历届英语专业四级考试听力：2014年听力原文2

　　SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

　　News Item 1 (For Questions 21 and 22)

　　The family of Sarai Sierra, an American womanwho went missing in Istanbul nearly two weeksago,is in mourning after learning that Turkish police found her body Saturday.Turkish policefound the woman's body near ancient stone walls in Istanbul's Sarayburnu district.Policesuspected she had been killed at another location.Police told CNN's sister network CNNTurkthat the body of the 33-year-old mother of two showed signs of stab wounds.However,the police chief of Istanbul,Huseyin Capkin,said Sierra died from a blow to her head.Ninesuspects had been detained in connection with the woman's disappearance anddeath.Sierra's family and friends first sounded the alarm last weekafter she did not arrive on areturn flight from Istanbul on January 22.

　　News Item 2 (For Questions 23 and 24)

　　French forces say they have entered Kidal in the north of Mali,the last major town they have yetto secure in their drive against Islamist militants.French forces now control Kidal airport after anumber of aircraft,including helicopters,landed there last night.Islamist militants were reportedto have already left the townand it was unclear who was in charge.France --- the formercolonial power in Mali--- launched a military operation this month after Islamistmilitantsappeared to be threatening the south.French army spokesman confirms that "Frenchtroops were deployed overnight in Kidal".One regional security source told the Press thatFrench aircraft had landed at Kidaland that protection helicopters are in the sky.Kidal, 930miles north-east of the capital Bamako,was until recently under the control of the Islamistmilitants.

　　News Item 3 (For Questions 25 and 26)

　　US President Barack Obama has said the time has comefor a review on the US immigrationsystem.He made his case at a high school in Las Vegas,Nevada, a day after a group of senatorsoutlined a framework for reform.The White House and senators envisage a path tocitizenshipfor many of an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US.He notedthat the current system was "out of date and badly broken".Mr Obama's case for animmigration reform reflects a blueprint he rolled out in 2011,though that did not go far.MrObama now backs the Senate plan including making illegal immigrants pay taxes and fines,andsending them to the back of the queue before they can become American citizens.His 2011blueprint also focused on a path to permanent residency and eventual citizenship.After eightyears,individuals would be allowed to become legal permanent residentsand would eventuallybecome citizens five years later,according to his 2011 blueprint.

　　News Item 4 (For Questions 27 and 28)

　　In a suburb in northern Johannesburg South Africa, Lorraine Melvillis running around trying toorganize hospital visits for her clients staying in her guest house.She started herbusiness,"Surgeon and Safari,"back in 2000 and since then she has had people from all over theworldcome to her to facilitate their cosmetic procedures,and perhaps go on safari too."Formost people in the first-world economies like the UK,and especially in America,their biggestdesire is to go on African safari," she explains,"and yet their greatest want in their life was tohave plastic surgery,so why not put the two together?" Like most companies,however,Surgeon and Safari was hit by the global financial crisis,particularly as a number of Melvill'sclients were borrowing money to afford their procedures.However, whilst the United States andeurozone economies may have languished,Melvill says that she has benefited from the growthof some African countries' economies."There is a huge emergence of local Africansthat choseto come to South Africa for elective surgery,whether it be breast reduction,tummy tucks," shesays.

　　News Item 5 (For Question 29)

　　The bloodshed at In Amenas has left the oil and gas industrystruggling to come to terms withwhat it might mean for investment in risky countries.Bob Dudley,BP's chief executivesays thecompany is "reviewing security" at its other facilities in the region and around the world.Theattack is the worst tragedy of its kind in living memorydespite the energy industry's presencein many unstable regions.BP has "never experienced an attack on this scale before",MrDudley says.Security remains a top priority in countries such as Iraq,where there have beeninstances of workers being kidnapped.The perception of risk for foreign oil workers and theirfamilies in North Africa,has soared.

　　News Item 6 (For Question 30)

　　Shopping is a serious business in London whatever the season--- but it doesn't get much moreserious than this time of year.The UK's capital January sales sees throngs of dedicatedshopaholicscram its countless department stores,quirky boutiques and market stalls,keen toget their hands on the latest fashion trends and product offers.But it's not just domesticspending that's keeping the tills ringing in London.While the vibrant city's high-end stores areno strangers to overseas visitors,with those from the Middle East typically spending the most,asurprising new contender has emerged in recent times as a big spenderin the internationalmarket --- Nigeria.Nigeria's economic growth has averaged about 7.4% annually over the pastdecade,creating a wealthier Nigerian elite with a large spending power.At the sametime,however, robust economic growth has not reduced poverty in the country,with about twothirds of its population living on less than class="con">