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2021年12月英语四级(第2套)听力真题新闻报道(2)A man from Libya was enjoying a walk along the sands at Southport beach. When he was about half a mile out from the dock, he felt a bit tired. So he lay down and fell asleep, but the tide swept in quickly at the beach. And the man was shocked to wake up and find the tide had come in and completely surrounded him, cutting him off from the shore. Fortunately for him, the beach lifeguards were quickly on the scene to stop him from drowning. They act professionally to ensure the man was comfortable until an ambulance arrived. He was then taken to hospital. He is now in a stable condition. When interviewed, Keith porter of the Southport beach said, our beach is so flat that it's very common for the tide come around the back of people and cut them off from the beach. Thankfully the emergency services have again worked well together to ensure a positive outcome. And we wish the gentleman a speedy recovery.一名来自利比亚的男子正在南港海滩的沙滩上散步。

大学英语视听说听力原文

大学英语视听说听力原文第一部分：听力材料一、对话A: Hey, what are you doing this weekend?B: I'm planning to go to the park with my family.A: That sounds like fun. Are you going to have a picnic?B: Yes, we're going to bring some sandwiches and drinks.A: That sounds delicious. I hope you have a great time.B: Thank you. I'm sure we will.二、独白三、新闻四、故事Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Emily. She lived in a small village with her family. One day, Emily found a lost puppy in the forest. She took the puppy home and took care of it. She named the puppy Max. Max became a part of Emily's family, and they loved each other very much. Emily and Max had many adventures together, and they were always happy.五、演讲Good morning, everyone. Today, I want to talk about the importance of education. Education is the key to success in life. It helps us to develop our skills and knowledge, and itopens up new opportunities for us. Education also teaches us how to think critically and solve problems. In today's world, education is more important than ever before. We need to invest in education and ensure that everyone has access to quality education.。

