单选题 Questions 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
单选题 The protesters insist that
  • A. the governing party candidate should be dropped from the run-off vote.
  • B. Michel Martelly should be put first in the election.
  • C. Michel Martelly should be put second in the election.
  • D. the OAS should review the vote count.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文] The Organisation of American States is reported to have recommended that the governing party candidate in Haiti's disputed presidential election should be dropped from the run-off vote. Provisional results put Jude Celestin second in the first round to the former first lady. But diplomatic sources say OAS monitors found the opposition candidate Michel Martelly won more votes. The results of the first round of Haiti's presidential election in November provoked violent protests by supporters of pop star Michel Martelly, who insist he, and not Jude Celestin, came second. Amid rising tension, the OAS was asked to review the vote count. Its report has not yet been made public, but diplomatic sources say it found in favour of Mr Martelly. 信息辨认题。根据新闻内容可知,海地11月份总统选举第一轮投票结果引发了流行歌星Michel Martelly的支持者的抗议,他们坚称排在第二位的是Martelly,而不是Jude Celestin。因此本题答案为C。
单选题 Who is more likely to come second after the former first lady?
  • A. Jude Celestin.
  • B. Michel Martelly.
  • C. The governing party candidate.
  • D. Unpredictable.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】信息辨认题。新闻最后提到,美洲国家组织对计票过程进行了审查,但其报告还未公开。外交渠道消息称,结果有利于Martelly。因此更有可能排在第二名的是B Michel Martetly。