2012专四听力 答案 dictation[精选合集]

第一篇：2012专四听力 答案 dictation

Nowadays, many of us try to live in a way that will damage the environment as little as possible．We recycle our newspapers and bottles, we take public transport to get to work, we try to buy locally produced fruit and vegetables，and we want to take these attitudes on holiday with us．This is why alternative forms of tourism are becoming popular in the world．There are a lot of names for these new forms of tourism: responsible tourism, nature tourism, adventure tourism, educational tourism and more．Although everyone may have a different definition, most people agree that these new forms of tourism should do the following: first, they should conserve the wildlife and culture of the area;second, they should benefit the local people;third, they should make a profit without destroying natural resources;and finally they should provide an experience that tourists want to pay for．

第二篇：专四听力新闻英语单词

专四听力新闻英语单词.txt男人的话就像老太太的牙齿，有多少是真的？！问：你喜欢我哪一点？答：我喜欢你离我远一点！执子之手，方知子丑，泪流满面，子不走我走。诸葛亮出山前，也没带过兵！凭啥我就要工作经验？专四听力新闻词汇一览更新日期：2011-01-21 16:21 浏览:202次 所属分类/专题：其它考试辅导

新闻听力在专

四、专八中难度不大，尤其在专八中和mini-lecture比起来，简单很多，提前可以看到问题和选项。带着这些预读信息去进行target-oriented 的听力，命中率一般都很高，练习到后期不希望考生失掉哪怕一分。有可能成文满分绊脚石的就是一些“纸老虎”般的新闻听力特定词汇，请大家提前预热。其实出题考这些词汇的几率特别小，只是形式上吓人罢了。

accredited journalist n.特派记者 advance n．预发消息；预写消息 affair n．桃色新闻；绯闻 anecdote n．趣闻轶事 assignment n．采写任务 attribution n.消息出处，消息来源

back alley news n.小道消息 backgrounding n．新闻背景 Bad news travels quickly.坏事传千里。banner n．通栏标题 beat n．采写范围 body n.新闻 正文 boil vt．压缩（篇幅）box n.花边新闻 brief n.简讯 bulletin n．新闻简报 byline n.署名文章

caption n．图片说明 caricature n．漫画 carry vt．刊登 cartoon n．漫画 censor vt.审查（新闻稿件），新闻审查 chart n．每周流行音乐排行版

clipping n．剪报 column n．专栏；栏目 columnist n．专栏作家 continued story 连载故事；连载小说 contributing editor 特约编辑 contribution n．（投给报刊的）稿件；投稿 contributor n．投稿人 copy desk n．新闻编辑部 copy editor n．文字编辑 correction n．更正（启事）correspondence column读者来信专栏 correspondent n.驻外记者；常驻外埠记者 cover vt．采访；采写 cover girl n.封面女郎 covert coverage 隐性采访；秘密采访 crop vt．剪辑（图片）crusade n．宣传攻势 cut n．插图 vt．删减（字数）cut line n．插图说明

daily n．日报 dateline n．新闻电头 deadline n．截稿时间 dig vt．深入采访；追踪（新闻线索）：“挖”（新闻）digest n．文摘 editorial n．社论 editorial office 编辑部 editor's notes 编者按 exclusive n．独家新闻 expose n．揭丑新闻；新闻曝光 extra n．号外 eye-account n．目击记；记者见闻

faxed photo 传真照片 feature n．特写；专稿 feedback n．信息反馈 file n．发送消息；发稿 filler n．补白 First Amendment（美国宪法）第一修正案（内容有关新闻、出版自由等）five “W's” of news 新闻五要素 flag n．报头；报名 folo（=follow-up）n．连续报道 Fourth Estate 第四等级（新闻界的别称）freedom of the Press 新闻自由 free-lancer n．自由撰稿人 full position 醒目位置

Good news comes on crutches.好事不出门。grapevine n．小道消息 gutter n．中缝 hard news 硬新闻；纯消息 headline n．新闻标题；内容提要 hearsay n．小道消息 highlights n.要闻 hot news 热点新闻 human interest 人情味

in-depth reporting 深度报道 insert n.& vt．插补段落；插稿 interpretative reporting 解释性报道 invasion of privacy 侵犯隐私（权）inverted pyramid 倒金字塔（写作结构）investigative reporting 调查性报道

journalism n．新闻业；新闻学 Journalism is literature in a hurry 新闻是急就文学． journalist n．新闻记者 kill vt．退弃（稿件）；枪毙（稿件）layout n．版面编排；版面设计 lead n．导语 libel n.诽谤（罪）

makeup n.版面设计 man of the year 新闻人物，风云人物 mass communication 大众传播（学）mass media 大众传播媒介 master head n．报头；报名 media n.媒介，媒体 Mere report is not enough to go upon．仅是传闻不足为凭． morgue n．报刊资料室

news agency 通讯社 news clue 新闻线索 news peg 新闻线索，新闻电头 newsprint n．新闻纸 news value 新闻价值No news is good news．没有消息就是好消息；不闻凶讯便是吉。nose for news 新闻敏感obituary n．讣告 objectivity n．客观性 off the record 不宜公开报道 opinion poll 民意浏验

periodical n．期刊 pipeline n．匿名消息来源 popular paper 大众化报纸；通俗报纸 press n．报界；新闻界 press conference 新闻发布会；记者招待台 press law 新闻法 press release 新闻公告；新闻简报 PR man 公关先生 profile n.人物专访；人物特写 proofreader n．校对员 pseudo event 假新闻 quality paper 高级报纸；严肃报纸 quarterly n．季刊

readability n．可读性 reader's interest 读者兴越 reject vt．退弃（稿件）remuneration n.稿费；稿酬 reporter n．记者 rewrite vt.改写（稿件），改稿 round-up n．综合消息

scandal n．丑闻 scoop vt.“抢”（新闻）n．独家新闻 sensational a．耸人听闻的；具有轰动效应的 sex scandal 桃色新闻 sidebar n．花絮新闻 slant n．主观报道；片面报道 slink ink “爬格子” soft news 软新闻 source n．新闻来源；消息灵通人士 spike vt．退弃（稿件）：“枪毙”（稿件）stone vt．拼版 story n．消息；稿件；文章 stringer n．特约记者；通讯员 subhead n．小标题；副标题 supplement n．号外；副刊；增刊 suspended interest 悬念

thumbnail n．“豆腐干”（文章）timeliness n．时效性；时新性 tip n．内幕新闻；秘密消息 trim n.删改（稿件）update n．更新（新闻内容），增强（时效性）watchdog n.&vt.舆论监督 weekly n．周报 wire service n．通讯社

