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1、Part II Listening ComprehensionSection ANews Report One【话题预测】由 college students，sleep，problem，stress，psychological 等词可推断，本则新闻与大学生睡眠或心理健康有关。【正确答案】12 B D听力原文You probably think college students are experts at sleeping, but parties, preparations for tests, personal problems and general stress can wreck
2、a students sleep habits, which can be bad for the body and the mind. Texas Tech University is even offering a class called “Improving Your Sleep Habits”. People suffering from sleep loss are at an increased risk from obesity, psychological problems and car crashes. Students who dont get enough sleep
3、 have poor attendance and lower grades. On top of all that, a new study published in the journal Learning and Memory finds you are probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for a test. 200 college kids were taught to play some unfamiliar video games. Subjects who learned the
4、games in the morning lost some skills when they played again 12 hours later, but they did much better after getting a good nights sleep. So if you really want to do your job well, dont forget to get some sleep.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. What is the news rep
5、ort mainly about?2. What is the finding of the new study published in the journal Learning and Memory?试题解析【话题分类】时事新闻【新闻大意】 大学生睡眠不好会严重影响学习效率和身心健康 ； Texas Tech 大学甚至开设课程教授学生改善睡眠习惯，提高睡眠质量 ； 新的一项研究也证明了提高睡眠质量的重要性。1. 【考核技能】概括总结B) 【答案解析】由 How，Why 及对应选项概述可判断，本题与新闻的主题相关 ；原文开始介绍睡眠不好对身心的不良影响 ： sleep habits, whi
6、ch can be bad for the body and mind ； 中间提到 you are probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for your test（睡觉可能比做考前最后的准备更利于考试） ； 最后又强调 So if you really want to do your job well, dont forget to get some sleep（如果想做好自己的工作，不要忘记睡觉）； 由此可知，本则新闻主要介绍睡眠为何重要，所以本题选 B。2. 【考核技能】语义理解D)【答案解析
7、】根据原文 ： a new study published in the journal Learning and Memory finds you are probably better sleeping than making last-minute preparations for your test（睡觉可能比做考前最后的准备更利于考试） ，由此可知本题选 D。News Report Two【话题预测】从选项中的 airports，built，investment，facilities，assets，offer better service 可知本篇新闻应该与机场及服务有关。【正确答案
8、】34 C D听力原文Long queues, delayed flights and over-crowding at airports have become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain as the traditional complaining about the weather. Meanwhile, there are complaints that poor service at Londons major airports is discouraging foreigners from doing bus
9、iness in Britain. Much of the criticism is directed at the British Airports Authority, which runs 7 major airports, including the 3 main ones serving London. The Competition Commission is now to investigate whether the British Airports Authority needs to sell off some of its assets. The idea is that
10、 competition between rival operators would lead to better service at airports. The British Airports Authority, recently bought by a Spanish company, says the root cause of the problem is not the ownership structure, but a lack of runway and terminal capacity, which is addressing through a program of
11、 heavy investment.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. What is the Competition Commission going to investigate?4. What is the route cause of the poor service at British airports according to the British Airports Authority?试题解析【话题分类】 时事新闻【新闻大意】 人们日益抱怨英国机场排队、飞机延误、拥挤、差劲
12、的服务等问题，并将矛头指向英国机场管理局。竞争委员会介入并调查是否需要出售其资产，而刚被西班牙公司收购的英国机场管理局称，根本原因不在于所有制结构，而是跑道和航站楼的承载能力不足。3. 【考核技能】事件背景C) 【答案解析】根据录音原文 the Competition Commission is now to investigate whether the British Airports Authority needs to sell off some of its assets（竞争委员会在评估是否需要出售英国机场管理局的部分资产） ，选项中 C 完全符合原文。4. 【考核技能】缘由结果D
13、) 【答案解析】根据录音原文 the root cause of the problem is not the ownership structure, but a lack of runway and terminal capacity （根本原因不在所有制结构， 而是跑道和航站楼的承载能力不足） ， 所以本题 D 正确。News Report Three【话题预测】由选项中出现的 nicotine，cigarettes，tobacco，smokers 等可预测本则新闻主要与控制烟草中尼古丁的含量相关。【正确答案】57 A A C听力原文Under the law in Massachuse
14、tts, tobacco companies have to measure the nicotine content of every type of cigarette and report the results. The Department of Public Health in Boston gathers and carefully examines the figures and then draws its conclusions. 116 brands were looked at for this study. 92 were found to have higher n
15、icotine yield than they did 6 years previously. The biggest increases tended to be in brands that were popular with young smokers. That worries the department because of the addicted nature of nicotine. Stan Glance, a professor of medicine in San Francisco explains why: “The amount of nicotine thats
16、 delivered in every cigarette is 10 percenthigher than it was 6 years ago, which means that its easier to get hooked and harder to quit. The big tobacco companies have always insisted that they are frank with their customers about the dangers of smoking and provide them with enough detail to make an informed decision. However, none of them were prepared to comment on this study or discuss the detailed nicoti
