单选题 In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
Questions 6 and 7 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 collapse of the British tour operator did NOT affect visitors in
  • A. Greece.
  • B. Turkey.
  • C. Britain.
  • D. Canada.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 6-7 (6) {{U}}Thousands of vacationers were left stranded in Greece and Turkey after the financial collapse of a British tour operator. Budget holiday company Goldtrail Travel announced ceasing trading on its website and the shutdown affects the travel plans of 16, 000 people — both in Britain, waiting to take holidays with Goldtrail, and abroad, said Jonathan Nicholson, a spokesman for Britain's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).{{/U}} Nicholson said all passengers were being accommodated on other flights. Goldtrail operated flights and holiday packages from many British airports to Turkey and Greece. (7){{U}}The company was a member of ATOL (Air Travel Organizer's Licensing), a CAA program that protects travelers from losing their money on disrupted travel or being stranded abroad.{{/U}} If an ATOL-protected tour operator goes out of business, the CAA ensures customers will get their money back and will arrange to fly them back home.
单选题 Whose rights are protected by the ATOL, the CAA program?
  • A. Travelers'.
  • B. Governments'.
  • C. Travel agencies'.
  • D. Airlines'.
【正确答案】 A
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单选题 Question 8 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. The advertisement is launched to promote a Vaseline product that aims to
  • A. make men's skin look whiter.
  • B. make men's skin look more smooth.
  • C. make women's skin look whiter.
  • D. make women's skin look more smooth.
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【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] Vaseline's new skin-lightening application for Facebook users in India has reignited the debate over skin color and perceptions of beauty. The application, which was launched by Vaseline, invites Indian men to download their profile photos and drag a line across the screen to digitally "Lighten my Skin. "(8){{U}}It is being used to promote Vaseline Men UV Whitening Body Lotion, a new product launched in India in June into an already crowded market for skin-lightening creams.{{/U}} On the Facebook page inviting reviews of the product, users have left a string of angry comments. One wrote: "I wish I could rate this less than.., racist application. India has the biggest double standards, Imagine the horror and uproar if this were published by a western country. "Another said he condemned the ad campaign, writing "It is insidious of them to take advantage and make profit out of a bias that unfortunately exists in the Indian society. "