英语专四 新闻听力 news 4-5-1

 新闻

Questions 21 to 22 are based on the following news.

(21) During a speech yesterday，President Obama offered some ideas on how to create new jobs and help out the county’s economy. (22) Offering tax breaks to small businesses，expanding some of the government’s stimulus¹ programs，and spending more money on infrastructure² projects things like roads，bridges and water systems. The thing is，all of that costs money and that’s where the TARP comes in. That’s the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the financial industry bailout passed last year. The bailout ended up not costing as much as expected and President Obama thinks the extra could be used to help out in other ways.

 

题目

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In this section you will hear several news items ? Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

Questions 21 to 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item，you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.

Now, listen to the news.

21. What is the theme of the president’s speech?

A. Economic prospects³ in America.

B. The Troubled Asset Relief Program.

C. The reform of healthcare system.

D. Job opportunities and economic recovery.

22. Obama would take the following measure to improve the current situation EXCEPT

A. imposing⁴ less or no tax on small firms

B. improving the pension system

C. making more investment in infrastructure

D. expanding the stimulus plans

 

答案解析

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21. D细节题。新闻中指出，在昨天的演讲中，奥巴马总统提出了关于创造更多就业 机会和脱离经济困境的几点建议。故选项D正确。

22. B细节判断题。新闻中指出，奥巴马提出了以下几点建议：对小公司提供税收优 惠，扩大政府的经济刺激计划，并且花更多的钱在道路、桥梁和水系统等基础设施 项目上。选项A、C、D与新闻内容相符，本题为反选题，故正确答案是B。

1 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

2 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

3 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

4 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。