Which one below is correct?

A、 Birth rates in the US are soaring up in recent years.
B、 Birth rates have reached the lowest point in the US.
C、 Teenage pregnancies have gone down to historic lows in the US.
D、 The report shows the birth rates in the US in the past 10 years.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：新闻开头便指出美国的人口出生率持续下降，指出这在很大程度上是因为“a steepslide in teenage pregnancies down to historic lows”，可见美国的青少年怀孕比率降至历史最低点，因此C项正确。

单选题 What can be inferred from the news?

A、 US government has absolute trust in Baucus.
B、 The pick may enable the White House to take more control of the US-China relationship.
C、 Baucus is incompetent in the position.
D、 Baucus is predicted to be stronger in ability than his predecessors.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：新闻中指出Max Baucus将成为美国下一任驻华大使，提到“提名鲍卡斯是个有趣的(选择)，毕竟中美安全竞赛愈演愈烈，而鲍卡斯在安全问题上并没有什么经验”，最后指出虽然鲍卡斯定会恶补安全事务，但“he’s probably less likely than his predecessors to interfere with the White House and the Pentagon on military or political issues”，可见Max Baucus出任驻华大使可能使白宫对中美关系拥有更多控制权。故B项正确。

单选题 Why does BBC Trust support Radio I's decision to cut down the song Ding Dong?

A、 It is highly political and anti-society.
B、 It has given rise to many complaints among the British people.
C、 Its surprise chart entry has caused anti-Thatcher feelings.
D、 It is too old and it has been broadcasted over and over again.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：新闻提到BBC Trust驳回了关于Radio l’s decision to cut down Ding Dong的投诉，指出“Ding Dong…made a surprise chart entry…as a form of protest by critics of the late Conservative prime minister”，并且“it had been widely publicised as a way of giving voice to‘anti—Thatcher feelings’”，因此C项正确。

单选题 What's the main idea of the news?

A、 The retirement saving schemes have benefited millions of UK workers.
B、 The retirement saving schemes will be reformed.
C、 The retirement saving schemes have just got started.
D、 The retirement saving schemes are being questioned.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：新闻开头点明主题“Millions of workers will be exposed to‘risky’and outdated retirement saving schemes under the government’s scheme to automatically enrol people into pensions…”，即政府将民众自动纳入退休金的方案将令数百万工人陷入高风险、过时的退休金储备系统。因此D项“退休金方案正遭受质疑”概括了新闻主要内容。

单选题 What is the public's reaction to the air pollution?

A、 They are angry at its serious impact.
B、 They have become used to it.
C、 They are afraid it may cause serious disease.
D、 They behave rationally and quietly.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：新闻开头提到“broad swaths of China recorded their highest air pollution levels in 52 years，causing widespread outrage over the massive environmental toll wrought by decades of unchecked economic growth”，即中国大面积空气污染之严重程度创近52年之最，几十年来放任经济发展所造成的巨大环境破坏，引起了社会广泛震惊。因此A项正确。