英语四级听力新闻练习题(一)

英语四级听力新闻练习题（一）Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem．1.A．ThelawofweaponpurchasinginIllinoisState．B．Therelationshipbetweencrimeandmentalillness．C．ThegraduatestudentofNorthernIllinoisUniversity．D．TheshootinghappenedinNorthernIllinoisUniversity．2.A．Thegunmanhasmentaldisease．B．Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththeuniversity．C．Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththelecture．D．Itisnotclear．Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem．3.A．Ithasbeeninfluencedbywar．B．Itisdevaluedbyitsgovernment．C．Itismorecompetitivethanbefore．D．Ithasturnedintoaglobalcurrency．4.A．Mostexpertssupportthefourcountries'currencychange．B．ThemeetingonFridayisuselessforglobalrecovery．C．Currencywarsthreatenglobaleconomicrecovery．D．Policymakersshouldcooperatewithcentralbankers．Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem．5.A．Thepreservationofcoastalresorts．B．Theclosureofpoliticaldisputes．C．Thegapbetweentherichandthepoor．D．Thecommitmentstoreducecarbonemissions．6.A．Promising.B．Hopeful.C．Disappointing.D．Satisfying.7.A．18．B．80．C．94．D．194．

阅读材料和参考答案Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem．(1)TheshootingoccurredThursdayinalecturehallatNorthernIllinoisUniversityinDeKalb,Illinois,northofChicago.Thegunmanenteredthehalldressedinblackandcarryingashotgunandthreehandgunsandbeganfiringasstudentssoughtcoverunderdesks.Onestudentwhoescapedunharmedtoldreportershislifehadchangedasaresultofwhatheexperienced.PolicesaythegunmanwasStevenKazmierczak,27,aformergraduatestudentinSociologyattheschool.PolicesayhepurchasedtheshotgunandtwoofthehandgunsonSaturday,indicatinghemayhaveplannedtheattackinadvance,(2)butauthoritieshavenotdeterminedamotivefortheshooting.Kazmierczakhadnocriminalrecordandnohistoryofmentalillness.UnderIllinoisstatelawhewouldnothavebeenabletopurchaseaweaponlegallyiftherehadbeenarecordofarrestsormentalproblems.Butpolicesayhestoppedtakinganunspecifiedmedicationrecentlyandhisbehaviorbecameerratic.1.Whatisthisnewsitemmainlyabout?A．ThelawofweaponpurchasinginIllinoisState．B．Therelationshipbetweencrimeandmentalillness．C．ThegraduatestudentofNorthernIllinoisUniversity．D．TheshootinghappenedinNorthernIllinoisUniversity．参考答案：D.【精析】由句(1)可知，美国芝加哥郊区迪卡布发生一起校园枪击案，一名枪手在北伊利诺伊大学朝一个演讲厅开枪.由此可知，新闻的主题是北伊利诺伊大学的枪击事件.2.Whatisthereasonoftheshooting?A．Thegunmanhasmentaldisease．B．Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththeuniversity．C．Thegunmanisdissatisfiedwiththelecture．D．Itisnotclear．参考答案：D.【精析】由句(2)可知，枪击案的原因还不明了，目前可以明确的情况是该男子无犯罪记录，无精神病史.

Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.(3)Inrecentmonthsastringofcountries,fromJapantoSwitzerland,ColombiatoIsrael,havetriedtodrivedownthevalueoftheircurrencies.Someexpertscallit"competitivedevaluation."Others,though,arguethatitisnothingshortofacurrencywar--andfarfromboostingglobalrecovery,itthreatenstoundermineit.SoconcernedarepolicymakersthattheissuelookssettodominatetalksonFridayatameetingoffinanceministersandcentralbankers.DominiqueStrauss-Kahn,managingdirectoroftheInternationalMonetaryFund,whichhoststhemeetinginWashington,setouttheconcernsintheFinancialTimesonTuesday.(4)"Thereisclearlytheideabeginningtocirculatethatcurrenciescanbeusedasapolicyweapon.Translatedintoaction,suchanideawouldrepresentaveryseriousrisktotheglobalrecovery,"hesaid.3.WhathashappenedtoIsrael’scurrency?A．Ithasbeeninfluencedbywar．B．Itisdevaluedbyitsgovernment．C．Itismorecompetitivethanbefore．D．Ithasturnedintoaglobalcurrency．参考答案：B【精析】由句(3)可知，以色列对其货币进行了贬值.4.WhatcanwelearnfromDominiqueStrauss-Kahn?A．Mostexpertssupportthefourcountries'currencychange．B．ThemeetingonFridayisuselessforglobalrecovery．C．Currencywarsthreatenglobaleconomicrecovery．D．Policymakersshouldcooperatewithcentralbankers．参考答案：C【精析】由句(4)可知，DominiqueStrauss.Kahn认为.把货币作为政策武器不利于全球经济的恢复.

Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem．ThelatestroundofUnitedNationsclimatechangetalksbeginsMondayinthecoastalresortcityofCancun,Mexico.Representativesfrom194countriesarescheduledtoattend.(5)Negotiatorswilltrytoclosethepoliticalgapbetweencommitmentstoreducecarbonemissionsmadebydevelopedanddevelopingnations.Lastyear'stalksinCopenhagen,Denmark,carriedhighhopesforabindingglobalagreementtocurbcarbonemissions,(6)butintheenddeliveredadisappointingandloosesetofvoluntaryactionsnamedthe"CopenhagenAccord."(7)Eightycountriesresponsiblefor80percentoftheworld'scarbonemissionssignedtheaccord,agreeing--amongotherthings--thattheglobaltemperatureriseshouldbelimitedtotwodegreesCelsiusabovepre-industriallevels.5.WhatisthelatestroundofUNclimatechangetalksfocusedon?A．Thepreservationofcoastalresorts．B．Theclosureofpoliticaldisputes．C．Thegapbetweentherichandthepoor．D．Thecommitmentstoreducecarbonemissions．参考答案：D【精析】由句(5)可知，谈判代表们将会努力缩小发展中国家和发达国家关于减少碳排放责任的政治差距.6.Howwastheresultofla