国际关系

常见国际组织机构名称

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization 联合国粮食农业组织

Security Council 联合国安理会

Economic and Social Council 经济与社会理事会

United Nation Children’s Fund 联合国儿童基金组织

United Nations Development Program 联合国开发计划处

International Atomic Energy Agency 国际原子能组织

ITU=International Telecommunications Union 国际电信同盟

UNIDO=United Nations Industrial Development Organization 联合国工业开发组织

IBRD=International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 国际复兴与开发银行

IOC=International Olympic Committee 国际奥林匹克委员会（=CIO）

IMF=International Monetary Fund 国际货币基金组织

GATT=General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 关贸总协定

常见巴以冲突问题新闻词汇

Jewish settler 犹太定居者

assassination 暗杀

cease-fire 停火

Gaza Strip 加沙地带

conflict 冲突

withdrawal 撤退

P.L.O(缩)Palestine Liberation Organization 巴勒斯坦解放组织

Fatah 法塔赫（巴解组织最大的一支游击队）

West Bank 约旦河西岸

Oslo agreement 奥斯陆协定

evacuate 疏散

Likud party 利库德集团

Middle East 中东

targeted elimination 定点清除

unilateral action 单边行动

灾难新闻

与灾害、灾难有关用词

rescue official 援救人员

capsize(特指船)倾覆

volcano eruption 火山爆发

flood 洪水

mudslide 泥石流 drought 干旱

depredate 掠夺，毁坏 death toll 死亡人数 refugee 难民 tsunami 海啸 earthquake 地震 snowstorm 暴风雪

fatality 不幸，灾祸，天命 humanitarian 人道主义者 afflicted district 受灾地区 sandstorm 沙尘暴 tornado 龙卷风

plague 瘟疫，麻烦，苦恼，灾祸 doom 厄运，毁灭，死亡 natural calamity 自然灾害

犯罪新闻

常用犯罪、法律类新闻词汇

verdict(律)（陪审团的）裁决，判决 guilty 犯罪的，有罪的 jurisdiction 权限 appeal 上诉

penalty 处罚，罚款 accusation 谴责，（律）指控 robbery 抢掠，抢夺 rape 强奸 fraud 欺骗

corruption 腐败，贪污，堕落 immunity 豁免权 extradite 引渡 assassination 暗杀 sanction 制裁 trial 审讯，审判 defence（律）（被告的）答辩、辩护 execute 处死

bail 保释，保证金，保证人 procurator 代理人 kidnapping 诱拐，拐骗 bribe 贿赂 arson 纵火罪

defalcation 挪用公款，贪污 hijack 劫机

right of asylum 避难权

amnesty 特赦

repatriate 遣返

felony(律)重罪

经济新闻

常见经济用词

an economic forum 经济论坛

venture 投机，风险

trade disputes 贸易争端

deficit 赤字

depreciation 贬值

devaluation（货币）贬值

budget 预算

amortize 分期清偿

launch 投放市场

brand 商标，牌子

debenture 债券

deflate 紧缩（通货）

depression 萧条，不景气

bankroll 资金

arbitrage 套汇

antitrust 反托拉斯的，反垄断的

常见财经证券新闻词汇

DOW: Dow Jones industrial average(DJIA)道琼斯工业指数

Tokyo’s Nikkei average 东京日经平均指数

a bull market 牛市

bonus share 红股

The standard and Poor’s 500 标准普尔500指数

NYSE, New York Stock Exchange 纽约证券交易所

NASDAQ: National Association of Securities Deal Automated Quotations 纳斯达克指数

a bear market 熊市

blue chip 绩优股

inscribed shares 记名式股份

民生调查

环境、健康卫生用语

air quality monitoring system 空气质量监测系统

life-span 寿命

mortality 死亡率

chronic 慢性的

non-infection 非传染

avian influenza 禽流感

taint 感染

venom 毒；毒物

toxin 毒素

noxious 有害的 placebo 安慰剂

immunize 使免疫

fungus 真菌

remedy 药物，治疗法

sanitary（有关）卫生的，（保持）清洁的，清洁卫生的

HIV(human immunodeficiency virus)人体免疫缺损病毒，艾滋病病毒

thermal pollution 热污染

tropical island effect 热岛效应

acid rain 酸雨

desertification(土壤)荒漠化，沙漠化

soil erosion 水土流失

教育用词

curriculum 课程

academy(高等)专科院校，研究院，学会，学术团体，学院

semester 学期

guest professor 客座教授

statistics 统计学

president 校长

ethics 伦理学

plagiarism 剽窃，剽窃物

能源、交通用词

van 有篷货车

trolley 电车，（电车）滚轮，手推车

shuttle 往返汽车（列车、飞机），航天飞机

unleaded 无铅的 nuclear 原子能的 petroleum 石油

lorry 铁路货车

vehicular 车的，用车辆运载的 commuter 通勤者，经常往返者

solar energy 太阳能 heat energy 热能

第三篇：新闻听力在专四

新闻听力在专

四、专八中难度不大，尤其在专八中和mini-lecture比起来，简单很多，提前可以看到问题和选项。带着这些预读信息去进行target-oriented 的听力，命中率一般都很高，练习到后期不希望考生失掉哪怕一分。有可能成文满分绊脚石的就是一些“纸老虎”般的新闻听力特定词汇，请大家提前预热。其实出题考这些词汇的几率特别小，只是形式上吓人罢了。

accredited journalist n.特派记者 advance n．预发消息；预写消息 affair n．桃色新闻；绯闻 anecdote n．趣闻轶事 assignment n．采写任务 attribution n.消息出处，消息来源

back alley news n.小道消息 backgrounding n．新闻背景 Bad news travels quickly.坏事传千里。banner n．通栏标题 beat n．采写范围 body n.新闻 正文 boil vt．压缩（篇幅）box n.花边新闻 brief n.简讯 bulletin n．新闻简报 byline n.署名文章

caption n．图片说明 caricature n．漫画 carry vt．刊登 cartoon n．漫画 censor vt.审查（新闻稿件），新闻审查 chart n．每周流行音乐排行版

