单选题 What problem is Moscow faced with in bidding for the 2012 Olympic Games? A. Lack of support from the government. B. Lack of funds to build sports facilities. C. Shortage of infrastructure facilities.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] Moscow is widely regarded as having only an outside chance of staging the Games. Although the city is thriving, it suffers from a lack of hotel accommodation, transport problems, including an aging airport and questions of security. But the city and the Russian government are prepared to make major investments to secure the 2012 Olympics. Ten billion dollars would be available to transform the city's infrastructure, including a new metro system.

单选题 Where will the six-nation talk be held?

A、

A. In Seoul
B、

B. In Beijing
C、

C. In Tokyo

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] The South Korean foreign minister says his country wants a written agreement to result from the six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program. Song Min-soon said the aim of the talks is to produce a document that sets firm steps toward a nuclear-free North Korea. The foreign minister spoke to news reporters in Seoul. A new series of nuclear talks is set to begin on February 8th in Beijing.

单选题 How many people were killed since the start of the fighting?

A、

A. 11
B、

B. 200
C、

C. 113

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] In Somalia, heavy fighting between Islamic rebels and Ethiopian forces has continued for a fourth day in the capital Mogadishu. Witnesses say at least 11 people were killed on Saturday, but some reports suggest that many more people have died in heavy shelling between the two sides. Several shells hit the Bakara area of the capital. A Somali human rights group says at least 113 people have been killed since the fighting Started Wednesday. The group says about 200 people are wounded.

单选题 How many years has Joaquin Chanque May been living in Spain?

A、

A. 30.
B、

B. 27.
C、

C. 57.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] Joaquin Chanque May does not remember facing such daunting hurdles when he arrived to Barcelona, as a student from Equatorial Guinea 30 years ago. After completing his university studies, Mr. Chanque May opted to stay on, because he opposed his country's government. Now 57 years old, Mr. Chanque May owns a small business and has Spanish citizenship. But he says he and his family are not completely welcome in their adopted country.

单选题 Where is the team from to help New Orleans people with the environmental assessment?

A、

A. Baton Rouge.
B、

B. Louisiana.
C、

C. Atlanta.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] As Secretary for the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Dr. Fred Cerise has had little time to rest since Hurricane Katrina and the catastrophic flooding that followed. Dr. Cerise spoke with VOA in the state capital at Baton Rouge while a helicopter waited outside, ready to take him on an inspection tour over a devastated New Orleans. "We actually have a team, a large team, here from the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta that is coming down to help us with our environmental assessment. Even though the water may be running, you have had stagnant water. It can be contaminated."