英语专四 新闻听力 news 4-6-2

 新闻

Questions 23 to 24 are based on the following news.

Lance Armstrong is riding on even though 7-time Tour De France champion broke his collarbone in a bicycle race spin on Monday. His manager says that’s not gonna stop him from competing in a race that he has dominated¹, come July. Now Lance might even compete in an Italian race in the beginning of May though he may need surgery². (23) The Tour De France begins on July 4th. Lance is definitely³ staying at peak about all this. On his way back home to the States, (24) he even used Twitter to send messages to his fans and he joked，“It’s hard to twist left-handed. ”

 

题目

News 6

Questions 23 to 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item，you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.

Now, listen to the news.

23. According to the news, the French Bicycle race is going to be held ____.

A. on Monday 

B. on July 7th

C. on July 4th 

D. in the beginning of May

24. How did Lance Armstrong communicate with his fans?

A. By MSN. B. By press briefing.

C. By emails. D. By micro blog.

 

答案解析

23C细节题。新闻中指出，连续7届环法自行车赛冠军Lance Armstrong虽然在周 一的自行车比赛中摔断了锁骨，但他仍然坚持训练。尽管需要动手术，但仍然可能 参加5月初在意大利的比赛。新闻提到环法自行车比赛将在7月4日举行。故正 确答案是C。

24.D细节题。新闻中指出，在回美国的路上，Lance Armstrong用Twitter给他的粉 丝发信息。Twitter是知名的社交网站，是微博客的典型应用。故正确答案是D。

1 dominated   

受控的 -tive

参考例句：

• As a child he was dominated by his father. 他小时候由父亲主宰一切。
• His personality dominated over the other members of the committee. 他的人格影响委员会的其他成员。

2 surgery   

n.外科，外科手术；手术室

参考例句：

• What time does surgery finish?门诊什么时间结束？
• Your condition is serious and requires surgery.你的情况很严重，需要动外科手术。

3 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。