上篇: 新闻听力入门
Economic Reports
News Reports 3
Report 1 E-Commerce Challenges Traditional Stores 3
Report 2 Former American Treasury Secretary Talks about US-China Economic Ties 5
Report 3 World Not Prepared to Deal with the Fast Growth of Cities 6
Report 4 World Bank Makes Predictions for Global Economy 8
Listening Practices 12
Education Reports
News Reports 17
Report 1 What to Do about “Reverse Brain Drain” in US? 17
Report 2 Academic Titles at American Universities 19
Report 3 East Asian Educators Look to US Schools for Ideas 20
Report 4 Comparing American and Chinese Parents 22
Listening Practices 27
Health Reports
News Reports 33
Report 1 WHO: People Needing Healthcare Should Not Go Broke 33
Report 2 Seeking HIV Tests for All in US Age 15－65 35
Report 3 Overweight Children in Developing Countries 36
Report 4 What Do You Know about the Common Cold? 38
Listening Practices 42
Technology Reports
News Reports 47
Report 1 IBM Says Computers Will See, Taste, Smell, Touch and Hear Things Better in the Future 47
Report 2 Tablet Computers Most Wanted Gift This Holiday 49
Report 3 Mobile Telephones Changing Lives in Africa 51
Report 4 Paying Tech Talents to Drop Out of College 52
Listening Practices 56
Agriculture Reports
News Reports 62
Report 1 Surviving a Drought: A Farmer’s Old-fashioned Lessons 62
Report 2 Putting Agriculture at the Center of Climate Talks 64
Report 3 Food Shortages in South Sudan 66 Report 4 New Law in US Aims to Increase Food Safety 67
Listening Practices 72
下篇: 标准英语新闻
Presidential Election
News Reports 79
Report 1 In Close Race, Obama Battles for Second Term 79
Report 2 Obama Victory Driven by Economy, Turnout 81
Report 3 Gordon Brown Promises a New Settlement for New Times 82
Report 4 Conservative David Cameron Wins 84
Listening Practices 88
Nuclear Issues
News Reports 90
Report 1 Iran Pledges New Initiatives Ahead of Crucial Nuclear Talks 90
Report 2 Japan Nuclear Crisis Continues 92
Report 3 White House Lays out Nuclear Summit Goals, Agenda 93
Report 4 Obama to Pursue Nuclear Safety, Security and Nonproliferation at Summit
95
Listening Practices 98
Middle East Issues
News Reports 101
Report 1 Israelis, Palestinians Face Sharp Challenges in 2013 101
Report 2 US Envoy Mitchell Launches Mideast Peace Mission 102
Report 3 Netanyahu Settlement Vow May Complicate Mideast Peace Talks 104
Report 4 Moderates in Middle East May Suffer if Israeli-Hamas
Con.ict Continues Unabated 105
Listening Practices 109
Economy Globalization
News Reports 112
Report 1 Global Meltdown Worse than Expected 112
Report 2 Global Wages Drop Despite Economic Recovery 113
Report 3 Global Markets Finish 2008 on Positive Note 115
Report 4 World Leaders Continue Efforts to Stem Financial Crisis 116
Listening Practices 120
Europe’s Financial Crisis
News Reports 123
Report 1 Pressure Mounts on Greece to Seek International Debt Relief 123
VIIReport 2 Greece Eurozone Exit Would Be Felt Worldwide 124
Report 3 Spain’s Economic Crisis Sparks Catalonia Independence Drive 126
Report 4 Cyprus Banks Reopen, Bailout Negotiations Continue 127
Listening Practices 130
BRICS Nations
News Reports 132 Report 1 BRICS Summit Ends Without Development Bank Deal 132 Report 2 BRICS Nations Weigh Development Funding 133
Report 3 BRICS Push for Political Clout 134
Report 4 BRICS Bank Provides Opportunities for Africa 135
Listening Practices 137
Climate Change
News Reports 140
Report 1 Slow Progress on Curbing Deforestation Expected at Climate Conference 140
Report 2 African Rainforests Continue to Face Challenges 141
Report 3 Agriculture, Major Player in Climate Change 143
Report 4 Amid Gloomy Climate News, Doha Conference Enter Final Week 145
Listening Practices 148
附录1.练习参考答案及听力文本. 151.
Chapter One 151
Chapter Two 160
Chapter Three 169
Chapter Four 178
VIIIChapter Five 188
Chapter Six 197
Chapter Seven 200 Chapter Eight 203 Chapter Nine 206 Chapter Ten 209 Chapter Eleven 211 Chapter Twelve 214
附录2.新闻报道常见国际组织名称及缩写.217.
附录3.联合国会员国中英文名称.221.