clipping n．剪报 column n．专栏；栏目 columnist n．专栏作家 continued story 连载故事；连载小说 contributing editor 特约编辑 contribution n．（投给报刊的）稿件；投稿 contributor n．投稿人 copy desk n．新闻编辑部 copy editor n．文字编辑 correction n．更正（启事）correspondence column读者来信专栏 correspondent n.驻外记者；常驻外埠记者 cover vt．采访；采写 cover girl n.封面女郎 covert coverage 隐性采访；秘密采访 crop vt．剪辑（图片）crusade n．宣传攻势 cut n．插图 vt．删减（字数）cut line n．插图说明

daily n．日报 dateline n．新闻电头 deadline n．截稿时间 dig vt．深入采访；追踪（新闻线索）：“挖”（新闻）digest n．文摘 editorial n．社论 editorial office 编辑部 editor's notes 编者按 exclusive n．独家新闻 expose n．揭丑新闻；新闻曝光 extra n．号外 eye-account n．目击记；记者见闻

faxed photo 传真照片 feature n．特写；专稿 feedback n．信息反馈 file n．发送消息；发稿 filler n．补白 First Amendment（美国宪法）第一修正案（内容有关新闻、出版自由等）five “W's” of news 新闻五要素 flag n．报头；报名 folo（=follow-up）n．连续报道 Fourth Estate 第四等级（新闻界的别称）freedom of the Press 新闻自由 free-lancer n．自由撰稿人 full position 醒目位置

Good news comes on crutches.好事不出门。grapevine n．小道消息 gutter n．中缝 hard news 硬新闻；纯消息 headline n．新闻标题；内容提要 hearsay n．小道消息 highlights n.要闻 hot news 热点新闻 human interest 人情味

in-depth reporting 深度报道 insert n.& vt．插补段落；插稿 interpretative reporting 解释性报道 invasion of privacy 侵犯隐私（权）inverted pyramid 倒金字塔（写作结构）investigative reporting 调查性报道

journalism n．新闻业；新闻学 Journalism is literature in a hurry 新闻是急就文学． journalist n．新闻记者 kill vt．退弃（稿件）；枪毙（稿件）layout n．版面编排；版面设计 lead n．导语 libel n.诽谤（罪）

makeup n.版面设计 man of the year 新闻人物，风云人物 mass communication 大众传播（学）mass media 大众传播媒介 master head n．报头；报名 media n.媒介，媒体 Mere report is not enough to go upon．仅是传闻不足为凭． morgue n．报刊资料室

news agency 通讯社 news clue 新闻线索 news peg 新闻线索，新闻电头 newsprint n．新闻纸 news value 新闻价值No news is good news．没有消息就是好消息；不闻凶讯便是吉。nose for news 新闻敏感obituary n．讣告 objectivity n．客观性 off the record 不宜公开报道 opinion poll 民意浏验

periodical n．期刊 pipeline n．匿名消息来源 popular paper 大众化报纸；通俗报纸 press n．报界；新闻界 press conference 新闻发布会；记者招待台 press law 新闻法 press release 新闻公告；新闻简报 PR man 公关先生 profile n.人物专访；人物特写 proofreader n．校对员 pseudo event 假新闻 quality paper 高级报纸；严肃报纸 quarterly n．季刊

readability n．可读性 reader's interest 读者兴越 reject vt．退弃（稿件）remuneration n.稿费；稿酬 reporter n．记者 rewrite vt.改写（稿件），改稿 round-up n．综合消息

scandal n．丑闻 scoop vt.“抢”（新闻）n．独家新闻 sensational a．耸人听闻的；具有轰动效应的 sex scandal 桃色新闻 sidebar n．花絮新闻 slant n．主观报道；片面报道 slink ink “爬格子” soft news 软新闻 source n．新闻来源；消息灵通人士 spike vt．退弃（稿件）：“枪毙”（稿件）stone vt．拼版 story n．消息；稿件；文章 stringer n．特约记者；通讯员 subhead n．小标题；副标题 supplement n．号外；副刊；增刊 suspended interest 悬念

thumbnail n．“豆腐干”（文章）timeliness n．时效性；时新性 tip n．内幕新闻；秘密消息 trim n.删改（稿件）update n．更新（新闻内容），增强（时效性）watchdog n.&vt.舆论监督 weekly n．周报 wire service n．通讯社

专四听力练习听懂英语新闻的十个方法

(一)专四听力练习要尽量先以自己熟悉的语言了解新闻内容

同样的，在进行当天的英文新闻学习前，先从中文的媒体了解当天主要的国际或国内新闻内容，在听英文新闻时，就容易多了。当然，这是在学习期间，过了入门的阶段，就不需要了。

(二)掌握各类新闻的有限单字

世界之广，事件之多，大部分的人一定认为，要掌握新闻英语的相关单字，恐怕好几千个，要背完一整本的新闻字库，才有办法听懂。这个想法似乎很合逻辑，但是其实有个极大的错误，从政治新闻到娱乐新闻，当然很可能有几千个单字，但是相关的单字每几个月，甚至每几年才出现一次，就是所谓的rarely used vocabulary(罕见单字)，例如：multilateral currency realignment(跨国货币调整)或planned obsolescence(计划的陈废)，如果连这些也要背，那可真是不得了。

幸好，每天新闻会遇到的单字，八成五以上，都是我们称为的commonly used vocabulary(常用单字)。换言之，只要你能掌握这五、六百个重复出现的单字(也就是本书所介绍的字汇)，就可以听懂八成五以上的新闻。其它一些较专门的财经或科学等新闻字汇，等主要的单字会了之后，再慢慢的增加难度。

(三)遇到听不懂的地方不要去想它，继续听下去

你一定有个经验，在听英语新闻或英语节目时，遇到一个你不会的字或没听清楚的段落，就开始想它的意思，往往造成接下来的内容全都没听清楚。所谓“一心不能二用”，绝不可以在听的同时，边想前一句的意思，要养成一个习惯，那就是遇到不太懂的地方不要停下来思考，专心听下去。

某个段落没听懂，可能的原因有几个，也许有个没学过的单字，或有较特殊的句型，也许主播播报的速度一时加快，甚至自己分心没听好。无论原因是什幺，不管它就继续听下去，还是有可能将主要内容听懂，因为九成的时候，漏掉一点，不会是关键到让你无法连接下面的意思，但是如果思惟卡在前一句，肯定全军覆没。

但如果另外那一成确实是关键呢?要是有空，可以上网找相关内容的新闻，了解一下是否有关键单字或内容较不熟悉，如果是重要新闻，一般来讲不会报一次就不报了，可以收听当天其它整点新闻的播报，也许还可以听到同样的新闻，也许听第二次就完全了解了!(四)不要太在乎特殊难懂的人名及地名

