单选题 Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
More than 2,000 Japanese cars worth over 4 billion Kenyan shillings have been seized at the port in Mombasa because they were more than eight years old when they arrived in the country. Destroying the vehicles will "send a strong message to those violating regulations", says Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Mumo Matemu.
Kenya is a big market for second-hand Japanese cars, because both countries drive on the left. In 2013, nearly 52000vehicles were exported to Kenya, Japanese customs figures show.
Kenya retains the services of an independent Japanese company to inspect all used vehicles heading to its ports. But the government says it is unclear how the 2,000 seized cars were cleared by the Kenya Revenue Authority, the country"s tax agency.

Why have over 2,000 Japanese cars been seized at the port in Mombasa?

[解析] 选项均为以they开头的句子,其中的not inspected,violated regulations,too old和arrived…late表明,本题可能考查与they相关的事情没有做成的原因。新闻开头提到,价值40多亿肯尼亚先令的2000多辆日本汽车在蒙巴萨港被扣留,因为它们到达该国家(肯尼亚)时已经8岁了。由此可知,2000多辆日本汽车被扣留是因为它们太老了,故答案为C。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
What do we learn about Kenya from the news item?

[解析] 选项中的drivers of it,以及重复出现的主语it,drive,(used)cars,vehicles,a big market for Japanese…和imports…from Japan表明,本题可能考查某国从日本进口汽车的情况,可能涉及市场情况。新闻中提到,肯尼亚是日本二手车的一个大市场,B为新闻中信息的同义转述,used对应新闻中的second-hand。