2. A) The Muslims wanted independence.

B) Thai troops have been sent there.

C) About 2,000 people have been

killed.

D) There have been more bombings

since 2004.

A) 穆斯林要求獨(dú)立。

B) 泰國軍隊(duì)已經(jīng)被派往那里。

C) 約有2000 人喪生。

D) 自從2004 年以來已有多起爆炸發(fā)生。

【聽前預(yù)測】

1. 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)都與發(fā)生的暴力事件有關(guān)，題目可能考查新聞中發(fā)生的具體事件。

2. 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)都涉及暴力事件的具體信息，題目可能考查事件發(fā)生的原因。

[1] The New Year celebration in Thailandwas shattered by violence, when nine bombsexploded across Bangkok around midnight.Three Thai citizens were killed and more than

30 injured. No terrorist group claimedresponsibility for the bombings by Tuesday.Some believe the explosions were the work ofMuslim separatists. Bombings and shootingsoccur almost daily in Thailand’s three

Southern-most provinces. [2] Yala, Narathiwat

and Pattani have a dominant Muslim population

and have long complained of neglect and

discrimination in the largely Buddhist nation.

They have asked for independence and a

separate Islamic State. Since 2004, theinsurgents have carried out numerous attacks in

the south and more than 1,900 people have been

killed. The Thai government has been unable to

curb the violence though thousands of troops

have been sent to the south.

[1] 午夜，當(dāng)九枚炸彈在曼

谷各地爆炸的時(shí)候，泰國的新年

慶�；顒颖槐┝ζ茐牧�。三名泰

國公民喪生，超過30 人在爆炸中

受傷。沒有反對組織聲稱對周二

發(fā)生的這次爆炸負(fù)責(zé)。一些人認(rèn)

為爆炸是穆斯林分裂分子所為。

爆炸和槍擊事件幾乎每天都在泰

國最南部的三個(gè)省發(fā)生。[2] 在

也拉、那拉提瓦和北大年，穆斯

林人口占主導(dǎo)地位，他們長期抱

怨在大部分是佛教的國家中受到

了忽視和歧視。他們一直要求獨(dú)

立，成立一個(gè)穆斯林國家。自2004

年來，叛亂者在南部發(fā)起了多起襲擊，超過1,900 人在此喪生。

盡管已有數(shù)千只軍隊(duì)被派往南部

地區(qū)，泰國政府仍無力鎮(zhèn)壓暴力活動。

1. What happened during the New Yearcelebration in Thailand?

2. What has led to the violent situation in thesouth of Thailand?

1. 泰國在新年慶祝時(shí)發(fā)生了什么事？

2. 是什么導(dǎo)致了泰國南部地區(qū)的暴力情形？

【解析】

1. 題目考查泰國新年慶祝時(shí)發(fā)生的事件。文章首句提到在午夜當(dāng)九枚炸彈在曼谷各地爆炸的時(shí)候，泰國的新年慶�；顒颖槐┝ζ茐牧�。即在新年慶祝時(shí)發(fā)生了爆炸，故正確答案為D 選項(xiàng)。

2. 題目考查導(dǎo)致泰國南部地區(qū)出現(xiàn)暴力情形的原因。文章中提到穆斯林長期抱怨在大部分是佛教的國家中受到了忽視和歧視，并一直要求獨(dú)立，成立一個(gè)穆斯林國家。即導(dǎo)致暴力事件出現(xiàn)的原因是穆斯林要求獨(dú)立，故正確答案為A 選項(xiàng)。

4. A) The rescue operation involved

many people.

B) The cause of the explosions has

been determined.

C) Rescue efforts were stopped on

Thursday.

D) The explosions didn’t destroy the

building.

A) 救援工作涉及許多人。

B) 引起爆炸的原因已確定。

C) 救援工作在周四停止。

D) 爆炸沒有摧毀建筑物。

【聽前預(yù)測】

3. 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)均為數(shù)字，題目可能考查具體的數(shù)字信息，聽音時(shí)要重點(diǎn)關(guān)注文中出現(xiàn)的數(shù)字。

4. 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)都涉及事故的細(xì)節(jié)，題目可能考查某事故的細(xì)節(jié)信息。

[3] Hundreds of emergency workers

combed the site of five-story apartment building

in southern Ukraine Thursday after a series of

explosions reduced it to rubble, authorities said.

The blasts Wednesday night in the Black Searesort town of Yevpatoria left at least 17 people

dead and 24 others missing, according to Igor

Krol, a spokesman for the Ukraine’s Emergency

Situations Ministry. [4] 21 people have been

rescued. [3] “We are now investigating all

possible reasons for the explosions,” Krol said.

Volodymiyr Shandra, the Ukrainian Emergency

Situations minister, told local media that oxygen

canisters being stored in the basement of the

building could have triggered the blasts.