新闻英语视听说(1)听力原文及答案

Unit 1Food QualityPart ⅠV iew, Listen and S peakTask One: Food Additives (1)Food additives are widely used in many countries. However, the discovery a number of years ago that the food additive Sudan Red was harmful to human health led to a backlash against all food additives.For example, the milk we drink in the morning has calcium added to it; numerous beverages contain calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium and other minerals; store bought salt contains iodine, zinc and silica; and potato chips have as many as 10 types of food additives, such as spices, edible pigments, citric acid, flavor additives, sweetening agents and silica.MSG and condiments are considered food additives. Y east powder is also a food additive too and is usually added to steamed breads. Even sodium carbonate is a food additive, too, and is often added to make congee.To better understand the functions of food additives, Nature & Science did two interesting experiments at a bakery.Flour, eggs, sugar, salt and soda are the basic materials used in baking cakes.First, let‘s make a cake without any additives. Mixing egg yolks and whites evenly, we then add some sugar into it. When the egg and sugar are (done) being mixed, we immediately add flour, water, soda and bulking agents into the mixture and rapidly mix them to make the batter. All this must be done within 10 to 30 seconds after which the batter must be immediately placed into the oven to bake.Now, let‘s make some cakes with additives. When the eggs and sugar are being mixed, we add some cake oil to the mixture. The cake oil is composed of acidity regulators, antioxidants, vitamin C and sodium bicarbonate. It can make the egg-sugar mixture rapidly inflate. After flour, water and soda are poured into the egg-sugar mixture, the cake oil can form compound membranes with proteins in the cake batter. This can significantly improve the strength and stability of bubbles in the batter and make sure that all of the ingredients are evenly distributed.Even after the batter is left for some time, the bubbles will not disappear.After the cakes are taken out of the oven we can see that the cakes that had the oil added to them are much nicer to look at and are more flexible than those without the additives. Even the insides of the cakes are remarkably different. The internal structure of the cake without additives is uneven and brittle. But the internal structure of the cake with additives is even, soft and flexible and tastes delicious and moist.The benefits of food additives do not just apply to cakes but also to many other foods. Emulsifiers are what give ice cream its delicious taste. The sweeteners lead to low-calorie, low-sugar products.Without edible pigments, there wouldn‘t be various colorful candies.Without preservatives, canned foods couldn‘t be preserved for months on end, making it difficult to get them to consumers‘ hands before they go bad. Preservatives can prevent the growth of bacteria and ensure the freshness of nutrition in the food for a short period of time. From this aspect, food additives are very important to our health. Withoutthem, we can hardly imagine what life would be like. Food additives can keep and improve the color and flavor of foods. They can even increase the nutritional value of certain foods and improve the quality of our life. With the rapid development of the food industry, the type and usage of food additives have increased dramatically, and they have been applied more widely and become an indispensable aspect of modern food processing.Task Two: Food Additives (2)Food additives are widely used in many countries. Several years ago, the discovery that something called Sudan Red was harmful to human health led to a backlash against all food additives. I n toxicology, the dosage decides the toxicity.If the intake of a substance is below its acceptable intake level, damage to the human healthis within an acceptable scope. After evaluating the safety of a food additive, scientists put forthits acceptable daily intake (ADI) per kilogram of an average person‘s body weight as the basis for governments to stipulate the applications and maximum dosages of food additives.The Food Safety and Toxicology Evaluation Procedures issued by the Chinese Ministry of Health require that every food additive must undergo oral acute toxicity tests, genetic toxicity tests, teratogenic tests, 90-day feeding trials and carcinogenic tests in animals. According to their toxicological data, food additives are divided into 3 categories: very safe, safe and unsafe. The first category of food additives have no restrictions related to their usage in food processing. They do not need ADI values but simply reference dosages.For example, after a large number of biochemical and toxicological researches, the international Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) announced that it planned to cancel the acceptable daily intake restriction of monosodium glutamate (MSG).This shows that MSG is a very safe food additive. China‘s standards stipulate that MSG can be used in various types of food according to the practical needs of food production. For example, the maximum reference dosage of MSG is 1.3 milligrams per kilogram in candy, 190 milligrams per kilogram in condiments and 4,300 milligrams per kilogram in soups.The second category of food additives is food additives deemed safe. JECFA has establishedADI values for each of them.Their uses in food processing are restricted. For instance, long-term animal experiments show that lemon yellow has the weakest toxicity of synthetic pigments and is a safe food additive.Its ADI is 0―7.5 milligrams per kilogram. In China, it is stipulated that its maximum dosage is 0.1 grams per kilogram in fruit juices, drinks, candies and shrimps and 0.02 grams per kilogramin ice cream.The third category of food additives is unsafe. According to toxicological data, such additives are considered to be unsafe for use in food. In 2002, the Chinese Ministry of Health announced the prohibition of 59 types of natural raw materials in food, They are unsafe and if they are found in any food product, the company in question would be subject to legal action.Now that there are so many toxicological regulations overseeing the safety of food additives, why do so many consumers think food additives are a food safety issue? This perception is in part caused by the bad behavior of a very small minority of food processing companies who violate the state‘s health standards through the use of illegal food additives. They increase the dosage of food additives or add some things that are not food additives into food. Consumers should stand up and safeguard their rights.They have the right to know what additives are in the food they arebuying. For example, soy sauce usually has preservatives added. When a consumer buys a bottle of soy sauce in the supermarket, he can read the specific name of the preservative, say sodium benzoate or potassium sorbate, on the label of the bottle. Similarly, the specific names of sweeteners, such as xylitol and acesulfame potassium, added to soy sauce should also be marked on the label.When a type of food is added with more than 2 coloring agents, their specific names, such as Fancy Red and Bright Blue, should be clearly marked on the label. So when consumers buy food at the market, they can read the instructions on food packages to know what additives are in them.This red liquid is called Carmine. It‘s a synthetic edible pigment. Its acceptable daily intake (ADI) is up to 4 milligrams per kilogram. Its maximum dosage is no more than 0.1 grams per kilogram in candy and no more than 0.025 grams per kilogram in soy milk and sausage casing. It is important that we correctly understand food additives and what they are. We shouldn‘t regard them as harmful, nor should we be misguided by attempts to exaggerate their benefits.Task Three: Sanlu MilkInvestigation Continues into Sanlu Milk Powder Chinese authorities are launching an investigation, following reports of kidney stones in infants, after they were fed powdered milk made by Sanlu Company in Hebei Province. Sanlu has already admitted to contamination of the product.Friday saw investigators from the Ministry of Health, the quality watchdog and relevant departments visiting affected children in hospitals. They then visited Sanlu‘s headquarters in Shijiazhuang city, to take samples, and check on how the local government was dealing with the incident.An initial investigation shows milk powder containing melamine, which is used in making plastics, fertilizers and cleaning products.The quality regulator has launched a nationwide probe into all baby milk powders. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health is sharing relevant information with the World Health Organization.Part ⅣFurther D evelopmentFood Safety to Be Resolved in ChinaWell, The recent series of food safety scandals to hit China has prompted calls for a revamp to supervision practices. During the 3rd China Food Safety Forum, participants committed to implement stricter law enforcement to assure food safety in China.To buy or not to buy, it is a question many have to ponder now, as a wave of food safety scares has renewed fears in China over continued problems. Shoppers told us they hope food safety violations will be resolved in a more effective and timely manner.(A Beijing resident)“I often buy food and other products that are popular and have a good reputation.‖During the 3rd China Food Safety Forum, about 10 governmental departments related to food safety vowed to implement (more) stricter enforcement to assure the quality of food. (Y u Jun, vice director general of Department of Food Safety of State Council of China) “We will improve our monitoring system. We are urging the local governments to standard enterprises. Companies and individuals will be handed severe penalties if they break food safety or other laws pertaining to the quality of food.‖In China, there are about 500 thousand food production companies. But for many of them, a weak food value chain is the main problem. When a scandal emerges, the public interrogates notonly supervisory agencies, but also blames the food company at the center of the controversy.(Huang Qitai, chief scientist of Synutra International, Inc)“I think the food safety problem depends on the people in the company. We should raise our company‘s culture to a new level in order to win the respect of consumers, so we do not see the illegal additives in our food today.‖A publicity week on China Food Safety is also beginning around the country. The aim is to make people know more about the State‘s standard of food safety and the knowledge of additives in food.Tainted food scandals have caused nationwide concern. As, it is urgent for related departments to more strictly enforce laws and regulations to resolve the country‘s food safety problems, which concern everyone‘s health.练习答案Unit One Food QualityTask One1. 1) D 2) B 3) A4) C 5) D2. 1) materials 2) additives 3) sugar 4) mixture 5) oven 6) composed 7) inflate 8) stability9) Even after the batter is left for some time, the b ubbles won‘t disappear.10) But the internal structure of the cake with additives is even, soft and flexible and tastes delicious and moist.新闻英语视听说视频文本及练习答案Task Two1. 1) A2) B 3) D 4) B 5) DTask Three1. 1) B 2) A3) A4) D 5) B2. 1) investigation 2) kidney stones 3) contamination 4) investigators5) quality watchdog 6) affected 7) headquarters 8) samples9) how the local government was dealing with the incident10) which is used in making plastics, fertilizers and cleaning productsUnit 2Job HuntingPart ⅠV iew, Listen and S peakTask One: Graduates Feel Market SqueezeAccording to the job fairs we‘ve just seen and also recent surveys show the hiring prospects are bleak for this year‘s college graduates. In China‘s financial hub—Shanghai, and the country‘s export base—Guangdong province, most students are still waiting for job offers. As Wang Xiqing reports.Seven out of ten here still haven‘t found a job, and most of them are desperate.On average, these students in Shanghai have sent out thirty to fifty applications each. And in extreme cases, some have posted copies of their resumes six hundred times.Surveys show students‘ minimum salary expectations are between two to three thousand Y uan a month. Foreign or multi-national companies top the list in applications, while small private companies are the least favored, because of fears they couldgo bust the next day.Many students say they‘re willing to work as interns in the hope that excellent performance during their probation period （实习期，试用期）might win them a contract. However, only a very small proportion of companies are actually willing to take on interns. And even if they do, that often means low-value positions like answering phone calls at reception.The situation is even worse in Guangdong, where only 8.4% of final year students have signed labor contracts. Over 330,000 local college students will graduate in July, 14% more than last year. And adding the number of graduating students from other provinces coming to Guangdong in search for jobs, the army of young job seekers in the province will top 500,000 this year .To rub salt into the wound the demand for graduates has dipped by 20%, as companies are trying to limit their labor costs in the wake of the economic slowdown. The unfortunate figures mean that all their efforts to hunt down a job could prove to be fruitless.(A graduate student in Guangdong)“Whether you‘re from an urban or rural area, if you‘re unemployed, then you should expect some kind of minimum subsidy from the government. But we graduates are not officially considered to be unemployed. We‘re called people awaiting jobs. I‘m very disturbed by this definition.