standard english

Standard English 广播的特点与难点

1. 词汇量大

Next Thursday, an estimated 16 million smokers will try not to light up during the annual Great American Smoke Out sponsored by the American Cancer Society…and approximately one million smokers will quit for good.

Negotiators are still wrestling with some technical problems.

United States baseball team pounded the Spanish team at the World Baseball Championships in Italy. The score was 28 to nothing. In another game, defending champion （卫冕冠军）Cuba beat Italy 11 to 1. Japan shut out Nicaragua 7 to nothing. South Korea crushed Netherlands 12 to nothing.

South Korea police have arrested thousands of workers who staged a sit-in during Thursday morning rush hour. The strike paralyzed Seoul subway system and stranded hundreds of thousands of commuters.

专有名词随着新闻热点出现 e.g., HAMAS哈马斯（抵抗组织），West Bank（约旦河）西岸，Gaza Strip加沙地带

约定俗成地用地名或建筑物表示某国或机构 :Moscow、the Kremlin代表，Washington、the White House代表美国，the Pentagon（五角大楼）代表美国国防部，Capital Hill（国会大厦）代表美国国会

提到某某人时，其格式通常是：国籍+职位或身份+姓名

缩略词 : CSCE后立即说Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe（欧洲安全和合作会议）

2. 语速快 135 words/minute

a. 不适应连读、吃音、弱读

We have no any sort of artificial timetable to launch a ground attack.

Two weeks ago, Baghdad cut gas sales to the public and then restarted with strict rationing.

The president has been working hard and needs a rest.

b. 多个词误听为一个

A miracle medicine: American medicine

An act of self-defense: an active self-defense

c. 难以分辨相近的音

They were killed by soldiers assigned to guard them: garden

Shops and stores have been raided: Shops and stores have operated.

3. 句子结构复杂

The government of Sudan resorted to flogging protesters Tuesday as new bread riots shocked the capital Khartoum. The court ordered 35 people, most of them students, flogged for allegedly instigating violent protests over bread shortages. At least two people have died in demonstration. Bakeshops refused to bake bread on the ground of the new government regulations on the weight of loaf that made bread unprofitable.

插入成分多,句子松散: for what he (they) called, be quoted as saying, as what he (they) said, as what he (they) termed (named)

Pentagon officials say US troops may be sent to check a site in east Afghanistan where US missile hit a convoy that may have included senior leader…

The verbal battle began last month when the President called Iran a part of as what he called an \"axis of evil\" that supports terror.

4. 题材范围广

Sports, features, science, medicine, environment, business and economic news, politics…

5. 新闻导语突出重点

新闻导语（lead）指的是每条新闻的第一句话

导语通常只突出六个要素中的几项

An Argentine congressional committee has taken the first step toward impeachment proceedings against the nine members of the Supreme Court facing accusations of colonialism and corruption.

6. 播音方式活泼

7. 语音南强北调

制约听力的因素

1. 语言知识（词汇量与语音、语法知识）

2. 理解速度慢

3. 背景知识

新闻英语的命题规律

1. 考察对新闻细节的捕捉：数字、人物、时间、行为及事务等

2. 考察对新闻内容的理解：新闻尾句常考——针对时间顺序结构

3. 考察对新闻大意的理解：新闻首句常考——针对倒金字塔结构

Model Test 6

Section C News Broadcast

21. How did the attack in London affect the global financial markets?

A. It led to steep falls on global exchanges.

B. It brought a little rise on European exchange.

C. It had no affects at all.

D. It didn’t cause any sustained falls.

22. How did Tokyo’s Nikkei average change?

A. It was up 0.3% B. It was down 0.3%

C. It was up 0.5% D. It was down 0.5%

23. Which of the following details is INCORRECT?

A. The film, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, will definitely be a hit.

B. There’s a lot of anticipation this weekend for the release of a new film called Mr. and Mrs. Smith. C. The movie stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been getting an awful lot of press lately.

