Section A

Directions：In this section，you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report，you will hear two or three questions.Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question，you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A），B），C）and D）.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.

1.A）It suffered a severe system failure at 13，000 feet.

B）It was for the Russian Republic of Dagestan.

C）It carried 150 people.

D）It managed to land down safely.

2.A）Vnukovo and Domodedovo. C）Domodedovo and Vnukovo.

B）Vnukovo and Dagestan. D）Domodedovo and Dagestan.

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.

3.A）It is the first of a series of civil rights actions in US.

B）It was started from Selma，Alabama several days ago.

C）It lays the foundation for enforcement of federal civil rights laws.

D）It was announced by US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

4.A）To improve the teaching of English-language learners.

B）To better the education of immigrants.

C）To entitle every student equal rights to education.

D）To find out the reasons of low achievements.

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.

5.A）Oxygen. B）Ancient weather. C）Carbon dioxide. D）Temperature.

6.A）Because they belong to different countries.

B）Because they compete against each other.

C）Because they want to confirm their findings.

D）Because there are too many pieces of ice for only one team.

7.A）The weather must have been warmer. C）The weather had remained almost the same.

B）The weather must have been colder. D）The weather had changed a lot.