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英语新闻听力教程（杨世登）答案UNIT2

Unit 2 Visits and TalksSection A1.Japan’s Foreign Minister has arrived in Baghdad for an unannounced visit---the first to theIraqi capital by a Japanese minister since U.S.-led invasion in 2003.2.President Bush is en route back to Washington after a final stop in Eastern Europe.3.V enezuelan President Hugo Chavez got a standing ovation with a speech against PresidentBush at Cooper Union in New Y ork City last night.4.Diplomats say a measure of progress has been made at talks in London to end the borderdispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea.5.Diplomats say negotiators will return to their capitals for three weeks to confer with theirgovernments after they failed to reach an agreement on a joint statement.6.European leaders have concluded their first session of negotiations to try to break politicaldeadlock over the Union’s long-term budget.7.The Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance Army, the LRA, says it’s walked out of peace talks withthe government aimed at ending two decades of conflict in the north of the country.8.Russian and American officials say they’ve reached agreement on Russia’s entry into theWorld Trade Organizaiton. They plan to sign the agreement in Hanoi next week.9.U.S. and Russian negotiators remained at odds Wednesday in a growing diplomatic standoffover Iran’s suspected nuclear program.10.NA TO foreign ministers have wrapped up two days of talks focusing on the future of missionsin Afghanistan, Iraq and Kosovo as well as prospect for peace in the Middle East and the situation in Sudan’s Darfur region.Section B1.President Bush is due in Mongolia in the next few hours, the first American leader to visit thecountry.2.The American Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has left China after his first visit theresince taking office in 2001.3.The Russian president Vladimir Putin is due to arrive in Japan shortly for talks aboutexpanding economic ties, and particularly increasing cooperation in the energy sector.4.South Asian leaders are holding final talks on the closing day of their summit in theBangladeshi capital Dhaka.5.President Bush has ended a visit to Brazil with a speech outlining his ideas for democracy andeconomic development in Latin America.Section CItem 1President Bush has met with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf at the White House to discuss a wide range of international and regional issues. The two leaders told a jiont news conference that the talks were candid and reinforced trust and confidence in each other. Aahead of the meeting, a controversy developed when President Musharraf told a television interviewer that an American official had threatened to bomb Pakistan if it did not cooperate in the U.S.-led war on terrorism. That issue was raised in an exchange with reporters.Item 2And a meeting in New Y ork between the foreign ministers of Guatemala andV enezuela has failed to resolve the deadlock over which country will represent Latin America and the Caribbean as a non-permanent member on the United Nations Security Council. In a BBC interview after the meeting, the V enezuelan Foreign Minister Micolas Maduro blamed Guatemala for the ongoing impasse. He said it has shown no interest in agreeing to a compromised candidate.Item 3Africa’s first female elected leader met with President Bush at the White House today. Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf met with Mr. Bush in the Oval Office and then the two had lunch together in the White House’s East Room. Among the issues the two discussed, there is a request for Nigeria to hand over former Liberian President Charles Taylor, who is wanted on war crimes charges. She told reporters today that she asked Mr. Bush for help. Taylor has been living in exile in Nigeria. Many Liberians blamed him for fueling a civil war that ravaged the country.Section DItem 1The president of Kazakhstan has started a U.S. visit. Nursultan Nazarbayev spent part of Tuesday and yesterday in Maine. A guest of former President George H. W. Bush, he‘s to meet with Mr. Bush’s son President Bush at the White House tomorrow. Today, he’s to unveil a monument to his country‘s independence from the Soviet Union in Washington DC. Kazakhstan is important to the U.S. for its oil supplies. It‘s also a focus of human rights advocates who say that it has a poor record of protecting the rights of individuals. And that topic is likely to be on the White House agenda tomorrow. Nazarbayev has been Kazakhstan‘s only leader since it gained independence in 1991.Item 2Environment ministers and officials from more than 20 countries have ended four days of informal talks in Greenland in efforts to deal with global warming. Danish Environment Minister Connie Hedegaard, the meeting’s host, called on participants to stop blaming one another for global warming and take concerted action. Participants of the meeting in Greenland’s Arctic town of Eluc igot included the United States, China and several European countries. They focused on possible action after the first phase of the Kyoto Protocol, an accord on reducing global warningIt expires until 2012. U.N. studies show that global warming could melt polar icecaps and push thousands of species close to extinction.Item 3G-8 leaders are gathering near Edinburgh, Scotland at this hour for a summit that will focus on aid to Africa and protecting the environment. They are expected to endorse a write-off of more than 40 billion dollars in debt owed by 18 African countries mainly in the sub-Saharan region. On a stop in Denmark en route to Scotland, President Bush said he would emphasize the need for African nations to commit to good government to get the increased aid. In villages near the G-8 conference site demonstrators smashed car windows and fought with riot police. Some tried to storm barricades surrounding the conference site and dozens were arrested.Keys:Section A 1-4 BDBCSection B 1-5 BADACSection CItem1 2.5.7.8Item2 Task1 FFFTFTask2 1.failed deadlock non-permanent member2 the ongoing impasse3 no interest compromised candidateItem3 1. Africa's first female elected leader/Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Dirleaf.2. INthe Oval Office.3. The two had lunch together.4. Hand over Liberia's former president.5. War crimes charges.6. Fueling a civil war in Liberia.Section DItem 1 1.President of Kazakhstan2.only leader3.in 19914.Maine5.guest6.unveil a monument7.Washington D.C.8.meet with9.poor record10.rightsItem2 Task 1 ACTask 2 FFTTFItem3 1. Aid to African and environment protection.2. They are expected to endorse a write-off of more than 40 billion dollars in debt owed by 18 African country mainly in the sub-Saharan region.3. President Bush said he would emphasize the need for African nation to commit to good government to get the increased aid.4. In Denmark en route to Scotland.5. Demonstrators smashed car windows and fought with riot police.Some tried to storm barricades surrounding the conference site and dozens were arrested.。