‖The employment situation was a top concern during the government‘s political sessions earlier this month. Officials acknowledged that hiring prospects in China are grave, and a slew of measures have been announced in the hope of relieving the situation. A total of 7.1 million college graduates will chase jobs this year, including 1 million who failed to secure employment last year.Task Two: New Y ear, New Job(Tracy) If you look at any list of New Y ear‘s resolutions, you wouldn‘t be surprised to see“Find a better job‖ right at the top. V era Gibbons of Kiplinger‘s personal finance maga zines is here to have some tips to help you get a better job or maybe take on a career change.(V era Gibbons) That‘s right. Good morning, Tracy! Nice to see you.(Tracy) Nice to see you, too. Happy new year.(V era Gibbons) The same to you.(Tracy) Start the new year, start looking for a new job, it‘s amazing. How many people are actually doing that?(V era Gibbons) Y es, one survey finds that 75% of American workers plan to look for a newjob this year. They‘re unhappy with the pay, they‘re unhappy with the situational they work, they want new challenges since there‘s no room for advancement with their current employer, so a lot of people are going to be out there looking for work. This is a time of the year where we‘re more inclined to take the bull by th e horns, take the initiative to go out there and find a good job… (Tracy) Resolution thing.(V era Gibbons) Y es.(Tracy) Is there a good time to go about doing this?(V era Gibbons) Well, opportunities pop up all the year along, but, yes, the heaviest of hiring does take place in the beginning of the year: they fire at the end of the year and they hire in the new. (Tracy) They fire for Christmas. So if you think about doing, you really should get out there now. (V era Gibbons) Get out there now, and get the ball rolling, yes.(Tracy) What about the job market in 2007? What does it look like?(V era Gibbons) It is softening a little bit, job growth is a little slowing down some because of the contraction in housing and auto-sell sector, but that‘s been offset a bit by the service sector. These companies are high in the service industry. We‘re actually expecting 1.3 million jobs be created this year, and once a writer by Career Role Builder actually found that 40% of employers will be hiring full-time employees t his year, so it‘s not a bad time, it‘s not great, it‘s, it‘s OK.(Tracy) OK, so if you‘re ready take the plunge, if you want to get out there, you have some tips, No. 1 is ―Do some soul searching‖.(V era Gibbons) Y es, I just think in order to get out a jo b that isn‘t going anywhere career, that‘s gonna drift, you really need to sit down and be proactive here. Y ou can‘t be reactive, you have to be proactive. Motivation is really the key to make any changes in your personal life.People may sit back and say: well, getting a paycheck and benefits are good, why rock the boat? Here‘s the thing: we‘re spending half of our life in workplace. If you‘re unhappy, do some soul searching, figure out where you are, where you would like to go.(Tracy) And part of tha t, as you say, is ―Prioritize your options‖, what do you mean?(V era Gibbons) Y eah, I mean write down five to ten things that are important to you in your job and career, maybe you want a better work-life bounce, a more flexible schedule, whatever that happens to be, take a look at what makes you happy, what makes you unhappy, take a look at your goals, your dreams, your aspirations and then put together a plan to actually reach those goals because you are more inclined to get there if you have a plan in place.(Tracy) Good idea, you can actually write this all out. Also when you go out there for the job search, you gotta have the resume, so you say ―Make the resume stand out‖.(V era Gibbons) Y eah, you know, with the employees only spend about 10 seconds looking at your resume…(Tracy) Ten seconds?(V era Gibbons) Y eah, and get this on average, for every 245 resumes, they get the interview.One person per 245 resume, so it‘s very competitive. Y ou need to have your resume stand out, Keep it thin, keep it short, keep it to the point, focus on your measurable accomplishments. And because you‘ll be looking for different jobs, you should be highlighting different skills different experiences that may be relevant for one position and may not be relevant for another, so you wanna highlight different ones, have several different versions of resumes all ready to go, then get out there, do the networking.(Tracy) Ok, just briefly, you say do not look online, you need to hand this out, hand out to your friends, do lots of networking.(V era Gibbons) A lot of networking , that‘s the key.(Tracy) V era Gibbons, thanks.(V era Gibbons) Thanks.Task Three: Laid-off Workers in ChinaIn over two decades of opening up, China has gradually reformed into a market economy.One major move was to restructure the large state-owned enterprises (SOEs ). Some practices were successful and benefited many. But on the other side of the coin, several companies lost their competitiveness, and had to lay off workers in order to survive. In today‘s Working Asia,Zou Y ue brings us a story about laid-off workers.Everyday they walk into the factory to work, but now they have to worry about their jobs. For the 4 thousand workers at the state-owned Wuhan Boiler Factory, the country‘s reform drive has meant new challenges.35-year-old Ma Ling worked in this factory for 15 years. But in 2002, she lost her job, something she found hard to accept.(Ma Ling)“It was such a blow. I never imagined that I would get the sack (被解雇). It was such a big factory and I was so young. How could that happen? My confidence was totally destroyed at the time.‖Ma Ling‘s life depended on the factory. Her parents, her brother and her own husband have worked there all their lives. The change has led to worries about the future. In the days of a planned economy, SOEs offered life-long benefits for workers, from housing and medical care to pensions and insurance. But since 1998, about 30 million employees in China have lost their jobs and also the benefits that went with them, due to either downsizing or bankruptcy .(Zou Y ue)“For workers laid off by China‘s SOEs, it has not been easy adapting to the industrial reshuffle （改组）. But decades of market reform have made Chinese workers realize the importance of finding a way out on their own. For many, it has become a part of their life.‖Like her colleagues, Ma Ling struggled to find other work. Six months after Ma Ling got the axe (get the sack), she found a position she found embarrassing for an experienced electrician--workshop garbage cleaner.(Ma Ling)“Although the job was dirty and tiring, I had to take it. After all the losses, I was glad for the chance. It means eve rything to me.‖But between 2000 and 2002, the factory continued to lose money, and had to lay off half its staff. Those who stayed faced tougher competition to stay in their positions. After losing their iron rice bowl (铁饭碗), they are now walking an economic tight rope. To make matters worse, the enterprise was having a hard time feeding its 3 thousand retirees. The managers found it was no easy job trying to make ends meet.(Chen Helin, deputy general manager of Wuhan Boiler Group)“We have to make the laid off employees understand that they have to change their mind set. Survival of the fittest (适者生存) is our rule. While we have tried our best to accommodate the employees, the workers have to find their own way o f life if possible.‖The factory tried to make things easier by restructuring (调整，改组) its remaining workforce on the one hand, while leasing some of its street front houses for the jobless to run small businesses,like this shopping façade (正面) . But there simply is not enough for everyone.(Xu Liangjun, deputy director of Wuhan Reemployment Work Office)“As an old industrial city, there is a large gap between job opportunities and demand. Since 1998, over 500 thousand workers have become jobless in this city of 7 million people. We can only hope the local economy picks up to provide more jobs for them.‖Ma Ling was lucky to later get promoted again, but at the same time two of her colleagues got laid off. The reform has changed the lives of many, who have had to adapt to the reality of a new economic environment.Not only laid-off workers need to find jobs, tens of thousands of Chinese graduates also want to find them as well. About ten years ago, the Chinese government stopped the practice of assigning jobs to college graduates. Now, they have to face their first employment challenges on their own. Part ⅣFurther D evelopment20%of Graduates Are JoblessUrban unemployment might be low, but recent college graduates are having a tough time getting a job. A recent blue paper issued by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says that one out of every five graduates is unable to find work.All these college students and recent graduates crowding into the Beijing Expo Center have just one goal: to find themselves a job. One that pays well, has a good reputation, and matches their major if that exists.Water Zhu graduated last June with a degree in computer technology. He moved to Beijing from Inner Mongolia to improve his prospects. This is his eighth job fair.(Water Zhu)“Competition is so high, so it‘s very hard. They want to hire the best, an d not everyone is the best—o of course it‘s quite difficult.‖The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences reports that in 2006, 4.13 million students graduated in China. Last year, it was 4.95 million. This year, 5.5 million additional graduates will be looking for work. About 20% of the graduates last year failed to find a job. Those they did may have to settle for salaries lower than they expected, in jobs they didn‘t‘ train for.Graduates can‘t find work—but companies say they can‘t find people to hire. Ev en here at this crowded fair, these recruiters say very few people actually spoke to them to ask about jobs—and that‘s not what they‘re looking for.(Robert Norrie, V olk Uniontech)“We‘re looking for somebody who is really confident, who has an out-going personality‖(Wu Hai, L.A.D. Industries)“Building confidence is important. Universities should focus more on this – many students have very little opportunity to present themselves.‖Experts say the Chinese university system churns out graduates who have a lot of theoretical knowledge, but not very much practical knowledge for today‘s workplace.But universities are struggling too, as enrollment numbers keep surging. This year, almost 6 million students will enter university—a five percent increase from last year.(Zeng Xiangquan, Dean of School of Labor & Human Resources of Renmin University) “Higher enrollment means universities sometimes cannot keep up—they can‘t meet the demands and provide sufficient resources for all of the students.‖The government is trying to ease pressures too—at the beginning of this year the China Employment Promotion Law went into effect to ban hiring discrimination and help graduates who take jobs outside of the big cities. But that still doesn‘t address what some see as the biggest challenge: teaching students to function in a workplace.Today‘s graduates need what are called soft skills: communication, teamwork, and the ability to work on projects.And a survey by job search website found that the majority of recruiters want graduates who have work experience.Its human resources consultant has this advice: Don‘t hold out for an impossible ideal. Take anyoffer you can get, and just start working.(Jim Hao, Consultant of )“Get a job. Whatever, first. And to know yourself and your environment step by step until you gradually get a clearer picture of yourself—your interest, your ability, and your environment. Which industry is the most suitable for you?‖That‘s exactly what graduate Wate r Zhu is doing. He‘s found temporary work at a stock brokerage, while he keeps searching for jobs in the computer industry. He says despite the competition, what‘s important isn‘t landing the dream job—it‘s figuring out how to get there. (Water Zhu)“It‘s only during the job search that I began to realize what I‘m capable of. That has actually been the most useful thing—to understand myself better and set goals for my future.‖练习答案Unit Two Job HuntingTask One: Graduates feel market squeeze1. Choose the best answer: 1) A2) C 3) D 4) C 5). B2. Spot Dictation: 1) applications 2) in extreme cases 3) resumes 4) top the list, 5) small private 6) favored 7) interns 8) probation period9) contract 10) low-value positionsTask Two: New year, new job.1. Choose the best answer: 1) B 2) D 3) A4) A5) DTask Three: Bring you finger into the store1. True or false: 1) T 2)T 3) F 4) F 5) T2. Spot Dictation: 1) opening up 2) market economy 3) state-owned enterprises (SOEs).4) competitiveness 5) lay off 6) planned economy7) medical care 8) pensions 9) downsizing 10) bankruptcyUnit 3DisastersPart ⅠV iew, Listen and S peakTask One: SnowstormSnow continues to fall in many parts of China. Flights have been cancelled and roads have been closed, stranding passengers and vehicles. The Xinjiang-Tibet highway has been partially reopened after it was blocked for nearly 80 hours. Local police have rescued 85 stranded people.A large scale blizzard hit Ali Prairie in Tibet Autonomous Region on Friday morning, forcing sections of Xinzang Highway linking Xinjiang and Tibet to close, and stranding vehicles and passengers. Soldiers from the Chinese People‘s Armed Police Force, worked for 48 hours to clear the road with snow machines. A section of highway in Tibet Autonomous Region was finally reopened on Sunday evening. So far 85 stranded passengers and 25 vehicles have been rescued. Heavy snow has affected more than one million people in eastern China‘s Anhui Province, causing an economic loss of 210 million yuan, or 29 million US dollars. In the Dabieshan mountains, four power transmission towers were brought down by thick ice. Nearly 400 workers are repairing the towers, which are part of a major cable network sending electricity from the Three Gorges Project to Shanghai. The repair work is expected to last eight days. In Guangzhou, south China, more than five thousand passengers have been stranded at the airport. In southwest China‘s。

