英语专四 新闻听力 news 4-10-2

 新闻

Questions 22 to 24 are based on the following news.

(22) The earthquake was felt as far away as Dhaka in Bangladesh and Lhasa in China. Buildings cracked in Guwahati. the capital of the northeast Indian state of Assam. The epicenter of the quake was in the eastern part of the remote nation of Bhutan，between India and China.

Bhutan Home Minister Minjur Dorji，speaking from the capital，Thimbu, told VOA News there are fatalities¹ and buildings collapsed² in the Monggar region.

Monasteries³ and forts, which are used as government administration centers, have also been damaged.

The Home Minister also says some roads have cracked or been blocked, meaning it could be some time before officials are able to reach some of the remote communities. But the Home Minister says mobile telephone service is working? enabling communications with local officials who are rendering⁴ aid.

Dorji adds Bhutan’s government is still gathering⁵ information about the extent of the casualties and damage and it is premature⁶ to say whether the country will request outside assistance.

(23) The U. S. Geological Survey says the epicenter of the quake was near the border of Bhutan and India，about 125 kilometers from Guwahati and at a shallow depth of 7. 2 kilometers.

The region is considered to be seismically⁷ active and last suffered a devastating⁸ 8.5 magnitude quake in 1950, blamed on a collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. (24) That temblor killed more than 1.500 people in Assam.

 

题目

Questions 22 to 24 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.

22.  According to the news, all the following countries except____ felt the quake.

A. Bangladesh B. China C. India D. Vietnam

23.  The epicenter of the quake was at a shallow depth of ____kilometers.

A. 7.2 B. 45 C. Ill D. 125

24. The 1950 quake in the region claimed more than____ lives in Assam.

A. 500 B. 1,000 C. 1,500 D. 2,000

 

答案解析

News 10

22. D 细节题。 新闻提到中国、孟加拉国、印度均有震感，唯独越南没有提及，因此选 D。

23. A 细节题。 震源位于地下7.2公里的浅层，所以选A。

24. C 细节题。 1950年的地震造成阿萨姆邦超过1500人死亡，因此选C。

1 fatalities   

n.恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 )；死亡；致命性；命运

参考例句：

• Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. 有几个人受伤，但没有人死亡。
• The accident resulted in fatalities. 那宗意外道致多人死亡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

3 monasteries   

修道院( monastery的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• In ancient China, there were lots of monasteries. 在古时候，中国有许多寺院。
• The Negev became a religious center with many monasteries and churches. 内格夫成为许多庙宇和教堂的宗教中心。

4 rendering   

n.表现，描写

参考例句：

• She gave a splendid rendering of Beethoven's piano sonata.她精彩地演奏了贝多芬的钢琴奏鸣曲。
• His narrative is a super rendering of dialect speech and idiom.他的叙述是方言和土语最成功的运用。

5 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

6 premature   

adj.比预期时间早的；不成熟的，仓促的

参考例句：

• It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。
• The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。

7 seismically   

地震

参考例句：

• The crust and mantle are separated by a seismically determined boundary known as the Moho-discontinuity. 改译为：地壳与地幔的交接处系根据地波走失而确定的一个界面，通称为莫霍界面。 来自互联网
• China's code is now on par with similar codes in seismically active areas of the world. 中国现在施行的标准与世界其他地震活跃地区施行的标准基本一致。 来自互联网

8 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。