2010年英语专业四级考试新闻听力热词整理版

青年人英语专业四八级考试网http://www.qnr.cn/waiyu/ensiba/ Hoping to reemerge （重新出现） from bankruptcy protection as a new company within 60 to 90 days, GM will close 11 U.S. factories and idle three others to slash its operating costs.

The GM bankruptcy will also lead to the loss of hundreds of dealers and suppliers as well as hundreds of thousands of jobs.

However, an overnight statement from GM said the impact of its U.S. parent's bankruptcy will be minimal to its China business.

President Barack Obama has promised an additional 30 billion dollars to the carmaker.

2009-6-2 类型：灾难——法航失事

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says chances of finding any survivors are \board vanished over the Atlantic Ocean.

Air France said earlier the plane was probably hit by lightning and suffered an electrical failure while flying through a storm. The Airbus A330 left Rio de Janeiro on Sunday night for Paris.

The 228 people aboard were from 32 countries, most of whom are French and Brazilians. 8 Chinese nationals were also on board.

The French and Brazilian militaries have been searching around the area where the plane disappeared.

2009-6-2 类型：灾难——重庆山体滑坡

Rescuers have recovered seven bodies from the debris of Friday's landslide in southwest China, as the search continues to find the 65 people still missing.

More than 400 experts, technicians and rescuers have joined the operation in Chongqing.

So far they have carried out two explosions at the site to enable the drilling of holes in order to send food and air to 27 trapped miners. 2009-6-10 类型：灾难——巴基斯坦爆炸

At least 11 people have been killed in a suicide bomb blast at a five-star hotel in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar.

青年人英语专业四八级考试网http://www.qnr.cn/waiyu/ensiba/ A United Nations worker was among the dead. Dozens of others were inured. The huge explosion at the Pearl Continental Hotel also destroyed some 40 vehicles.

Witnesses said attackers first started firing at the guards when their vehicle was stopped at the hotel entrance. 2009-6-10 类型：国际政治——制裁朝鲜的决议

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council, along with Japan and South Korea, have reached agreement on a draft resolution（决议） in response to North Korea's recent nuclear test. The resolution includes a range of punitive measures that would severely curtail loans and money transfers to North Korea, as well as an arms embargo.

Diplomats say the earliest date for a vote at the Security Council is likely on Thursday.

2009-8-16 类型：恐怖主义——NATO喀布尔总部爆炸

A powerful suicide car bomb went off outside NATO headquarters Saturday, killing 7 Afghan civilians and wounded over 90 people.

Taliban militants who have vowed to derail the second presidential election in the post-Taliban country, claimed responsibility for the attack.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the car bomb attack in Kabul , voicing his concerns at \elections.

2009-8月20日 类型：灾难——台风莫拉克

Taiwan authorities say more than 600 people are listed dead or missing on the island after one of the island's worst typhoons swept across the island’s south.

The official death toll stands at 153 deaths and 464 missing. Rescue work is still under way.

According to the mainland's State Council Taiwan Affairs Office , relief funds donated from the Chinese mainland to Taiwan have already totaled over 781 million yuan (or 114 million U.S. dollars) .

The mainland says it is willing to provide more relief materials and equipment, including civilian helicopters, to Taiwan. 2009-9-16 类型：国际政治——鸠山上台

青年人英语专业四八级考试网http://www.qnr.cn/waiyu/ensiba/ Prime Minister Taro Aso（麻生太郎） and 17 other Cabinet ministers resigned on Wednesday, paving the way for the launch of a new coalition government scheduled later in the day.

The Democratic Party of Japan secured a landslide victory in the August 30th lower house election.

The DPJ-led coalition with the Social Democratic Party and People's New Party is set to assume the reins of government.

At the special Diet session to be held later in the day, DPJ President Yukio Hatoyama （鸠山由纪夫）will be voted in as the new prime minister 2009-9-25 类型：国际会议——G20开幕

The third G20 Summit has kicked off in Pittsburgh.

The two-day meeting will see leaders, including Chinese president Hu Jintao, coordinate their positions on global economic recovery, financial regulatory reform and world trade issues.

G20 Leaders will also coordinate on their macro economic policies to ensure the world economy will grow in a sustainable and more balanced pattern.

2009-9-30 类型：国际政治——美国和北约改善和俄罗斯关系

U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States and NATO want to improve relations with Russia, defending its new missile defense system could lead to further collaboration with Russia.

Obama spoke to reporters after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in the White House.

Obama reiterated the necessity of missile defense deployment in Europe, unveiling a \continent.

2009-10-2 类型：灾难——印尼地震

A Indonesian official says the death toll from Wednesday's earthquake could reach thousands as many victims are still trapped under the rubble. The head of the United Nations Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes has put the death toll from the 7.6-magnitude quake in West Sumatra at 1,100.

青年人英语专业四八级考试网http://www.qnr.cn/waiyu/ensiba/ Rescue efforts have been disrupted by the damaged roads and

telecommunication system and power supply which are still paralyzed. And heavy rain was pouring down in the hardest-hit area of Padang. A second 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked western Indonesia Thursday while rescuers struggled to reach survivors of the previous day's quake. 2009-10-2 类型：体育——里约热内卢获得2016奥运主办权

Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympics after winning a landslide victory over Madrid in the final round of voting among International Olympic Committee members on Friday. In an astonishing start to the voting, Chicago, the odds-on favorite, went out in the first round, despite receiving unprecedented support from United States President Barack Obama and the first lady. Rio will be the first South American city to host the Games. IOC President Jacques Rogge made the announcement after three rounds of votes.

Rio won the bid after beating rivals Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid. 2009-10-8 类型：旅游——国内黄金周数据

China's railways will embrace a new round of travel peak as millions of travelers start returning home after the eight-day National Day holiday. Short-distance trips became popular, making the high-speed bullet trains packed with travelers.

The China Tourism Academy forecasted before the holiday that the number of tourists on China's mainland could surpass 200 million. Tourist income was expected to be more than 100 billion yuan, roughly 15 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 25 percent over the same period of last year. 2009-10-9 类型：未定——奥巴马获得诺贝尔和平奖

President Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The first African-American to win the White House, Obama was praised by the

Norwegian Nobel Committee for \international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.\

\world's attention and given its people hope for a better future,\committee said. \