2021年12月英语四级(第2套)听力真题新闻报道(1)_2

2021年12月英语四级(第2套)听力真题新闻报道(1)Rescue crews pulled a man to safety after a collapse at a construction site in Brooklyn on Tuesday. The incident happened on the 400 block of Rutland Road just after 12:30 p.m. The Fire Department of New York says the vacant 100-year-old building being pulled down partially collapsed. A man described as a “non-worker civilian” was buried up to his waist in the basement. The man was collecting building materials when the first floor collapsed underneath him. He was trapped under a beam about 10 feet below the surface for nearly an hour and a half. The man was then taken to hospital. Officials said he is in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries. The building was reportedly purchased by a neighboring church in 2021. It was the site of a 2006 fire and has remained vacant ever since.周二，布鲁克林一处建筑工地发生坍塌，救援人员将一名男子拉到安全地带。

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CNN新闻听力100篇News Item 1Many people in Japan have been forced to leave their homes. Japanese media report that 450,000people—half a million—are living in shelters like this evacuation center that was set up inside a junior highschool’s gym. Man y others are trying to get out of Japan entirely. Kyung Lah shows us the packed scene atTokyo’s airports and the deserted streets of downtown.News Item 2Investigators in Winnipeg have compiled evidence that two Canadian citizens conspired to travel toPakistan for terrorist training. There is also evidence that they planned subsequently to join the insurgencyagainst NATO forces in Afghanistan. Arrest warrants have been issued for Ferid Ahmed Imam, aged 30,and Maiwand Yar, aged 27. As the current whereabouts of Yar and Ahmed are unknown, these charges havebeen laid in absentia.News Item 3Rescue crews are spread out all over northern Japan trying to reach survivors of the quake andtsunami. But rescuers are facing obstacles as well. Obviously, they have to work around all the rubble andthe fooding you see here. But they’re also dealing with aftershocks. And the weather is supposed to getworse, which could in itself cause problems. There are scenes of incredible rescues taking place. A sixty-year-old man was swept out to sea, along with his house. He managed to hold on to part of his roof, and aJapanese naval ship found him foating nine miles off the coast.News Item 4The nation of Japan is reeling today, trying to recover from a devastating natural disaster. Theearthquake hit the island nation on Friday. It registered a magnitude of 8.9. That makes it the most powerfulquake to hit Japan in at least 100 years. There were reports over the weekend that the quake moved themain island of Japan—the entire island—by 8 feet!News Item 5And this is what it left behind: scenes of destruction. On Sunday, offcials estimated that more than1,500 people had been killed; more than 1,900 injured; more than 1,500 moremissing. Those estimatesall expected to go up. And the worst may not be over. Witnesses have reported feeling aftershocks. Andscientists in Japan say that there’s a strong chance of another quake, one with a magnitude of 7.0 or higher,hitting in the next few days.News Item 6One of the people who testified during yesterday’s hearings was Representative Keith Ellison, the 2frst Muslim elected to the U.S. Congress. He acknowledged that some Muslims are responsible for violentactions. But he said you can’t blame an entire community for the evil of some individuals. He got especiallyemotional talking about a Muslim paramedic and police cadet who died trying to help others during the9/11 terrorist attacks.News Item 7Water is the key ingredient in efforts to avoid a nuclear meltdown at a power plant in Japan. Theworkers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are trying to cool down the fuel rods inside the nuclearreactors. The normal cooling systems are n’t working. So, engineers are using fre trucks and police watercannons to try to attack the problem from the ground. Using military helicopters to drop water from thesky. Thursday, authorities said these efforts had been “somewhat effective”. That was based on the steamcoming out of the reactors and on the lower levels of radioactivity around the plant. News Item 8President Obama using this first-ever White House anti-bullying summit as a forum to try to bringattention to this very, very diffcult issue and say, look, for too long there have been students all around thecountry who have just accepted it, that they were going to get picked on, that they were going to be bullied,be the subject of assaults and violence and that it was sort of a rite of passage for kids. The president saysthat given all these tragic incidents where some kids have committed suicide over bullying, he says it’s timefor all of this to end, for schools to have higher standards.News Item 9In central Florida an eleven year old girl woke up in her own bed this morning and that’s reason tocelebrate, that’s because she had actually vanished into an alligator infested swamparea on Friday only tobe found yesterday alive and well, it’s an incredible story. She’s lucky.News Item 10President Obama has a new strategy that answers the astronavigational questions. He talked about it ina speech at the Kennedy Space Center yesterday. The president says he is 100 percent committed to NASAand its miss ion. He’s proposing that the agency get an additional $6 billion over the next 5 years, with agoal of sending humans to Mars by the 2030s.News Item 11President Obama is asking Wall Street to be part of his efforts to reform Wall Street. The presidentand members of Congress are looking at the ways to protect the U.S. economy from another fnancialcrisis. Yesterday, President Obama took his message to New York, to Wall Street. He’s pushing a billthat is being debated in the Senate right now and he explained why he wants the fnancial industry to getbehind it.3News Item 12More than 10,000 fights have been canceled since last weekend’s blizzard dumped 20 inches of snowon New York, bringing air traffc to a standstill from coast to coast. And with airline phone lines, Web sitesand reservation agents overloaded, re-booking those fights has been a nightmare. Imagine calling desperatefor help, only to get this message.News Item 13Experts believe, in some cases, airlines didn’t want to gam ble that the weather would put them at riskof being fned under the passenger bill of rights for keeping domestic fights waiting on the tarmac morethan three hours. The fnes are extremely high, $27,500 per passenger delayed more than three hours. Itmeans for a fight with 200 passengers, it may be over $5 million per airplane, per occurrence.News Item 14Emergency workers were trying to get food and supplies to the people there. But it is foods that haveclosed down every highway leading into the city. And get this: The regional airport was shut down onSunday, and offcials say it could be closed for weeks. Rock Hampton is home to around 75,000 people,but thousands of them don’t have homes any more. Flood waters destroyed the house s. The fooding is alsobeing blamed for several deaths.News Item 15Egypt, where that country’s president is urging his people to stand together “in the face of terrorism”.What he’s talking about is an attack on a Christian church that happened on N ew Year’s Eve. At least 21people were killed. Nearly 100 others were injured. Christians make up less than 10 percent of Egypt’spopulation. And as Ben Wedeman explains, this attack is making what was already a tense situation evenworse.News Item 16Two million spot fish, most of them are young, have been piling up on the shores. Early testingsuggests natural causes are playing, namely cold waters stress, a conditional cause by water temperaturesrapidly dropping below the species’ tolerant level. Large winter kills of spot have happened in the area atleast twice before. The last one was in January of 1980.News Item 17The state of Queensland was preparing to move from crisis to recovery when the situation deterioratedsharply. The death toll is expected to rise from fash fooding in the town of Toowoomba, west of Brisbane,with dozens of people still missing. Locals describe a wall of water that rushed through the town with prettymuch no warning. Cars were tossed about, buildings and structures moved. People swept away. The statecapital, Brisbane, is now under threat. The Brisbane River has broken its banks. More than 30 suburbs havebeen warned that they will be fooded a total of more than 6,000 homes.4News Item 18On February the 3rd, Verizon Wireless existing customers are going to have an exclusive opportunityto pre-order the iPhone 4 online ahead of general availability. One week later, on February 10th, the iPhone4 will launch to everyone at Verizon Wireless online, Verizon Wireless stores as well as at Apple stores andApple online. The price is going to be 199.99 for the 16 gig device, and 299.99 for the 32 gig device, with atwo-year contract.News Item 19The parents of the accused Tucson shooter are breaking their silence. Jared Loughery’s mom and dadhave been in seclusion since the weekend shooting, but now they have penned a statement saying they’rejust as perplexed as everyone else, saying this, “We don’t understand why this happened. It may not makeany difference but we wish that we could change the heinous events of Saturday. We care very deeply aboutthe victims and their families. We are so very sorry for their loss.” Six people died in the weekend shooting,14 others are hurt including Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford. Now friends of the Loughery family arespeaking up saying Jared was a good kid but something changed.News Item 20This morning, Haitians gathered at what remains of Notre Damn Cathedral to celebrate mash on thissomber occasion. One year has now passed since the earth shook Port-au Prince. The earthquake killedclose to a quarter million people. In October, disaster struck again in the form of a deadly epidemic ofcholera. The death till now is more than 3,600 people dead and climbing.News Item 2149 of the 50 states have some snow on the ground, somewhere this week, Florida being the loneexception. Here’s another way to look at it. The national weather service says 71% of the United States iscovered by snow. More than 40,000 houses are expected to food with up to 100,000 homes without power.Over 2000 Brisbane streets will sink below the murky waters while around 3,000 businesses are facingfnancial ruin.News Item 22Agency Brazil, the official Brazilian news agency, reports that nearly 75,000 people in thismountainous area are without power. Civil Defense offcials report there have been at least 30 mudslidesin the region in the last two days. Meanwhile, in the state of Sao Paulo, at least 24 people were killed asheavy rains continued to batter ground already soaked. To complicate matters even more, a dam gave way,fooding streets in Sao Jose dos Campos near the city of Sao Paulo. Non-stop rains have been pounding theregion since the beginning of the year and forecasters expect storms to continue until the end of this week.News Item 23An early-morning earthquake hits Pakistan. This happened around 1:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday 5in a remote area in southwestern Pakistan. Offcials said the quake had an initial magnitude of 7.2. Thatwould mean it was a “major” quake. There were reports that it lasted 20 or 30 seconds. One scientist saidit’s not uncommon for earthquakes to hit this region.News Item 24Republican John Boehner is currently serving in the role as speaker of the House. And earlier thisweek, he oversaw a House vote to repeal President Obama’s controversial health care reform law. This lawis widely considered to be President Obama’s bi ggest U.S. accomplishment while he was president. AndHouse Republicans are working to come up with some replacement plans for the law. But as SamanthaHayes explains, the idea of repealing the existing law altogether might not go any further than it alreadyhas.News Item 25More than 3 million of Australia’s population have been affected by this: massive fooding in easternAustralia. Authorities say it is one of the most costly disasters in Australia’s history. The foods have hada big impact on crops, on tourism, retail and manufacturing. Part of the reason this is worse than previousfoods or fres is that Queensland—the area where all this is happening—has had a big jump in population.One offcial said the government has already made about $227 million in recovery payments.News Item 26Robert Malay of the International Crisis Group is talking about countries very close to Tunisia thathave had the same kinds of problems, but where the stakes are much higher for America. T unisia’s revoltstarted with younger citizens fed up with high unemployment, rising costs of living and a corrupt federalgovernment. Similar problems are occurring in Egypt. There, like in Tunisia, a protester set himself on fre.And the same thing could happen in Jordan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia.News Item 27A bomb went off at the busiest airport in Moscow, Russia. This happened yesterday around 4:30 in theafternoon local time. Russia’s president called it a terrorist attack. There were reports that it was done by asuicide bomber. And when we put this show together yesterday, no one had claimed responsibility for theattack and Russian authorities hadn’t named any suspects.News Item 28Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says that whoever is b ehind Monday’s suicide bombing atMoscow’s busiest airport will be found and will be punished. The attack killed dozens of people, injuredmore than 150 others. And sadly, this bombing isn’t an isolated incident. Over the last decade, trains andplanes around Moscow have been bombed at least four times. President Medvedev said that part of theblame for Monday’s attack is on the people who were responsible for the airport’s security.6News Item 29The U.S. will have a deficit in 2011. A big deficit. In a report that came out yesterday, theCongressional Budget Offce, or CBO forecast that the U.S. government will spend $1.5 trillion more thanit makes this year. The CBO says one reason for that defcit is the deal that Democrats and Republicanspassed late last year to extend a set of tax cuts. Another reason for the prediction: The country’s sloweconomic recovery.News Item 30Tens of thousands of protestors have gathered in the Egyptian capital, possibly the largest crowd yet.They are still calling on President Hosni Mubarak to resign effective immediately. Earlier about 500 anti-government protestors broke away from the square. They headed toward the parliament building. Theychanted fraud. The army has surrounded the building protectively.News Item 31A truck was speeding down the wrong side of a California freeway. The 83-year-old driver hit themedian and