2000 年初夏，裴济发生政变，没多久就宣布戒严令，军方的领导人，头衔连姓名叫“Fiji military commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama”，遇到这样的状况时，该怎么办呢?别理它吧!说实话，这些多半时候对了解新闻内容并不影响，我只要知道他是某国的国会领导人就够了。再如俄罗斯南部某个难念的小城镇发生什幺事，清楚它他是俄罗斯南部的小城镇，足够我了解新闻内容。你也可以试试这种方法，不要为复杂的名称所困扰。当然，重要的新闻人物及地名还是得熟悉一下。

(五)以正确的播报速度来学习

专业的播音员录制在CD 片上的新闻都是以正常的速度播报，因为这样才能真正的学会新闻英语，如果听不太懂，多听几次，一定大有进展。但是，如果用一些速度放慢的教材，那只能永远听教材，真正新闻的速度会跟不上。

(六)尽快锁定大略的新闻内容

不知你是否注意过，听英语新闻时，主播经常会在报某条新闻前，来句类似And now in sports.....(现在进入体育新闻)，或Turning to the Middle East.....(转向中东地区.....)或In U.S.election race news.....(有关美国选举新闻.....)等，没有一定格式或说法，这样短短的一句，就是要让不同类型新闻的转变自然些。

当然，不是每条新闻前都会给你这样的提示，要是没有，自己也得赶快锁定内容及方向，如果看电视新闻的话，可以试着从画面了解是哪一类的新闻;若是广播的话，也应该从第一句就可以判断。

(七)经常听，经常练习

或许你会认为这幺简单的道理不用说也知道，但是你会发现，最简单的道理也是最重要的。

(八)虽然要“听”新闻，正确的“说”也很重要

本文的目的，是让你打好收听新闻英语的基础，做个一流的“听众”，但听力再怎幺好的中国人，不会自己想做英语主播，所以为什么要管发音呢?其实，这个道理是很简单，如果自己对某一个新闻单字的发音不对，很可能会听不懂，例如唱片或记录叫record，录音也叫record，但是前者念 ﹝record﹞，后者念﹝record﹞，如果认为这个字只有一个发音，很可能就会弄混。

有时候也很容易将两个不同单字的发音弄混，例如：Philadelphia battered Chicago，winning 14 to 1.(费城击败芝加哥，以 14 比 1 赢球。)如果这句的battered听成batted，虽然发音接近，但意思就不对了。

避免这方面问题最好的方法，就是听书所附的 CD 时，单字的部分自己也跟着念。如果花一点时间确定自己的发音是否正确，对听懂新闻英语也会有帮助。

(九)了解学习新闻英语的过程及进步的速度

学习任何东西，尤其是语言，就像滚雪球一样，愈滚愈大，到了某个阶段，学习的速度会自然而然的加快。学习新闻英语的起步阶段，也许经常觉得听不懂，但是继续努力，不知不觉会发现，费的精神较少，但听得懂的部分变多了。

为何了解这个过程是诀窍之一呢?因为很多人还不到“半途”就以为自己学不会，但是其实只要有恒心，绝对可以有令人非常满意的成果。

(十)对自己有信心

一定有人说，讲这个谁都知道，但不少人对自己却是没有信心或信心缺乏，而对自己学习的进度及成果大打折扣。英文有句话：We are our own worst enemy.(最大的敌人，便是自己)，虽然学新闻英语一点都不难，但如果心里想：“我一定学不会”，还没有开始奋战，已经被自己打败了，要突破自己设下的心里障碍，专四听力练习比实际学习的障碍还更困难。

1.国际关系

常见国际组织机构名称

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization 联合国粮食农业组织 Security Council 联合国安理会

Economic and Social Council 经济与社会理事会

United Nation Children’s Fund 联合国儿童基金组织 United Nations Development Program 联合国开发计划处 International Atomic Energy Agency 国际原子能组织

ITU=International Telecommunications Union 国际电信同盟

UNIDO=United Nations Industrial Development Organization 联合国工业开发组织

IBRD=International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 国际复兴与开发银行

IOC=International Olympic Committee 国际奥林匹克委员会（=CIO）IMF=International Monetary Fund 国际货币基金组织

GATT=General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 关贸总协定 常见巴以冲突问题新闻词汇 Jewish settler 犹太定居者 assassination 暗杀 cease-fire 停火

Gaza Strip 加沙地带 conflict 冲突 withdrawal 撤退

P.L.O(缩)Palestine Liberation Organization 巴勒斯坦解放组织 Fatah 法塔赫（巴解组织最大的一支游击队）West Bank 约旦河西岸

Oslo agreement 奥斯陆协定 evacuate 疏散

Likud party 利库德集团 Middle East 中东

targeted elimination 定点清除 unilateral action 单边行动 2.灾难新闻

与灾害、灾难有关用词

rescue official 援救人员 capsize(特指船)倾覆

volcano eruption 火山爆发 flood 洪水

mudslide 泥石流 drought 干旱

depredate 掠夺，毁坏 death toll 死亡人数 refugee 难民 tsunami 海啸 earthquake 地震 snowstorm 暴风雪

fatality 不幸，灾祸，天命 humanitarian 人道主义者

afflicted district 受灾地区 sandstorm 沙尘暴 tornado 龙卷风

plague 瘟疫，麻烦，苦恼，灾祸 doom 厄运，毁灭，死亡

natural calamity 自然灾害

3.犯罪新闻

常用犯罪、法律类新闻词汇

verdict(律)（陪审团的）裁决，判决 guilty 犯罪的，有罪的 jurisdiction 权限 appeal 上诉

penalty 处罚，罚款

accusation 谴责，（律）指控 robbery 抢掠，抢夺 rape 强奸 fraud 欺骗

corruption 腐败，贪污，堕落 immunity 豁免权 extradite 引渡 assassination 暗杀 sanction 制裁 trial 审讯，审判

defence（律）（被告的）答辩、辩护 execute 处死

bail 保释，保证金，保证人 procurator 代理人

kidnapping 诱拐，拐骗 bribe 贿赂 arson 纵火罪

defalcation 挪用公款，贪污 hijack 劫机

right of asylum 避难权 amnesty 特赦 repatriate 遣返 felony(律)重罪 4.经济新闻 常见经济用词

an economic forum 经济论坛 venture 投机，风险

trade disputes 贸易争端 deficit 赤字

depreciation 贬值

devaluation（货币）贬值 budget 预算

amortize 分期清偿 launch 投放市场 brand 商标，牌子 debenture 债券

deflate 紧缩（通货）depression 萧条，不景气 bankroll 资金 arbitrage 套汇

antitrust 反托拉斯的，反垄断的

常见财经证券新闻词汇

DOW: Dow Jones industrial average(DJIA)道琼斯工业指数 Tokyo’s Nikkei average 东京日经平均指数 a bull market 牛市 bonus share 红股

