四級講義之新聞聽力

商志老師四級課程講義4級 部編講：商志老師SectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe練Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsA)Christmas-timeattacksmadebySomaliAnexplosionatabusstationincentralThekillingofmorethan70UgandansinBlastssetoffbyaSomaligroupinUganda’sA)OnChristmas C)DuringasecurityB)Justbefore D)InthesmallhoursoftheKenyansayone waskilledand26injuredinanexplosionatabusstationincentralNairobi.TheblasthitabusabouttosetofffortheUgandancapitalKampala.LastJuly,theSomaligroupal-ShababsaiditwasbehindtheblastsintheUgandancapitalwhichkilledmorethan70people.WillRossreportsfromtheKenyancapital.TheexplosionhappenedbesideabuswhichwasabouttosetoffforanovernightjourneyfromNairobitotheUgandancapitalKampala.Someeyewitnessesreportthatabagwasabouttobeloadedonboard,butitexplodedduringasecuritycheck.Windowsoftheredbuswereleftsmashed,andbloodcouldbeseenonthegroundbesidethevehicle.Justhoursearlier,Uganda’schiefhadwarnedofpossibleChristmas-timeattacksbySomalirebels.WhatisthenewsreportmainlyWhendidtheincident附 詞匯分Kenyan['kenj?n;ki:n-]n.adj.肯尼亞的;肯尼亞人的Nairobi[nai?'r?ubi]n.內(nèi)(肯尼亞首都)Ugandan[ju:'g?nd?n]n.烏干達人adj.烏干達的;烏干達人的Kampala[kɑ:m'pɑ:l?]n.(烏干達首都)Somalis?u'mɑ:lin.索馬里人;adj.Shababexplosion[ik'spl???(?)n;ek-]n.;爆blast英[blɑ?st]美[bl?st]n.;沖擊波vi.猛攻vt.;overnight[??v?'na?t]adj.晚上的;通宵的eyewitness['a?w?tn?s]n.目擊者;;rebel['reb(?)l]n.者;叛徒adj.的; v.(smash的過去式和過去分詞)adj.破碎練習Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsA)ItislikelytoclosemanyofitsItisknownforthequalityofitsItremainscompetitiveintheItwillexpanditsonlineretailA)ExpanditsbusinessbeyondFire25,000ofitscurrentCutitsDVDpublishingSellthebusinessforoneWoolworthsisoneofthebestknownnamesontheBritishHighStreet.It’sbeeninbusinessnearlyacentury.Manyofits800storesarelikelytoclosefollowingthecompany’sdecisiontocallinadministratorsafteranattempttosellthebusinessforatoken￡1failed.Thecompanyhashugedebts.TheimmediatecauseforthecollapsehasbeenBritain’sslidetowardrecession,whichhascutintoconsumerspending.However,thebusinesshadbeenintroubleforyears.Knownforlow-pricedgeneralgoods,Woolworthshasstruggledinthefaceofcompetitionfromsupermarketsexpandingbeyondgroceriesandanewgenerationofinternetretailers.Manyofthestoregroup’s25,000employeesarelikelytolosetheirjobs.SomeprofitableareassuchastheDVDpublishingbusinesswillsurvive.WhatdowelearnaboutWoolworthsfromthenewsWhatdidWoolworthsattempttodo練習Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsA)AlltaxisbegantouseAlltaxisgotairAdvertisementswereallowedonOldtaxiswerereplacedwithnewA)Alowinterestloan C)Taxipassengers’B)Environmentalists’ D)PermissionforcarA)TherearenomoreirregularAllnewcabsprovideair-NewcabsareallequippedwithNewlegislationprotectsconsumerCairoisknownforitsovercrowdedroads,irregulardrivingpracticesandshakyoldvehicles,butalsoforitsairpollution.Inrecentmonths,though,environmentalstudiesindicatetherehavebeensignsofimprovement.That’sdueinparttotheremovalofmanyofthecapital’sold-fashionedblackandwhitetaxis.Mostofthesedatedbacktothe1960sand70sandwereinapoorstateofrepair.Afternewlegislationdemandedtheirremovalfromtheroads, interestloanschemewasupwiththreeEgyptianbankssodriverscouldbuynewcars. ernmentpaysabout$900oldonestobediscardedandadvertisingonthenewvehicleshelpscoverTheideahasprovedpopularwithcustomers―theycannowtravelinair-conditionedcomfortandbecausethenewcabsaremetered,theydon’thavetoargueoverfares.Banksandcarmanufacturersaregladfortheextrabusinessintougheconomictimes.Asforthetaxidrivers,mostaredelightedtobebe