then was struck by an oncoming car of a chain reaction right close to northbound lanes ofinterstate 5. Investigators say the driver was confused, couldn’t really explain how he ended up on thewrong side. He did get a ticket for driving the wrong way and with a suspended license.News Item 32The planes in parts of the mid-south are bracing for a powerful weather system. It’s forecast for 8states and could bring several feet of snow to the mountain west and up to 12 inches in parts of Oklahomawhere there is still digging out from last week’s storm. Parts of central Te xas could see two to four inchesof snow and sleet. The system is also expected to bring rain and snow to the south later in the week beforedelivering a wintry mix along parts of the East coast on Thursday.News Item 33Scenes of celebration turn to shouts of anger as the crisis in Egypt takes a new turn. This politicalunrest in the North African nation started late last month. Thousands of protesters is marching in the streets,calling for a change in leadership. Their main target: long-time President Hosni Mubarak. These protesterswant him out of offce now. Yesterday, a huge crowd showed up in the downtown square where a lot ofthese protests have been going on. The people there were cheering, getting ready for a speech that PresidentMubarak was scheduled to make, and the rumors were that he was going to step down.News Item 34Political protests turn violent in some of the Middle Eastern nations. The U.S. government says it’s“deeply concerned” about the crackdown on anti-government protesters in Bahrain. Yesterday, severalpeople were killed and hundreds more were injured in fghting between protesters and security forces. InYemen, at least 20 people were hurt when groups that support and oppose that country’s government threw 7stones at each other yesterday. And in Libya, some web sites called for a “Day of Rage” Thursday. Thatcould be a sign that anti-government protests are picking up in the country.News Item 35The earthquake that jolted the South Pacifc country left one of its biggest cities in ruins. Christchurch,located on New Zealand’s east coast, was badly shaken during lunch hour. It was a 6.3-magnitude quake,followed by strong aftershocks, and it was heartbreaking, according to New Zealand’s prime mi nister. 80percent of Christchurch is without power and phone lines are down, making communication challenging formany survivors. This quake was actually an aftershock itself, according to the U.S.Geological Survey.News Item 36Tuesday, four Americans were shot and killed by pirates who hijacked their ship in the Indian Oceanlast week. The U.S. military says 19 pirates were involved in the hijacking. Four of them were killed. Theother 15, captured. The ship, a 58-foot yacht called the Quest, along with its owners, Jean and Scott Adams.The couple, with two friends, changed course during their boating rally. They ended up in a part of theIndian Ocean where a lot of pirate attacks happen. Zain Verjee talked with a security expert to get an idea ofhow these pirates work.News Item 37Protests are still raging in Libya. Reports are that the Libyan government has responded with force,and some officials estimate that up to 1,000 people might have been killed in the violence. The UnitedNations says “those responsible for brutally shedding the blood of innocents must be punished.” The U.S.,promising that Libya’s government will be held responsible for acts of violence against protesters. And theArab League suspended Libya on Tuesday.News Item 38In New Zealand, people are holding on to hope as rescuers search for survivors of Tuesday’sdevastating earthquake. The powerful tremor hit Christchurch, one of New Zealand’s biggest cities. At least75 people were killed. Hundreds of others are missing. And rescuers are digging desperately through theruins of toppled buildings in parts of Christchurch.News Item 39In Big Lake, Minnesota, a man’s home is his ice castle. For the 4th straight year, Roger Hanson hasbuilt a massive ice structure in his backyard, 64 feet high, 85 feet wide, it’s twice as big as his own house.Hanson says his only concern, now, is that it’s starting to melt.News Item 40Hawaii is the seventh state in the country to recognize civil unions for same-sex couples. The governorsigned the bill into law yesterday. It gives partners in civil union the same rights and benefts that spouses in 8a marriage enjoy. That bill takes effect in January.News Item 41Mexican authorities made 10 arrests in the fatal shooting of a U.S. immigration agent earlier thismonth. One suspect presumed leader of a drug cartel allegedly behind the hit. Agent Jamie Zapata waskilled in an ambush while on a Mexican highway. Five other men, three women and a minor were alsoarrested.News Item 42U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the country of Libya is at a crossroads: could become apeaceful democracy; could face a drawn-out civil war. Right now, the situation is tense. There were reportsthat forces that are loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi tried to regain control of a town near thecapital that’s under the control of people who are against Colonel Gadhaf. The attempt was unsuccessful.But an offcial close to Gadhaf denied this even happened.News Item 43President Obama says the U.S. will spare no effort to learn how an outrageous attack happenedyesterday at Germany’s Frankfurt Airport. Two American troops were shot and killed on a U.S. militarybus. Two others were wounded. They were security forces who were being deployed. German police haveone suspect in custody. Offcials say that what they think happened is that the gunman rushed onto the buswhile it was waiting outside the terminal and then started shooting. This would be a federal crime in boththe United States and in Germany.News Item 44Mexican President Felipe Calderon travels north of the border for a two-day visit to the U.S. He’sscheduled to meet with American business leaders, leaders in Congress, and he’s meeting with PresidentObama, the two leaders getting together yesterday at the White House. They talked about immigrationpolicies, organized crime and violence along the U.S.-Mexico border. And of course, they discussed trade.Me xico is America’s third-largest trading partner. And it’s the second-largest market for American productsthat get sold outside the U.S.News Item 45The U.S. unemployment rate is down one-tenth of a point. It went from 9 percent in January to 8.9percent in February. That has been the lowest unemployment since April of 2009. But experts still havesome concerns about the future of the U.S. economy. Samantha Hayes explains some of those concerns andbreaks down some more details from this month’s unemployment report.News Item 46Scientists say Kilauea was shooting lava as high as 80 feet into the air on Sunday. The state is no 9stranger to volcanic eruptions. That’s how the Hawaiian Islands are believed to have been formed in the frstplace. The islands are the tops of a chain of volcanic mountains like this. Kilauea is one of the most activevolcanoes in the world. Since 1952, it’s erupted 34 times. And this lava you see here, it started fowing overthe weekend: It’s part of an ongoing eruption that started in 1983. It’s happening in a remote area, so nopeople or homes are threatened.News Item 47A would-be robber calls 911 because he’s scared of the homeowner. In Portland, a man charged withbreaking into a house says he was concerned the homeowner might have a gun. The homeowner also called911 and that’s when police found the suspect, 24-year-old Timothy James Chappic, locked in the bathroom.News Item 48The international community is trying to fnd ways to end the violence in Libya. And one suggestion isa no-fy zone over the country. What that would mean is that no military planes could fy over Libya withoutpermission. The United Nations Security Council is talking about it, and the idea has a lot of support fromcountries in the Middle East. NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is already running round-the-clock surveillance fights over Libya.News Item 49In neighboring Egypt, about a thousand people showed up for a pro-women demonstration yesterday.Women were a major part of the protests that forced former President Hosni Mubarak out of power fromEgypt last month. But this protest turned into a shouting match when groups of men started yelling anti-feminist chants, like “go home, that’s where you belong”. There were men on both sides of these protests.The people who organized the women’s march said they’re demanding “fair andequal opportunity for allEgyptian citizens—beyond gender, religion or class”.News Item 50Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a point at an event that commemorated the 100th anniversaryof International Women’s Day. When referring to the political unrest in the Middle East and North Africawe’ve seen lately, Secretary Clinton said women “have just as muc h right as the men to remake theirgovernments”. She and first lady Michelle Obama honored 10 women with the International Women ofCourage Award. Secretary Clinton said the women’s courage comes from putting others’ well-being beforetheir own. And Mrs. Obama said the awards send a message to women that “you are never alone in yourstruggle”.News Item 51After the Security Council’s vote, Libya’s government declared a cease-fre in its fghting with rebelforces. And it invited representatives from other nations to come to Libya to make sure the cease-fre wasreal. Coalition forces were convinced that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhaf was not following the rules 10of the cease-fre. On Saturday, the coalition attacked. You can hear the sounds of gunfre in the capital cityof Tripoli. A U.S. commander said missiles landed near the capital and around other cities as part of theseattacks.News Item 52All the 30,000 victims of the nation’s largest identity theft scheme had in common were credit reports.Reports on fle with three of the nation’s largest credit report agencies were stolen in wholesale batches andsold for 60 dollars a piece. And federal authorities say the men who unlock those reports and sold them toa Nigerian fraud ring and others was Philip Cummins, a 33-year-old former help desk operator at a LongIsland-based credit security frm.News Item 53In Washington, D.C., a commission set up by Congress is investigating the U.S. financial crisis.They’re looking i nto what caused it and hopefully how to avoid another one in the future. As part of thatinvestigation, the commission has been talking with some government offcials. Andthe chief executives of four of the country’s biggest b anks. The head of the commission said he wanted tohear the bankers talk about their companies’ roles in causing the crisis. The executives acknowledged thattheir banks had made mistakes, but said they didn’t realize how bad those mistakes were at the time.News Item 54An estimated 600,000 students dropped out of the class of 2008. The Alliance fgured out how thecountry could have benefited if just half of them, 300,000, had gotten their diplomas. It estimated theywould have earned a combined $4.1 billion more money in an average year. Then, they could have spent $2.8billion more and invested more than $1 billion more.News Item 55It’s been used for years by computer owners to chat online but most companies ban it from theworkplace. Now instant messaging is one of the hottest applications on office computers and somecompanies are encouraging it. Instant messaging or IM is a real-time real-exchange between one or moreonline computer users. It’s faster than email and it allo ws you to see if someone is available to chat. IM nowallows you to videoconference and share fles. It’s even available on mobile phones and PDAs.News Item 56The nation of Iran will mark a milestone later on this week. On Thursday, the country will celebratethe anniversary of when it became an Islamic republic. This goes back to 1979, when supporters of theAyatollah Khomeini, a religious leader, overthrew the country’s government. Khomeini became the supremeleader of Iran, and the nation offcially became an Islamic state. The United States and the European Unionare worried about potential violence during Thursday’s celebrations.11News Item 57President Obama has given his backing to building the frst nuclear reactors in the United States inthree decades. He said the country needed a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power stations to meet itsenergy needs and fght climate change. Mr. Obama is offering an 8-billion-dollar loan guarantee to the frstplant, but only if legislation against greenhouse gas emissions is part of the package.funding for new technologies, the U.S. risked falling behind other nations.News Item 58The Afghan Taliban is said to have lost one of its key leaders. Reports say its top military commanderand leading strategist, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, was captured at the beginning of this month in a jointoperation by Pakistani and American forces in Karachi. A spokesman for the Afghan Taliban denied that theleader had been taken.News Item 59Pope Benedict has called the sexual abuse of children by Roman Catholic clergy in Ireland a heinouscrime that wounded human dignity. His comments followed a meeting about the scandal with Irish bishopsin Rome. The Vatican said all will ag ree that the church’s teaching had been damaged. News Item 60The Inter-American Development Bank says the cost of rebuilding Haiti after last month’s earthquakecould reach 14 billion dollars. The estimate is based on preliminary damage assessment and comparisonswith previous disasters. The bank says the earthquake was proportionately the most destructive naturaldisaster of modern times when viewed in relation to the size of Haiti’s population and economy. The quakekilled about 230,000 people and left the capital Port-au-Prince in ruins.News Item 61Some environmental groups are criticizing Australia for its poor record on caring for endangeredspecies. More mammals have become extinct in that country over the last 200 years than in any other placein the world. And new laws to protect threatened animals are not always enforced. Australia’s Network Tenreports on the case of some endangered sea lions off the country’s southern shores. News Item 62Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Capitol Hill discussing lifting the ban on gays serving in thearmed forces. It’s the first major step in that direction since the 1993 policy “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”ignited the frestorm. As a frst step, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to call for no longerdischarging people who are outed by others. Over the last 12 years, nearly 11,000 people have beendischarged from the military for being gay. Defense offcials privately say the appetite。

