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第二部分大学英语四级听力新题型原文与解析Practice Test 3Part II Tape Script of Listening Comprehension?Section ADirections: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.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is promising to take a hard line against Palestinians who have unleashed a wave of attacks against Israelis, but says he does not want to anger Israel’s allies. Netanyahu and his top security chiefs held a special news conference Thursday evening after another day where at least five Israelis were stabbed. The Prime Minister is seeking to ease friction at a disputed religious site in Jerusalem. Robert Berger reports.“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has barred Israeli Cabinet ministers and members of parliament from visiting the Mosque of Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, known to Jews as the Temple Mount. Israel hopes to ease tensions, after riots at the holy place sparked a wave of Palestinian stabbing and shooting attacks over the past week. The mosque and golden Dome of the Rock mark the third holiest place in Islam.For Jews it is the site of the two biblical temples and the holiest place of all. Robert Berger, Jerusalem.”(Adapted from /html/radio/201510109020.html.)1. What is the news report mainly about?【答案】C) Swearing to be severe on Palestinians, Netanyahu does not want to anger Israel’s allies.2. WhyNetanyahu has barred Israeli senior officials from visiting the Mosque of Al-Aqsa compound?【答案】B) Because he wants to ease tensions.New Words and ExpressionsNews Report One1.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 以色列总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡2.take a hard line againstsomebody 对…采取强硬手段3.Pales