The standard and Poor’s 500 标准普尔500指数 NYSE, New York Stock Exchange 纽约证券交易所

NASDAQ: National Association of Securities Deal Automated Quotations 纳斯达克指数

a bear market 熊市 blue chip 绩优股

inscribed shares 记名式股票

5.民生调查

环境、健康卫生用语

air quality monitoring system 空气质量监测系统 life-span 寿命 mortality 死亡率 chronic 慢性的

non-infection 非传染 avian influenza 禽流感 taint 感染 venom 毒；毒物 toxin 毒素

noxious 有害的 placebo 安慰剂 immunize 使免疫 fungus 真菌

remedy 药物，治疗法

sanitary（有关）卫生的，（保持）清洁的，清洁卫生的

HIV(human immunodeficiency virus)人体免疫缺损病毒，艾滋病病毒 thermal pollution 热污染

tropical island effect 热岛效应 acid rain 酸雨

desertification(土壤)荒漠化，沙漠化 soil erosion 水土流失

教育用词

curriculum 课程

academy(高等)专科院校，研究院，学会，学术团体，学院 semester 学期

guest professor 客座教授 statistics 统计学 president 校长 ethics 伦理学

plagiarism 剽窃，剽窃物

能源、交通用词 van 有篷货车

trolley 电车，（电车）滚轮，手推车

shuttle 往返汽车（列车、飞机），航天飞机 unleaded 无铅的 nuclear 原子能的 petroleum 石油 lorry 铁路货车

vehicular 车的，用车辆运载的 commuter 通勤者，经常往返者 solar energy 太阳能 heat energy 热能

6.恐怖主义

与恐怖主义有关的词汇 explode 爆炸

sponsor terrorism 赞助恐怖主义 body bomb 人体炸弹

suicide attacks 自杀性袭击

sympathizers of AI Qaeda 基地组织的支持者 hostage 人质

terrorism’s financer 恐怖主义资助者 assassination 暗杀 casualty 伤亡

terrorist suspects 恐怖主义嫌疑犯 abduct 绑架 loot 抢劫

ransom 敲诈，勒索

反恐常用词汇

the bomb squad防爆小组

Britain’s 2000 Terrorism Act 英国《2000年反恐怖主义法案》 bulletproof 防弹的 convoy 护航

7.政治新闻

政治用词

consulate 领事，领事馆 ally 同盟 cabinet <美>内阁 demonstration 游行示威 removal 免职 protest 抗议

dignitary 高官

chancellor 长官，大臣

poll 投票选举，民意测验 rally 集会

rebel 造反，反叛

suffrage 投票，选举权，参政权 stump 在（某地）做政治巡回演说

caucus(政党的)领导人秘密会议，核心小组会议 bureaucracy 官僚作风，官僚机构 despotism 专制

containment 围堵政策，牵制政策 impeach <主美>弹劾，怀疑 prerogative 特权 anarchism 无政府主义 summitry 高峰会 campaign 竞选运动

bicameral 两院制的，有两个议院的 hegemony 霸权

enfranchise 给予选举权，给予自治权 propaganda 宣传

multi-party elections 多党选举 8.科技新闻

网络科技新闻用词

online service在线服务 searching engine 搜索引擎 digital divide 数字鸿沟

Internet-based 以网络为基础的 e-commerce 电子商务

SPAM messages 垃圾电子邮件 cyber phobia 计算机恐惧症

online transaction 网上交易BBS 电子布告栏系统 browser 浏览器

electronic platform 电子化平台 community portal 社区门户 online consultation 在线咨询 electronic banking 电子银行 e-government 电子政务 junk-e-mail 垃圾电子邮件 interface 界面

航天科技新闻用词

unmanned probe 无人探测 the launch tower 发射塔 shuttle 航天飞机

definitive orbit 既定轨道 external tank 外壳 lunar module 登月舱

manned spacecraft 载人宇宙飞船 the re-entry capsule 返回舱 emergency landing 紧急降落 Telstar 通讯卫星

command module 指令舱

multistage rocket 多级火箭

其他科学、科技词汇 fossil 化石

evolution 演变，进化 semiconductor 半导体

radiation 放射线，放射物 handset 手机，手持机 dinosaur 恐龙

origin 起源，由来 relic 遗物，遗迹 breakthrough突破

voice recognition system 语音识别系统 mechanistic 机械论学说的，机械论的 videophone 电视电话

9.旅游新闻

娱乐、文化、艺术、旅游用词 theme park 主题公园 showgirl 歌舞女郎

DINK 丁克一族：有双薪收入而没有孩子的夫妇 Emmy 艾美奖

videoporn <口>色情电视，黄色录像 Warner Brothers 华纳兄弟娱乐公司 choreographer 舞蹈指导 Broadway 百老汇

baroque 巴洛克时期艺术和建筑风格 telecopter 空中电视台 tent pole movie 大片 Hollywood 好莱坞 film fans 影迷

premiere 初次公演，初演主角 pop chart 流行榜 box office 票房 Soap Opera 肥皂剧 signature 签名 show tour 巡演

10.体育新闻 体育组织名称

FIFA=Federation Internationale de Football Association，国际足球联盟 IOC=International Olympic Committee 国际奥林匹克委员会（=CIO）International Amateur Athletics Federation 国际运动员协会

比赛有关用词

tournament 锦标赛，联赛 final 决赛 riot 球场骚动

round-robin 循环赛 world record 世界纪录

Master’s Champion 大师赛 count out 数十：从一秒数到十秒，在此期间被击倒的拳手必须站起来，不然便被宣布失败

Grand Prix 国际汽车大奖赛 cheerleader 啦啦队队长

elimination match, knock-out 淘汰赛 grouping 分组 ranking 排名

Championship 冠军赛

Formula One 一级方程式赛车 体育用词

stadium 露天大型运动场 judo<日> 柔道

javelin throwing 标枪 billiards 台球，桌球 Karate 空手道

grand slam(棒球)大满贯 hockey 曲棍球

discus 铁饼，掷铁饼 rugby 橄榄球 archery 剑术

Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会 aerobics 有氧运动 soccer 英式足球 taekwondo 跆拳道 smash 扣球

第四篇：09年英语专四听力原文和答案

2009年专四听力答案

PART IDICTATION

New Year's Eve

For many people in the west, New Year's Eve is the biggest party of the year./lt's the time to get together with friends or family/and welcome in the coming year./ New Year's parties can take place in different places./Some people hold a house party;others attend street parties;/ while some just go for a few drinks with their friends./Big cities have large and spectacular fireworks displays./ There is one thing that all New Year's Eve parties have in common,/ the countdown to midnight./ When the clock strikes 12, people give a loud cheer and sing songs./ It's also popular to make a promise in the New Year./This is called a New Year's resolution./ Typical resolutions include giving up smoking and keeping fit./However, the promise is often broken quite quickly /and people are back into their bad habits within weeks or days.PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A CONVERSATIONS

Questions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.W: Hi, Mark.How are you?

