英语四级听力-短对话 220

 

Passage One26.

A. They described it as a complete failure.

B. They described it as wildly successful.

C. They described it as adventurous¹.

D. They described it as highly fortunate.

27.

A. A world ban on nuclear weapons.

B. Japan's development of nuclear weapons.

C. Suspending nuclear research in Japan.

D. A world ban on nuclear technology research.

28.

A. Plotting to kill the president.

B. Plotting to kill the Vice-president.

C. Plotting to bombard the capital city.

D. Plotting to overthrow² the government.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passage OneThe space shuttle Discovery has safely returned to earth after 2 weeks in earth's orbit. Discovery commander Eileen Collins guided the shuttle to an easy landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California early Tuesday. [26]American Space Agency officials described Discovery's trip as wildly successful. But they refused to say when the shuttle may fly again. The Space Agency has suspended all future shuttle flights until it can discover why a piece of hard protective material broke off from Discovery. A similar incident damaged the Columbia space shuttle in 2003. Columbia was destroyed as it reentered earth's atmosphere.

Japan has marked the 60th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack on the city of Nagasaki. The American bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima ended World War II. [27]Nagasaki Mayor Iccho Itoh called for a world ban on nuclear weapons. He urged Americans to ask if the United States needs thousands of nuclear arms to guarantee its security. A short time later, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said he would work to keep Japan free of nuclear weapons.

[28]In Cambodia, an opposition³ politician has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for plotting to overthrow the government. Cheam Channy was arrested in February after the National Assembly canceled his parliamentary protection from legal charges. He denies any wrongdoing. A court found Cheam Channy and opposition member Khom Peseth guilty. Khom Peseth received a 5-year prison sentence.

Briefly⁴, here again is the major news of the hour.

The American space shuttle Discovery has safely returned to earth.

Japan has marked the 60th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack on Nagasaki. And in Cambodia, an opposition politician has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for plotting to overthrow the government.

答案解析：

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. How did American Space Agency officials describe Discovery's trip?

[B]解析：原文说，“美国宇航局官员称，‘发现号’的旅程获得巨大成功”。因此选B。本题符合“听到什么选什么”的解题原则。wildly successful原词再现，容易听取。

27. What did Nagasaki Mayor call for?

[A]解析：预读选项，全是名词选项，核心词汇是Japan，world ban，nuclear weapons/research/technology，development，suspending，推测可能问新闻的主题或细节。新闻提到，“长崎市市长伊藤一长呼吁全世界禁止核武器”，听到什么选什么，由此选A。

28. What was the charge against the two opposition politicians?

[D]解析：第三则新闻开头即称，“在柬埔寨，一位反对派因密谋颠覆政府而被判入狱7年”，因此选D。选项都说plotting，只是该“阴谋”的具体内容不同。听到新闻开头的"plotting to..."时，集中注意力，就可以听到D中的"overthrow the government"原词再现了。

1 adventurous   

adj.爱冒险的；惊心动魄的，惊险的，刺激的　

参考例句：

• I was filled with envy at their adventurous lifestyle.我很羨慕他们敢于冒险的生活方式。
• He was predestined to lead an adventurous life.他注定要过冒险的生活。

2 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

4 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。