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新闻听力教程听力原文U3
Unit 3UN ActivitiesSectionAWarming Up1. A summit-level meeting of the UN Security Council has formally urgedall member nations to outlaw incitement to terrorism.2. The United Nations is setting up a special fund to help it deal with some of the biggest natural or man-made disasters as soon as possible after they happen.3. Senior diplomats from the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany gathered in New York today to map out a strategy to deal with Iran' s suspected nuclear weapons program.4. The UN Security Council is expected to hold closed-door consultations today on a British-U.S. peacekeeping plan for Sudan' s Darfur region.5. Hollywood movie star and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie is appealing for international help in repatriating millions of Afghan refugees now living in Pakistan.6. Meanwhile the United Nations Security Council is to hold an urgent meeting at the request of Lebanon today on the crisis.7. (The) United Nations General Assembly has opened in New York with forceful calls for action in the Sudanese region of Darfur.8. The United Nations is reporting signs of some progress in meeting global antipoverty goalsset in 2000.9. The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on the American government to immediately close all secret detention facilities and grant access to the Red Cross to anybody detained in connection with an armed conflict. 10. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United Nations' resolutions against North Korea leave Pyongyang no choice but to return to the negotiating table. Section BTapescript1. (The) United Nations has released new data showing that rich countries have made little overall progress in reducing the output of the gases blamed for climate change.2. Qatar has become the first Arab country to pledge troops for a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, offering to send up to 300 troops to monitor the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.3. In a speech to the 191-member General Assembly, Mr. Annan urged an enlargement of the Security Council by adding six new members.4. World leaders speaking on the second day of the United Nations World Summit have called for reform of the international body and have urged it to play a key role in the fight against terrorism.5. The United Nations has launched its biggest annual appeal for humanitarian assistance, asking for 4.7 billion dollars to help the victims of war, famine and natural disasters around the world.Section CItem 1TapescriptThe United Nations children' s agency UNICEF is beginning a huge campaign in Pakistan today to immunize 800,000 children affected by the earthquake last month. The agency is sending 600 health teams into towns and mountain villages to vaccinate children against measles, polio, diphtheria and tetanus. UNICEF staff say it would be a race against time to reach children scattered in remote mountain communities before winter snows arrive. The agency has already vaccinated 300,000 children.Item 2TapescriptThe United Nations relief agency says an attack on a displaced persons' camp in Sudan's western Darfur region has reportedly left 29 people dead and 10 seriously injured. A spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees told VGA it' s the first time that a displaced persons' camp has been attacked in more than two years of civil war. The spokesman says up to 300 armed Arab men on horses and camels attacked the camp on Wednesday. tem 3TapescriptThe United Nations World Food Program has appealed urgently for donations of more than 150 million dollars to prevent a food crisis in southern Africa. It warned that almost 10 million people across six countries—Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland—urgently needed food aid. The shortages are blamed on drought and the effects of HIV/AIDS and chronic poverty. A BBC correspondent in southern Africa says that in Zimbabwe, children in rural areas have already started to show signs of malnutrition. She says some eat only once a day.Section DItem 1TapescriptThe South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon has won the support of all five permanent members of the UN Security Council in his bid to become the next Secretary General of the UN. Mr. Ban had been the favorite to succeed Kofi Annan in the post, and had come first in three previous informal ballots held by