单选题 In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Question 21 to 22 are based on the follwing news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.

单选题 Why did the European Central Bank decrease its main interest rate?

A.Because Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average became lower in afternoon trading.
B.Because it wanted to reduce the side effects of the recession.
C.Because financially stranded banks wanted more help from the government.
D.Because the institution's governing council agreed to do so.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] Another major interest rate cut in Europe has failed to rally world markets. The latest U.S. jobless indicator sent Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average lower in afternoon trading. But, U.S. stock market indexes rallied to finish higher at the close of trading Thursday, on hopes that the government will extend more help to struggling banks. {{U}}Hoping to stem the effects of a deepening recession, the European Central Bank cut its main interest rate by half a point to two percent{{/U}}. Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said the decision was approved {{U}}unanimously by the institution's governing council.{{/U}} [解析] 推断题。新闻中的“欧洲中心银行降息以期能遏制经济形式的恶化”与选项B“想减少经济危机带来的负面影响”属于同义转述。A是美国股市的信息，与题干无关。C“经济有困难的银行想要更多政府援助”也不是降息的原因。D项只是降息的必要条件，而不是原因。

单选题 According to the news item, which of the following is INCORRECT?

A.Cutting down the interest rate couldn't save the world markets.
B.Wall Street's Dow Jones industrial Average was affected by unemployment indicator.
C.European Central Bank tried to alleviate the effects of the deteriorating economy situation.
D.Central Bank's decision was passed anonymously.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。新闻在讲述“通过中央银行的决定”时用的词是unanimously，而不是anonymously。二者虽然读音相近，但是意思相差很远。故答案为D。

单选题 Question 23 is based on the follwing news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news.
According to the news item, the WinSenga app ______.

A.was created mainly with the three students own money.
B.came from the idea of a student's female family member.
C.may be helpful for countryside women during pregnancy.
D.won't compete with Microsoft's product Windows.

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【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] {{U}}Three university students in Uganda have created a smartphone application that may help improve health care for pregnant women in rural areas.{{/U}} Joshua Okello and two other students at Makerere University in Kampal created the app last year. They call it WinSenga—"senga" is the local word used to describe a female family member who helps a woman during pregnancy. The "Win" in the name comes from the Microsoft product Windows. Last year, the computer software company gave Mr. Okello and his partners $50,000 to continue development on the WinSenga app. [解析] 细节题。新闻开头提到，乌干达的三个大学生开发了一款手机软件，可以帮助改善农村地区孕妇的健康护理状况。从下文可知，这款手机软件叫WinSenga，由此可知，WinSenga可能会对怀孕中的农村妇女有帮助，故答案为C。