大学英语新闻听力精讲答案

大学英语新闻听力精讲答案1、If you get _______, you can have some bread on the table. [单选题] *A. happyB. hungry(正确答案)C. worriedD. sad2、I gave John a present but he gave me nothing_____. [单选题] *A.in advanceB.in vainC.in return(正确答案)D.in turn3、Taking the subway is quite fast and cheap. It can _______ both time and money. [单选题] *A. savesB. save(正确答案)C. earnD. use4、20．Jerry is hard-working. It’s not ______ that he can pass the exam easily. [单选题] * A．surpriseB．surprising (正确答案)C．surprisedD．surprises5、He’s so careless that he always _______ his school things at home. [单选题] *A. forgetsB. leaves(正确答案)C. putsD. buys6、51．People usually ________ the prices before they buy something. [单选题] * A．receiveB．payC．spendD．compare(正确答案)7、There are many_____desks in the room. [单选题] *rge old brown(正确答案)B.old large brownrge brown oldD.brown old large8、Though my best friend Jack doesn’t get（）education, he is knowledgeable. [单选题] *A. ManyB. littleC. fewD. much(正确答案)9、This is the news _______ you want to know. [单选题] *A. that(正确答案)B. whatC. whenD. who10、During the Spring Festival, people in Northern China usually eat _______ as a traditional Chinese food. [单选题] *A. pizzaB. dumplings(正确答案)C. hamburgersD. noodles11、A healthy life is generally thought to be（）with fresh air, clean water, and homegrown food. [单选题] *A. joinedB. boundC. lackingD. associated(正确答案)12、What’s the point of going to school when I can’t do anything there? [单选题] *A. 时间B. 意义(正确答案)C. 方向D. 目标13、( ) What _____ fine weather we have these days! [单选题] *A. aB. theC. /(正确答案)D. an14、Last week they _______ in climbing the Yuelu Mountain. [单选题] *A. succeeded(正确答案)B. succeedC. successD. successful15、—Mum, could you buy a schoolbag ______ me when you go shopping?—No problem.（）[单选题] *A. ofB. toC. inD. for(正确答案)16、Where have you _______ these days? [单选题] *A. been(正确答案)B. beC. isD. are17、79．On a ________ day you can see the city from here. [单选题] *A．warmB．busyC．shortD．clear(正确答案)18、I’m so tired after _______ walk. [单选题] *A. three hour’sB. three hours’(正确答案)C. three hoursD. three hour19、--Do you have a _______?--Yes, I _______ at a clothes store. [单选题] *A. work; workB. work; jobC. job; jobD. job; work(正确答案)20、I_____you that I had made the right decision. [单选题] *A.ensuredB.insuredC.assured(正确答案)D.for sure21、21 In a few years' time, there ________ thousands of trees on the hill. [单选题] *A．will haveB．will be(正确答案)C．are haveD．have22、72．—? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??—Yes, please. I want a sweater. [单选题] *A．How muchB．Can I help you(正确答案)C．Excuse meD．What will you take23、It is reported（）three people were badly injured in the traffic accident. [单选题] *A. whichB. that(正确答案)C.whileD.what24、—______ my surprise, Zhu Hui won the first prize in the speech contest. —But I think hecould, because he kept practicing speaking.（）[单选题] *A. To(正确答案)B. AboutC. ForD. In25、What lovely weather,（）? [单选题] *A.is itB. isnt it(正确答案)C. does itD.doesn’t it26、1．________my father ________ my mother is able to drive a car. So they are going to buy one. [单选题] *A．Neither; norB．Both; andC．Either; orD．Not only; but also(正确答案)27、Study hard, ______ you won’t pass the exam. [单选题] *A. or(正确答案)B. andC. butD. if28、When you have trouble, you can _______ the police. They will help you. [单选题] *A. turn offB. turn to(正确答案)C. turn onD. turn over29、The book is _______. You’d better buy it. [单选题] *A. useful(正确答案)B. uselessC. useD. careful30、A small village cuts across the river. [单选题] *A. 切B. 穿过(正确答案)C. 划船D. 踢。

新闻英语听力答案1-10单元

,第 1 单全球经济第一部分，准备阶段：1、 A A D2、T T F T第二部分，听力任务1、T T F T2、billions of dollars economic growth fund3、stimulus plan Congress boost resumed the slidebudget current fiscal year第三部分，补充听力：1、fell 2319.441 soared regulator discounted2、monthlyamount code第 2 单元：科学与技术第一部分，准备阶段：1、 F F F T F2、 B C C3、rigorously dozens complaints technology installingmetal cleared proceed security cut down第二部分，听力任务: 1 、 F T F T T2、 B D A3、predict prevent4 、zone extends series tools global positioningsatellites model forecast decades from nowregions software tragedies第三部分，补充听力：1、 D C D2、 F T F F F3、data coastal communities4、impact coastline in a position threat swimmersboats harbors over-warn ensures sensitive monitoring depth andstrength5、comfortably mechanical heartalternative6、heart totransplants alternative experimental close第3 单元：文化交流第一部分，准备阶段：1、T T F T F2、 B C A D D第二部分，听力任务1、 F F F F T2 、boom Enrollment gone up regularprogramming edge rising moonlight reflectionrecites第三部分（94 分），补充听力：1、 F F T F2、senior marketing manufacturers 1900s small-scaleexpanded broader technological advance3、preference king Valentine 's Day第 4 单元：教育与培训第一部分，准备阶段： 1、 B D2 、 A-levelsundergraduate degree foundationpersonalizedemphasisglobal jobmarketguidance第二部分，听力任务 : 1、 F F TF2、 fee payingprivate school academicheadmasternative Chinese pupils radical good record portfolio第三部分，补充听力： 1、 Manchester accountant第 5 单元：体育项目第一部分，准备阶段：1、 F F T2、 secured schedule surpass competitorfirst eightsix twofourseven talentedcurrentsteadyimpressive第二部听力任务 1 、F T FT2、 overshadowedselected expect odd reputationwhatever court overlooked air-conditioninghighly jerseyseason 第三部分，补充听力： 1、 BBC2、A C2、 the main event military music an important place3、 multiculturaldrums第三部分，补充听力： 1、 beautiful womanthe Kiss of the Dragon film debut2 、 professional independentNew YorkAudiencesdisappoint stylishcharacters第 7 单元：节日与庆祝第一部分，准备阶段： 1、 D B A D2、 T T F F T第二部分，听力任务 : 1、F F T F T2、 theories calendarcelebrated tricks pullthroughcoin broadcasting amazingcalories第三部分，补充听力： 1、 Mother 'sDay third Sundaywhat a great2、 decorations counting第 8 单元 :名人第一部分：1、 F F T T F第 6 单元：娱乐第一部分，准备阶段：1、 A D A2、 T F F T第二部分，听力任务 : 1、 Edinburgh the end of July classical BluesCastle2、 25% instrument 40% classical violin2、car crash hotlydebated troubledmediarecallgenerous moronextraordinaryremarkableinspireopenremain silent第二部分：1、F FT T2、widely temperedharshly aftermath popularityofficebeating terroristclaimedstep downHandheartnothingelse第三部分：1C D A2、captainchallengescontract sellout crowd第 9 单元：冲突与战争第一部分：1、fightingcrying dyingbreeding feedingleadingdenylies Peace remind trust feeds buries 第二部分：1、F FT T F T F2、forgiven attacks 36distance capable armed approachestimate take place peacefullyHong Kongcrew第三部分：1、D DC2、 F T T F3、 suspended aid truck informed deeply regretted securityhave rejected cease-fire第 10 单元：自然灾害第一部分，准备阶段：1、 C D C D2、 F T FT F第二部分，听力任务 : 1、 F F F TT2、 helicopters overhead evacuating blocked snakessurrounding jammed medicalcollapsedfreeseparatist suspensiondevastated第三部分，补充听力：1、 two and a half 3002、 southernhurricane1703。

