions. {{U}}The agreement called the Boreal Forest Conservation Framework has been in the works for three years and lacks the force of law{{/U}}, but Canada's leading industries say they're committed to the deal. [解析] 主旨大意题。新闻在导语部分对该项协议的目的做了简单的概括:一个由工业、当地社区组织和环保团体组成的联盟达成了一项旨在保护加拿大境内世界上最大的原始森林的倡议。这一点听起来很明确,所以正确选项为A。
单选题 What industrial development is illegal according to the agreement?
  • A. Logging and oil.
  • B. Gas exploration and agriculture.
  • C. No industrial development.
  • D. Any industrial development.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节判断题。这道题的设置方式具有一定的迷惑性。尽管新闻中提到协议规定为了保护森林不能进行任何工业或农业开发,但是更重要的一点在于新闻结尾处谈到该协议的性质时,明确表示“协议不具有法律效力”,所以A、B两项是迷惑项,只有选项C才是正确答案。