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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 15Part 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.We’re headed to the Middle East now, where preliminary results from an election on Saturday indicate that at least six women will hold public office in Saudi Arabia. This is historic for the kingdom. Its government is a monarchy and this was the first election in which women were allowed to vote and run for office. The positions they were elected to mostly involve planning and development in the country.But there were some complaints about the election process. Critics say there were a limited number of registration centers. Some women told Human Rights Watch that they had trouble proving their identity and residency. Female candidates pointed out that they had to have separate campaign offices from male ones. And they weren’t able to speak to male voters.Still, this came as a significant change for Saturday. (137字)选自 CNN 时政1. Why is the election on Saturday significant?【答案】A) It wasthe first time women were allowed to vote.2. Which of the following statements concerning the complaints about the election process is NOT true?【答案】D) Female candidates had to use the same campaign offices as male ones.New Words and ExpressionsNews Report One1. preliminary [ prilimin?ri ] 初步的；开始的2. Saudi Arabia 沙特阿拉伯3. monarchy [m?n?ki] 君主政体；君主政治4. run for office 竞选公职5. registration [ ,red?istrei??n ] 登记；注册6. Human Rights Watch 人权观察 (一个非政府的国际组织,总部设在美国纽约,以调查、促进人权问题为主旨。)7. identity [ aident?ti ] 身份8. residency[ rezid?nsi ] 住处9. candidate [k?n