判断题
The late Pope had cured himself of Parkinson's disease, thus moving a step closer to sainthood.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Vatican officials say Pope John Paul II will move a step closer to sainthood next week when the Vatican is presenting with evidence of what has been described the miraculous cure of a French nun who was said to have been cured of Parkinson's disease. The nun, so far unnamed, suffered from the same disease as John Pole himself.
[难点] 材料只是点出修女和教皇都患有老年痴呆症，没有提到教皇自己治愈自己。
判断题
Mr. Gates didn't think the result of the new deployment of American soldiers will come out soon.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
The United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has said it is too soon to know whether the recent deployment of thousands of additional American soldiers to Iraq is helping to quell sectarian violence. Mr. Gates says it will probably be several months before the Americans knew whether they were succeeding.
[难点] 该题不难。稍微关注时事都知道伊拉克的现状。
判断题
Situation in Southern Thailand worsens since last September.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Suspected insurgents attacked an Islamic school in Thailand last night. Police said three boys were killed and seven were injured. Violence in southern Thailand has increased since the military-installed government took power in September.
[难点] 所提出问题只是对原文的另——种解说。只要抓住最后一句话应该可以选出正确答案。
判断题
The fate of the kidnapped British journalist remains dangerous.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Palestinian journalists are calling for the release of a kidnapped BBC correspondent. Johnston held a sit-in in Gaza on Saturday where political leaders were voting for a new unity government. An unidentified gunman abducted the reporter Alan Johnston on Monday. He remains now in captivity.
[难点] 如果不明白“remains in captivity”的意思，则无法做出正确选择。
判断题
The explosion took place in the northwestern Baghdad, killing at least 7 people.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Police said a car bomb exploded in a crowded Iraqi market, killing at least 7 people. The explosion rocked predominantly-Shiite market in northeastern Baghdad. Authority says nearly two dozen people were wounded.
[难点] “northeastern”这个单词在听的过程中很快就闪过，如果没有留心听，可能脑中只有前——个音节的声音，容易犯错。