D. Historically, movies that mix on and off-screen romance have a spotty record at the box office.

24. Who will be imposed sanction according to the agreement of the conference?

A. Other eastern African countries. B. Islamic militia in Somalia.

C. Clan warlords in Somalia. D. The Kenya Foreign Minister.

25. Why did Kenya refuse some people to enter the country?

A. Because they set bank accounts in foreign countries.

B. Because they should take responsibility for miseries in their hometown.

C. Because they enjoyed the facilities in Kenya’s five-star hotels.

D. Because they would create hell in other countries.

26. What is NOT the effect produced by climate change to the Inuit?

A. Their livelihood is threatened. B. Their culture is being destroyed.

C. Their hunt is affected. D. Their population is decreasing.

27. What is the possible result of dismantling Unified Energy Systems?

A. Another power companies will be reformed.

B. The state-controlled electricity sector will be intensified.

C. It will be divided into a lot of small companies.

D. Unified Energy Systems will sell plant and equipment.

28. What is Russian’s attitude towards this reform?

A. concerned B. optimistic C. pessimistic D. indifferent

29. Who approved the proposal to legalize gay marriage?

A. Conservative group B. Catanlan Christian Democrat Party

C. Socialist group D. nuns and bishops

30. Why couldn’t the gay marriage bill be passed in Spain?

A. The majority was not in favor of gay marriages.

B. Two parties joined to oppose it.

C. Conservative group demonstrated in Madrid.

D. Bishops didn’t allow the Senate to pass it.

Test 36

Section C News Broadcast

21. According to the news, who among the following were NOT involved in selecting the new symbol?

A. artists B. bankers C. officials D. experts

22. What is the new symbol for the Indian rupee?

A. A mix of the letter “A” and its Nagari script.

B. A combination of the letter “R” and its Sanskrit.

C. A fusion of the letter “L” and itsHindi.

D. A merge of the letter “H” and Indian’s flag.

23. How much does the World Bank suppose to spend in facing the agricultural challenges?

A. $14 billion B. $40 billion C. 2.5 billion D. 25 billion

24. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT according to the news?

A. The agricultural problem would influence the food security according to the FAO.

B. The funds for meeting the climate change and food security problems are adequate.

C. In many cases, the slowdown of agriculture could be recovered.

D. It will take a long time and a large sum of money to reach the goal.

25. What is the news item mainly about?

A. earthquake B. tsunami C. flood D. rainstorm

26. According to the news, the following areas are affected by the natural disaster EXCEPT

A. Mansonselo B. Michigan C. Indiana D. Minnesota

27. What is the purpose of government’s proposals in the United States?

A. To make sure the equality of Internet traffic.

B. To guarantee people’s right of using Internet.

C. To help those who lag behind in Internet using.

D. To create an open and equal environment.

28. Which of the following about Genachowski’s speech is CORRECT?

A. He dedicates to expanding the crowd of using the Internet.

B. With his effort, the Internet servers could hold back video downloads.

C. He listed the entire roadmap to direct the operators except wireless ones.

D. Genachowski’s proposal made in his speech was strongly against by others.

29. According to the news, what has happened last autumn?

A. A rocket has been successfully launched.

B. There was a rocket hitting the moon.

C. A deep crater appeared on the moon’s South Pole.

D. There was an amazing finding made by LRO.

30. Judging from the discoveries and outcomes, the scientists claimed that

A. a large quantity of frozen water existed on the moon.

B. the water on the moon was as much as in the desert.

C. there was a lot of rocket remaining on the moon surface.

D. a large area has been affected by the rocket.

Test 42

21. How many officers does the Hong Kong Police department roughly have according to the news?

A. 9,000 B. 12,000 C. 3,000 D. 27,000

22. What does the Hong Kong government call on its people to do?

A. to know the agenda of the conference

B. to overcome some inconvenience

C. to work as volunteers for the government

D. to apply for public meetings and protests.

23. Why do some farmers refuse to move to emergency shelters?

A. They are lining up for trucks to take them to safety.

B. They want to watch the unusual volcano eruption.

C. They hope the government can provide some money.

D. They think volcanic ash is good to their crops.

24. Where would these two and a half tons of peppers be sold?

A. in Palestine B. in Gaza C. in Israel D. n Europe

25. How could Palestinians get these greenhouses?

A. They occupied them by force.

B. Jewish left them to Palestinians as gifts.

C. Private, foreign donors give them these greenhouses.

D. The Palestinian government distributed them to citizens.

26. What’s the main task for “Deep Impact” this time?

A. to visit other planets B. to destroy the comet

C. to collect scientific data D. to test the possibility of unmanned spaceship

27. What guilty was Vassilis Paleokostas found before breaking out of prison?

A. robbery and kidnapping B. murdering and bank robbery

C. kidnapping and murdering D. stealing and kidnapping

28. What is the prison Korydallos famous for?

A. Prison breakouts often happen here. B. It is near the port of Piraes.

C. It holds some most infamous criminals. D. It is the oldest prison in Athens.

29. Why is online bill pay safer than traditional methods?

A. Paper bill is usually easy stolen. B. Paper bill is not secret.

C. Online bill is faster. D. Online bill is more convenient.

30. What will be barriers for the development of online bill pay?

A. Online bill is not safe enough.

B. The technology is not mature.

C. Online-bill-pay services charge fee.

D. Most companies are not willing to accept it.