members of the Security Council. However, until this latest vote it had not been known whether his candidacy might be vetoed by one of the five permanent members, the United States, China, Russia, France or Britain. It's expected that a formal vote will be held next week. The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton said new candidates could come forward, but that was unlikely.Item 2TapescriptDespite U.S. objections, the United Nations General Assembly today overwhelmingly voted tocreate a new human rights council to improve the UN's ability to deal with human rights offenders. The council replaces the discredited UN Human Rights Commission based in Geneva. U.S. ambassador to the UN John Bolton told the Assembly today that UN made some improvements but they are not enough. Bolton told the Assembly that rules for the new council are too weak to prevent human rights violators from obtaining seats. Under the resolution adopted today, the old commission will be abolished June 16th, and the new council will convene three days later. Item 3TapescriptThe United Nations has welcomed new pledges by donor countries of nearly 600 million dollars to fund relief efforts after the South Asian earthquake. But the UN's chief relief coordinator Jan Egeland said it was not clear how much was for immediate emergency relief and how much for longer-term work. Pakistan says 79,000 people have died and Mr. Egeland had early warned that hundreds of thousands more could die without an immediate big boost in funds. Winter snow is expected in the earthquake zone within weeks. A top Pakistani relief official, General Farooq Ahmed, told the BBC that an extra 30,000 troops were in the area to help.Listening StrategyNews Elements and Vocabulary ExpansionNews reports in the current unit normally concern one of the following topics:? UN efforts to handle man-made disasters (peacekeeping, mediation);? UN efforts to handle natural disasters (humanitarian relief efforts);? UN reforms. ;: -v*L ? Eioo-xfixnilo-lnsniqOccasionally there are also reports about UN efforts to address health, education, human rights and environment issues. Since the UN is the world's largest and most influential international body, coverage of UN activities is of great newsworthiness. Most of UN's funds and energy are devoted to handling man-made or natural disasters. To facilitate comprehension, it is necessary for us to have a general idea of major UN agencies and a good command of basic terms such as plead, pledge, donor, commissioner, relief, humanitarian, resolution, appeal, campaign, initiative, refuge, crisis, to name just a few. It is also imperative that we familiarize ourselves with the pattern of reports covering UN response to emergencies, which is listed in Table I. For more related words and expressions, please refer to Table II, which presents the less frequent, yet equally important words in alphabetic order.mmListening Tips—The Inverted-Pyramid StructureUnlike regular narrative pieces, which usually follow the "pyramid" pattern of introduction-development-climax-conclusion, news stories usually begin with the most interesting piece of information or a summary of the highlights, and then work their way down to the least interesting facts. We should be very familiar with the inverted pyramid structure, since we' 11 likely use it every day. For example, when we call a friend to tell him or her about a big date, we would begin by telling the most interesting and important things first. The least important information is saved for the end of the conversation, and depending on how much time we have to talk, that information may not get into the conversation.The basis of the so-called "inverted pyramid" style of news presentation is arranging information and facts in descending order of importance. In the usual three components of a news story, namely, the lead, the middle and the tag line, the information presented declines in terms of importance. ? Lead sentenceMost significant aspect of the story and essential information such as the what, when, and who. ? MiddleDevelop story with more information explaining the why and how. Direct or partial quotes are often adopted.? Tag lineLeast essential information, such as background information on the people or institutions involved.Take the following news item for example.Interfax News Agency reports Moldovan authorities will deport about 100 Russians who identified themselves as poll observers arriving to