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1、研究生新闻听力摸底题研究生新闻听力摸底题News Report One1. A. How people improve their memory effectively. B. The role that caffeine plays in improving memory. C. The relationship between caffeine and health. D. How caffeine influences peoples mood.2. A. He is an expert of Johns Hopkins. B. He specializes in human emoti

2、ons. C. He is the author of the research report. D. He is working for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.News Report One Caffeine not only gives us a daily jump-start (助推启动助推启动), but new research suggests it also can enhance long-term memory. According to the US Food and Drug Administration (监督管理

3、局监督管理局), almost 90 percent of people worldwide consume about 200 milligrams of caffeine each day. Thats equivalent to about one strong cup of coffee a day. Writing in Nature Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University researchers say their findings show caffeine boosts certain memories for up to 24 hours

4、 after being consumed. News Report One “Weve always known that caffeine has cognitive-enhancing effects, but its particular effects on strengthening memories and making them resistant to forgetting have never been examined in detail in humans, said senior 资资深深author of the paper, Michael Yassa, form

5、erly of Johns Hopkins and now the University of California, Irvine. “We now report for the first time a specific effect of caffeine on reducing forgetting over 24 hours. 1. What is the new research mainly about? B2. What do we learn about Michael Yassa from the news? CNews Report One1. A. How people

6、 improve their memory effectively. B. The role that caffeine plays in improving memory. C. The relationship between caffeine and health. D. How caffeine influences peoples mood.2. A. He is an expert of Johns Hopkins. B. He specializes in human emotions. C. He is the author of the research report. D.

7、 He is working for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.News Report Two3. A. 5 B. 3 C. 2 D. 14. A. Monday morning. B. Monday afternoon. C. Tuesday morning. D. Tuesday afternoon.5. A. He is from a broken family. B. He opened fire inside the school cafeteria. C. He attacked the students out of envy.

8、D. He is Chardon High School student.News Report TwoA third student has died from wounds suffered in a shooting at a school in the central U.S. state of Ohio. One victim died hours after the shooting Monday. Two others died on Tuesday, while another two are recovering from their wounds. The suspecte

9、d attacker appeared in court Tuesday. Authorities say they arrested the teenage suspect Monday afternoon, after he opened fire on students inside the Chardon High School cafeteria. Witnesses and local news reports say he is T. J. Lane, a student at a nearby school for at-risk(需要特别照顾的需要特别照顾的) youth.

10、Authorities say his motive remains unclear. News Report TwoA lawyer for the suspect told local media Monday that his family is shocked and has expressed sympathies to the victims families. The lawyer described the suspect as a “fairly quiet and “good kid who, to his knowledge, has never been in any

11、trouble. Schools were closed Tuesday in the town of about 5,000 people as authorities continued to investigate. 3. How many victims of the school shooting died on Monday? D4. When was the suspect arrested? B5. What do we learn about the suspect? BNews Report Two3. A. 5 B. 3 C. 2 D. 14. A. Monday mor

12、ning. B. Monday afternoon. C. Tuesday morning. D. Tuesday afternoon.5. A. He is from a broken family. B. He opened fire inside the school cafeteria. C. He attacked the students out of envy. D. He is Chardon High School student.News Report Three6. A. They love to fight with human beings B. They are h

13、ungry for food C. Their living space has been shrinking dramatically D. Their habit has changed 7. A. 3 B. 12 C. 22 D. 348. A. They will try their best catching the leopards B. People should take care of themselvesC. People should try to preserve the forest D. People should not go to the urban jungl

14、eNews Report ThreeOfficials have caught three leopards in Mumbai孟买孟买. The big cats have killed 12 people during the last month, causing panic among local residents. Its a classic case of survival of the fittest and the fight for space between man and beast all the more difficult in a city like Mumba

15、i, whose burgeoning增长迅速的增长迅速的 population is increasingly pushing deep into the forest. The forest, which is Mumbais green lung, is also a wildlife sanctuary避避难所难所 and the leopards 豹子豹子 natural habitat. News Report ThreeBut, in the last few months, the big cats have increasingly emerged from the fore

16、st and into the urban jungle, killing 22 people including children. Residents are up in arms 愤怒愤怒 about what they call “official apathy冷漠冷漠, but forest officials say its up to residents to take great care in the face of an unexpected threat. 6. Why did the leopards kill people in Mumbai? C7. How man

17、y people were killed in the past few months? C8. What is the attitude of the officials? BNews Report Three6. A. They love to fight with human beings. B. They are hungry for food. C. Their living space has been shrinking dramatically. D. Their habit has changed. 7. A. 3 B. 12 C. 22 D. 348. A. They wi

18、ll try their best catching the leopards. B. People should take care of themselves.C. People should try to preserve the forest. D. People should not go to the urban jungle.News Report Four1. A. 8,500 B. 160 C. 4,000 D. 5002. A. To standardize the curriculum. B. To set up more boarding school. C. To p

