下面小编跟大家一起了解英语四级新闻听力练习题分享，希望对大家的学习有所帮助。
一、听力练习
1.
A. Heart disease.
B. Brain problem.
C. High blood pressure.
D. Cancer.
2.
A. Rolling Stone magazine.
B. Variety.
C. Atlantic Magazine.
D. Chicago Sun Times.
二、听力文本
The long-awaited Joker opened Friday in theaters across America. Joker is an especially tricky criminal, who serves as an enemy to the superhero Batman. Filmmakers have been creating "origin" stories for the Joker character for years. This latest effort, directed by Todd Phillips, took home the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Yet, many American and British movie critics are laughing at the film -- and not in a good way. Joker stars Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, a man with a brain problem that makes him laugh uncontrollably. Often it happens in situations when others might cry or react differently. People do not understand his behavior. He dreams of being a stand-up comedian and making audiences laugh. But after being beaten and mistreated by strangers, Arthur launches into a life of a murderous criminal. Many American movie critics have praised Phoenix's performance. Rolling Stone magazine said the word "phenomenal" was too small to describe the actor's work in Joker. Variety, a film industry trade publication, called Phoenix's performance "astonishing." However, opinion on the movie overall is less favorable. Atlantic Magazine's David Sims writes that as the movie turns to "bloody violence, it becomes little more than a horror show." There is praise as well. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun Times calls the film a, "dark, intense, well-photographed examination of a damaged and dangerous" person.
Question 1: According to the news report, what makes the Joker, Arthur Fleck, laugh uncontrollably?

Question 2: According to the news report, which of the following gave negative comments on the movie, Joker?
三、重点词汇
1. tricky: If a piece of work or problem is tricky, it is difficult to deal with and needs careful attention or skill. 难办的；难对付的
2. stand-up: performed by a single person telling jokes and funny stories on stage （喜剧）单人表演的，单口的
3. comedian: a person whose job is to make people laugh by telling jokes and funny stories or by copying the behaviour or speech of famous people 喜剧演员；滑稽演员
4. murderous: extremely dangerous and likely to commit murder 的；凶恶的，凶残的
5. phenomenal: extremely successful or special, especially in a surprising way 非凡的，杰出的