专四

单选题听录音,回答以下问题:
What can we learn from the news in California?

A.California voters supported same-sex marriage.
B.Marriage was newly defined as being between a man and a woman.
C.Same-sex marriage was approved by state legislators.
D.The new definition of marriage needed the approval of gay rights campaigners.

参考答案:B进入在线模考
Last November, [ 23 ]California voters passed an amendment to the state's constitution defining marriage as being between a man and a woman.Gay rights campaigners argue that the ban on same-sex marriage was put on the ballot paper improperly and so changes the law to such a dramatic degree that it needed the approval of state legislators. [24] in force A large crowd of demonstrators, outside the court house in San Francisco voiced their anger at hearing the news.

根据题干中出现的California, Supreme Court, gay rights campaigners' argument可以判断本篇新闻报道了加州一起有关同性恋法案的事件。
【新闻导读】
去年11月加州投票通过了州宪法禁止同性婚姻的修正案。此举引起了同性恋者的抗议,最高法院坚称该法莱有效。
【试题解析】
B。本题的出题点在新闻摘要处,需听懂新闻中的多处细节。新闻提到,加州选民通过了一项州宪法修正案,将婚姻定义为一个男人和一个女人之间存在的行为,故排除c,选8。由下文提到的“法院裁定对于选民的决定应给予尊重”可知,大多数的投票者是反对同性婚姻的,故排除A。新闻提到,同性恋权利活动人士认为把禁止同性婚姻写到选票上不合适,但并未提到新的婚姻定义是否需要征得他们的同意,故排除D。

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