Television footage showed rescuers trying to free

people buried underneath fallen debris, while

others scrabbled through wires, construction rods

and boulders.

[3] 官方稱周四有數(shù)千名工作人員，涌入烏克蘭南部的一座五層公寓中，在一系列爆炸把其夷為平地后。根據(jù)烏克蘭緊急情況部的發(fā)言人Igor Krol 稱，周三晚上發(fā)生在葉夫帕托里亞的黑海度假村的爆炸造成17 人死亡，另有24 人失蹤。 [4] 已有21 人得到救援。 [3] Krol 說：“我們現(xiàn)在正在調(diào)查爆炸發(fā)生的所有可能的原因�！� 烏克蘭緊急情況部部長Volodymiyr

Shandra 告訴當(dāng)?shù)孛襟w，可能是儲存在大樓地下室的氧氣罐引發(fā)了這次爆炸。電視片段顯示救援人員試圖救出被埋在倒塌廢墟底部的人，其他的一些人通過電線、建筑鋼筋和石柱掙扎爬出來。

3. How many people were rescued from the

apartment building?

4. Which of the following details in the news is

CORRECT?

3. 有多少人在公寓中獲救？

4. 下面哪一個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)在新聞中是正確的？

【解析】

3. 題目考查在公寓中獲救的人數(shù)。文中提到已有21 人得到救援，故正確選項(xiàng)為C 選項(xiàng)。

4. 題目考查新聞中的細(xì)節(jié)。文中開篇提到爆炸后有數(shù)千名工作人員涌入烏克蘭南部的一座五層公寓中。即有大量人員參與救援，故正確答案為A 選項(xiàng)。

6. A) 0.3% B) 3%C) 9.7% D) 10%

6. A) 0.3%B) 3%C) 9.7% D) 10%

7. A) negative B) positiveC) hopelessD) enlightening

A) 消極的B) 積極的C) 絕望的D) 有啟發(fā)的

【聽前預(yù)測】

5. 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)均為表達(dá)人物身份的名詞，題目可能考查某一具體事件的實(shí)施者。

6. 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)均為百分比，題目可能考查某一具體事件的百分比。

7. 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)均為表示態(tài)度的詞，題目可能考查某人對某事件的態(tài)度。

President Barack Obama says Friday’s

mixed news on U.S. unemployment is cause

for hope but not celebration. [5] The President

is asking lawmakers to support programs he

says will help boost hiring. [6] The nation’s

jobless rate eased by three-tenths of a percent

in January, to 9.7 percent, its lowest level in

five months. However, the Labor Department

says 20,000 more jobs were lost last month.

President Obama says that is a small step in the

right direction. “[7] These numbers, while

positive, are cause for hope but not celebration,

because far too many of our neighbors and

friends and family are still out of work,” he

said.

總統(tǒng)巴拉克·稱，周五發(fā)布的關(guān)于美國失業(yè)率新聞帶來了希望但并不值得慶祝。 [5] 總統(tǒng)正要求立法者支持他所稱能夠增加雇用的項(xiàng)目。 [6] 一月份，全國的失業(yè)率是9.7%，下降了0.3%，達(dá)到五個(gè)月內(nèi)的最低值。但是，勞動部稱上個(gè)月超過20,000 份的工作被減少了�？偨y(tǒng)說這是朝著正確的方向邁出的一小步。 他說：“[7] 這些數(shù)字顯示了積極的變

化，我們有理由滿懷希望，但不是慶祝，因?yàn)槲覀冇刑�多的鄰居、朋友和家人仍處于失業(yè)中。”

5. Which of the following is asked to support

Barack Obama’s boosting hiring programs?

6. What is American’s jobless rate in January?

7. What was the President’s comments on the

number of lost jobs last month ?

5. 下面哪類人被要求支持增加雇傭的項(xiàng)目？

6. 一月份美國失業(yè)率減少到了多少？

7. 總統(tǒng)對上個(gè)月失業(yè)數(shù)字的評論是什么？

【解析】

5. 題目考查支持增加雇傭項(xiàng)目的人群。文章提到總統(tǒng)正在要求立法者支持他所稱能夠增加雇傭的項(xiàng)目。根據(jù)“所聽即所得”原則，故正確答案為C 選項(xiàng)。

6. 題目考查一月份美國失業(yè)率。文章提到一月份全國的失業(yè)率是9.7%，故正確

答案為C 選項(xiàng)。

7. 題目考查總統(tǒng)對于上個(gè)月失業(yè)數(shù)字的評價(jià)。文章末尾提到總統(tǒng)說這些

數(shù)字顯示了積極的變化，我們有理由滿懷希望。即保持積極的態(tài)度，故正確答案

為B 選項(xiàng)。