英语新闻听力教程 Unit 13 答案及文本

Unit 13 Terrorism and CounterterrorismSection A1.homemade bombs2.roadside bomb3.antiterrorism4.suicide bomb5.hostage6.explosives; car bomb7.on high alert; aftermath8.hijacked bat 10.explosive devicesSection B1.India has gone on high alert following intelligence reports that militants are planning to carry out terrorist attacks leading up to the country’s Independence Day celebrations on Monday.2. An American air marshal has shot and killed a passenger at Miami airport in Florida. Officials said the shooting happened in the area between departure gate and a recently arrived American Airline’s plane.3. A passenger jet on its way from Paris to Dublin, Ireland was diverted to an airport in Scotland today after its crew found a note claiming there was a bomb on board. British Royal Air force jets escorted the plane to an airport where it landed safely.4. Pakistan’s ambassador to Sri Lanka has narrowly escaped a powerful explosion that hit his convoy in Colombo. Seven people were killed and about eight wounded whena claymore mine went off today as the convoy passed in the Sri Lankan capital.5. U.S. intelligence agencies have reportedly concluded that the Iraq war has helped inspire a new generation of Islamic radicals and increased the threat of global terrorism.Key: A D B B CSection CItem 1A series of early morning bomb blasts has killed at least 83 people at the popular Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Sharm el –Sheikh. Three explosions tore through the lobby of a luxury hotel, a parking lot and a market minutes apart. At least two of the explosions are believed to be car bombs. Officials say most of the dead are Egyptians but at least eight foreigners have been confirmed killed. More than 100 people were injured, many of them seriously. Egypt’s interior minister said there’s some information linking the blasts with the October bombings in the Sinai resort town of Taba. A claim of responsibility from a group calling itself the Abdullah Azzam Brigades of al-Qaeda in the Levant and Egypt has not been verified.Key: 1. C 2. A 3. B; I 4. E 5. G, K 6. JItem 2British government officials say a huge intelligence operation is underway to find those responsible for the bomb attacks on London’s transport system during Thursday morning’s rush hour. The attacks, three on underground trains and one on a bus , claimed the lives of at least 38 people and injured around 700 more. Police said the number of dead could rise further. The first attack came just before nine in the morning on a train lose to the main station in the city’s financial district. Minutes later the worst incident occurred, a bomb exploded in a deep underground line, killing more than 20 people. Another train bomb tore a hole through a tunnel wall, hurling debris onto adjacent track involving a further two trains. The fourth blast ripped the roof of a bus. A BBC journalist who just left it, told that he saw it explode, sending seats flying, and leaving many people badly injured.Task 1: T F F T TTask 2:1. intelligence operation; underway; responsible; transport; rush hour2. deep underground line; tore a hole; hurling debris; further3. ripped the roof; flying; baldy injuredItem 3The Indian capital Delhi has been placed on high security alert after three explosions rocked the city, killing more than 50 people and injuring many others . The government has called on people to stay indoors. Across the city armed police have taken up positions outside key buildings and the main public areas . The blasts came within minutes on the day when many people were out shopping ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali and the Muslim Eid celebration.Key:1. Three explosions rocked the city2. Fifty were killed and many others injured3. To stay indoors4. They’ve taken up positions outside key buildings and the main public areas5. They were planned ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali and the Muslim Eid celebration.Section DA woman has appeared on Jordanian television and confessed to taking part in suicide attacks last Wednesday in the capital Amman. She said she’d gone into the Radisson SAS Hotel where there was a wedding party wither husband, but although he had managed to blow himself up, she had failed. Reporting from Amman, here is John Leyne.Jordan television showed pictures of the woman with the explosive belt still strapped to her waist, she was wearing a traditional black Islamic gown and white headscarf, Then the woman gave her confession. She had come to Jordan from Iraq with her husband four days before the attack , she said. On the day of the bombing , her husband gave her the suicide belt and showed her how to use it. They went in together to attack the wedding in the Radisson Hotel. Then she said to her husband succeeded in setting off his bomb but she did not. So she ran out with the guests. Key:1. Suicide2. appeared on3. confessed4. wedding party5. black Islamic gown6. white headscarf7. strapped to8. husband9. blow himself up 10. from IraqItem 2British authorities say they have foiled a plan to blow up aircraft flying from Britain to the United States. Air traffic has been disrupted as new security measures were put in place and flights in and out of Britain were canceled. VOA correspondent Gary Thomas has a report from London.Police and security service agents raided homes in Greater London and Birmingham overnight to break up a terrorist ring planning to blow up U.S. –bound aircraft with explosives. 21 people were arrested . Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Stephenson said the plot was a significant one.“We cannot stress too highly the severity that this plot represented. Put simply., this was intended to be mass murder on an unimaginable scale.”Authorities would not say how close the plotters were to acting. But U.S.Security of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff said the scheme was well-advanced and in its final stages. U.S. officials described it as suggestive of an al-Qaeda plot. British and U.S. authorities have raised the threat level on some airline flights to its highest level and banned virtually all hand baggage from airplane cabins. Passengers at British airports found themselves in long lines at security checkpoints and many have been stranded as incoming and outgoing flights were canceled . Gary Thomas , VOA News, London.Key:Task 1: B C Task 2: T F F T F T T TItem 3Reports are coming in of a series of explosions on the Indonesian island of Bali.There are some reports of casualties but it’s not clear how many. Bomb attacks in Bali in 2002 attributed to Islamist radicals killed more than 200 people. Tim Johnston reports from Jakarta .According to local media the explosions went off just before eight o’clock in the evening, two in the village of Jimbaran, a beachside area packed with hotels and tourist restaurants, and another 10 minutes later in a restaurant in Kuta square, one of Bali’s most popular shopping area. Reports from Bali say the emergency services are attending to the injured, phone lines between the island and other part of the country were overloaded as people struggled to contact friends and relatives in the area. It’s still too early to say with any certainty if these explosions were bombs, but the blasts come almost three years after a devastating car bomb planted by Islamic extremists killed over 200 people at a night club in Bali.Key:1. The explosions went off just before eight o’clock in the evening.2. There are some reports of casualties but it’s not clear how many.3. Three. Two were in a beachside village packed with hotels and tourists restaurants and one in a restaurant in Kuta square, one of Bali’s most popular shopping areas.4. The emergency services are attending to the injured, phone lines between the island and other part of the country were overloaded as people struggled to contact friends and relatives in the area.5. A devastating car bomb planted by Islamic extremists killed over 200 people at a night club in Bali.。

