英语专四 新闻听力 news 4-2-4

 新闻

On weekend nights, as one artist told us, it’s like Carnival² without the masks.

Questions 28 to 30 are based on the following news.

It is not unusual for the U. S. military to respond to a disaster like the Haiti earthquake. The military sent relief to the Asian Tsunami³ in 2004, Hurricane Katrina in the southern United States in 2005 and many other natural disasters.

“We’re training for readiness which includes trauma⁴ and war surgery. We’re also trained to do humanitarian⁵ assistance.” That is Vice⁶ Admiral Adam Robinson, the Surgeon General of (28) the U.S. Navy. He is responsible for providing the thousands of Navy doctors，nurses and other medical professionals who sped to Haiti on ships and aircraft to care for the wounded. The U.S. Navy’s hospital ship Comfort is the largest of the medical facilities，and is now anchored just off shore near Port-au-Prince, able to handle as many as 1,000 patients. Other U.S. military services are providing medical help on shore, operating the airport, working to re-open the sea port, transporting thousands of tons of supplies, (29) and helping⁷ distribute them by road and helicopter throughout the Haitian capital and beyond.

The effort has been remarkably⁸ smooth. Although there are reports of shortages in some areas, the distribution has been generally lacking in violent incidents or confrontations⁹. The commander of the U. S. military relief effort in Haiti, Lieutenant¹⁰ General Ken¹ Keen，says his troops made a particular effort to make clear to the people they are there to help, not to conquer. (30) Admiral Robinson of the Navy medical corps¹¹ says anyone who is concerned the U.S. military will stay any longer than it's needed or wanted will just have to watch and see what happens in the coming months，which he says will mirror what the military did in Indonesia and elsewhere. “I think that everyone will see, and this is where you’re going to have to just look at our actions. (30) We’ll move in. We’ll help. And then we’re going to move out. ”

 

题目

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Questions 28 to 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item，you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.

Now, listen to the news.

28. The U.S. Navy’s hospital ship Comfort is the largest of the_____facilities.

A. medical B. chemical C. radical¹² D. military

29. Other U. S. military services are helping   them by road and helicopter______throughout the Haitian capital and beyond.

A. distribute B. contribute C. tribute D. distribution

30. Which is NOT true according to the news?

A. The U.S. military sent relief to the Asian Tsunami in 2004.

B. The military are also trained to do humanitarian assistance.

C. The military are in Haiti to help not to conquer.

D. The U.S. military stayed after they sent troops to Indonesia.

 

答案解析

News 2

28. A 细节题。原文为 medical facilities,故选 A。

29. A细节判断题。本题考查形近词的区分，答案为A。

30. D细节题。新闻中说美军进入海地，帮助海地人民，然后撤离，而且他们所做的和 印尼海晡时完全相同，故选D。

 

1 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

2 carnival   

n.嘉年华会，狂欢，狂欢节，巡回表演

参考例句：

• I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
• Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。

3 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

4 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

5 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

6 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

7 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

8 remarkably   

ad.不同寻常地，相当地

参考例句：

• I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
• He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。

9 confrontations   

n.对抗，对抗的事物( confrontation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At times, this potential has escalated into actual confrontations. 有时，这一矛盾升级为实际的对抗。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• These confrontations and uncertainties were bing played out for the first time on a global scale. 所有这一切对抗和不稳定，第一次在全球范围内得到充分的表演。 来自辞典例句

10 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。

11 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

12 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。