【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] A group of more than 300 runners over the age of 50 were tracked by Stanford University researchers starting in 1984. Their average age was 58 and most had been running for about 10 years. Now they are in their 70s and 80s. They were compared to a control group of non-runners. 新闻中提到调查在1984年开始时他们的平均年龄是58岁。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] London's Metropolitan University stopped taking new students for its undergraduate degree in Women's Studies in 2005 and the last 12 students will graduate with a BA in the subject this July. Its demise follows that of other Women's Studies departments across Britain that have lost both funding and students or been merged into other disciplines. But all is not lost for the subject. Postgraduate studies will continue in this country and Women's Studies is thriving in many countries such as India and Iran. 新闻提到早在2005年，伦敦的Metropolitan University就停止了招收Women's Studies专业的本科生，但对此学科的研究并没有因此消失，研究生层次的研究将会继续。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] The Nissan Navara is marketed as a rough and tough off-road vehicle. Sometimes used for trans-porting goods or equipment, it's increasingly popular as a recreational car. But the Euro NCAP test revealed its airbags opened too slowly and seatbelts didn't provide enough protection during a collision. The body shell of the vehicle wasn't strong enough, and the foot well deformed on impact, putting the driver at risk of injuries from the foot pedals. Another pickup truck, the Isuzu Dmax, also scored poorly with just two stars. Nissan said the problem with the airbags only affected 2008 models of the Navara. It's inviting owners to have their airbag settings changed, and Euro NCAP to publish test results for the modified vehicle. 新闻中，Nissan提到the problem with the airbags only affected 2008 models of the Navara，因此C项为正确答案。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] Except for the purists who walk all the way in from the nearest road-head, most visitors' first experience of Nepal's spectacular Everest region is the airstrip at Lukla. It's a dramatic introduction, as the plane has to drop down almost vertically between the mountains and then lands on a runway which slopes steeply upwards. It was actually the New Zealand joint first conqueror of Everest Sir Edmund Hillary, who died a month ago, who inspired the building of the airstrip in the 1960s. And it's been a motor for the development of health, education and tourism in the area. Now Nepal's tourism minister, Prithvi Subba Gurung, says it will henceforth be known as Tenzing Hillary Airport, also commemorating Hillary's climbing partner, the Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, who died in 1986. As much as anything it's a tribute to the friendship between the two men and their families, which remained strong, with Sir Edmund visiting Nepal regularly until the end of his life. 新闻中提到尼泊尔的旅游部部长说，为纪念Sir Edmund Hillary和Tenzing Norgay，在Lukla的机场将以Tenzing Hillary命名，因此B项正确。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] "Not in my backyard" is becoming the motto for millions of Italians being asked to accept unwanted trash from Naples. Every merchant ship that docks at ports in Sicily and Sardinia after sailing from the mainland is being scrutinised to see if it is attempting to land some of the accumulated rubbish from the Naples area that the Italian authorities are trying to clear. Up to two hundred thousand tons of stinking household trash is being bulldozed by the army and loaded onto cargo ships and freight trains to destinations in various parts of Italy. Local landfills around Naples are all full. The government in Rome has asked regional authorities all over the country to accept some of this huge accumulation of waste that Neapolitans fear is now a health hazard. A former police chief and an army general are in charge of operations to clean up the port city. Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has added his voice to those criticising the authorities for allowing the rubbish crisis to get out of hand. He said Italy's image abroad had been seriously damaged. 新闻最后一句提到former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi说 "Italy's image abroad had been seriously damaged."。deteriorate使下降，使变坏，意义与“damage”相近。