单选题 In this section, you will hear five short news items. Each item will be read only once. After each item, which will be read only once, there will be a fifteen-second pause. During the pause, read the question and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.
单选题 According to the BBC correspondent, the Greeks are worried that Annan has offered too much to the ______ side.
  • A. Greek
  • B. Greek Cypriot
  • C. Turkish Cypriots
  • D. Turkish
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文] Representatives of the Greek and Greek Cypriot Governments have expressed concern of changes made by the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to the Cyprus reunification plan. The BBC correspondent at the talks says the Greeks are worried he's offered too much to the Turkish side. The UN plan says the Turkish Cypriots must give up some territory whilst the number of Greeks allowed back has been reduced. 新闻中提到the Greeks are worried he's offered too much to the Turkish side，根据上下文可知此处的代词he指的是联合国主席Annan。而Turkish side是指土耳其裔塞浦路斯人，故C项正确。
单选题 Which of the following is TRUE about the American spy plane?
  • A. China refused to let it land in Hong Kong.
  • B. It crashed over the South China Sea.
  • C. It crashed with Chinese fighter plane on April 3rd.
  • D. The plane was said to be on the abnormal training flight.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] In Hong Kong the American airplane carrier—the US constellation and 6 support ships arrived on Monday for a six-day-port-visit. The visit comes several days after China refused to permit a United States military plane to land in Hong Kong. The plane was said to be on the normal training flight. This is the biggest port visit since an American spy plane crashed with the Chinese fighter plane on April first. The two planes crashed in international airspace over the South China Sea. 根据新闻内容可知American spy plane是在4月1日与中国战斗机相撞在中国南海上空的美国侦察机，故B项正确；A项内容针对的是美国的航空母舰，故排除；C项中时间错误，应为4月1日。
单选题 How many people died in the clashes between Iraqi demonstrators and US troops?
  • A. More than 8.
  • B. More than 13.
  • C. More than 38.
  • D. More than 30.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文] Iraqi demonstrators, many of them disciples of a Shiite cleric, clashed again Monday with US troops in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities. At least eight Americans and more than thirty Iraqis have been reported killed in the rallying. But the United States says it remains firmly committed to handing over power to the Iraqi people on June 30th despite new questions about Iraq's overall stability. 新闻中提到At least eight Americans and more than thirty Iraqis have been reported killed in the rallying.，即共死亡38人，C项正确。
单选题 What can we infer from the news?
  • A. The US and Britain have made a thorough examination on weapons before they started war.
  • B. The UN weapons inspection has been in abeyance because of the war.
  • C. The US and Britain have found evidence that Iraq owned some atomic weapons.
  • D. Weapons inspectors realized in time that the intelligence received from Iraqi exiles was wrong.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] The former chief weapons inspector of the United Nations has criticized British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Hans Blix said that Mister Blair did not think carefully when examining intelligence about weapons in Iraq before the war started. Mister Blix also said that the United States and Britain should have permitted him to complete his work in Iraq. He said weapons inspectors would have realized in time that the intelligence received from Iraqi exiles was wrong. 新闻提到Mister Blix要求英美两国允许他complete his work in Iraq，此句说明核武器核查并没有完成，因为战争而被搁置了，故B项正确。
单选题 Which of the followings is NOT the topic of the meetings between the two presidents?
  • A. Nuclear weapons.
  • B. Terrorism.
  • C. Illegal drugs.
  • D. Trade.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文] President Bush has met with Colombia President Alvaro Uribe in Washington. They discussed trade, terrorism and Colombia's fight against rebels and illegal drugs. After the meeting, Mr. Bush and Mr. Uribe announced that their governments will begin negotiating a free trade agreement in May. The Colombia leader is on a four-day visit to Washington. Reports say Mr. Uribe urged the United States to extend aid to Colombia for five more years to help destroy coco industry in the country. Coco is used to produce the illegal drug cocaine. 新闻中提到双方会谈的主题主要有trade；terrorism；Colombia's fight against rebels；illegal drugs，故A项正确。