Which one below is true according to the news?

A、 Students in the UK are encouraged to insist on the learning of French and German.
B、 The UK will increase the investment on the teaching of Chinese.
C、 The UK has been greatly short of teachers proficient in Chinese.
D、 The UK government refuses the help from China for Chinese learning.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：新闻中提到首相David Cameron鼓励现在的年轻人学习Mandarin(汉语普通话)，其表示英国文化委员会与汉办的合作将会使英国的中文助理人数到2016年时增长一倍，且会提供“increased funding to lower the cost to schools of offering Mandarin as a language option”，由此可知英国会增加对汉语教学的投入。

单选题 What has caused the dispute over South Korea's law under consideration?

A、 Benefit conflict among different industrial groups.
B、 The popularity of online gaming in South Korea.
C、 Parents concern about children's mental health.
D、 Conflict between social and economic priorities.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：该则新闻的重点为最后一句“The uproar over the legislation highlights conflicting social and economic priorities in South Korea”(关于该立法的喧嚣突出了韩国社会和经济之间的冲突)，因此答案选D。

单选题 What is the main idea of the news?

A、 Obesity among youth in the UK is increasing rapidly.
B、 The Obesity Action Campaign has won popular support.
C、 Obesity has resulted in the rapid increase in liver disease in the UK.
D、 Liver disease is no longer to be neglected in the UK.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：新闻中首先指出肥胖所导致的肝硬化(cirrhosis)在英国的普遍性，提到之前肝硬化的主要诱因是过度饮酒和传染性肝炎，而如今第三种诱因“obesity—has triggered a major increase in cases of liver disease in the UK”，由此可知该新闻主要内容是“肥胖导致英国肝脏疾病的快速增加”，即C项内容。

单选题 What is the aim of Obama's decision on privacy protection?

A、 To defend human right.
B、 To maintain the relationship with other countries.
C、 To gain more votes in the next election.
D、 To regain public trust.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：新闻开头指出奥巴马在周五暗示，他可能会中止美国国家安全局对美国人们电话记录的收集和存储，而让电话公司保留这些数据。最后新闻指出奥巴马承认“concerns about the potential for abuse may make it necessary to rein in the programs to restore public trust”，由此可见奥巴马此举是为了重新获得公众的信任，即D项。

单选题 What could be inferred from the news?

A、 There is no evidence that the planet is suitable for human existence.
B、 There may be several planets that really resemble the Earth in space.
C、 Scientists are planning to explore the planet someday.
D、 Astronomers have landed on an Earth-like planet in space.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：新闻中首先提到找到真正与地球相似的星球持续“elude astronomers”(elude使……迷惑；理解不了)，随后指出研究者发现与地球相似的这个星球表面温度可达到104度，并且氢和氮的含量浓度很大。换句话说，就是并无证据表明该星球适合人类生存。故答案选A。