monitor Sunday's election in Moldova. The agency quotes one Moldovan official as saying there are reports some Russians are seeking to destabilize Moldova ahead of the vote. Voters in Moldova go to polls Sunday to choose a new parliament.The lead supplies answers to such key questions as "what" and "who" (deportation; Russian poll observers); it also manages to incorporate some other "W" information in the long sentence (when: Sunday; where: Moldova). In what follows, to further listeners' understanding of the event, details about the source of information, the reason for deportation and the election are presented.Exercise: The Arrangement of Main Facts? Lead sentenceMost significant aspect of the story and essential information such as the what, when, and who. ? MiddleDevelop story with more information explaining the why and how. Direct or partial quotes are often adopted.? Tag lineLeast essential information, such as background information on the people or institutions involved.Take the following news item for example.Interfax News Agency reports Moldovan authorities will deport about 100 Russians who identified themselves as poll observers arriving to monitor Sunday's election in Moldova. The agency quotes one Moldovan official as saying there are reports some Russians are seeking to destabilize Moldova ahead of the vote. Voters in Moldova go to polls Sunday to choose a new parliament.The lead supplies answers to such key questions as "what" and "who" (deportation; Russian poll observers); it also manages to incorporate some other "W" information in the long sentence (when: Sunday; where: Moldova). In what follows, to further listeners' understanding of the event, details about the source of information, the reason for deportation and the election are presented.Exercise: The Arrangement of Main FactsTapescript1. Sri Lankan officials say government forces have killed at least 40 Tamil Tigers and wounded 70 during a rebel attack on strategic areas in the country's northeast. Military officials say five government troops were also killed in the fighting early today around the port of Trincomalee. The rebels say they overran four military outposts, but authorities in Colombo say the rebels have made no territorial gains. Rebels also fired mortar shells into a civilian area in Muthur near Trincomalee, killing at least two civilians.2. Hundreds of thousands of people are still without electricity in western New York after a major snowstorm this week. It hit Thursday night and dropped as much as two feet of snow by the time it ended yesterday morning. It was the snowiest two days in October in Buffalo since the National Weather Service began keeping track 137 years ago. Authorities say three people died of weather-related causes.3. The American space agency NASA has awarded a multi-billion-dollar contract to a group led by Lockheed Martin to design and build the next generation of manned spacecraft. The craft called the Orion is intended to replace the aging fleet of space shuttles. Orion' s shape resem?bles the command modules of the Apollo spaceships from the sixties and seventies. Unlike the shuttle, it has no wings and will parachute back to earth at the end of each mission.。
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。
高考英语听力理解新闻报道理解练习题30题
高考英语听力理解新闻报道理解练习题30题1. What is the main topic of the news report?A. A sports event.B. A political campaign.C. A natural disaster.D. An art exhibition.答案解析：新闻中提到了洪水等自然灾害的情况，所以答案是C。
A 选项sports event 在新闻中未提及；B 选项political campaign 也未出现；D 选项art exhibition 同样没有在新闻中出现。
听力理解技巧：注意听新闻中的关键词，如natural disaster 相关的词汇可以帮助确定答案。
2. Who is being interviewed in the news report?A. A scientist.B. A politician.C. An athlete.D. An artist.答案解析：新闻中对一位科学家进行了采访，探讨了环境问题，所以答案是A。
B 选项politician 在新闻中未出现；C 选项athlete 未被提及；D 选项artist 也没有在新闻中出现。
听力理解技巧：通过采访者的提问和被采访者的回答来确定人物身份。
3. What event is being reported?A. A fire.B. A car accident.C. A robbery.D. A school event.答案解析：新闻中报道了一起火灾事件，所以答案是A。
B 选项car accident 未提及；C 选项robbery 没有出现；D 选项school event 也不在新闻中。
听力理解技巧：注意新闻开头对事件的描述。
4. Who is the hero of the news story?A. A firefighter.B. A doctor.C. A teacher.D. A police officer.答案解析：新闻中讲述了一位消防员在火灾中勇敢救人的故事，所以答案是A。
英语新闻听力教程Unit 6 原文及答案
