Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will heartwo or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear aquestion, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then markthe corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. A) Ship traffic in the Atlantic.C)Exhaust from cars in Europe.B) Warm currents in the ocean.D)Particles emitted by power plants.2. A) They need to be taken seriously.C) They might be causing trouble to air flights.B) They have a huge effect on fishery.D) They may be affecting the world's climate.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. A) To appeal for higher wages.C) To call for a permanent security guard.B) To demand better health care.D) To dismiss the bad-tempered supervisor.4. A) It had already taken strong action.C)It would take their appeal seriously.B) It would put customers' needs first.D) It was seeking help from the police.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. A)The road was flooded.C) The road was frozen with snow.B)The road was blocked.D) The road was covered with spilled gas.6. A) A truck plunged into a pool of liquid chocolate.B)The heavy snow made driving very difficult.C)The truck driver dozed off while driving.D)A truck hit a barrier and overturned.7. A) It was a long time before the cleanup was finished.B) It was a hard task to remove the spilled substance.C) It was fortunate that no passenger got injured.D) It was difficult to contact the manufacturer.

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.A NASA satllite orbting over Portugaltook photographs thatrevealthe effects of pollution from ships. Oneof the photos shows a thin film of clouds above the brilliant blue of the North Atlantic, cut by white lines ofthicker clouds that look like scars. (1)NASA officials explained those thicker clouds are signs of ship trafficbelow. When ships power their way through the ocean, they pump exhaust into the atmosphere, just as cars do.And those massive amounts of particles can cause clouds to form. Get enough of those particles in one place, asfrom the exhaust of a ship, and they can lead to the creation of new clouds easily visible from space. “Theseclouds can be huge. Some of them stretch hundreds of kilometres from end to end," NASA officias said. (2)It'slikely that these sorts of clouds are having some effect on the global climate, according to NASA officials. Butscientists aren't yet sure what effect it has.1. What has caused the thick clouds in the photostaken by a NASA satellite?A)【精析】细节辨认题。新闻开头提到,美国宇航局官员解释说卫星拍摄到的厚云层是大西洋上船舶往来的标记,船舶在大西洋上来回穿梭,就像汽车将废气排放到大气中一样排出颗粒物,大量的颗粒便形成了云层。2. What do NASA officials think about the thickclouds?D)【精析】细节辨认题。新闻末尾提到,美国宇航局官员称这些云层面积很大,可绵延数百公里,很可能会对全球气候造成一定的影响。Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.Staff at a suburban supermarket in Melbourne say they feel unsafe at work after security guards wereremoved. This came after a series of physical attacks and verbal abuse by customers. (3)More than 50 workersat the store have signed a letter calling for a permanent security guard following a series of incidents, includinga customer threatening to attack a supervisor with a knife. A security worker had guarded the store each nightfrom 7 p.m. until 12 a. m., but that had stopped suddenly on Monday, employees said. One worker said anangry customer had thrown a chicken at his head after complaining about how long she had waited to be served.Another worker said the lack of protection at the store made her feel uncomfortable at work. (4)However, thespokesman of the supermarket said the store had taken strong action in response to incidents. “We have foundvery few instances of bad customer behavior at our store in the past year. In the rare cases we have seen badbehavior, we have taken strong action in response, including banning a customer from the store.3. For what purpose did the staff at a supermarket inMelbourne sign a letter?C)【精析】目的原因题。新闻开头提到,墨尔本一家超市的员工表示保安被撤职后他们缺乏安全感,此前该超市员工遭到了顾客的肢体攻击和口头谩骂。在发生了一系列事件后,超市50多名员工联名写信,要求雇用一名常驻保安。4. What did the spokesman of the supermarket sayregarding the employees'demand?A)【精析】细节辨认题。新闻末尾提到,超市已经采取强有力的措施来应对这些冲突,在过去一年里,几乎没有顾客与员工发生冲突的事件。而在为数不多的几次冲突中,超市也采取了措施,比如禁止顾客进入超市。Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.(5)Drivers on their wayto the Polish capital of Warsaw on Wednesday morningfound the road blocked byan unusual obstacle: tons of liquid chocolate that spilled onto the motorway. (6)A truck carrying the sweet loadhit a road barrier and overturned, blocking two lanes. The cracked tank spilled a pool of rapidly-hardeningchocolate, which quickly covered the width of the road. While the driver was taken to hospital with a brokenarm, firefighters struggled to remove a reported twelve tons of solid chocolate from the road. (7)Arepresentative for the firefighters told the local TV that removing the chocolate was worse than dealing withsnow. After contacting the chocolate manufacturer, the firefighters resorted to spraying hot, pressurized waterto get rid of the sticky substance. The local TV also noted that the cleanup spanned more than a mile, becausedrivers simply drove through the chocolate after the crash, leaving a long chocolate trail. But despite the stickystuation, firefighters and police attending to the cleanup were reportedly cheerful about the long task ahead.After all, who could be mad about twelve tons of chocolate?5. What did driver on the motorway to Warsaw find?B)【精析】细节辨认题。新闻开头提到,周三早上,在去往波兰首都华沙的高速公路上,司机们发现道路被数吨洒出的液体巧克力堵塞了。6. What does the report say about the accident?D)【精析】细节辨认题。新闻中提到,一辆载满甜食的卡车撞到路障后翻车,堵塞了两条车道。7. What did the firefighters'representative tel thelocal TV?B)【精析】细节推断题。新闻中提到,一名消防员告诉当地电视台,清理这些巧克力比清理大雪还难,由此推断,清理洒出的巧克力是一个艰巨的任务。