BBC新闻：妮基·黑利与特朗普的最后一搏
Nikki Haley’s Final Challenge to Trump
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Part I. QUESTIONS
Listen to the news and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
Q1. Where is Nikki Haley making her last pitch to voters?
A. In Iowa.
B. In New Hampshire.
C. At the UN headquarters.
D. In a Republican convention.
Q2. Who is considered the only real challenger to Donald Trump within the Republican race according to the text?
A. The former UN ambassador.
B. Soumya Samaskandar.
C. The BBC reporter.
D. An unnamed candidate.
Q3. What is the mood among people in New Hampshire, as reported by Soumya Samaskandar?
A. Upbeat and tense.
B. Excited and hopeful.
C. Less upbeat than usual.
D. Indifferent and disinterested.
Q4. How significant is Donald Trump’s lead over Nikki Haley in the polls mentioned in the text?
A. Slight but noticeable.
B. Negligible and closing.
C. Unpredictable at this stage.
D. Commanding and double-digit.
Q5. What can be inferred about the New Hampshire primary based on the report?
A. It is expected to be heavily contested.
B. The victory is likely already decided in favor of Trump.
C. Voter turnout is projected to be the highest ever.
D. Candidates other than Trump and Haley are gaining momentum.
Part II. TRANSCRIPT
Nikki Haley’s Final Challenge to Trump
(Q1) The Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has been making a last pitch to voters in New Hampshire ahead of the primaries there. (Q2) The former UN ambassador has emerged as the only real challenger to Donald Trump in the Republican race for the White House although she’s still trailing him. Soumya Samaskandar who’s in New Hampshire for the BBC says (Q3) the mood is less upbeat than it might be.
pitch n. 推销；宣传
upbeat adj.乐观的
“There isn’t that usual tension or excitement that you would get and that might be because Donald Trump appears to be very much in control. (Q4/Q5) He had that mammoth victory in Iowa and if you look at the polls he appears to have opened up a commanding lead, a double-digit lead over Nikki Haley as well so that might have taken a bit of the wind out of the sails of this primary here in New Hampshire but regardless we’re seeing the candidates on the road hoping to convince as many voters as possible before those polls open here in New Hampshire at 6 a.m. on Tuesday.”
mammoth adj. 极其巨大的；庞大的
take the wind out of one’s sails 使某人泄气；使某人不坚定
Part III. KEY
1. B．细节题。文章第一句提到：“The Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has been making a last pitch to voters in New Hampshire ahead of the primaries there.”意为：“共和党总统候选人希望者Nikki Haley在新罕布什尔州初选前向选民进行了最后的宣传。” 因此答案是B。
2. A．细节题。文章中提到：“The former UN ambassador has emerged as the only real challenger to Donald Trump in the Republican race for the White House...”意为：“这位前联合国大使已经成为共和党内与唐纳德·特朗普一同角逐白宫的唯一真正的挑战者……”。由此可知，前联合国大使是唐纳德·特朗普在共和党竞选中的唯一真正挑战者。因此答案是A。
3. C．细节题。文本中Soumya Samaskandar 描述新罕布什尔州的气氛说：“…the mood is less upbeat than it might be.” 意为：“……气氛不如预期的那样积极。” 这表明相比通常情况来说，气氛较差。因此答案是C。
4. D．细节题。根据文本，“...if you look at the polls he appears to have opened up a commanding lead, a double-digit lead over Nikki Haley...”意为：“如果你看一下民意调查，他似乎已经取得了压倒性的领先，对Nikki Haley的领先达到了两位数……”。因此答案是D。
5. B．推理题。根据文本中的描述，“...that might have taken a bit of the wind out of the sails of this primary here in New Hampshire...”意为：“……这可能已经减少了新罕布什尔州初选的势头……”，结合之前提及的特朗普在民意调查中的领先情况，可以推断新罕布什尔州初选的胜利可能已经事实上倾向于特朗普。因此答案是B。
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