英语新闻听力unit3答案与文本

Unit 3UN ActivitiesSection A Warming Up1. A summit-level meeting of the UN Security Council has formally urged all member nations to outlaw incitement to terrorism.2. The United Nations is setting up a special fund to help it deal with some of the biggest naturalor man-made disasters as soon as possible after they happen.3. Senior diplomats from the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany gathered in New York today to map out a strategy to deal with Iran' s suspected nuclear weapons program.4. The UN Security Council is expected to hold closed-door consultations today on a British-U.S. peacekeeping plan for Sudan' s Darfur region.5. Hollywood movie star and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie is appealing for international help in repatriating millions of Afghan refugees now living in Pakistan.6. Meanwhile the United Nations Security Council is to hold an urgent meeting at the request of Lebanon today on the crisis.7. (The) United Nations General Assembly has opened in New York with forceful calls for actionin the Sudanese region of Darfur.8. The United Nations is reporting signs of some progress in meeting global antipoverty goals setin 2000.9. The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on the American government to immediately close all secret detention facilities and grant access to the Red Cross to anybody detained in connection with an armed conflict.10. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United Nations' resolutions against North Korea leave Pyongyang no choice but to return to the negotiating table.Section B Answer C B A C BTapescript1. (The) United Nations has released new data showing that rich countries have made little overall progress in reducing the output of the gases blamed for climate change.2. Qatar has become the first Arab country to pledge troops for a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, offering to send up to 300 troops to monitor the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.3. In a speech to the 191-member General Assembly, Mr. Annan urged an enlargement of the Security Council by adding six new members.4. World leaders speaking on the second day of the United Nations World Summit have called for reform of the international body and have urged it to play a key role in the fight against terrorism.5. The United Nations has launched its biggest annual appeal for humanitarian assistance, asking for 4.7 billion dollars to help the victims of war, famine and natural disasters around the world. Section CItem 1 TapescriptAnswer Task 1 247Task 2 1.children’s agency 2. health teams mountain communities immunize/vaccinate winter snows 300000 3.race against timeThe United Nations children' s agency UNICEF is beginning a huge campaign in Pakistan todayto immunize 800,000 children affected by the earthquake last month. The agency is sending 600 health teams into towns and mountain villages to vaccinate children against measles, polio, diphtheria and tetanus. UNICEF staff say it would be a race against time to reach children scattered in remote mountain communities before winter snows arrive. The agency has already vaccinated 300,000 children.Item 2 TapescriptAnswer Task1: 1.C 2.D Task2: 1.F 2.T 3.T. 4.T 5.FThe United Nations relief agency says an attack on a displaced persons' camp in Sudan's western Darfur region has reportedly left 29 people dead and 10 seriously injured. A spokeswoman for theUN High Commissioner for Refugees told VGA it' s the first time that a displaced persons' camp has been attacked in more than two years of civil war. The spokesman says up to 300 armed Arab men on horses and camels attacked the camp on Wednesday.Item 3 TapescriptAnswer: 1.Donations of more than $150 million 2.Prevention of a food crisis in southern Africa 3.Almost 10 million people 4.Drought,HIV/AIDS and chronic poverty 5.Signs of malnutritionThe United Nations World Food Program has appealed urgently for donations of more than 150 million dollars to prevent a food crisis in southern Africa. It warned that almost 10 million peopleSwaziland—— countries——Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland across six countriesurgently needed food aid. The shortages are blamed on drought and the effects of HIV/AIDS and chronic poverty. A BBC correspondent in southern Africa says that in Zimbabwe, children in rural areas have already started to show signs of malnutrition. She says some eat only once a day. Section DItem 1 TapescriptAnswer：（1）Secretary General (2)Foreign Minister (3)won the support (4)succeed (5)informal ballots (6)veto (7)candidacy (8)unlikeThe South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon has won the support of all five permanent members of the UN Security Council in his bid to become the next Secretary General of the UN. Mr. Ban had been the favorite to succeed Kofi Annan in the post, and had come first in three previous informal ballots held by members of the Security Council. However, until this latest voteit had not been known whether his candidacy might be vetoed by one of the five permanent members, the United States, China, Russia, France or Britain. It's expected that a formal vote willbe held next week. The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton said new candidates could come forward, but that was unlikely.Item 2 TapescriptAnswer：Task1 :1.C 2.C Task2: 1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.T 6.TDespite U.S. objections, the United Nations General Assembly today overwhelmingly voted to create a new human rights council to improve the UN's ability to deal with human rights offenders. The council replaces the discredited UN Human Rights Commission based in Geneva. U.S. ambassador to the UN John Bolton told the Assembly today that UN made some improvementsbut they are not enough. Bolton told the Assembly that rules for the new council are too weak to prevent human rights violators from obtaining seats. Under the resolution adopted today, the old commission will be abolished June 16th, and the new council will convene three days later.Item 3 TapescriptAnswer：1 .Donor nations have made piedges of nearly 600millino dollars to fund relief efforts after the South Asian earthouake2.Mr. Egeland is the UN chief relief coordinator. He said it was not clear how much was for immediate emergency relief and how much for longer-term work.3. Pakistan says 79,000 people have died and Mr. Egeland had early warned that hundreds of thousands more could die without an immediate big boost in funds4. Winter snow is expected in the earthquake zone within weeks.5. An extra 30,000 troops were in the area to help.The United Nations has welcomed new pledges by donor countries of nearly 600 million dollars to fund relief efforts after the South Asian earthquake. But the UN's chief relief coordinator Jan Egeland said it was not clear how much was for immediate emergency relief and how much for longer-term work. Pakistan says 79,000 people have died and Mr. Egeland had early warned that hundreds of thousands more could die without an immediate big boost in funds. Winter snow is expected in the earthquake zone within weeks. A top Pakistani relief official, General Farooq Ahmed, told the BBC that an extra 30,000 troops were in the area to help.Section E Listening StrategyThe arrangement of main facts ?Item 1Answer：A.(4)→B(3)→C(5)→D (2)→E(1)Sri Lankan officials say government forces have killed at least 40 Tamil Tigers and wounded 70 during a rebel attack on strategic areas in the country’s northeast. Military officials say five government troops were also killed in the fighting early today around the port of Trincomalee. The rebels say they overran four military outposts, but authorities in Colombo say the rebels have made no territorial gains. Rebels also fired mortar shells into a civilian area in Muthur near Trincomalee, killing at least two civilians. ?Item2Answer：A.(3)→B(1)→C(4)→D (2Hundreds of thousands of people are still without electricity in western New York after a major snowstorm this week. It hit Thursday night and dropped as much as two feet of snow by the time it ended yesterday morning. It was the snowiest two days in October in Buffalo since the National Weather Service began keeping track 137 years ago. Authorities say three people died of weatherrelated causesItem 3Answer：A.(4)→B(2)→C(1)→D (3)The American space agency NASA has awarded a multibillion-dollar contract to a group led by Lockheed Martin and build the next generation of manned spacecraft. The craft called the Orion is intended to replace the aging fleet of space shuttles. Orion’s shape resembles the command modules of the Apollo spaceship from the sixties and seventies. Unlike the shuttle, it has no wings and will parachute back to earth at the end of each mission.。

