Why did NASA send New Horizons spacecraft to Pluto?

A、 To find out its relations with other planets.
B、 To test its new per-second speed in space.
C、 To collect more detailed data about the planet.
D、 To see whether there are any life forms on it.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：根据录音中的“The probe was sent to grab more pictures and science and other science data on the planet”可知，发射宇宙飞船的目的是进一步获取冥王星的信息。因此选C项。

单选题 What is the title Geneva plans to regain?

A、 City of Negotiation.
B、 Peace Capital of the World.
C、 UN European Headquarters.
D、 Centre of Controlling Nuclear Weapons.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：根据录音第一句“The Swiss city of the Geneva is planning activities to regain the title of ‘Peace Capital of the World’”可知，日内瓦计划重获“世界和平之都”的称号。因此选B项。

单选题 What was Merriam-Webster's criterion for choosing the 2015 Word of the Year?

A、 Whether it is related to politics, beliefs or discrimination.
B、 How often it is looked up in its online dictionary.
C、 Whether it ends in the suffix-ism.
D、 How often it is used in people's life.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：根据录音中的“Merriam-Webster chose its Word of the Year based on how many people look up each word in its online dictionary”可知，韦氏词典挑选年度词的标准是人们在线查找的频率。因此选B项。

单选题 What measures did the nations agree to take to fight climate change?

A、 Reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.
B、 Burning no fossil fuels from now on.
C、 Planting more trees.
D、 Using more solar power.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：录音中指出，几乎所有国家都赞同阻止全球气温上升的提议，而其中一个办法就是“…to reduce their greenhouse gases(减少温室气体的排放)”。而化石燃料的燃烧只是产生温室气体的原因之一。因此选A项。

单选题 Where did many of the richest in Britain get their increased wealth?

A、 From their investments in the stock market.
B、 From their accumulated bank savings.
C、 From their business earnings overseas.
D、 From their rising private retirement payments.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：根据录音中的“It says much of the increase came from a rise in private retirement payments，called pensions”可知，富人通过私人退休金的上涨获得财富的增加。因此选D项。