Unit 6 Public HealthSection A warming up1. life expectancy2. regulators abortion3. rabies4. infected with cases5. bird flu immune6. outbreaks -borne7. prescription medicines8. AIDS9. antiviral 10. MedicareSection B 1. B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.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 d esigned for kids.2. Two more Indian states have banned the sale of soft drinks produced by U.S. giants Coca-cola and Pepsi-cola after a test by an environmental group showed high pesticide levels. This brings the total number of states to six where there is a partial or full ban of the soft drinks.3. An Asian expert says disease and natural disasters may pose a great security threat to the region than conventional political conflicts.4. The United Nations say opium cultivation in Afghanistan has declined for the first time since 2001 as tens of thousands of farmers have given up opium poppies for legal crops.5. The authorities in Iran have warned that if the dangerously high level of air pollution in the capital ‘’Teheran continues, there could be tho usands of casualties. Section CItem 1 1. A 2.C 3.CTapescript: 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 United Nations said there had been five million new infections this year and warned that AIDS was outstripping global and national efforts to contain it. Sub-Saharan Africa remains 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 1 1. T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.TTask 2 1. international conference malaria West African state scientific findings2.costs in lost GDP3. world’s population is transmittedTapescript:The biggest ever international conference on malaria has begun in the West African state of Cameroon to discuss the latest scientific findings on the disease which kills more than 1.5 million people worldwide each year. 75 percent of those victims are African children. Of the 2,000 delegates meeting in the capital Yaounde, 80% are from Africa. The disease costs the continent more than 12 billion dollars in lost GDP each y ear. The latest research suggests that 41% of the world’s population live in areas 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 than one food company is responsible for an outbreak of E.coli bacteria. Officials have linked bad spinach from natural Selection Foods as one source of the E.coli. the company says the products are sold under the brand name Earth Bound Farm. Doctor David Atchison with the FDA says Natural Selection Foods has voluntarily recalled the spinach. The FDA advises shoppers to get rid of any fresh spinach in bags or other containers. At least one person has died. Dozens of others have gotten sick in at least 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 H5N1 virus 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) dedicate an additional 2.2 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 response to recent bird flu outbreaks among migratory birds. The Panel today endorsed measures that would increase surveillance and toughen import bans, such as the European Union’s plan, suspending the imports of untreated feathers from non-EU countries. The European Commission has dedicated an additional 2.2 million dollars for bird surveillance and testing programs. German authorities today confirmed the presence 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 and elsewhere. Several EU countries have ordered farmers to keep poultries indoors to prevent transmission of the disease. But the World Organization for Animal Health in Paris says this is not necessary at the present time.Item 2Task 1 1. D 2.ATask 2 1. F 2.T 3. T 4.F 5.TTapescript:A week after a toxic waste scandal brought down the government of Ivory Coast teams of Ivorian and French experts are still trying to establish exactly what the material was composed of. Tons of waste from a ship were dumped in leaking drums in at least 11 open air locations in Ivory Coast’s biggest city Abidjan. Our correspondent James Copnall is there. The latest health ministry figures show that nearly 16,000 people have sought treatment and 6 have died as a result of the toxic waste. The numbers increased dramatically each day. This does not necessarily mean that the health situation is deteriorating just as rapidly, however, a state of panic seems to have set in. meanwhile, teams of French and Ivorian experts were 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 possible influence pandemic.2. The updated strategy needs cities, states, and businesses to prepare now to keep 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 starts passing 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 lung cancer by 27%.3. European Union officials continue to reassure the public that the apparent spread 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.。
