英语专四 新闻听力 news 4-8-3

 新闻

Question 23 is based on the following news.

The 34-member Organization of the American States, the OAS，on Tuesday rejected a United States' call to monitor democracy to its final statement. The statement called on OAS Secretary-General Jose Miguel to draw up proposals to assure the democratic process and the rule of law in the region are not compromised. (23) Several countries saw the U.S. proposal as an attempt to interfere¹ in other countries’ domestic affairs. This comes after Venezuela accused Washington of helping² opposition³ groups’ try to unseat Preside Hugo Chavez, and the resignation of Bolivia and Ecuador’s presidents after street protests.

 

题目

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Question 23 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.

23. Why did several countries reject the United States’ call?

A. This call would help opposition groups.

B. It would cause street protest.

C. It was an attempt to interfere a country’s domestic affair.

D. Some presidents had been unseated.

 

答案解析

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23. C态度判断题。新闻的后面详细阐述了为什么美洲国家组织在声明中否决了美 国关于建立监督民主机制的要求，原因就是“几个成员国认为，美国此举意在干预 他国内政”。此外，结尾还举了例子来进一步地印证。因此，C项作为答案是不言而 喻的。

1 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。