单选题 In this section, you will hear five short news items. After each item,which will be read only once, there will be a twenty-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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.

A、 To find out if there are any living creatures or plants on Mars.
B、 To collect water samples from Mars and learn what is happening on Mars.
C、 To learn what happened to the atmosphere and water on Mars.
D、 To study the geological and geographical conditions on Mars.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】报道中提到美国人造卫星进入火星轨道，并指出“with the mission of learning what happened to the Red Planet’s atmosphere and water.”，可知发送这颗卫星是为了了解火星上的大气和水发生了什么变化，因此选C项。

A、 Robots that can run quickly on four legs.
B、 Robots that can carry heavy loads as pack animals do.
C、 Robots that are less expensive to build.
D、 Robots that can operate on batteries.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】新闻刚开始介绍科学家们之前是怎样研究机器人的，最后提到“That’s changed, with a running robot,“that operates on batteries rather than heavy gasoline-powered engines. ”，可知科学家最新的研究是让机器人使用电池而不是笨重的汽油发动机。因此本题选D. 0项。

A、 Its influence on U.S. movies and TV shows.
B、 Its attempt to spread American culture.
C、 Its tough demands on overseas students.
D、 Its exclusion of American values.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】新闻开始提到人们责怪好莱坞电影、美国电视剧和快餐是因为它们帮助传播了美国文化，然后提到有人谴责美国的考试SAT也在向国外学生传播美国价值观(American values)，因为这项考试要求学生了解美国的宪法和独立宣言等历史文件，因此选B项。

单选题 What does Ritu Sharma want to show in her book Teach a Woman to Fish?

A、 How woman in poor conditions can break the cycle of poverty.
B、 Her extraordinary travel experience in four countries.
C、 The challenge and opportunities facing woman in Sri Lanka.
D、 Different ways of finishing that are suitable for women.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】新闻首句就提到“The cycle of poverty is often difficult to break, especially for women.”，然后以RituSharma和她的书的例子说明，女性能够挑战和摆脱压迫体制，从而摆脱贫穷，因此本题选A项。

A、 A special day in memory of people who died in a tragic stampede.
B、 A shopping discount service available only on Fridays.
C、 A new TV show to be held in New York and California.
D、 A big day in a holiday shopping season with lots of goods in discount.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】新闻首句提到“The U. S. holiday shopping season is officially under way, with Black Fri-day discounts drawing millions of shoppers in stores and online.”，可知在美国的节假日期间，有大量物品打折，吸引了大量的顾客，购物季马上到来，而Black Friday正是商品打折那天，因此选D项。