英语新闻听力教程 学生用书

第一章 英语新闻电台介绍 1

一、美国之音新闻介绍 1

二、英国广播公司新闻介绍 11

第二章 英语新闻的文体特点 14

一、英语新闻标题的特点 15

二、英语新闻导语的特点 18

三、英语新闻的文体结构 21

四、英语新闻的语言特点 25

第三章 英语广播新闻听力与应试技巧 30

一、英语广播新闻听力技巧 30

二、英语广播新闻听力应试技巧 31

第四章 政治新闻 36

News Item 1 Remembering the Attacks of Sept.11 36

News Item 2 Bush Appoints Commission to Investigate Intelligence Failures 38

News Item 3 French PM Jean-Pierre Raffarin Unveils Reshuffled Cabinet 40

News Item 4 Controversies Surround Clinton Continue 41

News Item 5 Kerry Narrowly Defeats Edwards in Wisconsin Primary 43

News Item 6 UN Experts Head to Iraq to Study Possibility of Elections 45

News Item 7 Government Victory in Georgia Parliament Vote Raises Expectations 47

News Item 8 Middle East Remains a Headache of the World 49

第五章 社会新闻 51

News Item 1 Blindness/World Sight Day 51

News Item 2 America Under Terrorists'Attack 53

News Item 3 Art Auction Anticipates Anxious Buyers 54

News Item 4 European Court Rule on Cut-Price Products 55

News Item 5 Brief News of Internet and Music 57

News Item 6 Downey Arrested for Drug Possession 58

News Item 7 Shake-up in the Airline Industry 60

News Item 8 Buddhist Temple Uncovered Priceless Murals 61

第六章 经济新闻 64

News Item 1 Russia Discusses Oil Cuts 64

News Item 2 Daimler-Chrysler Profit Plunge 65

News Item 3 BP Buys E.ON Oil Business 66

News Item 4 Interest Rate and World Economy 67

News Item 5 Euro:the Visible Symbol of EU 69

News Item 6 Shell Makes$13 Billion Profit 70

News Item 7 Argentine Economy Faces Uncertain Future 71

第七章 文化新闻 74

News Item 1 Spider-Man the Movie 74

News Item 2 Fall of a Super Star:George Harrison 75

News Item 3 Love Parade in Berlin 77

News Item 4 New Star Wars Movie/Food Songs/Seeds of Peace 78

News Item 5 Silk Road Folk Life Festival 80

News Item 6 People in America—Maria Callas 82

News Item 7 Memorial Day 84

News Item 1 International Education Plan 86

第八章 教育新闻 86

News Item 2 Schools Around the World 87

News Item 3 Teacher Shortage 88

News Item 4 Growing US Sex Education Trend in Teaching Abstinence 90

News Item 5 Foreign Exchange Students Say Good-bye to US 91

News Item 6 Personal Finance Education in the U.K 93

News Item 7 Controversy Over Sex Education in the United States 94

第九章 体育新闻 96

News Item 1 NY Governor Announces Joint Bid with Quebec Province for Olympics 96

News Item 2 Skating:Chinese Pair Win First Medals at World Championships 97

News Item 3 African Americans Strive to Bring Equality to Golf 98

News Item 4 Former VOA Staffer Serves as Translator for NBA Star Yao Ming 100

News Item 5 Snow Tubing Becomes Fun Alternative at US Ski Resorts 102

News Item 6 Controversy Swirls Around Cricket World Cup 104

第十章军事新闻 107

News Item 1 Afghanistan Braces for More Attacks 107

News Item 2 Hamas,Islamic Jihad Announce End of Cease-Fire 109

News Item 3 Iraq Rejects President Bush's Ultimatum 111

News Item 4 British Soldier Killed in Basra 114

News Item 5 Coalition Planes Hit New Targets in and around Baghdad 116

News Item 6 Mideast Peace Failures Affect Ordinary Arabs and Jews 118

News Item 1 Freezing Food 121

第十一章 科技新闻 121

News Item 2 Lightning Safety 122

News Item 3 No Link Between Some High-Carbohydrate Foods and Cancer 123

News Item 4 Garlic May Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer 125

News Item 5 Astronomers Discover New Nearby Galaxy 126

News Item 6 WHO Trying to Track Do？ Cause of Unknown Respiratory Illness 128

News Item 7 Could Insects Be Used as Instruments of Biological Warfare? 130

News Item 8 NASA Set to Launch New Space Telescope 132

第十二章 宗教新闻 136

News Item 1 Jewish Americans Observe Rosh Hashanah 136

News Item 2 Halloween:Time to Act Out Fantasies 138

News Item 3 Religious Leaders Urge Respect and Tolerance 141

News Item 4 Adopt-a-Sailor Provides a Touch of Home on Thanksgiving Day 143

News Item 5 Zen Buddhist Monastery Thrives in the Catskills 145

第十三章 事件新闻 148

News Item 1 Doctors without Borders 148

News Item 2 Deadly Bombings Unify Iraq's Shi'ite Muslims 149

News Item 3 Police Clash with Demonstrators in Salzburg 152

News Item 4 Hajj Stampede Kills 244 Worshippers 153

News Item 5 Moscow Metro Explosion May Have Been Accidental,Say Investigators 155

News Item 6 Three US Soldiers Die in Iraq Attack 157

News Item 7 Death Toll Rises in Iran Train Explosion 158

附 录 特别英语新闻词汇表 161