【答案解析】[听力原文] Attempts to protect the Great Barrier Reef are failing. A report released on Monday by the government in Australia says water quality in the Great Barrier Reef is far below what it should be. The report assessed the condition of the reef between 2009 and 2014. It showed that pesticide and pollution have decreased, but not enough to reach environmental targets. Steve Miles is Queensland's environment minister. He says the research shows the reef needs more protection. 'Over that five-year period, we did see some progress towards our targets. Sediment is down 12 percent and pesticides loads are down 30 percent. But what is most disturbing is these results are far from our targets. Progress towards these targets flat-lined in the period 2013-2014. If one of my kids came home with a report card like this, I would be a bit disappointed. There is more bad news here than good news.' The report also found that fewer than one-third of Queensland's sugar plantations used techniques to reduce the use of pesticides. Only 28 percent of land managers managed their land properly. According to the news, what attempts are failing? 新闻首句就提到，保护大堡礁的努力失败了，故选项D是正确答案。选项A、B、C都是根据文中的相关信息设置的干扰项。
单选题
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文] What progress did they make, according to Steve Miles? 新闻中引用了史蒂夫·麦尔斯对他们所做努力的评价，他指出，经过努力，大堡礁沉淀物下降了12%，农药含量下降了30%，故选项C正确，选项D错误。选项A中的most sugar plantation与原文不符，选项B中的largely与原文不符。
单选题
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文] Which word can best express the feeling of Steve Miles for their progress? 新闻后半部分引用了史蒂夫·麦尔斯的话，其中他用“成绩单”的例子来表达了自己对保护大堡礁所取得成绩的感受(If one of my kids came home with a report card like this, I would be a bit disappointed)。这里的“a report card like this'就是指保护大堡礁所取得的成绩，很显然disappointed一词可以表达史蒂夫·麦尔斯的感受，故本题选B。