下面小编跟大家一起了解英语四级新闻听力分享，希望对大家的学习有所帮助。
一、听力练习
1.
A Japanese hunters killed at least two whales.
B. Japan restarted commercial whaling.
C. Japan banned the killing of whales.
D. Japan stopped commercial whaling.
2.
A 2.
B. 120.
C. 227.
D. 333.
二、听力文本
Japanese hunters killed at least two whales Monday in the first commercial whale hunt in more than 30 years. Japan stopped commercial whaling in 1988 after the International Whaling Commission, or IWC, banned the killing of whales. However, last December, Japan said it would leave the IWC on June 30. Japan has long disputed the idea that whales are endangered. Even with the ban in place, for years Japan continued to hunt whales for what it said was scientific research. However, critics have long said Japan was not truthful about its purpose. They argued that the activity was commercial because Japan sold the meat collected from the hunts. In the 2017-2018 whaling season, Japanese sailors killed 333 whales in Antarctic waters.
More than 120 of them were pregnant females. Japan's return to commercial whaling has caused international criticism. Whaling is a very small industry in Japan. Government data says that whale accounts for 0.1 percent of meat eaten in the country. The industry employs a few hundred people. But some experts say Japan's move might help some whales because it will mean that Japan will stop hunting whales in the Southern Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and other sensitive areas. Japan's Fisheries Agency set a limit of 227 whale kills for this year. Japan caught as many as 1,200 whales a year in the name of scientific research.
Question 1: What’s the main idea of this news report?

Question 2: According to the news report, how many whales did Japanese sailors kill in Antarctic waters in the 2017-2018 whaling season?
三、重点词汇
1. commercial: related to buying and selling things 商业的；商务的；贸易的
2. endanger: to put someone or something at risk or in danger of being harmed, damaged, or destroyed 使处于险境；危及；危害
3. account for: to form the total of something （在数量上）占
四、背景知识
日本，是目前世界上很大的捕鲸、食鲸国。东京南部千叶县铫子市和田町毗邻太平洋，面积32.45平方公里，人口约5800，是日本历史悠久的捕鲸渔村，目前日本四大捕鲸基地之一，当地人捕鲸和屠宰鲸的手艺娴熟，鲸肉是当地人主食之一。2018年12月26日，，日本将退出国际捕鲸会，并将在2019年7月恢复商业捕鲸。
五、参考答案
Question 1: B
Question 2: D