英语专四 新闻听力 news 4-8-6

 新闻

Questions 28 to 30 are based on the following news.

Sulkhan treads carefully past shacks¹ where goats are busy digesting the next batch² of eco-friendly fertilizer. A group of around 40 young men is gathered down the path, at the entrance of a green-house. They wear muddy rubber boots，which clash somewhat with their tattoos³, long silver chains and body piercings.

The boys, aged⁴ 15 to 22，are attending a five-month program at the Learning Farm to become organic farmers. But Jiway Tung, the group’s director，explains the program goes beyond learning a new trade. He says his school is a school of life.

(28) Susanto，a gruff and balky 17-year-old，has had a lot to learn. At 14，he says he could no longer tolerate his parents’ beatings，so he fled and joined a group of street kids in the city of Jogjakarta. He says he did everything people do when they live on the streets—stole, used drugs. Susanto says he liked street life，where no one could tell him what to do. But Susanto discovered that life held many dangers. After a two-month stint⁵ in jail, he took the advice of a graduate from the Learning Farm and decided⁶ to join the program.

Organic produce sells at a higher price than conventionally farmed vegetables. And Jiway says, since organic farming does not require costly⁷ fertilizers or pesticides，it can generate a better income for farmers. (29) Although the Indonesian market for organic produce is still small, there are opportunities； the Learning Farm is talking with a large supermarket chain about selling its produce.

This type of project motivates the students, like Sofian. (30) He says that he did not stand a chance to improve his life in the city： he lacked the money and the education to make it in Jakarta. He says here at the farm he feels at home and he can grab the chance to live a better life. Now，he could become a businessman farmer.

 

题目

News 8

Questions 28 to 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item，you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.

Now, listen to the news.

28. Susanto is_______-year-old.

A. 14 B. 15 C. 17 D. 22

29. Which statement about Learning Farm is INCORRECT?

A. Learning Farm teaches people how to become organic farmer.

B. Susanto joins the Learning Farm’s program.

C. Sofian feels at home at the Learning Farm.

D. Learning Farm is in India.

30. What does the news want to tell us?

A. Learning Farm has a organic farmer program.

B. Boys join Learning Farm’s program. 

C. Street life has many dangers.

D. Indonesian street kids find they can change their life through Learning Farm.

 

答案解析

News 8

28.  C细节题。苏桑托今年17岁，因此选C。

29. D细节题。“学习农场”在印尼而不是在印度，因此选D。

30. D大意题。特稿开始通过苏桑托的事例说明了印尼街头混混的生活充满危险，出 狱后希望从“学习农场”里找到改善生活的办法，之后简要介绍了有机农产品的商 业价值和商机，最后介绍了索方希望通过“学习农场”改变生活，因此选D。

1 shacks   

n.窝棚，简陋的小屋( shack的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They live in shacks which they made out of wood. 他们住在用木头搭成的简陋的小屋里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Most people in Port au-Prince live in tin shacks. 太子港的大多数居民居住在铁皮棚里。 来自互联网

2 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。

3 tattoos   

n.文身( tattoo的名词复数 )；归营鼓；军队夜间表演操；连续有节奏的敲击声v.刺青，文身( tattoo的第三人称单数 )；连续有节奏地敲击；作连续有节奏的敲击

参考例句：

• His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的胳膊上刺满了花纹。
• His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的双臂刺满了纹身。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

5 stint   

v.节省，限制，停止；n.舍不得化，节约，限制；连续不断的一段时间从事某件事

参考例句：

• He lavished money on his children without stint.他在孩子们身上花钱毫不吝惜。
• We hope that you will not stint your criticism.我们希望您不吝指教。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。