【题目】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) Heavy floods.C)Bad economy.B)Safety concerns.D) Workers'strikes.2. A) It is competitive with its numerous tourit destinations.B)It provides many job opportunities for French people.C) It is the biggest concern of the French government.D)It plays an important role in the nation's economy.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. A) To carry out a scientific survey.C) To rescue two sick American workers.B) To establish a new research station.D) To deliver urgent medical supplies.4. A) The darkness and cold.C) The biting winds.B)The heavy snow and fog.D)The ice all around.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. A) By tying it to a door handle.C) With a remote control craft.B) By shaking it back and forth.D) With a full-sized helicopter.6. A) He has lots of fans on Facebook.B) He has rich experience in flying.C) He often suffers from toothaches.D)He has learned to pull teeth from a video.7. A) Spend more time together.C) Do something fun and creative.B)Tell them adventure stories.D) Play with them in a safe place.

【解析】Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news repot you have jut heardFrance i facing potentally more than $1 bllion i los revenu this year due to huge declines in touism.(1)Safety concerns have been one of the biggest reasons why the country has lost over half a illion in revenuealready in the first six months of 2016. The terror attacks in Paris last November were called Europe's worst inthe past decade. Besides violence, workers'strikes and heavy floods are said to have also been whyinternational tourists have stayed away. So far in the Paris region, there's been a 46% decline in Japanesevisitors. 35% fewer Russians and 27% fewer Italians. American travelers seem the least affected. Theirnumbers have only dropped by roughly 5%. (2)According tothe French government, the countryisthe No. 1tourist destination in the world, and tourism is extremely important to the French economy. The sectorrepresents roughly 9% of its GDP. The head of Paris'tourism board said, "It's time to realize that the tourismsector is going through an industrial disaster."1. What accounts most for the huge decines intourism in France?B)【精析】事实细节题。新闻中提到,对安全的担忧一直是造成法国在2016年上半年财政收入损失超过五亿美元的最大原因之一2. What do we learn from the report about tourismin France?D)【精析】事实细节题。新闻中提到,据法国政府所说,法国是世界上第一大旅游目的地,旅游业对法国的经济极其重要,也就是说,旅游业在法国经济中起着重要的作用Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.(3)A smallplane withtwo sick US workers arrived safely in Chilelate Wednesday after eaving Antarcticain a daring rescue mission from a remote South Pole research station. After making a stop for a few hours at aBritish station on the edge of Antarctica, the two workers were flown to the southernmost Chilean city of PuntaArenas. In a chaotic two days of flying, the rescue team flew 3,000 miles round-trip from the British stationRothera to pick up the workers at the US Amundsen-Scott station at the South Pole. "The two patients aboardwill be transported to a medical facility that can provide a level of care that is not available at Amundsen-Scott," says a spokesperson. (4)Normally planes don't go to the polar post from February to October because ofthe dangers of flying in the pitch-dark and cold. "Antarctica creates a hostie environment," says the operationsdirector for the Brtish Antarctic Survey. “If you're not careful, itll come round and bite you."3. What was the smallplane's mission to Antarctica?C)【精析】事实细节题。新闻开头提到,周三晚些时候,一架载有两名患病的美国工作者的小型飞机安全抵达智利,这架飞机从南极洲一个偏远的科考站出发,执行一项大胆的救援任务4. What makes flying to Antarctica dangerous fromFebruary to Oetober?A)【精析】事实细节题。新闻中提到,由于黑暗和寒冷,通常在二月到十月不会有飞机飞往南极点Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard(5)A pilot from Virginia removed his son's loose tooth using a helicopter. Rick Rahim, from Virginia,flies helicopters for a living, and when his seven-year-old son's tooth became loose, he did not waste time bytying it to a door handle. Instead, Mr. Rahim tied one end of a string around his son's tooth and the other endto his full-sized commercial helicopter. (7) The father of four posted a video clip of his playful venture onFacebook, advising parents to do fun and creative stuff with their kids. The video shows him launching thehelicopter into the air and flying just far enough to successfully remove the loose tooth. (6)At the end of thevideo, Mr. Rahim assures watchers that the circumstances were safe, and that he has 13 years of helicopterflying experience behind him. "You've got to do everything safe in life, and that's what I did today," he saidMr. Rahim later said that although some parents have used remote control helicopters to pull teeth before, hemight be the fir to use a fll-sized aircraft, as he cantfind evidence that t has been done before.5. How did Rick Rahim remove his son's loosetooth?D)【精析】事实细节题。新闻开头提到,弗吉尼亚的一位飞行员用一架直升机把他儿子松动的牙齿拔了下来,这位飞行员叫作Rick Rahim,在7岁的儿子牙齿松动后,他没有浪费时间把儿子的牙齿系在门把手上,而是将绳子的一端系在儿子的牙齿上,另一端系在他的全尺寸商业直升机上6. What does the news report say about Rick Rahim?B)【精析】细节辨认题,新闻中提到,在视频最后,Rahim先生向观看者保证他是在安全的情况下进行(拔牙)的,他有13年的直升机驾驶经验。7. What did Rick Rahim advise parents to do withther kids?C)【精析】事实细节题。讲座中提到,这位有着四个孩子的父亲把他的快乐冒险视频片段发布到了脸书上,建议父母们和孩子一起做一些有趣又有创意的事情。