研究生新闻听力摸底题

1、研究生新闻听力摸底题,News Report One 1. A. How people improve their memory effectively. B. The role that caffeine plays in improving memory. C. The relationship between caffeine and health. D. How caffeine influences peoples mood. 2. A. He is an expert of Johns Hopkins. B. He specializes in human emotions. C.

2、 He is the author of the research report. D. He is working for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.,News Report One Caffeine not only gives us a daily jump-start (助推启动), but new research suggests it also can enhance long-term memory. According to the US Food and Drug Administration (监督管理局), almost

3、 90 percent of people worldwide consume about 200 milligrams of caffeine each day. Thats equivalent to about one strong cup of coffee a day. Writing in Nature Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University researchers say their findings show caffeine boosts certain memories for up to 24 hours after being co

4、nsumed.,News Report One “Weve always known that caffeine has cognitive-enhancing effects, but its particular effects on strengthening memories and making them resistant to forgetting have never been examined in detail in humans,” said senior 资深author of the paper, Michael Yassa, formerly of Johns Ho

5、pkins and now the University of California, Irvine. “We now report for the first time a specific effect of caffeine on reducing forgetting over 24 hours.” 1. What is the new research mainly about? B 2. What do we learn about Michael Yassa from the news? C,News Report One 1. A. How people improve the

6、ir memory effectively. B. The role that caffeine plays in improving memory. C. The relationship between caffeine and health. D. How caffeine influences peoples mood. 2. A. He is an expert of Johns Hopkins. B. He specializes in human emotions. C. He is the author of the research report. D. He is work

7、ing for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.,News Report Two 3. A. 5 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1 4. A. Monday morning. B. Monday afternoon. C. Tuesday morning. D. Tuesday afternoon. 5. A. He is from a broken family. B. He opened fire inside the school cafeteria. C. He attacked the students out of envy. D. He i

8、s Chardon High School student.,News Report Two A third student has died from wounds suffered in a shooting at a school in the central U.S. state of Ohio. One victim died hours after the shooting Monday. Two others died on Tuesday, while another two are recovering from their wounds. The suspected att

9、acker appeared in court Tuesday. Authorities say they arrested the teenage suspect Monday afternoon, after he opened fire on students inside the Chardon High School cafeteria. Witnesses and local news reports say he is T. J. Lane, a student at a nearby school for at-risk(需要特别照顾的) youth. Authorities

10、say his motive remains unclear.,News Report Two A lawyer for the suspect told local media Monday that his family is shocked and has expressed sympathies to the victims families. The lawyer described the suspect as a “fairly quiet” and “good kid” who, to his knowledge, has never been in any trouble.

11、Schools were closed Tuesday in the town of about 5,000 people as authorities continued to investigate. 3. How many victims of the school shooting died on Monday? D 4. When was the suspect arrested? B 5. What do we learn about the suspect? B,News Report Two 3. A. 5 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1 4. A. Monday morning

12、. B. Monday afternoon. C. Tuesday morning. D. Tuesday afternoon. 5. A. He is from a broken family. B. He opened fire inside the school cafeteria. C. He attacked the students out of envy. D. He is Chardon High School student.,News Report Three 6. A. They love to fight with human beings B. They are hu

13、ngry for food C. Their living space has been shrinking dramatically D. Their habit has changed 7. A. 3 B. 12 C. 22 D. 34 8. A. They will try their best catching the leopards B. People should take care of themselves C. People should try to preserve the forest D. People should not go to the urban jung

14、le,News Report Three Officials have caught three leopards in Mumbai孟买. The big cats have killed 12 people during the last month, causing panic among local residents. Its a classic case of survival of the fittest and the fight for space between man and beast all the more difficult in a city like Mumb

15、ai, whose burgeoning增长迅速的 population is increasingly pushing deep into the forest. The forest, which is Mumbais green lung, is also a wildlife sanctuary避难所 and the leopards 豹子 natural habitat.,News Report Three But, in the last few months, the big cats have increasingly emerged from the forest and i

16、nto the urban jungle, killing 22 people including children. Residents are up in arms 愤怒 about what they call “official apathy冷漠”, but forest officials say its up to residents to take great care in the face of an unexpected threat. 6. Why did the leopards kill people in Mumbai? C 7. How many people w