M:(2)Actually, I'm really fed up, Linda.It's Jean.W:(2)Jean? Who is Jean?

M: Oh, nobody really.(1)Just a most stunningly attractive girl in my year school.W: Oh, is that all?(1)So what's the problem?

M:(1)Well, the thing is I just don't know how to make her notice me, or...W: Wait a minute.I've got a brilliant idea I(3)Why don't you try talking to her? M:(3)But I wouldn't know what to say.1...W: Look, she's in your chemistry class, isn't she? You're good at chemistry.(3)You could offer to help her with her chemistry homework.How about that? M: Not bad.Just one problem.W: What?

M:(3)She's better than me at chemistry.W: OK, then?(3)Well, there is that party at John's on Friday night.You could invite her.M:(2/3)Just another small problem.John's her boyfriend.Key:1.B2.C3.A

Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation.W: Yes, can I help you?

M: Yes, you see I bought this personal stereo at your shop three days ago.And I'm afraid that it hasn't really matched up to what I was told about it.W: I see.What exactly is the matter?

M:(4/6)Well, first of all, there's this large scratch across the front of it.W: But you should have noticed that when you bought it.M: But it was in the box and all sealed up.W:(4)Well, I am sorry, but it really is your responsibility to check the goods when you buy them.How were were to know that it wasn't you who made the scratch?

M: That's ridiculous.(6)But, anyway, it's not the most important thing.I really am not happy about this other thing.W:And what is that?

M: Look, it says here that the noise from it should be undetectable by other people,W: Yes, that's right.M: But people can hear it and it's really embarrassing on the bus and the underground.W: Well, I am sorry.(5)But it must be the way you are wearing the headphones.M:(5)Look, I know how to put earphones in my ears.Thank you very much.But what I want to know is what you are going to do about it all.W:(7)Well, I suppose we could exchange it for another model if you really aren't happy with it.M: No, I certainly am not.W:(7)Well, if I just could have the receipt.M: Yes, well there is a slight problem about this receipt.Key: 4.C5.A6D7.B.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation.W: Hello, Happy Time Catering Services Victoria speaking.How can I help you?

M: Hello, Victoria.This is Joe Smith from Country Holidays.(8/9)I wonder if you could do some catering for us next week.(10)We're having a small reception.It's to launch our summer holiday advertising campaign.Would you be free?

W: When exactly is it, Mr.Smith?

M: April 21st, that's Thursday.Oh, sorry, no.(9)lt should be Friday.W: Oh, Yes, I can do that.(10)Where will you be holding at?

M: We thought we would have had it at head office and use the conference room because there is enough room for everyone there.W: OK, what aort of things would you like?

M: Just a light lunch I think.So that People can eat while they move around and talk to each other.(10)You did something similar for us last year.We will be happy to have the same menu again.W: Right, I will look at my dairy and see what you had last time.Oh, I nearly forgot to ask you,(10)how many should I cater for?

M: Well, I think most people will be able to come, perhaps around 30.No, let's say 35, to be sure.W: Right, thank you for getting in touch Mr.Smith.I will send confirmation of the arrangements by the end of this week.M: OK.Key: 8.C9.A10.D

SECTION B PASSAGES

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.For shopaholics, the post-Christmas period means only one thing—sales!(12)Across the country, prices are slashed on clothing, electronics, home furnishings and more,(11)but London is the place for serious shopping and you can certainly pick up some amazing bargains.(12)The sales start on Boxing Day—26th, December and continue for the month of January, but the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first through the doors,(12)In Oxford Street queues formed outside shops ahead of pre-dawn openings for the start of their sales.At Brent Cross, in north London, more than 1 ,000 people were queuing at 3:30a.m.for the ' Next' clothing store's sale which began at 4 a.m.Some people even camped outside the shops to be the first in the line.(13)Some people are taking their friends shopping with them and buying their Christmas presents in the sales.A practical but unromantic way of making sure you get the gift you really want.For a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience, online retailers are also getting in on the act with January sales of their own.(13)The most organized of all are those who are already doing their present shopping for next Christmas in the Jyuary“ sales.Key:11.C12.A13.D

Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.(14)Ballroom dancing used to be seen as something rather unfashionable that old people might do.(15)For the past five years though, the popularity of ballroom dancing has soared thanks to a reality TV show.Strictly Come Dancing is one of the big TV shows.(16)Millions of people tune in every Saturday night to watch the show which airs from September right up to Christmas.(16)In the show a number of professional ballroom dancers each dance with a celebrity.Every week they have to learn a different ballroom dance and perform it live on TV on Saturday night.The show demonstrates how glamorous ballroom dancing is.The celebrities get to wear colorful dresses and suits to dance in, and it looks like a lot of fun.The TV programme also shows what good exercise it can be to ballroom dance and what hard work is involved in learning the dances and performing them properly.Dance schools around the country have seen a boost in the number of people wanting to learn how to dance.(17)And it's not only old people who are interested.Lots of children and young people in their 20s are keen to learn.Key: 14.B15.D16.A17.C

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.(18)Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real.Even though New Zealand has quite liberal rules about naming children, names beginning with a number are not allowed.They decided to call him Superman instead.In many countries around the world, unusual names for children are becoming more popular, especially since the increasing trend for celebrities to give their children unusual names.(19)Some parents choose names which come from popular culture.For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf after the character in the Lord of the Rings novels and films.Equally names related to sport are fairly common —since 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal after the football team.Other parents like to make up names, or combine names to make their own unique version, a method demonstrated by Jordan, the British model, who recently invented the name Tidarnii for her daughter by combining the names Thea and Amy(the two grandmothers)-She was quoted as saying that the accent and double letters were added tomake the name 'more exotic'.(20)Other countries have much stricter rules when it comes to naming children.Countries including Japan, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Argentina have an approved list of names from which parents must choose.Key: 18.C19.D20.A

