2016英语四级听力新题型短篇新闻模拟(第5套)
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Questions 1 and 2 will be based on thefollowing news item. 1 A.Islamist militants are still in control of the town. B.French forces have entered the town. C.Islamist militants are attacking the airport. D.French forces are going to land at the airport. 2 A.To control Kidal airport. B.To protect the capital Bamako. C.To protect the town. D.To fight against Islamist militants. News Item One (1) French forces say they have entered Kidal in thenorth of Mali, (2) the last major town they have yetto secure in their drive against Islamist militants.French forces now control Kidal airport after anumber of aircraft, including helicopters, landedthere last night. Islamist militants were reported to have already left the town and it wasunclear who was in charge. (2) France—the former colonial power in Mali—launched a militaryoperation this month after Islamist militants appeared to be threatening the south. Frencharmy spokesman confirms that "French troops were deployed overnight in Kidal". One regionalsecurity source told the Press that French aircraft had landed at Kidal and that protectionhelicopters are in the sky. Kidal, 930 miles north-east of the capital Bamako, was until recentlyunder the control of the Islamist militants. 1.What is the situation now in Kidal according to the news? 2.Why did the French launch the military operation? 短篇新闻(一) 法国军方声称他们已经到达了马里的北部城镇基达尔，这里是法军清除伊斯兰武装分子战斗中的最后一座尚未解放的城市。昨晚，直升机等数架飞机降落基达尔机场后，法军控制了基达尔的机场。据报道，伊斯兰武装分子已经撤退，尚不清楚武装分子的头目是谁。马里过去是法国的殖民地，然而伊斯兰武装分子显现出对南部地区的威胁后，本月法国对其采取了军事行动。法国军方发言人证实法国昨晚在基达尔进行了军事部署。当地的安全情报组织向媒体透露法国的飞机于昨晚降落在基达尔，盘旋在空中的直升机实时监测周围的环境。基达尔位于首都巴马科东北部930英里处，之前一直被伊斯兰武装分子所控制。 1.基达尔现在的情况如何? 2.法国为什么要采取军事行动? 参考答案： 【小题1】B 【小题2】C 习题解析： 【小题1】新闻开头提到 French forces say they haveentered Kidal in the north of Mali，指出法国军方声称他们已经到达了马里的北部城镇基达尔，因而 B项表述符合新闻原文，故选 B。其他选项内容均与新闻内容不符，排除。 【小题2】本题考查法国发起此次军事行动的原因。新闻中提到法国发起此次军事行动是因为 Islamistmilitants appeared to be threatening the south，即伊斯兰武装分子显现出对南部的威胁，而新闻开头在提到法军已经进驻基达尔之后，对基达尔镇作进一步的说明中用了 secure一词，故表明法国军队发起此次军事行动的目的在于保护基达尔镇，故选 C。 相关资料 |
