1、终极版短篇新闻题目第一套Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices
2、marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.1. A. Googles new privacy policy.B. Googles new products.C. The Electronic Privacy.D. A single unified profile.2. A. Google
3、is preparing a reform on its privacy policy beginning March 1st.B. Googles last months announcement is criticized by privacy activists.C. Google pronounced that it aimed to create a single unified profile of its users.D. Google entered into an agreement with the US Federal Trade Commission.Questions
4、 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.3. A. A new aerial target.B. A new nuclear fuel rod.C. A new medium-range missile.D. A new nuclear weapon test.4. A. The production of the nations first nuclear fuel rod.B. The invention of medium-range ground-to-air missile.C. The missile test that
5、has been carried out.D. The weapon that was bought from abroad.Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.5. A. More than 300 electoral votes. B. 270 electoral votes. C. 30 electoral votes. D. 85% of the electoral votes.6. A. Young people. B. Ethnic minorities.C. Women.D. Republicans.
6、7. A. Mitt Romney won 270 electoral votes. B. America has become a non-white nation. C. The majority of the electorate used to be whites. D. Eighty-five percent of the Americans are whites.第二套Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you
7、will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Que
8、stions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.1. A. Worlds population.B. Chinas population.C. Younger populations.D. Aging populations.2. A. By 2025, India is expected to reach one and a half billion people. B. Japan and many European nations have low fertility rates.C. Chinas population o
9、f one and a third billion is now the worlds largest.D. High rates of population growth in India may create enough jobs.Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.3. A. On Thanksgiving Day.B. On Christmas Day.C. On May Day.D. On National Day.4. A. 10.B. 35.C. 12.D. 20.Questions 5 to 7
10、 will be based on the following news item.5. A. Government officials. B. The Director of National Intelligence. C. Non-governmental experts. D. Researchers in Tsinghua University.6. A. The US. B. China. C. EU. D. Japan.7. A. The Asian economy will be larger than that of North America and Europe comb
11、ined. B. Patrick believes that several factors could affect Chinas economic growth. C. The report is meant to help policymakers in their long-term planning. D. Chinese economy will be 114 percent greater than Japans economy by 2013.第三套Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news re
12、ports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet
13、1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.1. A. Damascus.B. Riyad.C. Cairo.D. Homs.2. A. The new plan calls for sending a joint observer team.B. Arab league sent observers in December to halt the violence in Syria.C. Homs is the only city that
14、 is attacked by the Syrian government forces.D. Homs is becoming a ghost city and no one is walking in the streets.Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.3. A. Bill Gates.B. Warren Buffett.C. Carlos Slim.D. Li Ka-shing.4. A. China and America.B. India and Russia.C. China and Russ
15、ia.D. India and America.Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.5. A. The threat of food availability. B. The spread of extremism and terrorism. C. The severe disparity in income. D. The technological and financial risks.6. A. Industry leaders. B. Governmental specialists. C. Civil
16、 servants. D. Academic specialists.7. A. The experts estimated the likelihood that risks could become serious problems. B. They tried to reduce the influences that the risks mentioned would have. C. They assessed the cost of a risk turning into a problem over the next 10 years. D. They tried to iden
17、tify the disparity between rich and poor in two years.第四套Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must
18、choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.1. A. Local Indian business people have a tradition of drinking tea.B. India, o
19、nce a tea-drinking country, is gaining a new taste for coffee.C. People in New Delhi and Mumbai have taken to the coffee culture.D. International coffee companies consider opening businesses in India.2.A. Lavazza and Costa Coffee.B. Starbucks and Lavazza.C. Starbucks and Costa Coffee.D. Lavazza and
20、McCaf.Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.3. A. $500 million.B. $500 billion.C. $50 billion.D. $200 billion.4. A. Italy.B. Spain.C. Britain.D. France.Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.5. A. She would insult her children when they failed in the exams. B.
21、 She had been criticized to be abusive by her neighbors. C. She made a list of things her daughters were not permitted to do. D. She wants her daughters to be interested in music.6. A. Because she demanded excellence from her daughters. B. Because it was the way how her parents raised her. C. Becaus
22、e it was deeply rooted in the Chinese culture. D. Because it was a traditional way of parenting among immigrants.7. A. It should be immediately stopped by laws. B. It is widely criticized because it is too demanding. C. It is being accepted by natives in the United States. D. It represents a traditi
23、onal parenting style among immigrants.第五套Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best
24、answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.1. A. The Microsoft Corporation is making progress in efforts to stop Zeus.B. An American judge
25、 commanded the group to end their illegal activities.C. Federal officials didnt seize evidence of cybercriminals illegal activities. D. Cybercriminals use Zeus to create a network of infected computers.2. A. Itreferstoakindofcybercrime.B. Itreferstoakindofmalware.C. Itreferstoakindofhardware.D. Itre
26、ferstoanewkindofcomputer. Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.3. A. France has lost its AAA credit rating.B. This news comes as a surprise for France.C. The news is a big blow for France.D. Its very bad news for President Sarkozy.4. A. President Sarkozy.B. Francois Baroin.C. H
27、ugh Schofield.D. French Finance Minister.Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.5. A. Because she didnt get the pay promised by the film makers. B. Because the film makers refused her to act as the part of the heroine. C. Because she was injured during the course of the filming. D
28、. Because she was duped into appearing in the anti-Islamic video.6. A. Because the actors were treated unfairly by the film makers. B. Because the film was poorly made with insults to Islam. C. Because the film contained offensive inferences to the Prophet Muhammad. D. Because there were a lot of fr
29、auds and slanders in the film.7. A. Offered economic aids to Muslims. B. Punished the film makers. C. Ran TV ads to condemn the film. D. Made apologies to Muslims.第六套Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three que
30、stions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 will be bas
31、ed on the following news item.1.A. It is cheaper and doesnt need any electricity.B. It only uses two round containers made of clay.C. It can be filled with fruit, vegetables or drinks.D. It helps keep food safe from harmful bacteria.2. A. The reason why the “Pot-in-Pot Preservation/Cooling System” is developed.B. A teacher in northern Nigeria found a solution to the problem of food storage.C. The
