英语专四 新闻听力 news 4-8-1

 新闻

Question 21 is based on the following news.

Thousands of people living in villages closest to the volcano have already been moved to emergency shelters. Many more are lining¹ up by the side of the road waiting for trucks to take them to safety. But still there are a few farmers refusing to move.

(21) Without their crops and animals they have no income and cannot support their families so they’re waiting until the government offers financial help. Meanwhile, the mountain above them is becoming more active by the day. At least one village about three kilometers from the crater² has been covered in a dusting of volcanic³ ash. One scientist told the BBC he now believed Merapi was in what he called the early stages of an eruption⁴ but he added “we cannot predict when it will reach its peak”.

 

题目

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In this section you will hear several news items. Listen to them care fully⁵ and then answer the questions that follow?

Question 21 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item，you will be given 5 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.

21. Why do some farmers refuse to move to emergency shelters?

A. They are lining up for trucks to take them to safety.

B. They want to watch the unusual volcano eruption.

C. They hope the government can provide some money.

D. They think volcanic ash is good to their crops.

 

答案解析

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21. C细节判断题。新闻中描写了火山附近居民在灾害发生之前的不同的行为，有些 人已经撤离到紧急的安全棚内，有些人等候政府的卡车把他们载到安全的地方，但 也有一些人考虑灾后的生计问题而拒绝离开，希望政府能在此之前给他们一些保 障。所以答案应该选C。

 

1 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。

2 crater   

n.火山口，弹坑

参考例句：

• With a telescope you can see the huge crater of Ve-suvius.用望远镜你能看到巨大的维苏威火山口。
• They came to the lip of a dead crater.他们来到了一个死火山口。

3 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

4 eruption   

n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作

参考例句：

• The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
• The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。

5 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。