19、ut an end to all the fees. D. To make the students allowance higher.News Report FourIn Nepal, a row争吵争吵 over tuition fees has closed down around 8,500 of the countrys public schools, affecting some one and a half million students. Schools were shut down on Sunday to prevent protests by left-wing stu

20、dents against schools charging tuition of more than 500 rupees, $6 a month. Since Wednesday, students have locked the offices of officials at 160 schools that charge monthly fees in excess of 1,000 rupees. News Report FourStudents want an end to all but nominal 有名无实的有名无实的 fees and a more standardize

21、d curriculum around the country. They also want boarding schools to set aside 25% of their places to students from remote areas or disadvantaged backgrounds. The protesters argue that tuition fees rarely helped students welfare or improved the quality of education. This is not the first protest at N

22、epals schools and universities. News Report FourLast December, more than 4,000 schools around the capital, Katmandu, were closed for two weeks over demands for lower tuition fees.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. How many schools offices of officials have been loc

23、ked by the students? B2. What is the students request according to the news? ANews Report Four1. A. 8,500 2. A. To standardize the curriculum. B. To set up more boarding school. C. To put an end to all the fees. D. To make the students allowance higher.News Report Five3. A. 11 B. 38 C. 94 D. 604. A.

24、 In Vietnam B. In China C. In Thailand D. In the Philippines5. A. Rammasun has caused floods and landslides in the Philippines. B. Rammasun was the strongest storm to hit China in 80 years. C. Residents in Vietnam have to camp out in temporary tent. D. Rammasun caused more damage to Vietnam than to

25、the Philippines.News Report Five Typhoon Rammasun has killed at least 11 people in Vietnam with several people still missing, report local media. National paper Vietnam News reported floods and landslides in the northern provinces of Vietnam. Last week the typhoon killed 94 in the Philippines, befor

26、e heading toward Hainan island in China. Chinese state media Xinhua reported 38 dead or missing, with 600,000 people withdrawn. It was the strongest storm to hit China in four decades. News Report Five Local media in Vietnam have showed pictures of streets and towns flooded with muddy rainwater, and

27、 residents camping out in temporary tents by the roadside. Hundreds of hectares公顷公顷 of rice and other crops have been damaged as well. Water levels have risen in rivers in several provinces and authorities have warned of further flash floods骤发洪水骤发洪水.3. How many people were killed by Typhoon Rammasun

28、 in the Philippines? C4. Where has Rammasun caused floods and landslides? A5. What do we learn from the news? CNews Report Five3. A. 11 B. 38 C. 94 D. 604. A. In Vietnam B. In China C. In Thailand D. In the Philippines5. A. Rammasun has caused floods and landslides in the Philippines. B. Rammasun wa

29、s the strongest storm to hit China in 80 years. C. Residents in Vietnam have to camp out in temporary tent. D. Rammasun caused more damage to Vietnam than to the Philippines.News Report Six6. A. In the Java Sea爪哇海爪哇海. B. On the Borneo Island婆罗洲岛婆罗洲岛. C. Near the Indonesian city of Surabaya泗泗水水. D. I

30、n Singapore.7. A. The bodies were wearing orange clothes. B. The bodies were about one fourth of the crew. C. The bodies were not wearing life jackets. D. The bodies were all naked.8. A. This Tuesday. B. This Sunday. C. Last Tuesday. D. Last Sunday.News Report Six Indonesian officials have recovered

31、 bodies from the sea near the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet. The airplane crashed during a storm on Sunday. Indonesian television showed rescue helicopters pulling bodies from the Java Sea, in waters about 160 kilometers from Borneo Island. The first images of the bodies showed they were not wea

32、ring protective life jackets. Rescue workers had recovered about one fourth of the passengers and crew at nightfall. They found the bodies soon after discovering the wreck. It included what appeared to be an orange life jacket, a red and white emergency door, etc.News Report Six Searches from the ai

33、r also showed what appeared to be a very large object under the surface of the water. It is believed to be the main body of the airplane. Last Tuesday, AirAsia confirmed the wreck was its lost plane. The passenger jet disappeared on Sunday halfway through what was supposed to be a two-hour flight fr

34、om the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore. 6. Where was the wreck found? A 7. What did the images of the bodies show? C8. When did AirAsia confirm that the wreck was its lost plane? CNews Report Six6. A. In the Java Sea爪哇海爪哇海. B. On the Borneo Island婆罗洲岛婆罗洲岛. C. Near the Indonesian city of Surabaya泗泗水水. D. In Singapore.7. A. The bodies were wearing orange clothes. B. The bodies were about one fourth of the crew. C. The bodies were not wearing life jackets. D. The bodies were all naked.8. A. This Tuesday. B. This Sunday. C. Last Tuesday. D. Last Sunday.