新时代大学英语泛听教程1 课件 U12 Revision .pptx

Unit12

Revision

SectionAQuestions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.A.Never.B.Once.C.Twice.D.Threetimes.2.A.Britain’sannualrateofCPIwaspusheddownbylowertravelcostsasaresultofan earlyChristmas.B.UKisfacing“damagingdeflation”.C.PricesintheeurozonehavebeenfallingforfourmonthssinceApril.D.It’sestimatedthateurozoneinflationwouldstaynearzerountilautumn.Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

KEY1.B 2.D

SCRIPTBritain’sannualrateofconsumerpriceinflationfellbelowzeroforthefirsttimein55years.ThenumberswerepartlypusheddownbylowertravelcostsasaresultoftheearlyEaster.?Thelatestdatashowsconsumerpricesfalling0.1percentinAprilcomparedwitha-year-agoperiod,missingearlierforecasts.Basedoncomparableestimatesgoingbacktobeforeofficialrecordsfortheindexbegan,officialsaysitwasthefirsttimethatCPIcameinnegativesince1960.?TheUK’sfinanceminister,though,saysthecountryisnotfacing“damagingdeflation”.?Meanwhile,pricesremainedflatyear-on-yearinAprilintheeurozone,endingfourmonthsoffalls.Coreinflationrose0.2percentmonth-on-monthfora0.7percentyear-on-yearincrease.?TheECBexpectseurozoneinflationtostaynearzerountilautumn.?

NextpageQuestions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.HowmanytimesdidBritain’sannualrateofconsumerpriceinflationfallbelowzerointhepast55yearsaccordingtothenewsreport?2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

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