英语新闻听力教程unit6原文及答案.doc

Unit 6Public HealthSection A warming up1. life expectancy2. regulators abortion3. rabies4. infected withcases 5. bird flu immune 6. outbreaks-borne 7. prescription medicines 8. AIDS 9. antiviral10. MedicareSection B 1. BTapescript: 1. The problem of obesity is spreading into many different aspects of Americans ’ lives. Now researchers have confirmed that some children are so fat they can’ t fit into car safety seats designed fordski.2. Two more Indian states have banned the sale of soft drinks produced by . giantsCoca-cola and Pepsi-cola after a test by an environmental group showed highpesticide levels. This brings the total number of states to six where there is a partialor full ban of the soft drinks.3.An Asian expert says disease and natural disasters may pose a great securitythreat to the region than conventional political conflicts.4.The United Nations say opium cultivation in Afghanistan has declined for the firsttime since 2001 as tens of thousands of farmers have given up opium poppies forlegal crops.5.The authorities in Iran have warned that if the dangerously high level of airpollution in the capital‘’ Teheran continues, there could be thousandsiesof. casualt Section CItem 1 1. ATapescript: The number of people infected with HIV, the virus that can lead to AIDS,is still rising and has passed 14 million worldwide for the first time. The UnitedNations said there had been five million new infections this year and warned thatAIDS was outstripping global and national efforts to contain it. Sub-Saharan Africaremains the worst affected region. In Asia, where more than eight million people are infected, the UN says infection rates are rising sharply. It warned that Pakistan, in particular, was on the verge of a serious epidemic.Item 2 Task 11. TTask 2 1. international conference malaria West African state scientific findingsin lost GDP3. world population’s is transmittedTapescript: The biggest ever international conference on malaria has begun in theWest African state of Cameroon to discuss the latest scientific findings on the disease which kills more than million people worldwide each year. 75 percent of those victimsare African children. Of the 2,000 delegates meeting in the capital Yaounde, 80% arefrom Africa. The disease costs the continent more than 12 billion dollars in lost GDPeach year. The latest research suggests that 41% ofthe world ’ s population live inareas where malaria is transmitted.Item 3 1. Whether more than one food company is responsible for an outbreak of E.coli bacteria. 2. Bad spinach from Natural Selection foods 3. Earth Bound Farm 4. It has recalled the spinach. 5. get rid of any fresh spinach in bags or other containers. 6.One person died and dozens were sick in 19 states.Tapescript: The Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether more thanone food company is responsible for an outbreak of bacteria. Officials have linkedbad spinach from natural Selection Foods as one source of the . the company saysthe products are sold under the brand name Earth Bound Farm. Doctor DavidAtchison with the FDA says Natural Selection Foods has voluntarily recalled thespinach. The FDA advises shoppers to get rid of any fresh spinach in bags or othercontainers. At least one person has died. Dozens of others have gotten sick in atleast 19 states.Section D EU Health Experts Meet to (1) Formulate Measures to contain the (2)Bird FluRecent outbreaks (3)German authorities confirmed the (4) presence of the H5N1virus in (5) wild swans. Outbreaks have also been reported in (6) the Balkans, (7)Turkey, the Caspian Sea areascountermeasures Increase surveillance and (8) toughen import bans (9) dedicatean additional million dollars for surveillance and (10) testing programsorder farmers to keep poultries indoors (11) to prevent transmission of the disease.Tapescript: European health experts have gathered in Bussel to formulate a responseto recent bird flu outbreaks among migratory birds. The Panel today endorsedmeasures that would increase surveillance and toughen import bans, such as theEuropean Union ’plan,s suspending the imports of untreated feathe rs from non-EUcountries. The European Commission has dedicated an additional million dollars forbird surveillance and testing programs. German authorities today confirmed thepresence of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in wild swans on an island in the Baltic Sea.Outbreaks have been confirmed in the Balkans, Turkey, the Caspian Seas andelsewhere. Several EUcountries have ordered farmers to keep poultries indoors toprevent transmission of the disease. But the World Organization for Animal Health inParis says this is not necessary at the present time.Item 2Task 11. DTask 21. F 3. TTapescript: A week after a toxic waste scandal brought down the government ofIvory Coast teams of Ivorian and French experts are still trying to establish exactlywhat the material was composed of. Tons of waste from a ship were dumped inleaking drums in at least 11 open air locations in Ivory Coast’ s biggest city Abidja Our correspondent James Copnall is there. The latest health ministry figures showthat nearly 16,000 people have sought treatment and 6 have died as a result of thetoxic waste. The numbers increased dramatically each day. This does notnecessarily mean that the health situation is deteriorating just as rapidly, however, astate of panic seems to have set in. meanwhile, teams of French and Ivorian expertswere attempting to find out what exactly the toxic waste was composed of.Item 31.It has issued an updated version of its strategy for dealing with a possibleinfluence pandemic.2.The updated strategy needs cities, states, and businesses to prepare now tokeep operating on their own and not on federal help.3.It could make up to 40% of the workforce too sick to work for two weeks at a time. The infection could remain active in a community for up to two months.4.The pandemic could cause as many as two million deaths in the United States.5.it tends to break out when a never-before-seen strain of the virus startspassing from person to person.Tapescript: The White House has issued an updated version of its strategy for dealing with a possible influenza pandemic. The plan warns cities, states and businesses that they should prepare now to keep operating on their own and not count on federal help, and says that a flu pandemic could make up to 40% of the workforce too sick to work for two weeks at a time and that the infection could remain active in a community for up to two months. In the worst place, the report says, a pandemic could cause as many as two million deaths in the United States. Influenza pandemic tend to break out when a never-before-seen strain of the virus starts passing from person to person. Scientists are currently worried that the Asian bird flu might mutate into that kind of virus.Section E1.The move is expected to reduce expenses involved in the drug that has been hailed as a life-saving treatment.2.in the study patients who cut their smoking in half also cut their risk of lungcancer by 27%.3.European Union officials continue to reassure the public that the apparentspread of the avian flu virus is at this point a threat to animals not humans.4. One hundred and twenty-three identification cards had been issued to patients who need them to prove to law enforcement personnel that they used marijuana for medical purposes.5.Analysts say total spending on research into malaria last year accounted for only about one third of one percent of total medical research and development funding.。

