整理16级新闻听力Test16原文问题选项及答案之欧阳歌谷创作.docx

1、整理16级新闻听力Test16原文问题选项及答案之欧阳歌谷创作16级新闻听力test1-6原文、问题、选项及答案欧阳歌谷（2021.02.01）选项中的粗体部分为答案。Test 1 News Report 1Question 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.1There are about 650,000 school-aged Syrian refugee children in Turkey.Government officials estimate onlt about one-third of them are goin

2、g to school. Educating the refugee children is an enormous task. One U.S. official says that a huge school system like the one in New York City would be overwhelmed.The United States says it is working with the United Nations to help bridge the education gap for refugee children.Without school, the

3、effects will be negative and long-lasting.The United States provided Turkey with aid for education earlier. 2In December, it offered an additional $24 million.Human Rights Watch says a quality education will ensure a more stable future for these children.The organization says about 90 percent of chi

4、ldren in refugee camps run by the Turkish government attend school. But most of the children living outside of those camps are not receiving education.1.What is the news report mainly about?A) Education problems of American children.B) Education problems of Syrian children in Turkey.C) A statement p

5、ublished by Human Rights Watch.D) Many children in Turkey dont receive education.2.What did the United States do to help refugee children?A) They built long-lasting schools in Turkey.B) They established a huge school systems in Turkey.C) They offered financial support to Turkey.D) They sent refugee

6、children to refugee camps.Test 1 News Report 2Question 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.3Eleven Taliban fighters attacked an important airport in southern Afghanistan early Tuesday, killing at least 50 people, Afghan officials said.The Afghan Defense Ministry said 38 civilians, 10 so

7、ldiers and two police officers were killed. The attack on the Kandahar Air Field lasted 20 hours, reported the Washington Post. Among the dead were women and children, the newspaper wrote.The airport includes a military base with troops from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO. There wer

8、e no reports that NATO troops were killed or injured in the attack.A spokesman for the Taliban says fighters entered the base and attacked local and foreign military troops. He said more than 150 soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban often makes claims about the results of their attacks th

9、at are not true.4Taliban attacks have grown in number and strength in Afghanistan this year after the withdrawal last year of combat troops from other countries.3.What did Taliban fighters do early Tuesday?A) They killed no more than 50 people.B) They fired against NATO troops.C) They attacked an ai

10、rport in Afghanistan.D) They killed 10 children, and two police officers.4.What led to the growth of Taliban attacks in Afghanistan?A) Withdrawal of combat troops from other countries. B) False claims of foreign military troops. C) Decline of the local troops strength. D) Last years victory over for

11、eign troops.Test 1 News Report 3Question 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.5The Australian state of Tasmania is considering raising the legal age for buying cigarettes to at least 21 and potentially as high as 25. If the plan goes ahead, it will give Tasmania some of the toughest tobac

12、co laws in the world. The current legal age to purchase, possess, or smoke cigarettes of all the Australian states is 18. Critics have complained the proposed restrictions would be a violation of civil liberties. Australia already has some of the worlds toughest anti-smoking policies. It introduced

13、so-called plain packaging 4 years ago, 6where packs are colored in an identical olive brown and covered in health warnings that include pictures. The country is also the most expensive place in the world to buy cigarettesfrom around $15 a pack.Parts of the world already ban cigarette sales to those

14、under 21, including Kuwait and next year Hawaii. Around 1 in 5 Tasmanians smoke, with the vast majority taking up the habit before the age of 25. 7The Tasmanian government proposals are part of the 5-year plan to make the state Australias healthiest by 2025.5.What does the state of Tasmania plan to

15、do?A) Violate the civil liberties in Australia.B) Increase the legal age to buy cigarettes.C) Introduce a plan called plain packaging.D) Raise the price of cigarettes in Australia.6. According to plain packaging, what should be included in the packs of cigarette?A) Details of anti-smoking policies.

