新闻两篇

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.

1. A) A man was pulled to safety after a building collapse.

B) A beam about ten feet long collapsed to the ground.

C) A rescue worker got trapped in the basement.

D) A deserted 100-year-old building caughtfire. 

2. A) He suffered a fatal injury in an accident.

B) He once served in a fire department.

C) He was collecting building materials.

D) He moved into his neighbor’s old house.

(1) Rescue crews pulled a man to safety after a collapse at a construction site in Brooklyn on Tuesday. The incident happened on the 400 block of Rutland Road just after 12:30 pm. The fire department of New York says the vacant 100-year-old building being pulled down partially collapsed. A man described as a “non-worker civilian” was buried up to his waist in the basement.(2) The man was collecting building materials when the first floor collapsed underneath him. He was trapped under a beam about 10 feet below the surface for nearly an hour and a half. The man was then taken to hospital. Officials say he is in a stable condition with non-life threatening injuries. The building was reportedly purchased by a neighboring church in 2011. It was the site of a 2006 fire and has remained vacant ever since.

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.

3. A) Improve the math skills of high school teachers.

B) Change British people’s negative view of maths.

C) Help British people understand their paychecks.

D) Launch a campaign to promote maths teaching.

4. A) Children take maths course at an earlier age.

B) The public sees the value of math in their life.

C) British people know how to do elementary calculations.

D) Primary school teachers understand basic maths concepts.

Millions of people are struggling to understand their paychecks or calculate money in shops. Campaigners have said. (3) Being bad at math should no longer be seen as a “badge of honor” or down to genetics according to national numeracy, a new organization which aims to challenge the nations negative view of the subject. Chris Humphries, chairman of the group, said the poor math skills can affect individual’s life, leaving them at a higher risk of been excluded from school or out of work. Figures from a government survey, published last year, show that 17 million adults in England have basic math skills that are, at best, the same as an 11-year-old he said. Speaking of the launch national numeracy, Mr. Humphries said: “that’s a scary figure, because what it means is they often can’t calculate or give change. Mike Ellicock, chief executive of National numeracy, said, “We want to challenge this ‘I can’t do math’ attitude that is prevalent in the UK. (4) Adding that is vital that all primary school teachers understand key math concepts as young children who failed to learn the basics will suffer later on.