2023年12月英语听力原文

2023年12月英语听力原文Section A:新闻听力News report 1新闻1A police officer in the US stopped a large SUV car [1] that was going very slow and drifting across lanes on a highway. He expected to find the driver who was either very drunk or having a medical emergency. Instead the officer dis covered a five year old boy sat on the edge of the driver’s seat. His feet could barely reached the brake, and his head was only high enough to see out of the windows.The child had taken the keys to the family car while his teenage sister was napping. He then drove 3 kilometers across town before getting on the highway. The boy later told confused officers that [2] he was planning the travel to California and buy a Lamborghini sports car. Although he only had 3 dollars in his wallet, at least he was driving direction.Question 1. why did the police officer stopped the SUV car?Question 2. What did the boy tell the police officer he was planning to do?News report 2新闻2Mobile phones have changed the way we live.How we read, work,communicate and shop,but we already know this. O3. What we have not yet understood is the way the tiny machines in front of us are changing our skeletons, possibly altering not just the way we behave, but even the very shape f our bodies.New scientific research at the University of the Sunshine; Coast in Queensland Australia,suggests that young people are developing extra pieces of bone at the backs of their heads. These pieces of bone are caused by the way people bend their heads when they use the phone. This shifts weight onto the muscles at the back of the head and causes the bone to grow in a way that is not normal.This process can be compared to the way the skin hardens in response to constant rubbing or pressure. Q4.The result is a piece of bone like a horn that sticks out from the head by the neck.Question 3. What does the report say we have not yet understood about mobile phones?Question 4. What happens to the skin when rubbed or pressed constantly?News report 3新闻3A village is going to [Q5] throw a birthday party for an orange.cat named Wilbur, who has become famous for making a regular appearance at local shops. Wilbur has his own internet pages as he approaches his 10thbirthday on July 7.[Q6]Wilbur is both bold and friendly He spends most of his time in shop sand businesses around the village.He'll just take himself into any shop anywhere There was one time when the doctor's receptionist came back and he was sitting on her chair.Among his favorite haunts, are a local hairdresser,two pubs,wand the Nottingham Primary School.Leslie Harper, who runs one of the pubs said the cat has been a big hit with their customers [Q7] “He's been a regular visitor for most of this year,”she told the Press Association,“He's a very relaxed cat happy for customers and villages young and old to come in and say hello.”She also said he is [Q6] a cat of expensive tastes who likes his high-priced cat food.Sara Godfrey,who is organizing Wilber's party, told the local newspaper,"Wilbur is part of our lives as he is for everyone who lives in the village."Question 5. What does the report say the village is going to do for the cat Wilbur?Question 6 What do we learn from there port about the cat?Section B:长对话1M: So, _[8) where do you want to go for lunch?W: I don't know. Do you have anything in mind?M: What about [9] the sandwich place on Camden Street?W : No, sorry. I don't feel like sandwiches today. It's a great place,but I think we go there too often.M: That's true. Remember that's where we saw/ Bridget Clark, the famous movie star.W: Of course. How could i e,er forget?There were crowds of people around her asking for a photo with her.M:What about hamburgers,Then?There's that American style diner on the way to the mall.W: I like that place. Their chips are great, but their service takes along time. And I need to get back by 2:30 [10] for a conference call.How about trying something new? We could try Mario's, the new Italian restaurant on the corner. It look all right.Have you been there?M: No, l haven't, but I've noticed that it has great reviews on the Internet. It's supposed to be one of the best Italians in town.I think Jeremy has been there and said it was amazing. I'm up for that.W: Cool. Have you asked my if he would like to come with us?M: I already have. He says he can't. He has brought his own lunch today, so he will stay in. I think his wife made him soup.W:Poor Jeremy.[11] His wife is a terrible cook He should throw that soup in the bin and join us.Question 8. What are the speakers talking about in this conversation?Question 9. Where did the speakers see Bridget Clark, the famous movie star?Question 10. Why does the woman say she needs to get back by 2:30?Question 11. Why does the woman say Jeremy should throw his soup in the bin?长对话2W: Hi there How are you today? [O12]Do you have a reservation with us already?M: Good afternoon. Yes.We reserved our rooms yesterday morning on your website for three nights.The name’s Patterson.W: Okay.Let me have a look. Yes, we have it here. You brought the whole family with you .I see. M: Yes. The two kids, my wife and l, and her parents too.W: Great. So we have a family room for you and your wife and the kids,and another double room for your parents-in-law. They are right next to each other on the ground floor Since you mentioned in your message that they have trouble with stairs.M: That's wonderful.[O13] My father-in-aw has had terrible problems getting up and down stairs since his knee operation last April.W: I'm sorry to,hear that. And if you need any help to find transportation for the whole family, we can definitely recommend someone for you.M: We were thinking of renting a car,but we will explore all the options available for sure. So yes, that would be very helpful [O14lin comparing prices.We're also wondering what tours and day trips are available.W: We have bunches of brochures here. would recommend getting out on a boat trip. The kids will love it and there are so many islands nearby to explore. There's also a great night market further into town that has all kinds of food and cool little shops selling souvenirs and local jewelry and clothing made by hand Ma That all sounds marvelous.W: [O15] Now all l need is to photo copy your passports and then I can get you all checked in and show you to your rooms.Question 12. Who is the man talking to in the conversation?(预测是酒店前台receptionist/reception desk)Question 13. What do we learn about the man's father-in-law from the conversation?Question 14. Why does the man say they will explore all the options available?Question15.What does the woman suggest the man and his family do close to the end of the conversation?Section C:短文1Artificial intelligence agents play evermore influential roles in our lives. [Q16)They do everything from suggesting new friends to[Q16)purchases.They're s even beginning to drive our cars. Another role that they are expected to take over is negotiating on our behalf in commercial transactions or legal disputes. So it's important to know[Q17] whether using an artificial intelligence agent might affect how we negotiate.Research indicates that it does. In anew study,participants were told to imagine that they were negotiating for something important to them, like a house. Next, they were told either that they would negotiate for themselves, or they would program an artificial intelligence agent to negotiate for them. Participants then completed a survey indicating how tough,deceptive and pleasant,or otherwise they wanted to be, or one of their agent to be in the negotiations,For example,participants could choose to be tough by making an opening demand far greater than what they'd be willing to accept.They could also choose to expre55sympathy with their opponent to appear pleasant, but they could also indicate that day or their agent would strategically express anger toward the opponent to gain advantage or they could opt to convey dissatisfaction with the encounter, so that the other part would think they were losing interest. These are both examples of deceptive strategies.fQ18] Participants were more willing to employ deceptive strategies when assigned an agent to negotiate on their behalf.Questions 16, What does the passage say about artificial intelligence agents?Questions 17 What does the new study wan to find out about using an artificial intelligence agent?Question 18 What did participants tend to do when assigned an Al agent to negotiate on their behalf?短文2Q19, For years using recycled plastic to make plastic products was cheap By contrast, fossil fuel plastic was more expensive. Thus, this sustainable option was an economic option, too. But now it is cheaper for major manufacturers to use new plastic. According to one recent business report,recycled plastic now costs an extra S72 a ton compared with newly made plastic. This may be because of consumer demands. They are pushing for more recycled plastics in new products. Q20.Meanwhile, plastic is becoming cheaper, This is because of a boom in petroleum chemical production from the US. The price increase of recycled plastic could cost sustainable manufacturers an extra $250 million a year. Smaller manufacturers may also be forced to use new plastic to reduce costs.Makers of clear plastic bottles may also opt for new fossil fuel based plastic to save money. plastic packaging makers are being pressured to use more recycled plastic.This is done in hopes of reducing the enormous amount of plastic pollution in the oceans.Q21.The UK government plans to tax companies which don't use at least30% recycled plastic in their products.Additionally the government is planning to increase the quantity of recycled plastic in the market. This could mean incentives for new recycling plants, Additionally,recycling facilities may be improved at a local council level and recycled plastic could be imported. This would help increase the amount of recycled plastic in circulation.Question 19. What is said about using recycled plastic to make plastic products in the past?Question 20. What has led. to more competitive price for new plasticQuestion 21. What does the UK government plan to do about plastic?Section C: 短文3What is personal space? We often think of it as an invisible bubble of space surrounding us that others can't enter without causing discomfort. Research shows however[22] that we actually have bubbles of different sizes. Each of these bubbles applies to a different set of people.The smallest zone called intimate space extends outward from our bodies 18 inches in ever direction.Only family, pets and one's closest friends may enter it.[23] A mere acquaintance entering our intimate space makes us uncomfortable.Next is the bubble called personal space extending from 1.5 feet to 4 feet away. Friends and acquaintances can comfortably occupy this zone,especially during informal conversations,but strangers are forbidden .[24]Extending from 4 to 12 feet away from us is social space. Here people feel comfortable comfortable conducting routine social interactions with new acquaintances or total strangers. Those are the average sizes of Americans personal bubbles anyway.It is important to keep in mind that personal space varies depending on culture and context Furthermore,there are significant individual differences. As we all know cultural or individual differences in personal bubble diameters are all too often the cause of discomfort.How did these personal bubbles arise? According to research, we begin to develop our individual sense of persona! space around age 3 or 4. The sizes of our bubbles are fixed -[25)by our teens. These bubbles are constructed and monitored by the brain region involved in fear. Question 22.What does research show about our personal space?Question 23. What happens if a mere acquaintance enters our intimate space?Question 24. Where do people feel comfortable interacting with new acquaintances or strangers? Question 25 When are the sizes of our bubbles fixed?。

2023年12月英语四级听力(第1套)

2023年12月英语四级听力（第1套）听力翻译News Report1新闻报道1Have you noticed how similar you are to your friends?你有没有注意到你和你的朋友有多相似？It may be because your brains operate in harmony with each other.这可能是因为你们的大脑相互协调地运作。

We know that friends are more likely to be the same age,gender and ethnic background as each other.我们知道，朋友之间更可能有相同的年龄、性别和种族背景。

