英语专四 新闻听力 news 4-11-1

 新闻

Questions 21 to 23 are based on the following news.

(21) Volunteers from Indonesia’s Aceh province have headed to Padang，the hardest-hit city in the September 30 quake, (22) which killed hundreds and destroyed as many as 180,000 buildings. A coalition¹ called the Aceh Humanitarian² Axis³ is raising money, collecting donations and sending volunteers. (23) So far the group has sent 40 volunteers, some of whom are specialists like doctors and disaster management experts. Lilianne Fan，an advisor⁴ to the governor of Aceh, says the volunteers bring something to Padang that other volunteers may not have. “These organizations are made up of people who are directly affected⁵ by the terrible disaster of 2004,” Fan said. “So they have themselves experienced what it likes to be survivors⁶ of a devastating⁷ natural disaster.”

 

题目

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In this section you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

Questions 21 to 23 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.

21. What is the news item mainly about?

A. A coalition is raising money for the quake.

B. The volunteers have experienced a natural disaster.

C. The quake has killed hundreds and destroyed many buildings.

D. Volunteers have headed to Padang，the hardest-hit city in the quake.

22. How many buildings were destroyed according to the news item?

A.1,800     B.18,000     C.180,000         D.1,800,000

 23. Some of the 40 volunteers sent by the Aceh Humanitartian Axis are____

A. doctors and disaster management experts

B. doctors and economic management experts

C. psychologists and disaster management experts

D. nurses and disaster management experts

 

答案解析

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21. D主旨题。本题考查新闻的主旨，听力在原文中提到“Volunteers from Indonesia’s Aceh province have headed to Padang”，由此可知，印尼亚齐省的志愿者已经奔赴巴 东，另外要注意新闻的第一句往往点明主旨，因此，选项D为正确答案。

22. C 细节题。根据听力原文中的“which killed hundreds and destroyed as many as 180,000 buildings.”可知成百上千人遇难，18万建筑物被摧毁，因此，选项C为正 确答案。

23. A 细节题。根据听力原文中提到的“So far the group has sent 40 volunteers, some of whom are specialists like doctors and disaster management experts. ” 可知到目前 该组织已经向灾区派送了 40名志愿者，其中包括一些专家，如医生以及灾后管理专 家，因此，选项A是正确答案。

1 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

2 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。

3 axis   

n.轴，轴线，中心线；坐标轴，基准线

参考例句：

• The earth's axis is the line between the North and South Poles.地轴是南北极之间的线。
• The axis of a circle is its diameter.圆的轴线是其直径。

4 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

5 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

6 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

7 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。