英语新闻听力教程(文本+答案)_杨世登1-10Unit_缺(15)

Answers: task1 1.T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T

Task2 1. International conference; malaria; West African state; scientific findings 2. costs; in lost GDP 3. world‘s population; is transmitted

Item 3

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether more than one food company is responsible for an outbreak of E. coli bacteria. Officials have linked bad spinach from Natural

Selection Foods as one source of the E. coli. The company says the products are sold under the brand name Earth Bound Farm. Doctor David Atchison with the FDA says natural selection Foods has voluntarily recalled the spinach. The FDA advises shoppers to get rid of any fresh spinach in bags or other containers. At least one person has died. Dozens of others have gotten sick in at least 19states.

Answers:

1. whether more than one food company is responsible for an outbreak of E.coil bacteria.

2. bad spinach from Natural Selection Foods.

3. Earth Bound Farm

4. It has recalled the spinach.

5. get rid of any fresh spinach in bags or other containers.

6. one person died and dozens were sick in 19 states.

Section D

Item 1

European health experts have gathered in Brussels to formulate a response to recent bird flu outbreaks among migratory birds. The panel today endorsed measures that would increase surveillance and toughen import bans, such as the European Union‘s plan, suspending the imports of untreated feathers from non-EU countries. The European Commission has dedicated an additional 2.2 million dollars for bird surveillance and testing programs. German authorities today confirmed the presence of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in wild swans on an island in the Baltic Sea. Outbreaks have been confirmed in the Balkans, Turkey, the Caspian Sea areas and elsewhere. Several EU countries have ordered farmers to keep poultries indoors to prevent transmission of the disease. But the World Organization for Animal Health in Paris says this is not necessary at the present time.

Answers:1. Formulate 2.Bird Flu 3.German 4.presence 5.wild swans

6.the Balkans 7.Turkey 8.toughen import bans 9.Dedicate 10.testing programs 11.to prevent transmission

Item 2

A week after a toxic waste scandal brought down the government of Ivory Coast, teams of Ivorian and French experts are still trying to establish exactly what the material was composed of. Tons of waste from a ship were dumped in leaking drums in at least 11 open air locations in Ivory Coast‘s biggest city Abidjian. Our correspondent James Copnall is there. The latest health ministry figures show that the