Now it seems their brains are alike,too.现在看来，大脑也很相似。

Researchers at the University of California scanned the brains of42classmates while they watched videos intended to provoke varying responses.加州大学的研究人员扫描了42位同学的大脑，同时让他们观看旨在引起不同反应的视频。

Some people might find a romantic scene touching,for instance,while others would feel it was embarrassing.例如，有些人可能会觉得浪漫的场景很感人，而另一些人则会觉得尴尬。

The activity of friends'brains was more similar than that of people who didn't know each other, particularly in regions involved in attention,emotion and language.朋友之间的大脑活动比不认识的人更相似，尤其是在涉及注意力、情感和语言的区域。

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新闻听力在专四、专八中难度不大，尤其在专八中和mini-lecture比起来，简单很多，提前可以看到问题和选项。

带着这些预读信息去进行target-oriented 的听力，命中率一般都很高，练习到后期不希望考生失掉哪怕一分。

有可能成文满分绊脚石的就是一些“纸老虎”般的新闻听力特定词汇，请大家提前预热。

其实出题考这些词汇的几率特别小，只是形式上吓人罢了。

accredited journalist n. 特派记者 advance n．预发消息；预写消息 affair n．桃色新闻；绯闻 anecdote n．趣闻轶事 assignment n．采写任务 attribution n. 消息出处，消息来源back alley news n. 小道消息 backgrounding n．新闻背景 Bad news travels quickly. 坏事传千里。

banner n．通栏标题 beat n．采写范围 body n. 新闻正文 boil vt．压缩（篇幅） box n. 花边新闻 brief n. 简讯 bulletin n．新闻简报 byline n. 署名文章caption n．图片说明 caricature n．漫画 carry vt．刊登 cartoon n．漫画 censor vt. 审查（新闻稿件），新闻审查 chart n．每周流行音乐排行版clipping n．剪报 column n．专栏；栏目 columnist n．专栏作家 continued story 连载故事；连载小说 contributing editor 特约编辑 contribution n．（投给报刊的）稿件；投稿 contributor n．投稿人 copy desk n．新闻编辑部 copy editor n．文字编辑correction n．更正（启事） correspondence column读者来信专栏 correspondent n.驻外记者；常驻外埠记者 cover vt．采访；采写 cover girl n. 封面女郎 covert coverage 隐性采访；秘密采访 crop vt．剪辑（图片） crusade n．宣传攻势 cut n．插图 vt．删减（字数） cut line n．插图说明daily n．日报 dateline n．新闻电头 deadline n．截稿时间 dig vt．深入采访；追踪（新闻线索）：“挖”（新闻） digest n．文摘 editorial n．社论 editorial office 编辑部 editor's notes 编者按 exclusive n．独家新闻 expose n．揭丑新闻；新闻曝光 extra n．号外 eye-account n．目击记；记者见闻faxed photo 传真照片 feature n．特写；专稿 feedback n．信息反馈 file n．发送消息；发稿 filler n．补白 First Amendment （美国宪法）第一修正案（内容有关新闻、出版自由等） five "W's" of news 新闻五要素 flag n．报头；报名 folo （=follow-up） n．连续报道 Fourth Estate 第四等级（新闻界的别称） freedom of the Press 新闻自由free-lancer n．自由撰稿人 full position 醒目位置Good news comes on crutches. 好事不出门。

grapevine n．小道消息 gutter n．中缝 hard news 硬新闻；纯消息 headline n．新闻标题；内容提要 hearsay n．小道消息 highlights n. 要闻 hot news 热点新闻 human interest 人情味in-depth reporting 深度报道 insert n.& vt．插补段落；插稿 interpretative reporting 解释性报道 invasion of privacy 侵犯隐私（权） inverted pyramid 倒金字塔（写作结构） investigative reporting 调查性报道journalism n．新闻业；新闻学 Journalism is literature in a hurry 新闻是急就文学． journalist n．新闻记者 kill vt．退弃（稿件）；枪毙（稿件） layout n．版面编排；版面设计 lead n．导语 libel n. 诽谤（罪）makeup n. 版面设计 man of the year 年度新闻人物，年度风云人物 mass communication 大众传播（学） mass media 大众传播媒介 master head n．报头；报名 media n.媒介，媒体 Mere report is not enough to go upon．仅是传闻不足为凭． morgue n．报刊资料室news agency 通讯社 news clue 新闻线索 news peg 新闻线索，新闻电头 newsprint n．新闻纸 news value 新闻价值No news is good news．没有消息就是好消息；不闻凶讯便是吉。

nose for news 新闻敏感obituary n．讣告 objectivity n．客观性 off the record 不宜公开报道 opinion poll 民意浏验periodical n．期刊 pipeline n．匿名消息来源 popular paper 大众化报纸；通俗报纸press n．报界；新闻界 press conference 新闻发布会；记者招待台 press law 新闻法press release 新闻公告；新闻简报 PR man 公关先生 profile n. 人物专访；人物特写proofreader n．校对员 pseudo event 假新闻 quality paper 高级报纸；严肃报纸quarterly n．季刊readability n．可读性 reader's interest 读者兴越 reject vt．退弃（稿件）remuneration n. 稿费；稿酬 reporter n．记者 rewrite vt. 改写（稿件），改稿 round-up n．综合消息scandal n．丑闻scoop vt.“抢”（新闻） n．独家新闻 sensational a．耸人听闻的；具有轰动效应的 sex scandal 桃色新闻 sidebar n．花絮新闻 slant n．主观报道；片面报道slink ink “爬格子” soft news 软新闻 source n．新闻来源；消息灵通人士 spike vt．退弃（稿件）：“枪毙”（稿件） stone vt．拼版 story n．消息；稿件；文章 stringer n．特约记者；通讯员 subhead n．小标题；副标题 supplement n．号外；副刊；增刊 suspended interest 悬念thumbnail n．“豆腐干”（文章） timeliness n．时效性；时新性 tip n．内幕新闻；秘密消息 trim n. 删改（稿件）update n．更新（新闻内容），增强（时效性）watchdog n.&vt.舆论监督 weekly n．周报 wire service n．通讯社专四听力练习听懂英语新闻的十个方法(一)专四听力练习要尽量先以自己熟悉的语言了解新闻内容同样的，在进行当天的英文新闻学习前，先从中文的媒体了解当天主要的国际或国内新闻内容，在听英文新闻时，就容易多了。

当然，这是在学习期间，过了入门的阶段，就不需要了。

(二)掌握各类新闻的有限单字世界之广，事件之多，大部分的人一定认为，要掌握新闻英语的相关单字，恐怕好几千个，要背完一整本的新闻字库，才有办法听懂。

这个想法似乎很合逻辑，但是其实有个极大的错误，从政治新闻到娱乐新闻，当然很可能有几千个单字，但是相关的单字每几个月，甚至每几年才出现一次，就是所谓的rarely used vocabulary(罕见单字)，例如：multilateral currency realignment(跨国货币调整)或planned obsolescence(计划的陈废)，如果连这些也要背，那可真是不得了。

幸好，每天新闻会遇到的单字，八成五以上，都是我们称为的commonly used vocabulary (常用单字)。

换言之，只要你能掌握这五、六百个重复出现的单字(也就是本书所介绍的字汇)，就可以听懂八成五以上的新闻。

其它一些较专门的财经或科学等新闻字汇，等主要的单字会了之后，再慢慢的增加难度。

(三)遇到听不懂的地方不要去想它，继续听下去你一定有个经验，在听英语新闻或英语节目时，遇到一个你不会的字或没听清楚的段落，就开始想它的意思，往往造成接下来的内容全都没听清楚。

所谓"一心不能二用"，绝不可以在听的同时，边想前一句的意思，要养成一个习惯，那就是遇到不太懂的地方不要停下来思考，专心听下去。

某个段落没听懂，可能的原因有几个，也许有个没学过的单字，或有较特殊的句型，也许主播播报的速度一时加快，甚至自己分心没听好。

无论原因是什幺，不管它就继续听下去，还是有可能将主要内容听懂，因为九成的时候，漏掉一点，不会是关键到让你无法连接下面的意思，但是如果思惟卡在前一句，肯定全军覆没。

但如果另外那一成确实是关键呢?要是有空，可以上网找相关内容的新闻，了解一下是否有关键单字或内容较不熟悉，如果是重要新闻，一般来讲不会报一次就不报了，可以收听当天其它整点新闻的播报，也许还可以听到同样的新闻，也许听第二次就完全了解了!(四)不要太在乎特殊难懂的人名及地名2000 年初夏，裴济发生政变，没多久就宣布戒严令，军方的领导人，头衔连姓名叫"Fiji military commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama"，遇到这样的状况时，该怎么办呢?别理它吧!说实话，这些多半时候对了解新闻内容并不影响，我只要知道他是某国的国会领导人就够了。

再如俄罗斯南部某个难念的小城镇发生什幺事，清楚它他是俄罗斯南部的小城镇，足够我了解新闻内容。

你也可以试试这种方法，不要为复杂的名称所困扰。

当然，重要的新闻人物及地名还是得熟悉一下。

(五)以正确的播报速度来学习专业的播音员录制在CD 片上的新闻都是以正常的速度播报，因为这样才能真正的学会新闻英语，如果听不太懂，多听几次，一定大有进展。