16、B) Pictures with olive trees. C) Health warnings including pictures. D) Data of cigarette sales worldwide.7. Whats the purpose of the Tasmanian government proposals?A) To follow the anti-smoking trend in Kuwait and Hawaii. B) To make Tasmania Australias healthiest city by 2025. C) To ease existing t

17、ough anti-smoking policies. D) To have more tough anti-smoking policies.Test 2 News Report 1Question 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.The number of girls married in Africa is expected to double in the next 35 years, experts say. 1That means almost half, or 310 million girls, by 2050

18、will be married before they reach adulthood, says a United Nations report.The African Union says it wants to end child marriage in Africa.Delegates at a summit in Zambia are expected to set 18 years old as the lowest legal for marriage across the continent. Marriage before age 18 is already against

19、the law in most African countries.Yet the UN says more than 125 million women and girls alive today were married before their 18th birthday. Experts say most were given to men in traditional or religious unions in violation of the law. 2African Union chairwoman NkosozanaDlaminiZuma says local cultur

20、e that undervalues girls and women is to blame. Poverty and lack of education are also responsible, experts say.1. What do we learn from the United Nations report?A) The number of adult girls is expected to double by 2050. B) Child marriage in Africa will be ended by 2050. C) Half women will be marr

21、ied before reaching adulthood by 2050. D) The legal marriage age will set above 18 by 2050.2. What is the reason for child marriage in Africa?A) Poverty and lack of education. B) The low legal age for marriage. C) Local culture that undervalues children. D) High risks of becoming teenage mothers.Tes

22、t 2 News report 2Question 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.3Waste products from a popular alcoholic drink could be used in the future to make biofuel. Researchers say the new fuel, based on whisky, could reduce demand for oil.They say using less oil could cut pollution that studies h

23、ave linked to climate change. Scotland is the largest producer of whisky in the world. And a Scottish professor has found how to take the byproducts from distilling whisky and turn them into a form of alcohol called biobutanol. Biobutanol can be used as a fuel. Whisky comes from grain, such as corn,

24、 and wheat. Martin Tangney is director of the Biofuel Research Centre at Napier University in Edinburgh. He says less than 10 percent of what comes out can be considered whisky. 4The rest is mainly one of two unwanted byproducts: strong beer and wheat.Tangney says the two byproducts can be produced

25、to create a new material: biobutanol.3.What is the news report mainly about?A) Waste products of whisky could make biofuel.B) Scotland is the largest producer of whisky in the world.C) A new fuel called Biobutanol is found by a Scottish professor.D) There are many waste products in making whisky.4.W

26、hat are the unwanted products in making whisky?A) Corn and sugar cane.B) Rye and corn.C) Strong beer and wheat.D) Rice and wheat.Test 2 News report 3Question 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.For many years, human resources director Pete Tapaskar says its been a challenge to fill all t

27、he jobs at his suburban Chicago-based technology company. 5Getting high skilled people is still a challenge.Elizabeth Sue is principal policy analyst for the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, who studies Chicagos recent immigration trends. She said “They are slowly moving into the south, esp

28、ecially Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia. 6What we are seeing right now is a substantially decreased total of international in-immigrations. Prior to the recession we were between 50 and 60 thousand most years. Now since 2010,weve been at about 23- to 24-thousand international in-migrations on a net basi

29、s.” 6She says that dramatic drop - as much as two-thirds some years - contributions to Chicagos overall still population growth.Tapaskar says there are many reasons why immigrants choose to live in Southern states instead of Chicago. 7“The environment there is ideal for starting a business, could be

30、 the taxes there are low, and employers are getting a lot of benefits from the state government.”But Tapaskar says one thing that could bring new immigrants to Chicago is increasing the number of work visas that would attract the highly skilled tech workers his business needs.5.What is the problem f

31、or the technology companies in Chicago?A) Getting high skilled people.B) Promoting companys technology.C) Finding enough employees.D) Increasing members of immigrants.6. What do we learn from about international iin-immigrations in Chicago?A) The number of them decreases dramatically. B) They mainly

32、 move from south states. C) They come to Chicago without work visa. D) The number of them increases after the recession.7. Why do immigrants choose southern states instead of Chicago?A) The law of immigrants. B) The environment for companies. C) The number of work visas. D) Higher salary and better titles.Test 3 News Report 1Question 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.1In a statement, the US president says he is taking th