2001年英语专业八级考试听力真题：C

　　SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

　　Questions 11 and 12 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item , you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.
　　11. Mike Tyson was put in prison last August because he ___.
　　A. violated the traffic law
　　B. illegally attacked a boxer
　　C. attacked sb. after a traffic accident
　　D. failed to finish his contract

　　12. The license granted to Tyson to fight will be terminated ___.
　　A. by the end of the year
　　B. in over a year
　　C. in August
　　D. in a few weeks

　　Question 13 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you wil l be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.
　　13. The Russian documents are expected to draw great attention because ___.
　　A. they cover the whole story of the former US president
　　B. the assassin used to live in the former Soviet Union
　　C. they are the only official documents released about Kennedy
　　D. they solved the mystery surrounding Kennedy’s assassination

　　Question 14 and 15 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. New listen to the news.
　　14. In the recent three months, Hong Kong’s unemployment rate has ___.
　　A. increased slowly
　　B. decreased gradually
　　C. stayed steady
　　D. become unpredictable

　　15. According to the news, which of the following statements is TRUE?
　　A. Business conditions have worsened in the past three months.
　　B. The past three months have seen a declining trend in job offers.
　　C. The rise of unemployment rate in some sectors equals the fall in others.
　　D. The unemployment rate in all sectors of the economy remains unchanged.