判断题
Besera Kostava is the master of ceremonies for the concert.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
To welcome the new UN Secretary General Ban Kin-Moon, renowned Italian composer Alio Maricoli held his first American concert at the United Nations. In this report by Besera Kostava, the master of ceremonies, UN media chief Ahmad Southi, takes us through the highlights of this historical event.
[难点] “In this report by Besera Kostava, the master of ceremonies, UN media chief Ahmad Southi”中提到了两个人名，很容易把“Besera Kostava”，误解为“the master of ceremonies”。
判断题
The economy is very healthy because all of the economic numbers look good.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
We forget sometimes we have some good news to report on now and again. The good news is the economy is robust strong, moving in the right direction, and all of the numbers look good. We have the privilege now to talk with Alan Holbert, who is the assistant to the President for economic policy.
[难点] “The good news is the economy is robust strong, moving in the right direction, and all of the numbers look good Robust strong”就是指经济健康运行，“all of the numbers look good”可理解为推导出经济健康运行的根据。
判断题
The funds to expand alternative energy research are 2,700 million dollars, a 53 percent increase over the 2006 funding level.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
The budget proposes $2.7 billion to expand alternative energy research, a 53 percent increase over the 2006 funding level. These funds will support further research into cellulosic ethanol, which can be produced from sources like wood chips and grasses.
[难点] “The budget proposes $2.7 billion to expand alternative energy research, a 53 percent increase over the 2006 funding level.”一句中，关键是理解数字。
判断题
An original mechanism to deal with conflicts is established in order to prevent overspilling of conflicts from one country into another country.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
There are countries that are stable and have no conflicts. But we all know that if there is conflict in one country, and that conflict overspills to another country, so it's an achievement that we have set in place an original mechanism to. deal with this.
[难点] 在“an original mechanism to deal with this”中，重点是知道“this”指前面句子所说的战乱从一国蔓延到另一国的事实。
判断题
The new LIN Secretary General is already on the mission before he takes office.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
The former foreign minister of South Korea, Ban Kin-moon was sworn in as the next UN Secretary General on Thursday morning. Even though he takes office on January 1st, Mr. Ban said he was already on the mission.
[难点] “Even though he takes office on January 1st, Mr. Ban said he was already on the mission．一句中，“even though”隐藏的含义结合“already”的词义，我们可推测出“take office”这个事实发生在“on the mission”这个事实之后。