四六级听力训练（二） | 节日类短新闻听力练习及备考干货
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节日类短新闻：Global Holidays
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News item 1
Listen to the news report and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
1. A) He was born on April 22.
B) He is the founder of English Language Day.
C) His plays stopped being published after his death.
D) He has been called the greatest writer in the English language.
2. A) To honor William Shakespeare.
B) To popularize English language.
C) To celebrate multilingualism and different cultures.
D) To encourage people to learn the six languages mentioned in the news.
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Keys：1.D 2.C
News item 2
Listen to the news report and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
1. A) Fat Tuesday.
B) Mardi Gras.
C) Farewell to meat.
D) Fast.
2. A) It is one of the oldest carnivals worldwide.
B) It is the highest holy event of Italy.
C) It takes place after Easter.
D) It lasts for 40 days.
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Keys：1.C 2.A
News item 3
Listen to the news report and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
1. A) To fight for a 45 percent discount.
B) To kick off a £6 billion six-day spending spree.
C) To leave businesses desperate to shift a build-up of stock.
D) To flock to the High Street to buy last-minute presents.
2. A) Because Christmas falls on a Friday.
B) Because Christmas falls on a Thursday.
C) Because Saturday is the most stressful shopping day of this year.
D) Because the autumn is mild and Black Friday is unexpectedly low.
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Keys：1.D 2.A
听力原文及节日类短新闻语言特点
练习过后，让我们一起查漏补缺总结经验吧~首先来看听力原文：
News item 1
Happy English Language Day! English Language Day is celebrated each year on April 23 — the date when tradition says William Shakespeare was born. Shakespeare has been called the greatest writer in the English language. His plays continue to be published, performed in theaters and seen in films almost 400 years after his death.
The first English Language Day was the result of work by the United Nations. A few years ago, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization created Language Day for each of the UN’s six official languages.
The aim was to celebrate multilingualism— the use of different languages around the world— and different cultures.Another goal was to campaign for equal use of all six official languages throughout the United Nations. The other five languages are Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.
问题：
1.What do we learn about William Shakespeare?
2.What was one of the aims of creating Language Day?
News item 2
The canals of Venice, Italy were packed with boats this week to launch a period of celebration leading up to Lent. The city kicks off its Carnival with a boat parade.
“Carnival” means “farewell to meat,” and Carnival covers the days leading to a period of denial, called Lent. Some observant Christians will also fast during holy days in the Lenten period. Those 40 days lead to Easter, the highest holy day for Christians.
The Venice Carnival lasts until Shrove Tuesday, also known as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras, on February 9.
The Venice Carnival is one of the world’s oldest and most colorful. It includes the boat parade in Venice’s famous canals, a ball where people dress in beautiful costumes, and the king’s banquet. People from all over the world come to Venice’s festival.
问题：
1.What does “Carnival” mean?
2.What do we learn about the Venice Carnival?
News item 3
Discounts are expected to average 45 percent on what some see as the most stressful shopping day of the year, according to Deloitte.
Bargain-hunters are expected to flock to the High Street to buy last-minute presents on the busiest day in the Christmas shopping calendar. Around 12.6 million Britons are expected to hit the sales in search of cut-price buys, according to the Center for Retail Research.
A mild autumn and unexpectedly low Black Friday sales have left businesses desperate to shift a build-up of stock, industry experts said. And thanks to Christmas falling on a Friday this year, Panic Saturday is expected to kick off a £6 billion six-day spending spree— 23 percent more than the same period last year when Christmas Day fell on a Thursday.
问题：
1.What are the bargain-hunters expected to do?
2.Why is Panic Saturday expected to kick off a six-day spending spree?
接下来，总结一下节日类短新闻语言特点和考试注意事项吧！
No.1
开门见山，用语平实，大量引用
与节日相关的报道具有生动、鲜活和真实的特点。新闻导语一般采用开门见山的叙述方式，直奔主题。在用词方面较多使用平实的常用词。语言风格上，为凸显信息的可靠性，往往引用大量的数据或引用专家、当事人等的观点，往往以“某某专家认为”、“某某人说”的方式呈现。
No.2
关注背景知识、庆祝活动及参与者
语言与文化相互影响、相互作用，理解语言必须了解文化。学习者应积累节日名称，同时了解节日的由来。庆祝活动的参与者也往往会成为新闻听力的设题重点。如情人节庆祝呈现全球化趋势，圣诞节已不仅仅是教徒庆祝的节日等都体现了参与者对节日的看法和影响。
节日名称
Black Friday 黑色星期五
Carnival 狂欢节
Chinese Lantern Festival 元宵节
Christmas 圣诞节
Columbus Day 哥伦布日
Easter 复活节
Halloween 万圣节
Lent 大斋期
spendind spree 疯狂购物
Valentine's Day 情人节
Panic Saturday 恐慌星期六（圣诞节前最后一个周六，也是零售商大笔捞金的日子）
背景知识
如 Saint Patrick’s Day 不是美国人的节日，而是爱尔兰人的节日，他们在每年的 3 月 17 日举行纪念圣帕特里克的活动；Boxing Day 不是拳击日，而是节礼日，是英国与大多英联邦国家在12 月 26 日庆祝的公众假期等。
No.3
常用句型
（1）We’re getting close to Thanksgiving.
感恩节即将来临。
（2）The UK family holiday has evolved and changed over the years.
这些年来，英国家庭的假期活动有所改变。
（3）The Chinese Lantern Festival this year coincides with Valentine’s Day.
今年中国的元宵节遇上了情人节。
（4）Some believe the tradition comes from the ancient Romans more than two thousand years ago.
有人认为这一传统始于两千多年前的古罗马。
（5）The canals of Venice, Italy were packed with boats this week to launch a period of celebration leading up to Lent.
本周意大利威尼斯的运河挤满了船只。大斋期前的庆祝活动开始了。
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