SECTION CNEWS BROADCAST

News Item I

Eleven fishing boat crew who had been stranded since October in a remote part of

Russia's Far East have been rescuedafter sheltering nearly three months at an abandoned military base.(21)The eight men and three women took refuge at the base after their small boat collided on October 10th.Their attempts to fix one of the boats did not succeed,(22)and theyhad to remain at the abandoned base where there were only flour and-cooking fat.Other supplies at the base, which was abandoned in 2003 including Christmas ornaments, and the crew members put them up on a small tree inside their quarters, but supplies began running low and early this week, five set off on foot across snow fields.On Friday, after fours days of trudging, they reached a working military radio station,(23)the center called rescuers and helicopters were sent to take the eleven to the regional capital.Key:21.B22.C23.A

News Item 2

(24)Spain's King Juan Carlos with 32 years on the throne turns 70 Saturday, but

after years of undeniable adulation among Spaniards for putting down an attempted coup in 1981 ,(25)he's recently faced more difficult times.Small groups of leftists have burned his photo, and fiery criticism has also come from the right with one leading conservative radio host calling for him to step down.Juan Carlos fired back with a rare public defense of his reign in a recent speech.”It's been the longest period of stability and prosperity in Spain ever in a parliamentary monarchy " , the King said.Key:24.B

25.D

News Item 3

It goes against religious taboos in Iraq to involve women in fighting, but three recent suicide bombings carried out by women could indicate insurgents are growing increasingly desperate.(26)In November 4th, a woman detonated an explosive vest next to a U.S.patrol in Diyala's regional capital, Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of

Bagdad(27)wounding seven U.S.troops and five Iraqis.(26)On December 7th, a woman attacked the offices of a Diyala-based Sunni group, fighting al-Qaida in Iraq,(27)killing 15 people and wounding 35 ,(26)then on December 31st, a bomber in Baqouba, detonated her suicide vest close to a police patrol(27)wounding five policemen and four civilians.Key:26.A27.B

News Item 4

(28)Chinese government is poised to conduct its first national survey of pollution sources in February to help control environmental deterioration in the country.The study will identify and collect data on the sources of industrial, agricultural and residential pollution for two months.Last year, China's environment was facing a grave situation with several major rivers and lakes clogged by industrial waste.(29)China's environmental cleanup is compromised by more than two decades of rapid economic growth and a lack of technology especially.(30)Every province, autonomous region and municipality has set up a census office and will report to a main center staffed by officials from sovemment departments.Data will be reviewed multiple times before being put into a database and will be analyzed in the second half of 2008.Findings will be examined and approved by mid-2009.Key：28.C29.A30.B

第五篇：03年英语专四听力原文和答案

2003年专四听力答案

PART IDICTATIONSalmon

Every year millions of salmon swim from the ocean/ into the mouths of the rivers and then steadily out of the rivers, / Passing through waters,around the rocks and waterfalls,/ the fish finally reach their original streams or lakes./ They dig up nests in the riverbed and lay their eggs./ Then, exhausted by their journey, the parents salmon die./ They have finished the task that the nature has given them./ Months or years later, the young fish start their trip to the ocean./ They live in the salt water from two to seven years,/ until they too are ready to swim back to reproduce./ Their life cycle helps man provide himself with a basic food-fish./ When the adult salmon gather at the river mouths for the annual trip of the rivers,/ they are in the best possible condition./ And nearly every harbour has its salmon fishing fleet /ready to catch thousands for market.PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION-SECTION A CONVERSATIONS“Questions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.W: Do you enjoy your work?

M: Well, I'm still conscious of time when I work.W: What do you mean?

M:(1)1 still have this nine-to-five attitude toward work.When five o'clock comes around, I get up and go home.W: I'm sorry to hear that, but work doesn't have to mean drudgery any more.Indeed, work has changed dramatically for the better.M: How about the old saying” we work to live, not live to work?“

W: Well, although money is an important factor,(2)people now want to live fulfilling lives with meaningful jobs, rather than to simply earn a living.M: But it's hard for me to feel that way.W: I think your attitude to work needs a radical change.Since the industrial revolution, we have made work our enemy.Now it doesn't have to be that way.M: It's really interesting to hear all this, but doing work does not mean watching an exciting movie.You' ve still got to go through the nuts and bolts of your work.W:(3)While there are still dull and humble jobs,(2)workers now have more choices and are no longer tied to a job for life.M: That's true.W;(2)And work has become more intellectually challenging for more people, allowing them to think, learn, develop new skills, and find a sense of purpose and identity.Key：1.D2.D3.A

Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation.M: Which do you prefer, city or country life?

W:(4)It's a fifty-fifty choice and it largely depends on the individual.But the bottom

line is that each life has its own advantages and disadvantages.M: You're right there.Generally speaking, people in the city are better paid.And

according to the latest study, an income difference between the city and the country is

three to one.Isn't that alarming!

W: Living in the country incurs fewer expenses, although the costs of transportation

are much higher.M: I think that philosophy is the root of the difference,(5)ln the city.people want to”

do it all in one day“.In the country, people don't expect to get it all done in one day.Country folks tend to plan more because planning is required just to survive.W: In the country, you mind your own business without being unfriendly.And there are

fewer restrictions on what you can do, whether or not there is a law about it.(6)Many

laws on the books are not enforced.M: Also, there is no real crime to speak of.Any petty crime is usually committed by

the local school kids and is nothing serious.W: But the city continues to be a magnet, drawing people from the country, rather than

the other way around.Key：4.A5.D6.B

Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation.W: What kind of fast food do you normally eat?

M: Burgers.sandwiches, sometimes I like a pizza or kebabs.W: Oh, right.And how often do you eat fast food: every day, more than once a week

or less than once a week?

M:(7)Monday to Friday when I'm working, but not usually at the weekends.W: And what time of day do you eat fast food?

M: Well, at work as I said, at lunchtime.For example, when I go out, I get a

hamburger or a sandwich.W: Oh, right.Do you only eat it as a main meal or do you snack between meals?M: No, only as a main meal, lunch or in the evening.W: And what do you think of fast food? Which statements do you think are true?(8)”

It's convenient“ ?

