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第三周 听力新闻 留篇章页。 星期1 Monday 3大考点归纳 今日讲堂 新闻报导的试题设置偏重于考查主题、数字以及各类人物对某一事物的态度等。既考查考生的综合概括能力，又考查考生对细节的捕捉与理解解能力。有关主题的时间、地点、人物和事件内容都是考点，同时新事物的特征以及事物的新颖之处也是常考之处。 一、考查主题把握 此考点主要考查考生对整篇新闻的主题或新闻发生的背景情况的把握，主要测试考生的综合归纳能力。考生只有掌握整篇材料的主题思想与真实意图，才能做出正确的选择。 常见的提问方式有： Which is the main idea of the news item ? What does the news item mainly report? What is the main message of the news item? 【例1】（10-6） 6. What is the main idea of the news item? [A] Sony developed a computer chip for cell phones. [B] Japan will market its wallet phone abroad. [C] The wallet phone is one of the wireless innovations. [D] Reader devices are available at stores and stations. “Japan will start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation’s popular wallet-phone.” A government official said Tuesday. Although Japan boasts some of the most sophisticated cell-phones in the world, the nation has failed to make its handsets, wireless technology and mobile services hits outside of Japan. Among the wireless innovations Japan hopes to peddle is the wallet-phone. The technology relies on a tiny computer chip embedded in each cell-phone which communicates with a reader-device at stores, train stations and vending machines for cashless payments. This tiny computer chip was developed by Japanese Electronics and Entertainment Company — Sony Corporation. 【分析】选[B]。新闻一开始就谈到日本将向海外市场积极推广移动技术，尤其是颇具人气的手机钱包。后面还具体介绍了这种技术的原理和应用，因此答案为[B]。 二、考查细节捕捉 此考点主要考查考生对新闻事实细节的识记能力，如时间、地点、人物、事件、数字等。 此类题的答案有两种情况，一种是材料直接提供；一种是细节的同义转述或数字的简单计算。 此类题主要考查考生的记忆能力，只要听清、记准，便不难做出最佳选择。 【例2】（10-7） 7. Which of the following is mentioned as the government’s measure to control inflation? [A] Foreign investment. [B] Donor support. [C] Price control. [D] Bank prediction. Zimbabwe’s inflation rate has soared in the past three months and is now at 11.2 million percent, the highest in the world, according to the country’s central statistical office. Official figures dated Monday show inflation has surged from the rate of 2.2 milli