短篇新闻听力 Test 8

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. Many organizations around the United States [00:58.77]hold canned food drives to help those in need. [01:02.59]One Pennsylvania faith-based relief organization [01:06.61]holds a drive with a twist: [01:09.07]volunteers can the food themselves. [01:12.25]Each winter, [01:13.37]the Mennonite Central Committee sends a meat-canning truck [01:17.08]on a tour of North America. [01:19.65]The truck is equipped with industrial-size pressure cookers, [01:23.76]and each community it visits mounts an all-out effort [01:27.26]to can as much meat as possible [01:30.05]before the truck moves on to the next stop. [01:33.59]About 30 people crowd into a small barn on a farm [01:37.66]just outside of Freeport, Illinois. [01:40.93]They work in shifts, [01:42.37]from 5 in the morning until 10 at night. [01:45.40]Over the course of two days, [01:47.63]they cook and can over 6,300 kilos of turkey meat [01:53.00]to be sent to hungry people all over the world. 1. What is the news report mainly about? a)Meat canning,a tradition in American church groups b) American church group's canning food for those in need c) How to can food in American church groups d) The canned food delivery all over the world 2. How long do the volunteers work in a small barn on a farm outside of Freeport? a)5 hours b)10 hours c)17 hours d) 20 hours Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. Cell phones have become a central force [02:48.73]in the daily life of teens around the world. [02:51.43]In addition to calling each other, [02:53.09]and sending text messages, [02:55.07]they use their cell phones to connect with web sites, [02:57.96]play music and games, [02:59.54]and take pictures. [03:01.18]Now, a U.S. college is holding a competition, [03:04.75]giving young people a chance to get really creative [03:07.96]with this tiny hand held device. [03:10.57]They’re being challenged to produce a cell phone film. [03:14.39]“It needs to be edited. [03:16.44]It needs to have some kind of audio, [03:18.46]voice-over or music, [03:20.25]and it needs to tell a story.” [03:22.12]And said contest organizer Dianne Lynch. [03:25.66]It must be shot entirely with cell phones. [03:28.86]She says that the best film will not be very different [03:32.43]from an award-winning movie in any other format. 3.What is the subject of the competition? a)Writing a composition b) Producing a cell phone film c) Sending text messages d) Telling a story by cell phone 4. What do we learn about the competition from the news? a)The film must be shot entirely with cell phones b) The competition is open to people of all ages c) Background music is the most important part of the film d) The best film will be very different from an award-winning movie Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item. Up to 32 people were killed in two bomb attacks Monday [04:28.32]in the Syrian city of Homs, [04:30.48]near the border with Lebanon. [04:32.83]The second attack killed people [04:35.19]who gathered to see the damage of an earlier car bomb. [04:39.53]A suicide bomber entered the crowd [04:41.98]and exploded a bomb hidden in clothing. [04:45.42]The attacks took place in the al-Zahraa district, [04:49.08]in the central part of the city. [04:51.21]State-controlled media say 19 people were killed in the two bombings. [04:56.74]The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 32 people were killed. [05:01.82]Many others were hurt. [05:03.60]It was the second major attack in Homs [05:06.86]since the government and rebel forces reached a cease-fire agreement [05:11.18]this month. [05:12.63]The government will take back areas of the city controlled by rebels. [05:17.02]On December 12, [05:18.90]two bombings killed at least 16 people. [05:22.48]Those attacks also took place in the al-Zahraa district. [05:27.71]The Islamic State terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attacks. [05:33.20]The Wall Street Journal newspaper reports that many people [05:36.67]who live in the neighborhood are members of the Alawite sect. [05:41.27]The newspaper reports the area is often “attacked [05:44.92]by anti-government rebels armed with rockets and vehicle bombs.” 5. What do we learn about the bomb attacks from the news report? a)The bomb attacks occurred in Lebanon b) The bomb attacks occurred in Homs c)Up to 32 people were killed in a car bomb d) Up to 16 people were killed in two bomb attacks 6. What did the state-controlled media say? a)The attacks took place in the al-Zahraa district b) Thirty-two people were killed in the two bombings c) There will be another attack soon d) Nineteen people were killed in the two bombings 7. What happened on December 12? a)The government and rebel forces reached a cease-fir agreement b) The government took back areas controlled by rebels c)Two bombing attacks took place in the al-Zahraa district d) Anti-governmen​t rebels attacked the headquarter of The wall Street Journal