M:(8)Oh, definitely.That's sort of the main reason that I eat it.W: Right.How about ”It tastes good“?

M: Yeah, but not as good as food like in a good restaurant.But it's not bad.W: ”It's good for you“?

M: No.Sort of eating quickly and standing up is bad for me.The food isn't very good.(8)There are not enough greens.W: How about” It's an expensive way of eating“ ? What do you think of that?

M: Oh, yes, it is.But you're paying for the convenience, the speed of it.(9)1 certainly

think that it's cheaper than cooking your own food.Key：7.A8.C9.A10.B

SECTION BPASSAGES

Questions II to 13 are based on the following passage.Love can be seen everywhere.Yet surprisingly, love has been the subject of less

scientific research than other emotions , such as anger and fear.The reason for this is

twofold.(11)First, love is a very complex emotion, difficult to describe and measure.Secondly, extreme love ia generally not a problem;thus less medical attention has been

paid to it.Love is an enduring, strong, positive attraction and feeling for another person or

thing.(12)But it also involves feelings of caring, protection, excitement, and

tenderness.Sometimes it is easier to think in terms of different kinds of love: ”puppy“

love, romantic love, brotherly love, and so forth.Though they differ in some respects,they share one important characteristic: a strong positive feeling toward another.Our

feelings toward other people are often complex.(12)We may love someone and, at the

same time, be anffly with him.Or we may love someone, even though we are jealous

of him.We might love someone and, at the same time, hate for specific reasons.Like love, hate can be a very strong emotion.The question is often asked/is it bad

to hate? ”Usually hate does not help us;it makes us feel unhappy and do things that

may hurt others.(13)However, sometimes it may be necessary to hate and hurt

someone in order to protect loved ones.Key：11.D12.A13.D14.D

Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage.You might think that most of the patients at sleep clinics are being treated for

sleeplessness, commonly referred to as insomnia, but that is not the cage.14)The

majority of sleep-clinic patients suffer from disorders of excessive sleep or“hy-

persomnia”.While most insomniacs somehow manage to drag themselves through the

day and function at acceptable, although not optimal.levels.This is not so for people

who suffer from hypersomnia.They are incapacitated by irresistible urges to sleep during the day, often in

inappropriate situations—at business meetings, in supermarkets, or at parties.Even

more dangerous is their failure to remain awake when driving or operating machines.Falling asleep in such situations could obviously be life-threatening,Many hypersomnia suffer from narcolepsy,for which the primary symptom is

excessive daytime sleepiness.(15)Though not apparent in childhood.this symptom

most often appears for the first time during the teen years and continues through a

person's life.The sleep attacks may occur as many as fifteen to twenty times during the

courses of the day and last for periods from fifteen minutes up to two hours.What can be done to help those suffering from narcolepsy?(16)There are certain

drugs that can help, and specialists Suggest voluntary napping to decrease the

frequency of such sleep attacks.Key: 14.D15.B16.C

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage.(17)It was fifty years ago when the economist Milton Friedman proposed School Choice Programs to improve American education.Today, about 36 000 students are served by vouchers.The programs are in the city of Washington D.C..and three of the fifty states: Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin.The number of students will grow with 14 000 new vouchers just approved by lawmakers in Ohio.And Utah will offer a voucher program for disabled students.(18)A few states offer tax credits or other forms of support to help parents pay for private schools.(20)One objection to vouchers has to do with the fact that most private schools are religious.The Constitution separates government and religion.Voucher critics argue that the use of public money for religious school is unconstitutional.Opponents of vouchers suggest public schools should get more money so all children can attend good schools near their home.Yet some people think all families should be offered vouchers, not just poor ones.Milton Friedman and his wife started the Milton and Rose D.Friedman Foundation to work for school choice with the goal to improve, through competition, the quality of education for all.(19)Milton Friedman had his ninety-third birthday on Sunday.The Nobel Prize-winning economist has been talking to reporters about the fiftieth anniversary of his proposal.Mr.Friedman told Education Week that he thinks fifty years from now, all students will be served by school vouchers.Key：17.A18.D19.C20.B

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

News Item I

The UN resolution calls for greater international intelligence and law enforcement cooperation,(21)/(22)and it requires states to change their banking laws in order to place the global network of terrorism financiers.It makes providing funds for terror activities a criminal offence and would freeze bank accounts of those who sponsor terrorism.Key：21.D22.B

News Item 2

A police spokesman said the devices were made safe by explosive experts in the Ardoyne district,(23)where a woman was shot in the leg and 13 police officers were injured during a second successive night of violence.Northern Ireland's police chief had earlier called on community leaders to work together to end the violence.(24)The violence has erupted sporadically throughout a summer of sectarian tension in Northern Belfast.Key: 23.D24.C

News Item 3

Airlines are being hit with huge increases to insure their planes after the terrorist attacks in the United States.(25)Goshawk Insurance Holdings which insures aircraft around the world, said rates have soared as much as tenfold since the September 11th terror attacks.Airlines around the world have cut services and dismissed staff as their business has plunged in the week of the crisis.They are also struggling with increased security costs.Key: 25.D26.C

News Item 4

(26)A Pakistani lawyer said the resumption of the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of preaching Christianity in Afghanistan has been put off until Sunday.He had met earlier Saturday with eight workers, two Americans, two Australians and four Germans.They insisted they were in Afghanistan to help the poor, not to convert them.(27)The penalty for these captured eight workers could range from expulsion to a jail term and death sentence.Key：26.C27.A

News Item 5

On the 20th anniversary of the first official report on AIDS, the head of the United Nations AIDS programme warns that the deadly diseases may only be at the early stages in many 'parts of the world.Doctor Peo said the disease-has already reached staggering proportions since first being identified in 1981.58 million people world-wide have contracted fjfle HIT virus, which causes AIDS while 22 million have died from related illnesses.(28)The UN estimates the world HIV-positive population at 36 million, including 25 million in sub-Sahara Africa.International officials warned the disease would have disasters political, social and economical consequences in many developing countries.Key: 28.B

News Item 6

(29)H.G.Wells, a pioneer of science fiction wrote a story in which a man was blown into the fourth dimension by a laboratory explosion.When he returned to normal surroundings, he found his heart was now on the right-hand side of his body instead of the left.(30)In fact, some people do have their internal organs ordered thisway, but their problems are due to genetics.The genes responsible have been discovered by researchers in the United States who reported their findings in the latest edition for the journal Nature Genetics.This is the end of Listening Comprehension.Key: 29.B30.A