单选题
How many pieces of news are reported in the news programme?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
This is AP News Minute. Warm weather in the East and frigid air in the Midwest could spell trouble for travelers this weekend. Forecasters say a storm could produce nasty conditions from Texas to northern New England. Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 were remembered Saturday on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist bombing. Wreaths were laid in Lockerbie, Scotland, while Attorney General Erie Holder and former FBI Director Robert Mueller made remarks at Arlington National Cemetery. Authorities say four men have been charged with murder in last weekend's deadly carjacking outside a mall in northern New Jersey...
该AP一分钟新闻首先介绍了本周的天气状况,随后提到对Pan Am Flight 103受害者25周年祭,最后指出当局称上周新泽西州一家商场外的劫车事故中,已有四人以谋杀罪名被指控。可知该新闻节目中共报道了三条新闻。
单选题
Why did some environmental groups walk out of the United Nations conference on climate change?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Delegates from nearly 200 countries have spent the past two weeks in Warsaw, Poland. More than 9, 000 representatives gathered for a United Nations conference on climate change. Organizers called the meeting to work toward a treaty to fight rising temperatures on our planet. The treaty would be signed in 2015 and take effect after 2020. Several environmental groups walked out of the climate talks earlier this week. They were protesting what they considered a lack of progress towards a deal to limit carbon dioxide and other global warming emissions.
新闻最后提到几个环保组织在本周早些时候离开了该有关气候变化的联合国会议,由“They were protesting what they considered a lack of progress towards a deal to limit carbon dioxide and other global warming emissions”,可知原因是他们认为会议在限制二氧化碳和其他温室气体排放方面没有进展。故B项正确。
单选题
What is the function of the new device mentioned in the health report?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
December 1st marked World AIDS Day. People around the world join together to celebrate progress in fighting acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, better known as AIDS. A new device aims to make identification of AIDS easier and to lower the cost of testing in developing countries. The human immunodeficiency virus—HIV attacks and destroys CD4 cells making patients unable to fight off infections. Doctors often suggest patients use antiretroviral drugs to help strengthen the body's natural defenses for fighting disease. A CD4 cell count can help doctors decide if the drug treatment is necessary or not.
根据新闻中提到的“A new device aims to make identification of AIDS easier and to lower the cost of testing in developing countries”,可知该新装置的作用是使艾滋病的确诊更加容易,并降低测试的费用。因此答案选B。
单选题
According to the news, what caused the death of the star Paul Walker?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Paul Walker, star of the Fast and Furious movie series has died in a car crash. He was best known for his roles in the action movie series Fast and Furious which feature illegal street racing. We got more details of the crash that killed him from the veteran Hollywood reporter Gale Mushy. Paul Walker was traveling in a car with a friend. They were coming from a fund raiser. And bystanders or eyewitnesses seem to evaluate the situation as that it appeared the car went out of control, crashed, went on fire, and the fire department was called. Both Walker and an unidentified other person, both passed away at the scene.
新闻开头便指出Paul Walker在车祸中去世,新闻最后提到据目击者称似乎“the car went out of control, crashed, went on fire...”,可知汽车失控是造成Paul Walker死亡的直接原因。
单选题
How much was actually received to help displaced Syrians last year?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
The United Nations is asking for $6.5 billion in aid to help the millions of Syrians forced from their homes by more than two and a half years of fighting. U. N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said $ 2.3 billion of that amount is needed for those displaced in Syria. The U.N. estimates about 40 percent of Syria's population has been forced from their homes by the fighting. The U.N. asked for $4.5 billion to help Syrians last year, but says it only received about two-thirds of that amount from donors. Meanwhile, the U.N. is flying humanitarian aid from Iraq to northern Syria, where people affected by the fighting are dealing with harsh winter conditions.
根据新闻中提到的“The U.N. asked for $4.5 billion to help Syrians last year, but says it only received about two-thirds of that amount from donors”,可知去年联合国要求获得45亿美元来帮助叙利亚人,但实际上只从捐献者那里获得该数额的2/3,即30亿。因此答案选C。