【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] The International Labour Organization says the number of people without jobs is increasing . In its latest update on global employment trends, the agency says projections of the number of unemployed people this year range from 210 million to nearly 240 million people. The report warns that 200 million poor workers are at risk of joining the ranks of people living ON less than 2 dollars per day in the past 3 years. The Director General of the International Labour Organization Juan Somavia notes that some countries have taken measures to address the effects of the global crisis. However, he points out that many countries have not done so . And based on past experiences, it takes 4 to 5 years after economic recovery for unemployment to return to pre-crisis levels. Mr. Somavia says the International Labour Organization is proposing a global job"s agreement to deal with unemployment. "Its key objective is to place the center of recovery efforts—measures that would generate higher levels of employment and provide basic social protection for the most vulnerable." What is the news report mainly about? [解析] 四个选项均为名词性短语，且均为概括性的说法，可知本题应该以what提问，可能考查新闻的主旨。听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。 新闻开头提到，国际劳工组织称，没有工作的人的数量正在增长。接下来的新闻主要说明全球范围内失业人数的具体情况以及国际劳工组织所做的努力等。由此可知，本则新闻的主题便是全球失业率上涨，故选C。其他三个选项的表述都是新闻中提到的细节，不能作为本则新闻的主旨。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] What does Juan Somavia, Director General of the International Labour Organization, say? [解析] 四个选项均以…countries开头作主语，由此可推断该问题可能是关于一些国家对待失业的态度，以及解决失业问题的行动等，听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，并结合选项作答。 在新闻中国际劳工组织的总干事胡安·索马维亚提到，一些国家已经采取措施解决全球危机带来的影响，但是还有许多国家并没有这样做。由此可知，一些国家已经采取措施减轻全球危机的影响，由上下文可知，这种影响即失业率上涨，故可推知，一些国家已采取措施创造足够的就业机会，而还有很多国家没有这么做，故本题应选A。C项中的few countries的说法过于绝对，因为一些国家已经采取措施解决失业问题，表明它们已经意识到危机的严重性，故排除；B、D两项新闻中未提及，也应排除。