News Reports
Directions：In this section，you will hear 3 news reports.At the end of each report，you will hear some questions.Both the report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question，you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A，B，C and D.
News Report One
★Glossary
1）ride⁃share［raɪdʃer］n.搭车，共乘
2）Uber［ˈuːbə（r）］优步（美国打车应用公司）
3）Lyft［lɪft］来福车（美国第二大打车应用公司）
4）app［æ p］n.计算机应用程序（application）
5）clean⁃up［klinʌp］n.打扫；清洁
6）tablet［ˈt æ blɪt］n.平板电脑
7）gig economy［ɡɪɡ］［ɪˈkɑːnəmi］零工经济
1）A.About 68%. B.About 5%.
C.About 2.5%. D.About 2%.
2）A.Saving money. B.Providing regular jobs.
C.Providing flexibility. D.Taking advantage of employees.
3）A.They believe they can build careers with gig work.
B.They do not get paid enough through online companies.
C.They want to take online jobs to gain work experience.
D.They are not willing to find any other jobs online.
4）A.Various ways to make easy money online.
B.The advantages of doing online computer work.
C.The benefits of using computers to provide services online.
D.The online economy in America and different opinions about it.
News Report Two
★Glossary
1）upward mobility［ˈʌpwərd moʊˈbɪləti］提升社会地位；向上倾向
2）Associated Press 美联社
3）NORC（abbr.）National Opinion Res⁃earch Center 全国民意研究中心
(https://www.daowen.com)
4）household［ˈhaʊshoʊld］adj.家庭的，家内的
5）worsen［ˈwɜːrsn］vt.＆vi.（使）恶化；更坏
6）loan forgiveness［loʊn］［fəˈrgɪvnəs］贷款豁免，贷款免除
5）A.1，940. B.1，171. C.580. D.591.
6）A.The children will do as well as they themselves did.
B.The children will do better than they themselves did.
C.The children might do worse than they themselves did.
D.They are not sure about their children’s household finances.
7）A.The Americans’predictions of household finances and national economy.
B.The differences between young Americans and their parents.
C.Realization of the American dream of upward mobility in the future.
D.The relationship between individual financial success and national success.
News Report Three
★Glossary
1）billionaire［ˌbɪljəˈner］n.亿 万 富 翁；巨富
2）outnumber［ˌaʊtˈnʌmbə（r）］vt.数 量多于
3）self⁃made［sɛlfˈmed］adj.白手起家的
4）innovation［ˌɪnəˈveʃən］n.创新，新发明
5）trillion［ˈtrɪljən］n.万亿；兆
8）A.Europe. B.The United States.
C.China. D.India.
9）A.7. B.14. C.21. D.24.
10）A.The average billionaire’s age is becoming younger.
B.Most billionaires worldwide are self⁃made.
C.Asia now has more billionaires than the U.S..
D.The wealth of European billionaires increased a lot.
