In this section, you will hear five short news items. Each
item will be read only once. After each item, there will be a pause. During the
pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide
which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet
with a single line through the centre.
单选题
American cigarette sales are expected to decrease by ______ by the end of the decade.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
American cigarette sales are expected to decline by about 15 percent by the end of the decade, a reflection of the move to ban public smoking in most of the United States. Sales in Western Europe and other industrialized countries are also expected to drop.
录音中提到美国香烟市场90年代末预计会下降“about 15 percent”。
单选题
Cigarette consumption has increased by ______ each year over the last decade in China.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
With 1.2 billion people and the world' s fastest growing economy, China is the most coveted target of the multinational tobacco companies. Cigarettes consumption, calculated as the number of cigarettes smoked per adult, has increased by 7 percent each year over the last decade in China. There are 300 million smokers in China, more people than the entire population of the United States, and they buy 1.6 trillion cigarettes a year.
通过录音中“…has increased by 7 percent each year over the last decade in China”可知选项B正确。
单选题
What is the government of Bangladesh investigating? A. Terrorism activities in the country. B. The death of the 20 people who were attending a meeting last month. C. The opposition's involvement in the terrorism activities.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
American expert on terrorism is helping the government of Bangladesh investigate the deadly bomb attack in Dhaka last month. The attack killed 20 people at a meeting called by the country's political opposition. American State Department official Corer Black is to arrive in Dhaka on Sunday. Bangladesh officials say Mr. Black will join in Interpol and American federal agents already assisting local investigators. The opposition Awami League has accused the government of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia of involvement in the attack.
新闻中提到孟加拉国借助美国恐怖专家的帮助展开调查，并没说此次爆炸是恐怖活动，故A项错误；参加会议的20人死亡，故B项正确；反对派指责政府参与了此次事件而不是反对派参与了此次事件，故C项错误；这次事件发生在last month而不是last week，故B项正确。
单选题
How many people were killed in the attacks?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Shots have been fired at an American Institute in the Greek capital, causing minor damage but no casualties. The attack came hours after the offices of an American jeans company was bombed in Athens. Windows were shattered and cars were damaged, but no one was injured. There has been no claim of responsibility for the two attacks. But it' s believed they were intended to protest against the forth coming visit of the United States President.
根据no casualties可知答案是选项A。casualty人员伤亡。
单选题
Which of the following is NOT true about the French reporters? A. They are held by a Sunni Muslim opposition group. B. The kidnapers have threatened to kill them. C. French Foreign Minister Barnier is working for gaining the freedom of the reporters in Jordan.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
France says it has received information that two French reporters held in Iraq are being treated well. French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier made the comment in Jordan. He is there for talks aimed at freeing the two men. Late Thursday, an employer of the men said they had been given to a Sunni Muslim opposition group. The reporters have been threatened with death if France did not end a ban on Muslim headwear in public schools. French schools reopened on Thursday and the new law was not cancelled.
新闻首句明确指出two French reporters held in Iraq are being treated well，而不是treated badly，故C项正确。