英语专四 新闻听力 news 4-9-4

 新闻

Questions 28 to 30 are based on the following news.

For any visitor to Warsaw, it does not take long to realize that Frederic Chopin is everywhere. Schools，streets and even the international airport are named after him. Hundreds of people turn up every summer for free Chopin concerts in a Warsaw park, beneath a towering statue of the man himself.

(28) People often assume that Chopin was French—he spent half his life in France and is buried there in the famous Pere Lachaise cemetery¹ in Paris.

But for many Poles, Chopin is the embodiment of their nation’s spirit. When they listen to his mazurkas and polonaises，they hear not only the strains of Polish folk music，but also nostalgia² and patriotism⁴ for his homeland.

Former Minister of Culture Waldemar Dabrowski is adamant⁵ about Chopin’s legacy⁶.

Chopin taught us what it means to be a patriot³, he says, and he symbolizes⁷ what Poles want to achieve in shaping our culture today.

(29) This year marks the 200th anniversary of Chopin’s birth, and the Polish parliament has declared 2010 to be the official Year of Chopin.

Stanislaw Leszczynski of the Warsaw-based Chopin Institute is helping⁸ organize the year-long events. He says that even during Chopin’s lifetime, he was the best ambassador of Polish culture, and remains⁹ so to this day.

(30) On March 1，Warsaw unveiled a new，state-of-the-art Chopin museum. It features an innovative¹⁰ electronic information system, and the collection includes rare items like Chopin’s last piano and his passport.

 

题目

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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. Chopin is buried in .

A. London B. Berlin C. Warsaw D. Paris

29. The Polish parliament has declared____to be the official Year of Chopin.

A. 2008        

B. 2009 

C. 2010 

D. 2011

30.Warsaw unveiled a new Chopin museum in ____

A. February B. March C. April      D. May

 

答案解析

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28. D 细节题。 肖邦葬于法国巴黎，因此选D。

29. C 细节题。 波兰国会宣布2010年是正式的肖邦年，因此选C。

30. B 细节题。 新技术的肖邦博物馆于3月开放，因此选B。

1 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

2 nostalgia   

n.怀乡病，留恋过去，怀旧

参考例句：

• He might be influenced by nostalgia for his happy youth.也许是对年轻时幸福时光的怀恋影响了他。
• I was filled with nostalgia by hearing my favourite old song.我听到这首喜爱的旧歌，心中充满了怀旧之情。

3 patriot   

n.爱国者，爱国主义者

参考例句：

• He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
• He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。

4 patriotism   

n.爱国精神，爱国心，爱国主义

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism.他们以虚伪的爱国主义为借口获得金钱。

5 adamant   

adj.坚硬的，固执的

参考例句：

• We are adamant on the building of a well-off society.在建设小康社会这一点上，我们是坚定不移的。
• Veronica was quite adamant that they should stay on.维罗妮卡坚信他们必须继续留下去。

6 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

7 symbolizes   

v.象征，作为…的象征( symbolize的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The use of light and dark symbolizes good and evil. 用光明与黑暗来象征善与恶。
• She likes olive because It'symbolizes peace. 她喜欢橄榄色因为它象征着和平。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 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。

9 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

10 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。