大学英语四级新闻听力.docx

1、大学英语四级新闻听力大学英语四级新闻听力掌握新闻六要素标准的新闻报道，必须包括六大要素，可概括为“5个W和1个H”，具体如下：When：新闻发生的时间Where：新闻发生的地点Who：新闻里涉及的人物What：发生的新闻事件Why：发生新闻事件的原因How：新闻事件发生的背景，如何诱发、促成这一新闻事件因此，如果能在听的时候把握这六要素，就能轻松捋清新闻脉络，掌握新闻内容。捋清脉络，巧解主旨主旨类题目的文章，主题句一般都出现在文章的开头或结尾，题目形式相对固定，主要考查应试者对短文主旨大意的概括理解能力。例如：What is the passage mainly about?What did

2、the speaker want to tell us in the passage?通常，主题句出现在段首的文章属于演绎性的，开头就明确主题，然后用演绎的方法将观点分条展开论述。归纳性文章的主旨句常出现在段尾，文章先摆出自己的观点、论据，最后得出结论，也就是文章的主题。句首尤为重要新闻报道，开头第一句话往往是对报道的一个概括，被称为新闻导语（the news lead），是整条新闻的一个浓缩。The gates of Guantanamo were open to the media today.这一新闻导语包含了以下几个要素：When：TodayWho：GuantanamoWhat：Ope

3、n to the media短短的一句话，10个单词就把这篇新闻报道的时间、主角和事件告诉了听众。后面的报道都是围绕这这一事件展开的。第一大类 天灾人祸类主题词汇与短语100个1. 自然灾害tragedy n. 灾难，悲剧disastrous adj. 灾难性的disaster n. 灾难death toll 死亡人数casualty n. 伤亡人员mortality n. 死亡（率）wreck vt. 破坏 n. 残骸crash n.v. 碰撞，坠落uproot v. 连根拔起erupt vi. 爆发eruption n. 喷发（物）magnitude n. 震级epicenter n. 震

4、中aftershock n. 余震misfortune n. 不幸crisis n. 危机collapse vi.n. 倒塌，崩溃destructive adj. 破坏性的，毁灭性的hurricane n. 飓风tornado n. 龙卷风mudslide n. 泥石流volcano n. 火山storm n. 暴风雨，暴风雪typhoon n. 台风sandstorm n. 沙尘暴flood v. 淹没n. 洪水，水灾drought n. 干旱，旱灾famine n. 饥荒2. 环境与灾害environment n. 环境creature n. 生物ecological balance 生态

5、平衡carbon n. 碳carbon dioxide 二氧化碳marine adj. 海洋的 habitat n. 栖息地biological diversity 生物多样性wild animals 野生动物保护greenhouse effect 温室效应water shortage 水资源缺乏pesticide n. 杀虫剂pollute vt. 污染pollutant n. 污染物exhaust gas 废气species n. 物种reserve n.自然保护区，储备物v. 保留dioxide n. 二氧化物ozone n. 臭氧insect n. 昆虫geology n. 地质学ex

6、tinction of species 物种的灭绝endangered animals 濒危动物hazardous material 有害物质deforestation n. 滥砍滥伐emission n. 排放物erosion n. 腐蚀forest fire 森林火灾acid rain 酸雨E1 Nino 厄尔尼诺现象3. 战争与军事armed campaign 武装战役front n. 前线terrorist attack 恐怖袭击bomb attack 炸弹袭击gun attack 枪弹袭击gun battle 枪战attacker n. 袭击者blast n. 爆炸militant

7、n. 激进分子explode vi. 爆炸explosive n. 炸药outbreak n. 爆发combat n.v. 战斗missile n. 导弹invade v. 入侵tactic n. 战术Defence Ministryconfidential information 机密情报intelligence activities 情报活动conventional forces 常规部队violence n. 暴力bullet n. 子弹arrest v. 逮捕suspend v. 停止victim n. 受害者，牺牲品surrender n.v. 投降patrol n.v. 巡逻cus

