【答案解析】[听力原文]17-20 The time is 7 o'clock, and this is Amely Brown with the news. The German authorities are sending investigors to discover the cause of the plane crash late yesterday on the Island of Tenariff. the plane, a Boeing 727 taking German holiday makers to the island crashed into a hill side as it circled while preparing to land. The plane was carrying 180 passengers. It is thought there are no survivors. Rescue workers are at the scene. The 500 U.K. motor workers who had been on strike in High Town for the past 3 weeks went back to work this morning. This follows successsful talks between management and union representatives, which resulted in a new agreement on fewer working hours. A spokesman for the managemnt said that they hoped they could now get back to producing cars and they lost a lot of money and orders over this dispute. And finally, the weather: After a cold starts, most of the country shall be warm and sunny. But towards late afternoon, rain will spread from Scotland to cover most parts by midnight.
[精解] 考查考生根据文章的推断能力。问题问到新闻播报的时间，考生应当在听新闻时有意识地注意这个细节，往往文中不会直接给出答案，而要进行简单的推理，答案出自于“The time is 7 o'clock，”，说明时间是早晨播报的新闻，因为如果是其他时间，数字都应当大于12。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查考生抓住文章主旨要义的能力。首先通过审题，考生要找到听新闻的重点，不是找细节信息，而是在理解的基础上总结中心大意。往往新闻中的第一句话非常重要，我们称为导语，它概括了这篇新闻的主要内容。因此原文“The German authorities are sending investigors to discover the cause of the plane crash late yesterday on the Island of Tenariff”的中心词为“plane crash”又称为“air crash”。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查考生对文章部分主旨要义的推断能力。第二条新闻的主要内容是工人罢工结束，返回工作岗位。但是题目要求考生答出工人罢工的目的，答案并未直接出自原文“which resulted in a new agreement on fewer working hours．”，而需要考生进行推断，新闻说工人和厂家的淡判成功，又说缩短工时达成了协议，可见，工人罢工的目的是为缩短工时。其他三项均不符合题意，文中未涉及。