专 项 训 练（新闻听力16篇答案及录音原文）
Tape Script of Listening Comprehension (专项训练)
Directions: In this section, you will hear sixteen news reports. At the end of each news report, you
will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. (lmd-1)
The Philippines government says it evacuated 700,000 people from their homes as Typhoon Melor approaches.
The storm arrived on Samar Island on Monday with 185-kilometer per hour winds.
Forecasters say Melor is expected to bring ocean waves as high as four meters along with heavy rain, flooding and landslides.
Up to 600,000 residents left the Albay province over concerns about landslides. Flights were cancelled and hundreds of fishing boats ordered to stay home.
Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines two years ago, killing more than 7,000 people.
So far, no deaths have been reported. But strong winds tore roofs from buildings and knocked down trees.
The weather forecasting service Accuweather reports the typhoon is more compact than others that affect that part of the world. That will reduce the damage the typhoon causes as it moves toward the South China Sea.
The storm should become less intense throughout the week but central Philippines could receive up to 300 millimeters of rain, while Manila will receive about half that amount.
1. When did the storm arrive on Samar Island? A) On Saturday. B) On Monday. C) Two weeks ago. D) Two years ago.
2. How much rain could central Philippines receive even though the storm should become less tense throughout the week?
A) Up to 130 millimeters of rain. B) Up to 150 millimeters of rain. C) Up to 300 millimeters of rain. D) Up to 600 millimeters of rain.
Questions 3 to 5 will be based on the following news item. (lmd-2)
Sultan Aziz Ezam worked at radio stations in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province for nearly 10 years.
Now, the broadcaster is reportedly the voice of the Islamic State’s new “caliphate radio” .
VOA could not confirm the identity of the Islamic State radio announcer. However, local media workers recognize the voice as Ezam’s.
Ezam’s former coworkers said he used to report on land issues for radio stations in the area. Now, they say he is issuing death threats from the Islamic State. Some of those threats target his former coworkers.
The announcer said on IS radio, “I know the addresses of houses of all those journalists who are working with different media organizations.”
Afghan journalists said they are worried about the threats.
About 50 reporters work for local and international news organizations in Nangarhar province.
Afghan journalists told VOA that Ezam and his brother recently left their jobs at a local radio station. They said no one had heard from Ezam until they heard his voice on Islamic State broadcasts.
Afghan government officials said they are aware of the threats against journalists.
The officials also said the Islamic State radio station has not been taken off the air because of technical reasons.
FM radio broadcasts by IS started recently along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The two-hour broadcast includes Quran readings and anti-government propaganda.
Both the Afghan and Pakistani governments say they are looking for the broadcasters. They believe the signal is coming from a mobile transmitter in the mountains.
3. What did Ezam use to report on according to his former coworkers?
A) Land issues. B) Islamic issues. C) Sand issues. D) State issues.
4. How many reporters work for local and international news organizations in Nangarhar province?
A) 15. B) 150. C) 50 D) 10.
5. Why, according to the officials, hasn’t the Islamic State radio station been taken off the air ?
A) Because of political reasons. B) Because of economic reasons. C) Because of technical reasons. D) Because of journalistic reasons.
Questions 6 to 8 will be based on the following news item. (lmd-3)
Floods and landslides in the Chin region of Myanmar displaced thousands of people this summer, but recovery has just begun.
Almost 20,000 people were displaced by severe weather in western Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, say relief groups. Locals called the heavy rains of July the worst natural disaster in memory. Towns and villages across the region were destroyed.
Months after the landslides, roads in the capital of Chin state, Hakha, have been cleared. But in the rural areas, aid is hard to find.
Many of the emergency supplies sent to help Chin state had to pass through many flooded towns and villages. Supplies ran out before arriving in Chin.
Peter Brimble, a development official for Myanmar, said Chin’s location hurt recovery efforts.
“It’s tough to get in, and it’s tough to get out. … That causes a challenge … to get materials in and out to rebuild damaged assets,” Brimble said.
Another strategy to help people recover is moving them. The Myanmar government is spending about $3 million dollars to relocate residents.
Critics have two objections. The first is that contracts to rebuild will go to friends of favored officials. The second is that rebuilding will be rushed and low quality.
Outside of Hakha, 700 new homes are being built. Inspectors have complained that this group of homes is in a remote location. Those waiting to move into the homes have been living in camps for nearly five months.
6. What is the news about? A) The Chin region. B) Floods and landslides. C) Myanmar. D)The emergency supplies. 7. How many people were displaced by severe weather in western Myanmar? A) Almost 12,000. B) Almost 700. C) Almost 2,000 D) Almost 20,000. 8. Why do critics object to the government’s relocating strategy?
A) Because contracts to rebuild will go to friends of favored officials. B) Because the government is spending too much money. C) Because rebuilding will be rushed and low quality. D) Both A) and C).
Questions 9 and 10 will be based on the following news item. (lmd-4)
In France, an anti-immigrant political party has lost regional elections.
The National Front had led in at least six of the country’s 13 regions in the first part of elections last week.
But early results of the second round of elections show the Republican party of former President Nicolas Sarkozy and his center-right allies leading in seven regions.
The governing Socialist and other leftist parties have won in at least five.
The National Front has gained support in recent years, namely in local elections in March and in European Union elections last year. The terrorist attack in Paris last month was another factor.
The party wants France to leave the European Union and strengthen security. It also wants immigrants and those seeking asylum to be removed from the country.
9．What is the news report mainly about? A) An anti-immigrant political party has lost regional elections. B) Correspondent Lisa Bryant reported this story from Paris. C) The party wants France to leave the European Union and strengthen security. D) The terrorist attack happened in Paris last month.
10. What is true about the National Front according to the news report? A) The National Front gained support in local elections in March. B) The National Front gained support in European Union elections last year. C) The National Front was attacked by terrorists last month. D) Both A) and B).
Questions 11 to 13 will be based on the following news item. (lmd-5)
Eleven Taliban fighters attacked an important airport in southern Afghanistan early Tuesday, killing at least 50 people, Afghan officials say.
The Afghan Defense Ministry said 38 civilians, 10 soldiers and two police officers were killed. The attack on the Kandahar Air Field lasted 20 hours, reported the Washington Post. Among the dead were women and children, the newspaper wrote.
The airport includes a military base with troops from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO. There were no reports that NATO troops were killed or injured in the attack.
A spokesman for the Taliban says fighters entered the base and attacked local and foreign military troops. He said more than 150 soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban often makes claims about the results of their attacks that are not true.
Taliban attacks have grown in number and strength in Afghanistan this year after the withdrawal last year of combat troops from other countries.
