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Section A
New Report One
A poisonous fish which has a sting strong enough to kill a human is invading the Mediterranean, warned scientists Za scientists. [Q1]The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (UICN) has raised concerns after the poisonous fish was spotted in the waters around Turkey, Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean. Native to the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, the potentially deadly fish has poisonous hooks and a painful sting capable of killing people. Although fatalities are rare, the stings can cause extreme pain and stop people breathing. The fish, often known as Devil Firefish, is a highly invasive species.[Q2] And environmentalists fear its arrival could endanger other types of marine life. After being spotted in the Mediterranean, a marine scientist says, 「The fish is spreading, and that’s a cause for concern.」
Q1: What is reported in the news? A
看選項 fish, Mediterranean, native species, 猜測本題跟某些水域海洋及物種相關，本題考主旨大意，前兩句大意在給出一種足以可以置人於死地的魚在侵略了地中海領域後，給出這種有毒的魚被發現了，poisonous 和strong enough to kill a man 對應了A 選項的deadly , spottd 原文重現，地點也對，選A.
Q2: What is the environmentalists』 concern of the spread of Devil Firefish in the Mediterranean? C
選項中主語都是it, 內容都為it 可能導致的後果或帶來的影響，environmentalist 環境學專家害怕這種魚的出現會危及到其他海洋生物，選C.
New Report Two
【Q3】Almost half the center of Paris will be accessible only by foot or bicycle this Sunday to mark World Car-Free Day. 【Q4】This is in response to rising air pollution that made Paris the most polluted city in the world for a brief time. Mayor Anne Hidalgo promoted the first World Car Free Day last year. Hidalgo also has supported a Paris Breathes Day. On the first Sunday of every month, Paris clears traffic from eight lanes of the main road. About 400 miles of streets will be closed to cars. It is expected to bring significant reduction in pollution levels. 「Last year’s car-free day showed a 40% drop in pollution levels in some parts of the city, according to an independent air pollution monitor」, reports the Guardian, 「and some levels dropped by 50% in the city centre.」
Q3: What will happen on World Car Free Day in Paris? B
選項中出現cars, city center, buses, pedestrians 行人等信息，可預判該題需聽不同交通方式的相關規則，首句便交代清楚,本周日大巴黎市中心大部分區域只允許步行或自行車通過，答案 同義改寫出現，較難，選B.
Q4: What motivated the mayor of Paris to promote the first World Car Free Day in her city? A
該題選項皆為名詞詞組，可預判導致某一現象的原因，新聞第二句交代the rising air pollution ,原文重現，選A.
News report 3
【Q5】A Philippine fisherman was feeling down on his luck when a house fire forced him to clear out his possessions and change locations. Then, a good luck charm that he had kept under his bed changed his life.
The unidentified man had fished out a giant pearl from the ocean when his anchor got stuck on the rock while sailing off a coastal island in the Philippines ten years ago.
【Q6】When he was forced to sell it, the shocked tourist agent at Puerto Princesca told him that the 77-pound giant pearl that he had kept hidden in his rundown wooden house was the biggest pearl in the world, which was valued at £76 million.
The pearl of Allah, which is currently on display in a New York museum, only weighs 14 pounds. That is five times smaller than the pearl that the fisherman just handed in.
【Q7】The monstrous pearl, measured at 1 foot wide and 2.2 feet long, is going to be verified by local experts and international authorities before hopefully going on display to attract more tourists in the little town.
Q5: What happened to the Philippine fisherman one day? B
看選項possessions stolen, house burnt, boat wrecked out , luck charm sank 可預測該題要聽男子發生什麼事情，首句可知一場大火燒了他的家，他被迫搬家，選B.
Q6: What was the fisherman forced to do? D
本題較難，故事內容採取了倒敘和插敘的形式，不容易理清思路。看選項皆為動名詞詞組，可預測該題要聽做了一件什麼事情，該男子被迫賣掉自己十年前捕獲的珍珠, 選D.
Q7: What did the fisherman learn from the tourist agent? C
選項中有出現最高級the biggest pearl, largest pearl, 又提及museum , 預測該題要去聽珍珠怎麼了，該男子上交的珍珠比紐約博物館裡最大的那顆還要大，排除A,B, 原文說hopefully going on display ,不確定可以展覽，排除D, 選C.
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