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Unit 6Public HealthSection A warming up1. life expectancy2. regulators abortion3. rabies4. infected withcases 5. bird flu immune 6. outbreaks-borne 7. prescription medicines 8. AIDS 9. antiviral10. MedicareSection B 1. BTapescript: 1. The problem of obesity is spreading into many different aspects of Americans ’ lives. Now researchers have confirmed that some children are so fat they can’ t fit into car safety seats designed fordski.2. Two more Indian states have banned the sale of soft drinks produced by . giantsCoca-cola and Pepsi-cola after a test by an environmental group showed highpesticide levels. This brings the total number of states to six where there is a partialor full ban of the soft drinks.3.An Asian expert says disease and natural disasters may pose a great securitythreat to the region than conventional political conflicts.4.The United Nations say opium cultivation in Afghanistan has declined for the firsttime since 2001 as tens of thousands of farmers have given up opium poppies forlegal crops.5.The authorities in Iran have warned that if the dangerously high level of airpollution in the capital‘’ Teheran continues, there could be thousandsiesof. casualt Section CItem 1 1. ATapescript: The number of people infected with HIV, the virus that can lead to AIDS,is still rising and has passed 14 million worldwide for the first time. The UnitedNations said there had been five million new infections this year and warned thatAIDS was outstripping global and national efforts to contain it. Sub-Saharan Africaremains the worst affected region. In Asia, where more than eight million people are infected, the UN says infection rates are rising sharply. It warned that Pakistan, in particular, was on the verge of a serious epidemic.Item 2 Task 11. TTask 2 1. international conference malaria West African state scientific findingsin lost GDP3. world population’s is transmittedTapescript: The biggest ever international conference on malaria has begun in theWest African state of Cameroon to discuss the latest scientific findings on the disease which kills more than million people worldwide each year. 75 percent of those victimsare African children. Of the 2,000 delegates meeting in the capital Yaounde, 80% arefrom Africa. The disease costs the continent more than 12 billion dollars in lost GDPeach year. The latest research suggests that 41% ofthe world ’ s population live inareas where malaria is transmitted.Item 3 1. Whether more than one food company is responsible for an outbreak of E.coli bacteria. 2. Bad spinach from Natural Selection foods 3. Earth Bound Farm 4. It has recalled the spinach. 5. get rid of any fresh spinach in bags or other containers. 6.One person died and dozens were sick in 19 states.Tapescript: The Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether more thanone food company is responsible for an outbreak of bacteria. Officials have linkedbad spinach from natural Selection Foods as one source of the . the company saysthe products are sold under the brand name Earth Bound Farm. Doctor DavidAtchison with the FDA says Natural Selection Foods has voluntarily recalled thespinach. The FDA advises shoppers to get rid of any fresh spinach in bags or othercontainers. At least one person has died. Dozens of others have gotten sick in atleast 19 states.Section D EU Health Experts Meet to (1) Formulate Measures to contain the (2)Bird FluRecent outbreaks (3)German authorities confirmed the (4) presence of the H5N1virus in (5) wild swans. Outbreaks have also been reported in (6) the Balkans, (7)Turkey, the Caspian Sea areascountermeasures Increase surveillance and (8) toughen import bans (9) dedicatean additional million dollars for surveillance and (10) testing programsorder farmers to keep poultries indoors (11) to prevent transmission of the disease.Tapescript: European health experts have gathered in Bussel to formulate a responseto recent bird flu outbreaks among migratory birds. The Panel today endorsedmeasures that would increase surveillance and toughen import bans, such as theEuropean Union ’plan,s suspending the imports of untreated feathe rs from non-EUcountries. The European Commission has dedicated an additional million dollars forbird surveillance and testing programs. German authorities today confirmed thepresence of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in wild swans on an island in the Baltic Sea.Outbreaks have been confirmed in the Balkans, Turkey, the Caspian Seas andelsewhere. Several EUcountries have ordered farmers to keep poultries indoors toprevent transmission of the disease. But the World Organization for Animal Health inParis says this is not necessary at the present time.Item 2Task 11. DTask 21. F 3. TTapescript: A week after a toxic waste scandal brought down the government ofIvory Coast teams of Ivorian and French experts are still trying to establish exactlywhat the material was composed of. Tons of waste from a ship were dumped inleaking drums in at least 11 open air locations in Ivory Coast’ s biggest city Abidja Our correspondent James Copnall is there. The latest health ministry figures showthat nearly 16,000 people have sought treatment and 6 have died as a result of thetoxic waste. The numbers increased dramatically each day. This does notnecessarily mean that the health situation is deteriorating just as rapidly, however, astate of panic seems to have set in. meanwhile, teams of French and Ivorian expertswere attempting to find out what exactly the toxic waste was composed of.Item 31.It has issued an updated version of its strategy for dealing with a possibleinfluence pandemic.2.The updated strategy needs cities, states, and businesses to prepare now tokeep operating on their own and not on federal help.3.It could make up to 40% of the workforce too sick to work for two weeks at a time. The infection could remain active in a community for up to two months.4.The pandemic could cause as many as two million deaths in the United States.5.it tends to break out when a never-before-seen strain of the virus startspassing from person to person.Tapescript: The White House has issued an updated version of its strategy for dealing with a possible influenza pandemic. The plan warns cities, states and businesses that they should prepare now to keep operating on their own and not count on federal help, and says that a flu pandemic could make up to 40% of the workforce too sick to work for two weeks at a time and that the infection could remain active in a community for up to two months. In the worst place, the report says, a pandemic could cause as many as two million deaths in the United States. Influenza pandemic tend to break out when a never-before-seen strain of the virus starts passing from person to person. Scientists are currently worried that the Asian bird flu might mutate into that kind of virus.Section E1.The move is expected to reduce expenses involved in the drug that has been hailed as a life-saving treatment.2.in the study patients who cut their smoking in half also cut their risk of lungcancer by 27%.3.European Union officials continue to reassure the public that the apparentspread of the avian flu virus is at this point a threat to animals not humans.4. One hundred and twenty-three identification cards had been issued to patients who need them to prove to law enforcement personnel that they used marijuana for medical purposes.5.Analysts say total spending on research into malaria last year accounted for only about one third of one percent of total medical research and development funding.。

