2019年6月英语四级听力答案解析：试卷一短篇新闻2

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On the 1st of January, new regulations will come into effect which eliminate an annual leave bonus for people who put off marrying until the age of 23 for women, and 25 for men, the South China Morning Post reports. (3) The holiday bonus was designed to encourage young people to delay getting married in line with China’s one child policy. But with that policy now being abolished, this holiday incentive is no longer necessary, the government says.

In Shanghai, a young couple at a marriage registration office told the paper that they decided to register their marriage as soon as possible to take advantage of the existing policy, because an extra holiday was a big deal for them. In Beijing, one registration office had about 300 couples seeking to get married the day after the changes were announced, rather than the usual number of between 70 and 80. (4) But one lawyer tells the paper that the changes still have to be adopted by local governments and these procedures take time, so people who are rushing to register for marriage can relax.

3: What was the purpose of the annual leave bonus in China?

[B] To encourage late marriage.

4: What do we learn about the new regulations?

[D] They will not come into immediate effect.

解析：

这篇新闻主要讲的是政府取消了对晚婚政策的鼓励，这促使人们纷纷去注册登记结婚，以免错过婚假奖励。本篇听力主要考查了学生对晚婚假期奖励以及最新法规的理解情况，做第4题可以使用答案提示词but进行定位。