2008年英语专业四级考试全真试题附参考答案

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

　　In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
　　Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now. listen to the news.

　　21. What happened during the New Year celebration in Thailand?
　　A. Terrorists fought with Government troops.
　　B. Thai troops killed terrorists.
　　C. There were shootings.
　　D. There were explosions.

　　22. What has led to the violent situation in the south of Thailand?
　　A. The Muslims wanted independence.
　　B. Thai troops have been sent there.
　　C. About 2000 people have been killed.
　　D. There have been more bombings since 2004.

　　Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.

　　23. Under the national oil law, the Iraqi government
　　A. will give more oil revenues to only a few provinces.
　　B. will let provinces distribute their oil revenues.
　　C. will distribute oil revenues according to population size.
　　D. will distribute oil revenues according to security needs.

　　24. The construction package is meant to
　　A. help build more houses.
　　B. help improve the country's economy.
　　C. help more children to go to school.
　　D. help more young people to get education.

　　Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.

　　25. The joint committee will promote co-operation between Egypt and Spain in all the following
　　areas EXCEPT
　　A. education. B. industry.
　　C. investment. D. technology.

　　26. What is this news item mainly about?
　　A. The establishment of a joint committee.
　　B. The trade relations between Egypt and Spain.
　　C. The future trade volume between Egypt and Spain.
　　D. The establishment of a joint business council.

　　Question 27 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5
　　seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news.

　　27. According to the news, Japanese teenage women
　　A. are less violent than men.
　　B. are less violent than before.
　　C. are more violent than before.
　　D. are more violent than men.

　　Question 28 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5
　　seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news.

　　28. Which of the following statements is CORRECT according to the news?
　　A. Zimbabweans stayed away from voting.
　　B. Zimbabweans were enthusiastic about voting.
　　C. Only a few Zimbabweans turned up to vote.
　　D. Zimbabweans believed that Mugabe would win.

　　Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.

　　29. The news mentioned _____ reason(s) for the action taken by Indian telecom workers.
　　A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

　　30. According to the news, who among the following were NOT affected by telecom workers'
　　action?
　　A. Banks. B. Big companies. C. Long-distance callers. D. Government officials.