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大学英语新闻听力教程答案杨金才第一部分(共计10分，每小题2分)1―5题：阅读下面的小对话，判断答语是否恰当，恰当的选A(Right)，不恰当的选B(Wrong)，并将答案写在答题纸上。

1. Is there a bank near here?Yes. I saw him this morning.A. RightB. Wrong2.What does he look like?He is tall and thin.A. RightB. Wrong3.Where did you go for your holiday?Two years ago.A. RightB. Wrong4.What are you going to do this evening?I went there with some friends.A. RightB. Wrong5.How can I book a cheap hotel?If I were you, I'd phone a travel agent.A. RightB. Wrong第二部分词汇与结构(共计40分，每小题2分)6―25题：写作下面的句子，从A、B、C三个选项中挑选出一个能够插入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上写下选好的字母符号。

6. A: you watch television last night?B. No, I didn't.A. DoB. Did7. I went to see a film yesterday. The film was great.A. reallyB. veryC. too8. A. is at the door?B. It must be our new neighbour, Mrs Jones.A. WhatB. WhichC. Who9. He answer my phone call yesterday.A. doesn'tB. didn'tC. wasn't10. She our car to go to Bristol yesterday.A. borrowedB. returnedC. lent11. I was watching TV the telephone rang.A. whileB. whenC. since12. They finished tennis at seven.A. to playB. playingC. on playing13. It was cold to go for a walk.A. veryB. tooC. enough14. The young girl fluent French.A. saysB. speaks15. I went shopping I needed a new pair of shoes.A. althoughB. becauseC. so16. I have no idea who stole his wallet. It anyone.A. could have beenB. should have beenC. must have been17. stole my purse when I was on the train.A. AnyoneB. SomeoneC. Something18. The computer doesn't work. You should get itA. to repairB. repairingC. repaired19. A: Which of these newspapers have you read?B: I’ve read them.A. bothB. both ofC. any of20. I can't arrive before 6.00. I'll try to be there 6.30.A. untilB. tillC. by21. a problem with the laptop yesterday, but it wasn't very serious.A. It wasB. There wasC. There is22. I smoke before, but I do now.A. didn't use toB. used toC. am used to23. It was raining and we went home.A. thatB. becauseC, so24. Kunming is the southwest of China.A. onB. inC. to25. She is very patient the children. She never shouts at them.A. inB. withC. on第三部分句型转换(总计15分后，每小题3分后)26―30题：根据括号里的提示或利用括号里的词语改写下列句子，并将答案写在答题纸上。

