单选题Questions 9 and 10 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
Which of the following is INCORRECT about the suicide bombing?
A. It happened at a football stadium.
B. There were at least two explosions.
C. More than 100 people were injured.
D. It happened on Friday.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Police in Iraq say a suicide bombing at a football stadium has killed at least 10 people and has injured more than 100. It happened in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, near the city of Mosul.
Police in Tal Afar say that a suicide bomber detonated explosives hidden inside his vehicle near the local stadium where a football match was underway. A crowd of people standing at the entrance to the ground bore the brunt of the blast. Witnesses said that the first bombing was then followed by at least one other explosion. Earlier on Friday, a website linked to al-Qaeda in Iraq announced that it would avenge the senior militant who'd been killed last month in a joint operation by Iraqi and US forces. The statement warned of what it called "dark days of blood to come".
信息辨认题。根据新闻内容可知，这次爆炸事件发生在一个足球场，造成至少10人死亡，100多人受伤，而且至少发生了两起爆炸。因此A、B、C均正确，由新闻最后部分可知，D中的时间Friday早于爆炸当天，故为答案。
单选题
What might be the reason for this bombing?
A. Al-Qaeda wants to avenge its senior militant.
B. Al-Qaeda wants to avenge its soldiers.
C. Al-Qaeda wants to carry out operations against Iraqi army.
D. Al-Qaeda wants to carry out operations against US forces.
单选题Question 6 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. What is the news mainly about?
A. A Russian cargo vessel docked with the International Space Station as
planned.
B. A Russian cargo vessel didn't dock with the International Space
Station.
C. A Russian cargo vessel was sent to deliver food, water and fuel.
D. A Russian cargo vessel will be sent in the next 48 hours.
【答案解析】[听力原文]
An unmanned Russian cargo vessel has failed to dock with the International Space Station. Russian and mission control officials said the space freighter called Progress 38 missed the space station instead of docking as planned.
The Russian news agency Interfax quoted the space station commander Alexander Skvortsov as saying the cargo ship was spinning uncontrollably as it moved away from him. The supply vessel was trying to deliver food, water and fuel. But instead of docking as planned, mission control officials say the craft missed the space station and passed it by completely. The cargo ship is now at a safe distance from the orbiting station, and another docking attempt could be made in the next 48 hours.
主旨题。新闻主旨往往在开头部分，听音时注意捕捉相关信息。新闻第一句就提到，俄罗斯一架无人驾驶的货运飞船与国际空间站对接失败，因此答案为B，A错误。新闻中虽然提到这架飞船是试图运送食物、水和燃料的，而且下次对接任务将在未来的48小时内进行，但这些不是新闻主旨，因此C和D错误。