高考英语听力理解新闻报道理解练习题40题(答案解析)
高考英语听力理解新闻报道理解练习题40题(答案解析)1. What is the main topic of the news report?A. A sports event.B. A political meeting.C. An environmental issue.D. A cultural festival.答案解析：B。
A 选项sports event 体育赛事在新闻中未提及；C 选项environmental issue 环境问题也没有出现；D 选项cultural festival 文化节同样没有在新闻中涉及。
而新闻主要围绕一个政治会议展开，所以选B。
2. Who is the speaker in the news report?A. A journalist.B. A politician.C. An activist.D. A scientist.答案解析：A。
新闻报道通常由记者进行讲述，新闻中没有体现出是政治家、活动家或者科学家在说话，所以选A。
3. Where did the event mentioned in the news report take place?A. In a city center.B. In a rural area.C. At a university.D. At a factory.答案解析：A。
新闻中提到了一些城市中心的标志性地点，所以可以判断事件发生在城市中心。
B 选项农村地区、C 选项大学和D 选项工厂在新闻中均未提及，所以选A。
4. What is the main problem discussed in the news report?A. Traffic congestion.B. Unemployment.C. Pollution.D. Housing shortage.答案解析：B。
新闻中多次提到失业问题以及相关的措施。
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【含答案解析】人教版高考英语听力理解新闻报道理解练习题30题
【含答案解析】人教版高考英语听力理解新闻报道理解练习题30题1. In the news report about the international trade fair, which country introduced the most innovative green energy technology?A. GermanyB. ChinaC. The United StatesD. Japan答案解析：B。
新闻中明确提到中国在本次国际贸易博览会上展示了一系列最具创新性的绿色能源技术，而对于德国、美国和日本并没有这样的表述，所以A、C、D选项错误。
2. According to the news on cultural exchanges, which city will host the next international art exhibition?A. ParisB. LondonC. BeijingD. Sydney答案解析：C。
新闻里指出下一届国际艺术展将在北京举办，而提到巴黎、伦敦和悉尼时并没有涉及到举办下一届国际艺术展的相关内容，所以A、B、D 选项不符合题意。
3. In the political news report, which leader has proposed a new economic cooperation plan?A. The French presidentB. The British prime ministerC. The Indian prime ministerD. The Brazilian president答案解析：D。
在新闻中巴西总统提出了一个新的经济合作计划，新闻未提及法国总统、英国首相和印度总理有这样的计划，所以A、B、C选项不正确。
4. The news about economic development mentioned a country with the fastest - growing e - commerce industry. Which country is it?A. South KoreaB. IndonesiaC. MalaysiaD. Thailand答案解析：A。
英语专四、专八听力新闻听力特定词汇、听力技巧
英语专四、专八听力新闻听力特定词汇、听力技巧听写部分在英语专业考试中共占时大约15分种，计分15分，比重15%。
全文大约150词左右，为一段或多段，共分15个意群，每个意群可能是词组，分句或单句。
全文共朗读四遍。
第一遍为正常速度，每分钟录音速度为大约120词，要求考生此时从整体理解全文内容，抓住中心大意，而不要着急写;第二、三遍为慢读，停顿时间大约15秒;第四遍跟第一遍一样，仍为每分钟约120词。
英语专业四八级考试中听力理解部分的应试对策，首先应对这三个个部分，即Section A:Talk，SectionInter—view，Section C:News Broadcast概念及其特点加以分析对比，对其有一番全面的了解。
B:六个方面的训练:(1)加强储存记忆(memory span):做到这一点需要按意群捕捉讲述内容，不要一字一字地听，而要抓住关键词或句。
听完一段不可能一字一句地回忆，而要建立整体概念。
(2)加强及时反映(immediate recall):只有当你建立了整体概念，才能达到立即回忆。
(3)做简短笔记(brief note—taking):在听较长材料时，用缩写或自己能看懂的点、线或其它标记做些快速记录，如:数字、地点、人名或其它关键词语等。
(4)多做听写和记笔记训练(dictating & note—taking):这种练习有助于储存记忆，训练抓住关键词或句，以及中心思想。
(5)精听与泛听(intensive & extensive listening):同一段内容反复听若干次，这样有助于增加记忆的持续时间;听不同内容的材料，有助于增加听各种不同声音，口音及语速的经验。
前者属于精听，后者为泛听，两者应有机结合起来。
(6)训练听与寻找答案同时进行(looking for the right answer while listening):在听的同时迅速浏览各项选择，只需细看各项选择的不同部分，而相同的部分只看第一个即可，这样可以节省时间以便多做思考。
高考英语听力理解新闻报道理解练习题30题
高考英语听力理解新闻报道理解练习题30题1. What is the main topic of the news report?A. A sports event.B. A scientific discovery.C. A political event.D. An environmental issue.答案：C。
解析：听力中提到了政治方面的内容，A 选项体育事件、B 选项科学发现、D 选项环境问题在听力中均未提及。
2. According to the news report, where did the event take place?A. In a city.B. In a town.C. In a village.D. In a country.答案：A。
解析：听力中有明确提到某个城市，B 选项小镇、C 选项村庄、D 选项国家在听力中均未涉及。
3. Who is mentioned as the main person in the news report?A. A politician.B. A scientist.C. An artist.D. A athlete.答案：A。
解析：听力围绕一位政治人物展开，B 选项科学家、C 选项艺术家、D 选项运动员在听力中未被提及。
4. What action is being taken according to the news report?A. Building a new school.B. Opening a new hospital.C. Passing a new law.D. Organizing a sports event.答案：C。
解析：听力中提到通过一项新法律，A 选项建学校、B 选项开新医院、D 选项组织体育活动在听力中未出现。
5. What is the result of the event mentioned in the news report?A. People are happy.B. People are angry.C. People are surprised.D. People are worried.答案：A。
四级新闻听力常见国家和地区中英对照附音标
Algerian
/ælˈdʒɪə.ri.ən/阿尔及利亚人
Chad
/tʃæd/乍得
Chadian
/ˈtʃæd.i.ən/乍得人
Nigeria
/naɪˈdʒɪə.ri.ə/尼日利亚
Nigerian
/naɪˈdʒɪə.ri.ən/尼日利亚人
Ethiopia
/ˌiː.θiˈəʊ.pi.ə/埃塞俄比亚
Ethiopian
/ˌiː.θiˈəʊ.pi.ən/埃塞俄比亚人
Somalia
/səˈmɑː.li.ə/索马里
Somali
/səˈmɑː.li/索马里人
Kenya
/ˈken.jə/肯尼亚
Nairobi
/ˌnaiəˈrəubi/内罗毕
Kenyan
/ˈken.jən/肯尼亚人
Uganda
/juːˈɡæn.də/乌干达
/ˈvæt.ɪ.kən/梵蒂冈
Spain
/speɪn/西班牙
Madrid
/məˈdrɪd/马德里
Portugal
/ˈpɔː.tʃə.ɡəl/葡萄牙
Lisbon
/ˈlɪz.bən/里斯本
Greece
希腊
Athens
/ˈæθ.ənz/雅典
/dəˈmæskəs/大马士革
Syrian
/ˈsɪr.i.ən/叙利亚人
Palestine
/ˈpæl.ə.staɪn/巴勒斯坦
Jerusalem/dʒəˌruː.sələm/耶路撒冷
Israel
/ˈɪz.reɪl/以色列
Jerusalem
/dʒəˌruː.sələm/耶路撒冷
Iran
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