英语新闻听力教程 Unit 15 答案及文本

Unit 15 Legal EventsSection A1. appeal; overturn2. arrest warrant3. Jury; sentenced4. ruled5. lawsuit6. trying; in custody7. filed; request8. standing trial; for; testimony9. pleaded not guilty 10. handed downSection B1. The Supreme Court inn Libya is due to hear an appeal today against the death sentence i mposed on five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor who were found guilty of deliberately infecting children with HIV at a hospital in Benghazi.2. A German court has convicted a Moroccan man accused of aiding the hijackers who carried out the September 11th , 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States , but acquitted him from direct involvement in the attacks.3. The Chilean Supreme Court has once again stripped the country’s former military ruler General Augusta Pinochet of his immunity from prosecution. General Pinochet can now be charged in a human rights case involving torture and kidnapping.4. A court in San Francisco in the United States has jailed the former Ukrainian Prime Miniser Pavlo Lazarenko for money laundering, fraud and corruption while in office. Mr. Lazarenko was sentenced to nine years and a fine of 10. million dollars.5. U.S. and international authorities have charged more than two dozen people in an online child pornography ring.Key: C B A B DSection CItem 1Most of the 17 people arrested in Canada on Saturday under antiterrorism legislation have appeared in court near Toronto to hear details of the charges against them. Lawyers say some of the group are accused of involvement in an alleged plot to blow up the Canadian Parliament with home-made explosives, taking ministers hostage and even behead them if Muslim prisoners were not released. Others are accused of plotting to take over the headquarters of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. All those named appeared to be of South Asian or Middle Eastern origin, five were aged under 18. Tight security was imposed in the area around the courthouse in the Toronto suburb of Bramboton with police snipers posted on nearby roofs.Key:Task 1: T T F F F TTask 2:1.17; on Saturday; anti-terrorism legislation; in court2.South Asian; origin; aged under 183. Tight security; courthouse; police snipersItem 2A federal judge in the United States has ruled that a confession by a man accused of plotting to kill President Bush is admissible in court, even though his lawyers argue that it was obtained through torture by the Saudi security forces. The defendant Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, who is a U.S. citizen, is also accused of having links to al-Qaeda. He’s pleaded not guilty to all charges. Mr.Abu Ali was arrested in 2003 while taking a final exam at a Saudi university. He says he was chained to the floor, blindfolded and whipped until he agreed to talk. The Saudi authorities have denied torturing him.Key: T F F T F T T T T FItem 3The American state of California is suing six of the world’s biggest carmakers over greenhouse gas emissions. The State Attorney General Bill Lockyer said he’d seek millions of dollars in compensation for the impact cars have on California’s resources, infrastructure and environment. The case is the first of its kind in the United States, and the companies which include Ford, General Motors and Toyota, accused of Mr.Lockyer of frivolous politics. But speaking on the BBC,Mr.lockyer said they have been forced to act by the federal government’s lack of action to tackle emissions.Key:1.The state of California2. The state attorney general of California3. The impact cars have on California’s resources, infrastructure and environment.4. Ford, General Motors, Toyota5. Frivolous politics.6. Lack of action to tackle emissionsSection DItem 1The former South African Vice President Jacob Zuma ,once widely seen as a future president of the country, has been acquitted of the rape of a woman with HIV. The judge ruled that sex between Mr. Zuma and his accuser was consensual. The legal action against Mr.Zuma created deep rifts within the governing African National Congress. He faces another trial later this year on corruption charges. Our correspondent in Johannesburg , Peter Biles reports.Jacob Zuma’s supporters reacted with jubilation when the not-guilty verdict was announced. His most loyal followers still believed that he could become the nextprevention. At the end of his judgment, Judge Willem van der Merwe said it’s been unacceptable for Mr.Zuma to have had unprotected sex with a women who was HIV positive.Key:1.Rape2. former3. verdict4. with HIV5.his accuser6. consensual 5.unacceptable 8. unprotected sex 9. positive 10. created deep riftserning 12.dwindling political support 13. in tatters14. on corruption chargesItem 2Sudanam Hussein was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity by a court in Baghdad. The charges relate to the killing of 148 Shiite villagers and the torture and deportation of others following an assassination attempt on him in 1982. As the judgment was delivered, the deposed president shouted out “God is great, and down with the invaders”. Reaction to the verdict across Iraq has been mixed. In many parts of the country, there were celebrations among Shiite Muslims and Kurds, long oppressed by Saddam Hussein, but in Sunni areas there were protests and some clashes. The Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said the deposed president was a criminal who deserved the punishment he’d been given.Now with a look at reaction elsewhere in the Middle East, here is the BBC’s Ian Panel.This verdict comes as no surprise in the region. Most governments had little time for Saddam Hussein. Although they didn’t support the invasion of his country, few mourned his downfall. For tow countries this verdict has been welcome news. In Iran, a country that fought a long and bloody war with Iraq, a government spokesman said it was a just punishment for his inhuman crime. In Kuwait, a country Saddam invaded, the speaker of Parliament called for Saddam to be hanged without delay. But there has been criticism, especially of the process which many feel has been a one-sided American-controlled trial.Key:Task 1: B D CTask 2: T T T F T T FItem 3By a narrow margin, the U.S. Surpreme Court has struck down the death penalty for murderers under the age of 18. Story from VOA’S Jim Malone.The majority opinion, striking down juvenile death sentences, was written by Justice Anthony Kennedy. He noted what he called “the overwhelming weight of international opinion “that has moved against the juvenile death penalty in recent years. Justice Kennedy also wrote that American society views juvenile as in his“We cannot impose capital punishment on offenders who do not demonstrate the same degree of adult blameworthiness, adult culpability and mature judgment as adult offenders do.”The narrow five to four decision affects 19 states that had allowed offenders under the age of 18 to be put to death. Jim Malone, VOA News, Washington.Key :1. The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down the death penalty for murderers under the age of 18.2. The international opinion has moved against the juvenile death penalty in recent years.3. American society views juvenile as categorically less culpable than the average criminal due to their lack of maturity and emotional stability.4. Reaction from death penalty opponents was swift and positive.5. The decision won five votes and will affect 19 states.。

