SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文: The cook who feeds British workers on a North Sea oil rig has beaten off a challenge by 5,000 other cooks to reach the finals of the International Indian Chef of the Year competition. Rajiv Pathak was one of the eight finalists announced on Saturday. The contestants will have three hours to prepare and present their ideal four-dish Indian meal in Edinburgh on February 2
When did the head chef Rajiv Pathak was announced as one of the finalists?
A. It was three hours ago.
B. It was in the last week.
C. It was on Saturday.
D. It was on February 25.
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听力原文: European leaders, trying to end their bitter dispute over Iraq, warned Saddam Hussein on Monday he faces a "last chance" to disarm, but gave no deadline and said U.N. weapons inspectors must have more time to finish their work. The statement came at the end of a European Union emergency summit on the crisis with Baghdad. Diplomats insisted they had healed the rift (裂口;空隙;分歧) over U.S. calls for military action. But significant divisions remained, with some states saying the United Nations could still disarm Iraq peacefully. "War is not inevitable. Force should be used only as a last resort. It is for the Iraqi regime to end this crisis by complying fully with the demands of the Security Council," the 15 nations said in the joint declaration. That was seen as a setback for Germany, which has opposed war under any circumstances.
European leaders trying to give Saddam Hussein
A. a last resort.
B. a warning.
C. a deadline.
D. a setback.
A.To let many people see their works.B.To earn money from the sale of calendars.C.To p
A. To let many people see their works.
B. To earn money from the sale of calendars.
C. To portray the cruelty of hunting.
D. To create gifts for people who bought them.
听力原文: For the past few weeks we have been discussing national energy conservation alternatives for the future. Today I am going to talk about what one community is presently doing to conserve energy. The people of Davis, California, have succeeded in cutting their energy consumption by one third since 1973. The first energy-saving action that was taken in the early 70's was the legislation of strict building codes.
All new houses in Davis must have the proper insulation so that heat will not escape unnecessarily during the winter. New houses must also face north or south so that they will not be overheated by the sun in summer. The laws have had a definite effect.
Since 1976 there has been a 50 percent saving in the amount of natural gas and electricity used in heating and air-conditioning. There are other energy-saving features about Davis. Buses, partially supported by the city, transport university students throughout the area. There are 24 miles of bicycle paths, and today there are twice as many bicycles as cars in the city. By reducing the available parking space, the City Council has succeeded in reducing the number of cars in the city every day. Another benefit of the reduced parking is the greater number of small cars.
People are saving gas because they are choosing not to drive or because they are driving fuel economical cars. Davis, California, has become an energy-saving model for other cities. Time is up for today. Next week we'll return to our regular topic of national energy alternatives.
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A. Bicycles and cars.
Building codes.
C. Energy conservation.
D. New housing construction.
According to the passage, more and more tiny e-noses are meeting the requirements of human
A. improvements in chip technology and pattern-recognition techniques
B. disease detection and disaster prevention
C. expensive prices and prompt introduction of the models
D. improvements in the olfactory abilities of our built-in sensors