单选题
How many people were killed in the suicide bomb attack? A. At most two. B. At least eleven. C. Up to thirty.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文] The Nigerian military says there has been a double suicide bomb attack on a church inside an army base near the northern city of Kaduna, at least 11 people were killed and 30 wounded. The Nigerian army blamed the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
[考点] 细节信息理解 [解析] 新闻中提到，at least 11 people were killed and 30 wounded，故答案为C项。
单选题
What problem is US government now faced with? A. How to avoid the fiscal cliff. B. How to raise tax on high incomes. C. How to cope with campus violence.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文] Will Congress and President Obama find a way to avoid the fiscal cliff? What came to be known as the fiscal cliff was really a series of automatic tax increases and government spending cuts that were scheduled to take effect at the start of the year. The reason-U. S.Government has too much debt. Now, the president and Congress could have avoided that fiscal cliff by coming up with the compromise, a different plan to reduce the debt. But as of yesterday, still no agreement.
[考点] 细节信息理解 [解析] 新闻中第一句提到，Will Congress and President Obama find a way to avoid the fiscal cliff?因此答案选A项。
单选题
What did Ban Ki-moon propose to stop the current tension in the Middle East? A. International intervention. B. A negotiated two-state. C. Unconditional ceasefire.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his concern over the ongoing tensions in the Middle East during his visit to the Austrian capital, Vienna. He addressed both sides must hit the agreement that cease fire sustainable. He said a negotiated two-state solution is needed to end the conflict. The UN chief made the remarks after meeting with Austrian leaders in Vienna.
[考点] 细节信息理解 [解析] 新闻中明确提到He said a negotiated two-state solution is needed to end the conflict，故B项为最佳答案。
单选题
Which is not mentioned about Sir Patrick Moore? A. He is the author of The Sky at Night. B. He devoted himself to the study of the universe. C. He was a former presenter of the BBC.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文] The British astronomer, writer and broadcaster, Patrick Moore, has died at the age of 89. Sir Patrick, who introduced millions to the study of the universe, presented the monthly BBC program, The Sky at Night. It was first broadcast in 1957, making him the longest-running presenter of the same television show in the world.
[考点] 细节信息理解 [解析] 新闻中提到Sir Patrick，who introduced millions to the study of the universe，并没有说明他是作者，因此答案选A项。
单选题
What do we learn from the news? A. New York is the first city using smartphones for taxi services in the US. B. Similar cases have been reported in some other European countries. C. Passengers can use mobile apps to call taxi and make payment in NY.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文] New York's Taxi and Limousine Commission today voted to allow passengers to use mobile apps on their smartphones to hail cabs and pay for rides. NPR's (National Public Radio's) Margot Adler reports similar technology has already been used in several cities.
[考点] 细节信息理解 [解析] 新闻中提到New York's Taxi and Limousine Commission today voted to allow passengers to use mobile apps on their smart phones to hail cabs and pay for tides，故答案选C项。