17、ere killed in the past few months? C 8. What is the attitude of the officials? B,News Report Three 6. A. They love to fight with human beings. B. They are hungry for food. C. Their living space has been shrinking dramatically. D. Their habit has changed. 7. A. 3 B. 12 C. 22 D. 34 8. A. They will try

18、 their best catching the leopards. B. People should take care of themselves. C. People should try to preserve the forest. D. People should not go to the urban jungle.,News Report Four 1. A. 8,500 B. 160 C. 4,000 D. 500 2. A. To standardize the curriculum. B. To set up more boarding school. C. To put

19、 an end to all the fees. D. To make the students allowance higher.,News Report Four In Nepal, a row争吵 over tuition fees has closed down around 8,500 of the countrys public schools, affecting some one and a half million students. Schools were shut down on Sunday to prevent protests by left-wing stude

20、nts against schools charging tuition of more than 500 rupees, $6 a month. Since Wednesday, students have locked the offices of officials at 160 schools that charge monthly fees in excess of 1,000 rupees.,News Report Four Students want an end to all but nominal 有名无实的 fees and a more standardized curr

21、iculum around the country. They also want boarding schools to set aside 25% of their places to students from remote areas or disadvantaged backgrounds. The protesters argue that tuition fees rarely helped students welfare or improved the quality of education. This is not the first protest at Nepals

22、schools and universities.,News Report Four Last December, more than 4,000 schools around the capital, Katmandu, were closed for two weeks over demands for lower tuition fees. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. How many schools offices of officials have been locked

23、 by the students? B 2. What is the students request according to the news? A,News Report Four 1. A. 8,500 B.160 C.4,000 D.500 2. A. To standardize the curriculum. B. To set up more boarding school. C. To put an end to all the fees. D. To make the students allowance higher.,News Report Five 3. A. 11

24、B. 38 C. 94 D. 60 4. A. In Vietnam B. In China C. In Thailand D. In the Philippines 5. A. Rammasun has caused floods and landslides in the Philippines. B. Rammasun was the strongest storm to hit China in 80 years. C. Residents in Vietnam have to camp out in temporary tent. D. Rammasun caused more da

25、mage to Vietnam than to the Philippines.,News Report Five Typhoon Rammasun has killed at least 11 people in Vietnam with several people still missing, report local media. National paper Vietnam News reported floods and landslides in the northern provinces of Vietnam. Last week the typhoon killed 94

26、in the Philippines, before heading toward Hainan island in China. Chinese state media Xinhua reported 38 dead or missing, with 600,000 people withdrawn. It was the strongest storm to hit China in four decades.,News Report Five Local media in Vietnam have showed pictures of streets and towns flooded

27、with muddy rainwater, and residents camping out in temporary tents by the roadside. Hundreds of hectares公顷 of rice and other crops have been damaged as well. Water levels have risen in rivers in several provinces and authorities have warned of further flash floods（骤发洪水）. 3. How many people were kill

28、ed by Typhoon Rammasun in the Philippines? C 4. Where has Rammasun caused floods and landslides? A 5. What do we learn from the news? C,News Report Five 3. A. 11 B. 38 C. 94 D. 60 4. A. In Vietnam B. In China C. In Thailand D. In the Philippines 5. A. Rammasun has caused floods and landslides in the

29、 Philippines. B. Rammasun was the strongest storm to hit China in 80 years. C. Residents in Vietnam have to camp out in temporary tent. D. Rammasun caused more damage to Vietnam than to the Philippines.,News Report Six 6. A. In the Java Sea（爪哇海）. B. On the Borneo Island（婆罗洲岛）. C. Near the Indonesian

30、 city of Surabaya泗水. D. In Singapore. 7. A. The bodies were wearing orange clothes. B. The bodies were about one fourth of the crew. C. The bodies were not wearing life jackets. D. The bodies were all naked. 8. A. This Tuesday. B. This Sunday. C. Last Tuesday. D. Last Sunday.,News Report Six Indones

31、ian officials have recovered bodies from the sea near the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet. The airplane crashed during a storm on Sunday. Indonesian television showed rescue helicopters pulling bodies from the Java Sea, in waters about 160 kilometers from Borneo Island. The first images of the bodies showed they were not wearing protective life jackets. Rescue workers had recovered about one fourth of the passengers and crew at nightfall.