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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 5Part II Tape Script of Listening ComprehensionSection 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).Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.U.S. President Barack Obama has made a new plan to fight climate change, called the Clean Power Plan. He said it was a project to protect America’s economy and health. He wants America to switch from coal to renewable energy. Power plants must cut carbon emissions a lot by 2030. He said: “This is our moment to get this right and leave something better for our kids….We may not be able to reverse it.”Obama said the plan would benefit the nation’s health. It will stop 3,600 premature deaths and 1,700 heart attacks each year. There will be fewer missed work and school days because of sickness. America could save up to $34 billion a year on health. Not everyone thinks the plan is a good idea. Jeb Bush said it would, “throw countless people out of work, and increase everyone’s energy prices”.Adapted from: /1508/150806-clean-energy.html1. What is the news report mainly about? 【答案】D) A new project to combat climate change.2. According to Obama, what benefit will the plan bring?【答案】B) It will stop some premature deaths and heart attacks each year.New Words and Expressions1. Clean Power Plan 清洁能源计划2. project [pr?d?ekt] 项目，计划3. renewable energy 再生能源4. carbon emission [imi?(?)n] 碳排放5. reverse [riv??s] 颠倒6. premature [prem?t??(r)]比预期早的7. energy prices能源成本Difficult Sentences【译文】该计划每年将减少600例过早死亡和1700例心脏病的发作。【译文】杰布·布什说该计划将使无数人失业，并且会增加个人能源成本。Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.A price comparison website for fligh