Question 1 is based on the news report you have just heard.

听力原文

    (1) [A poisonous fish which has a sting strong enough to kill a human is invading the Mediterranean, ]warned scientists. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has raised concerns after (1) [the poisonous fish was spotted in the waters around Turkey, Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean.] Native to the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, the potentially deadly fish has poisonous hooks and a painful sting capable of killing people. Although fatalities are rare, the stings can cause extreme pain and stop people breathing. The fish, often known as Devil Firefish, is a highly invasive species, (2) [and environmentalists fear its arrival could endanger other types of marine life.] After being spotted in the Mediterranean, a marine scientist says, “The fish is spreading, and that’s a cause for concern.”

1. What is reported in the news? 

解析：A。根据选项中的fish和species可推测出，本篇新闻报道可能和某类海洋物种相关，听音时需要留意录音中对此物种的具体描述。根据录音开头可知，一种有毒鱼类正在入侵地中海，这种鱼的毒刺足以置人于死地。后面接着提到，在土耳其、塞浦路斯和地中海东部水域都发现了（spotted）这种有毒鱼类。A项表述与录音一致，其中deadly对应录音开头的poisonous和kill a human，spotted in the Mediterranean为原词复现，故正确答案为A。

错项排除：B项利用录音后半部分提到的invasive species（入侵物种）作干扰，但原文只是说这种鱼是具有极度侵略性的物种，并没有说到它们会驱赶本地物种，故B项错误。录音后半部分说到了Devil Firefish，指的就是前文所描述的有毒鱼类，但录音说的是这种鱼正在入侵地中海，由此可知此类鱼是外来入侵物种，所以地中海不是它们的自然栖息地，故排除C项。录音中间说到，这种鱼身上长着毒钩和能致人死亡（capable of killing people）的毒刺。虽然死亡的情况不多见，但这种刺能引发剧烈的疼痛，并使人停止呼吸（cause extreme pain and stop people breathing）。录音所说内容都是这种鱼类可能给人类带来的隐患，并没有说很多人被这种鱼袭击过，故D项错误。