Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
1. A) He aroused national excitement.
B) He killed 180 people and
destroyed more than 1,800 homes. C) He set a fire causing death and lighting a wildfire.
D) He possessed adult pornography.
2. A) He was arrested in order to protect him.
B) His behavior aroused the whole nation’s rage.
C) His identity was not a secret any more.
D) He was taken to Morwell after being arrested.
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
3. A) A broken well leading to large oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
B) The high cost of tackling oil spill.
C) Large number of people and boats being sent to help with the oil spill. D) The high compensation claims the oil company is facing.
4. A) $33m. B) $450m. C) More than
$6.6m.
D) Less than $6.6m.
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item. 5. A) Employers. B) Commuters. C) Police. D) Tourists.
6. A) Inflation.
B) Major domestic policy. C) Pay decrease.
D) Employers’ cruel exploitation.
7. A) They attempted to halt the whole network for train travel.
B) They were dissatisfied with proposed rise in unemployment.
C) They were unhappy with their working conditions.
D) They wanted to support workers from other unions.
四级新闻听力样题原文及答案
2016-02-04
答案：1.C 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.D 6.C 7.B
◆听力原文◆
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
Authorities charged a man Friday with lighting one of Australia’s deadly wildfires and sent him to protective custody amid national anger that fire-raisers may be to blame in the fire disasters that left more than 180 people dead. Police said the man was charged with the count of fire-raising causing death and lighting a wildfire near the town of Churchill, one of hundreds that raged through southeastern Victoria State last weekend, police said. More than 180 people died and more than 1,800 homes were destroyed in the fire disasters. The suspect’s identity was being kept secret for his own safety, Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Dannye Moloney told a news conference. He was brought from Morwell, near the fire zone, to the state capital of Melbourne, Moloney said. 1. Why was the man charged? 2. What can we know about the man who was charged?
