四六級網站釋出聽力部分改革資訊，具體情況為：四級聽力佔全卷比例35%，總比例不變。新聞聽力三段，佔比7%(新增);長對話兩段，佔比8%(舊題型);短文聽力三篇，佔比20%(每題2%，分值增加);也就是說，四級新增了新聞。下面yjbys為大家帶來部分就是新增環節的題目，原文和簡單分析，一起來看看吧！
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
1. A) Christmas-time attacks made by Somali rebels.
B) An explosion at a bus station in central Nairobi.
C) The killing of more than 70 Ugandans in Kampala.
D) Blasts set off by a Somali group in Uganda’s capital.
2. A) On Christmas Eve. C) During a security check.
B) Just before midnight. D) In the small hours of the morning.
解析：
1，視聽一致。ACD雖然也有部分單詞被讀到，但屬於拼湊起來的選項，搭配不對，可直接排除。
2，視聽一致。
聽力原文：
Kenyan police say one person was killed and 26 injured in (1) an explosion at a bus station in central Nairobi. The blast hit a bus about to set off for the Ugandan capital Kampala. Last July, the Somali group al-Shababsaid it was behind the blasts in the Ugandan capital which killed more than 70 people. Will Ross reports from the Kenyan capital.
The explosion happened beside a bus which was about to set off for an overnight journey from Nairobi to the Ugandan capital Kampala. Some eyewitnesses report that a bag was about to be loaded on board, but it exploded (2)during a security check. Windows of the red bus were left smashed, and blood could be seen on the ground beside the vehicle. Just hours earlier, Uganda’s police chief had warned of possible Christmas-time attacks by Somali rebels.
1. What is the news report mainly about?
2. When did the incident occur?
原文翻譯：
肯亞警方表示，內羅畢中部一個巴士停車場發生的爆炸造成1人死亡，26人受傷。爆炸襲擊了準備前往烏干達首都坎帕拉的一輛大巴車。去年7月份，索馬利亞組織青年黨宣稱為烏干達首都造成70多人死亡的爆炸事件負責。Will Ross在肯亞首都報道。
爆炸發生在準備夜間從內羅畢開往烏干達首都坎帕拉的一輛大巴車旁邊。一些目擊者稱，一個包裹即將被裝上車，但是在安檢的過程中爆炸。這輛紅色巴士的車窗被炸碎，車輛旁邊的地面上可以看到血跡。就在幾個小時前，烏干達警察局長已經警告聖誕節期間索馬利亞反叛分子可能製造襲擊的危險。
生詞解析;
rebel n.叛亂者 v.造反
explosion n.爆炸
blast n.爆炸;(爆炸引起的)氣浪
overnight adj.夜間的`;只供一夜的
security check 安檢
smash v.打碎
Kenya n.肯亞
Kenyan adj.肯亞的; n.肯亞人
Nairobi n.內羅畢(肯亞首都)
Uganda n.烏干達
Kampala n.坎帕拉(烏干達首都)
al-Shabab 索馬利亞激進伊斯蘭組織青年黨
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
3. A) It is likely to close many of its stores.
B) It is known for the quality of its goods.
C) It remains competitive in the recession.
D) It will expand its online retail business.
4. A) Expand its business beyond groceries.
B) Fire 25,000 of its current employees.
C) Cut its DVD publishing business.
D) Sell the business for one pound.
解析:：
3：視聽一致
4：視聽一致。ABC三個干擾選項並列被讀到，都排除，不需要等待問題。
聽力原文：
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
Woolworths is one of the best known names on the British High Street. It’s been in business nearly a century. (3)Many of its 800 stores are likely to close following the company’s decision to call in administrators after an attempt to (4)sell the business for a token 1 failed.
The company has huge debts. The immediate cause for the collapse has been Britain’s slide toward recession, which has cut into consumer spending. However, the business had been in trouble for years.
Known for low-priced general goods, Woolworths has struggled in the face of competition from supermarkets expanding beyond groceries and a new generation of internet retailers.
Many of the store group’s 25,000 employees are likely to lose their jobs. Some profitable areas such as the DVD publishing business will survive.
3. What do we learn about Woolworths from the news report?
4. What did Woolworths attempt to do recently?
背景介紹：
英國家喻戶曉的老牌零售商 Woolworths 瀕臨倒閉。這家有著99年歷史的企業很可能會關閉其下的幾百家連鎖超市，其上萬名員工將會面臨失業危機。
生詞解析：
recession n.經濟衰退