8、tody v. 拘留detain v. 扣留ceasefire n. 停战conquer v. 征服disarm v. 解除武装Test 1Section AQuestions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.1.A) A rocket has been successfully launched.B) There was a rocket hitting the moon.C) A deep dark hole appeared on the moons South Pole.D) There was an amazing f

9、inding made by LRO.2.A) Some form of water existed on the moon.B) The water on the moon was as much as in the desert.C) There was a lot of rocket remaining on the moon surface.D) A large area has been affected by the rocket.Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.3. A) Babies. B)

10、Old men. C) Young men. D) Doctors.4. A) Because their babies are particularly weak.B) Because the flu vaccines are too difficult to reach.C) Because the flu vaccines can be lifesaving for them.D) Because this is the decision made by the committee.Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news

11、item.5. A) lightning strike started the fires. B) The Great Ocean Road attracted many tourists.C)Traffic was very busy on Christmas Day.D) Residents were forced to leave their homes.6. A) The hot and windy weather might expand bushfires.B) There will be a strong earthquake.C) Their homes were destro

12、yed by the fires on Christmas Day.D) The temperatures will fall down soon.7. A) On Christmas Day. C) In winter.B) On December 19th. D) On a windy day.Section BConversation OneQuestions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8.A) To make the man feel happy.B) To persuade the man to

13、 shop with his kids.C) To convince the man Christmas is worth spending.D) To prevent the man from spending too much shopping.9.A) At a Christmas party. C) At the New Years EveB) Not long before Christmas. D) On some day of April.10.A) Expectation. B) Complaint. C) Enjoyment. D) Indifference.11.A) Pa

14、ying off Christmas bills. C) Preparing for Christmas.B) Trying to earn more money. D) Limiting his wifes expense.Conversation TwoQuestions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A) He doesnt feel like doing it. C) It will take too much time.B) He thinks it doesnt suit him. D)

15、It is not funny at all.13.A) Go hill walking. C) Go cycling. B) Go swimming. D) Dine out.14.A) It has existed for a long time. C)The owner of the restaurant is an Italian.B) It enjoys very good business. D) It is located on a busy street.15.A) He cannot get the meal ready so early.B) He didnt want t

16、o get a table himself.C) He thinks its too early to have lunch.D) He has to go and see a relative before then.Section CPassage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A) Cheap clothes. B) Expensive clothes.C) Fashionable clothes. D) Casual clothes.17.A) They enjoy loud

17、music. C)They want to have children.B) They seldom lose their temper. D) They enjoy modern dances.18.A) The speaker goes to bed very late and her sister gets up early.B) The speakers twin sister often brings friends home and this annoys her.C) The speaker likes to keep things neat while her twin sis

18、ter doesnt.D) They cant agree on the color of the room and furniture.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A) The great number of people engaged in cigarette producing.B) The rapid development of cigarette-making machines.C) The rapid development of cigarette-

19、making factories.D) The increasing output of tobacco.20.A) Forty-three. B) Thirty-one. C) Seventy-five. D) Forty-six.21.A) Income, years of schooling and job type.B) Family background and work environment.C) Education and mood.D) Occupation and influence of family members.22.A) City people smoke les

20、s than people living on farms.B) Better-educated men tend to smoke more heavily than other men.C) Better-educated women tend to smoke more heavily than other womenD)A well-paid man is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes per day.Passage ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have j

21、ust heard.23.A) The speed and journey of the fastest rocket soaring to the sun.B) The brightness of the sun and its distance from the earth.C) The size and heat of the sun compared with other stars.D) The total heat and time a column of ice needs to melt.24.A) 93 million degrees Centigrade. C) 10,00

22、0 degrees Centigrade.B) 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. D) Over 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.25.A) The sun casts its light to millions of other stars.B) Most of the suns heat and light are received on the earth.C) More resources from the sun will make the earth even prosperous.D) Appropriate amount of heat and light makes life on the earth possible.