英语专四 新闻听力 news 4-10-4

 新闻

Questions 28 to 30 are based on the following news.

(28) Venice is approaching the dread¹ status of living museum，with a population now below 60，000. (29) Residents are being forced out of the historic center as they search for cheaper housing and easier living conditions on the mainland.

Real Venetians have become scarce and many say the city is fast becoming nothing but a tourist destination. (30) A group of Venetian residents concerned about this marked the city’s population decline with a mock funeral procession.

Gondolas³ and motorboats took part in the event along Venice’s Grand Canal. The leading gondola² carried a bright pink coffin⁴ symbolizing⁵ the death of the city. On other boats, black-clad residents mourned.

Fears have been mounting that Venice could, in a matter of years, belong only to tourists. Twenty million visit the city every year.

City officials also point out that there are thousands of unofficial residents of Venice： students and island inhabitants who don't officially register.

But City Councilor Mara Rumiz says authorities are aware they cannot ignore the problem of the shrinking population any longer.

She says it’s clear that two problems need to be radically⁶ addressed, jobs and home. What must be avoided at all costs is that this city becomes nothing but a tourist destination.

The funeral for the demographic decline took place at the same time as an international study on the origins of ancient Venetians. For the next few weeks, Venetian males are giving saliva⁷ swabs to try and determine where the natives of the area came from.

The hope of all those who took part in both the DNA⁸ tests and the funeral procession is that a databank will be created of the real Venetian，who risks becoming extinct.?

 

题目

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. Venice is a famous tourist destination with a population_____ now

A. below 60,000 B. above 60，000

C. below 70,000 D. above 70,000?

29. Residents are being forced out of the historic center as they search for______

A. cheaper housing B. easier living conditions

C. less pollution D. both A and B

30. Which of the following is FALSE?

A. Venice is a historic center.

B. Venice is losing its residents.

C. Real Venetian risks becoming extinct.

D. Real Venetians are not afraid of the city’s population decline.

 

答案解析

News 10

28.  A细节题。新闻说目前威尼斯的人口少于6万，因此选A。

29. D细节题。新闻导语说威尼斯的居民被迫离开这个历史悠久的城市是因为要寻 找价格更低廉的住所和更宽裕的生活，因此选D。

30. D细节题。威尼斯人害怕人口下降，因此选D。

1 dread   

vt.担忧，忧虑；惧怕，不敢；n.担忧，畏惧

参考例句：

• We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
• Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。

2 gondola   

n.威尼斯的平底轻舟；飞船的吊船

参考例句：

• The road is too narrow to allow the passage of gondola.这条街太窄大型货车不能通过。
• I have a gondola here.我开来了一条平底船。

3 gondolas   

n.狭长小船( gondola的名词复数 )；货架（一般指商店，例如化妆品店）；吊船工作台

参考例句：

• When the G-Force is in motion, the gondolas turn as well. 当“惊呼狂叫”开始旋转时，平底船也同时旋转。 来自互联网
• Moreton Engineering &Equipment Co. Ltd. -Services include sales tower crane, gondolas, material hoist construction equipment. 山明模型工作室-制作建筑模型，包括售楼模型、规划模型、比赛模型等。 来自互联网

4 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

5 symbolizing   

v.象征，作为…的象征( symbolize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• This symbol later evolved into a common hieroglyphic symbolizing victory. 这幕场景后来逐渐演化为象征胜利的普通象形文字。 来自时文部分
• Mooncakes reunion, is symbolizing the Mid-Autumn festival will feed. 月饼象征着团圆，是中秋佳节必食之品。 来自互联网

6 radically   

ad.根本地，本质地

参考例句：

• I think we may have to rethink our policies fairly radically. 我认为我们可能要对我们的政策进行根本的反思。
• The health service must be radically reformed. 公共医疗卫生服务必须进行彻底改革。

7 saliva   

n.唾液，口水

参考例句：

• He wiped a dribble of saliva from his chin.他擦掉了下巴上的几滴口水。
• Saliva dribbled from the baby's mouth.唾液从婴儿的嘴里流了出来。

8 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。