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UNIT 1Part 3 NewsNews Item 1In Houston Texas，a federal investigating jury has charged the Arthur Andersen Company with blocking efforts to seek justice in the Enron case. Arthur Andersen employees kept financial records and provided advice to the failed energy company Enron. The charges say Arthur Andersen destroyed tons of documents while an investigation was taking place after Enron's failure. The Arthur Andersen Company condemned the charges as a serious misuse of government power.Arthur Andersen Company is charged with blocking investigation in the Enron case.News Item 2This item is about NATO Secretary General’s visit to Moscow for talks aimed at calming Russian fears about NATO’s future plans.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following blanks.Talks between NATO Secretary General and Russian officials: Participants: NATO Secretary General George Robertson,President Vladimir Putin and other officialsPlace of talks: MoscowPurpose of talks: to calm Russian fears about NATO’s future plansSituation: NATO’S continues to expand to the eastRussia’s opinion: 1. Russia strongly opposes NATO membership for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.2. Russia will take extra security measures if they(3, LLE) join the alliance.NATO Secretary General George Robertson has arrived in Moscow for talks aimed at calming Russian fears about NATO’s future plans. He is expected to meet with President Vladimir Putin and other officials. Mr Robertson says NATO’S expansion to the east will not harm the balance in Europe. Russia strongly opposes NATO membership for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. A Defense Ministry spokesman reportedly said the entry of these countries would threaten Russia’s security interests. He says Russia will take extra security measures if they join the alliance. NATO will consider their membership next year.News Item 3An official of the Federal Security Service has linked (1) an American student arrested this month to 2) American Intelligence. The Federal Security Service says John Edward Tarbin (3) was arrested Feb.1st for possessing the drug marijuana. The Russian official says (4) Mr Tarbin has not been charged with (5)spying. However, he told the Interfax News Agency that (6) the American may have been preparing (7) to spy for the United States. The spokesman for the American State Department dismissed (8) the Russian accusation.This news item is about the arrest of an American student.Section 3 Oral Work1. What is Peter looking for? (He is looking for his door key.)2. Is Ann at home? (No, she is not at home.)3. What is William worrying about? (He is worrying about the weather.)4. What does Peter want to do? (He wants to get into the house through the pantry window.)5. Why can't he get in through the window? (Because the window is not wide enough.)6. Peter's father won't mind if Peter breaks one of the windows, will he'? (Yes, he will.)7. Where is the door key'? (It's in the grass.)g. What does William think of Peter? (He thinks he is really careless.)Section Four Supplementary ExercisesGreeting and IntroductionsGreetings and introductions are an essential aspect of US culture. The importance of which can never be overemphasized.In social situations, a man is traditionally introduced to a woman. However, in the business world introductions are based on a person's rank or position in a company. Whoever is the highest-ranking person is introduced to everyone else in order of their position. If you introduce two people of equal rank to each other, introduce the one you know less well lo the one you know better.There might be occasions wherein you will have to introduce yourself. For example, if you are meeting a new colleague or an associate, you might start off by extending your hand and saying "Hello! I am ... ' If you have been introduced earlier to someone, do not assume that the person would remember you and be prepared to reintroduce yourself should it be necessary.Americans shake their hands when first introduced to a new people. Rarely they shake hands while parting, As a part of greeting, sometimes, social kissing is acceptable between men and women and also between women who know each other very well.If you are with a group of English-speaking people and the conversation is going on in English, do not use your native or any foreign language for more than a few sentences, as it is not considered to be polite. Try to avoid using any filthy, sexually explicit stories or jokes. When you are in a theatre, it's not polite to talk or whisper during the performance.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.I.B 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. BAmerican IndiansThe native people of North and South America were given the name "Indians" by the explorer Christopher Columbus. He thought he had reached a place called the Indies. In time, the terms American Indian and Indian became widely used. About 2,000,000 native Americans live in the United States today. Some Indians live on government lands called reservations, or on tribal lands. Others live in cities.Traditional culture remains strong in areas where large numbers of Indians live. But many native Americans worry that their cultural traditions will be lost as young people leave these areas for economic reasons.The economic situation of American Indians as a group is not good. About 50% of those who live on reservations have no jobs. Those who do have jobs earn less than other Americans. Most Indians hold low-paying unskilled jobs. Indians have many health problems and do not live as longas other Americans. But the situation is improving as more Indians are becoming educated. Today, most native Americans graduate from high school. At least 9% of all Indians 25 years old or older have finished college.The economic situation also has improved as native American tribes create businesses on their lands. One example is the Pequot tribe of the northeast. The tribe owns and operates a hotel, gambling casino, and a museum of its culture and history. Today, American Indians are trying to control their land without interference from the government. This includes control over hunting and fishing rights, and mining operations. They are trying to protect their land from pollution. And they are taking legal action to regain lost lands or to receive payment for them. American Indians are trying to change their economic situation, improve their lives and honor their culture.Exercise: Listen to the passage about the American Indians and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.1.C2. C3. D4. A5. C6. B。

英语新闻听力Unit 1原文及答案

Unit 1 International RelationsTape scriptSection B1. North Korea says it wants a relationship of trust and mutual respect with the United States.2. And Brazil has granted asylum to deposed Ecuadorian President Lucio Gutierrez who has taken refuge in the Brazilian embassy since his ouster Wednesday.3. The United States government has frozen the assets of over 150 individuals and institutions from Zimbabwe.4. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has again expressed regret to Italy over the accidental killing of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq.5. Diplomatic relations between Venezuela and Mexico have worsened sharply in a row over comments by the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez about the Mexican leader Vicente Fox.Section CItem 1Egypt has announced it will reduce its diplomatic staff in Iraq following the killing of its top envoy in Baghdad Ehad al-Sherif. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry called it a security measure. But Iraq ' s Foreign Ministry appealed to Arab and Islamic countries not to be swayed by the kidnapping and killing of Mr. Sherif, which it said was meant to deter them from upgrading their diplomatic missions in Iraq.Item 2Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says Pakistan and India are both optimistic about resolving their dispute over the Himalayan region of Kashmir, which both countries claim. In an exclusive interview with the Associated Press, General Musharraf says he hopes to settle the issue with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while they're both in power. Mr. Singh and General Musharraf are expected to try to move their peace dialogue forward when they meet next week in New York at the United Nations General Assembly meeting.Item 3North Korea is demanding that Tokyo immediately lift sanctions imposed on Pyongyang in response to its test-launch of missiles. A North Korean envoy to Japan says his country will retaliate with stronger measures if the sanctions are not lifted. After North Korea test-fired seven missiles, Tokyo barred a North Korean ferry from Japanese ports for six months and banned North Korean officials from entering the country. South Korea today rejected Pyongyang's request for military talks, saying they were inappropriate at this time. But it said ministerial talks will go ahead as scheduled next week.Section DItem 1The Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has paid a brief visit to a controversial Tokyo war shrine, prompting sharp protests from two of Japan's neighbors. It's Mr. Koizumi's fifth visit to the Yasukuni Shrine since he took office in 2001. Critics see such visits as tantamount to condoning atrocities committed byJapanese troops during the Second World War. China has described it as a grave provocation to the people of China, and South Korea has issued a formal protest. Bae Yong-Han is a spokesman for the South Korean Foreign Ministry. "We feel disappointments and anger at Prime Minister Koizumi' s repealed) visit to Yasukuni Shrine, which glorifies the past history of invasion despite the wishes of our government.Item 2The State Department says Venezuelan police failed to protect the U.S. ambassador there as demonstrators threw eggs and ambassador to the U.S. was s spokesman for the U.S. embassy in Caracas said groups of motorcyclists attacked the car carrying Ambassador William Brownfield. He said Venezuelan police escorts did nothing to stop the demonstrators who pounded on the car and chased it for miles. The embassy spokesman said the attack appeared to have been organized by the Caracas Mayor's Office. A spokesman for the/ mayor denied that charge. The U.S. has been at odds with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for several year.Item 3Russia has expressed regret for the killing of a Japanese fisherman today when a patrol vessel fired at a warning shot at a fishing boat near the disputed Kuril Islands. But Russia’s Foreign Ministry says in a statement that Japan is at fault for the incident because it does not curb Japanese fishing in Russian waters. Japan has launched a strong p rotest as we hear from VOA’s Steve Herman in Tokyo.“A diplomatic row broke out between Japan and Russia on Wednesday following the shooting death of a Japanese fisherman in waters claimed by both countries. The incident took place ear the island chain the Russians call the Kurils and the Japanese call the Northern Territories. The islands were seized from Japan by the Soviet Union in the closing days of world War II and have been under Russia control ever since, but Japan still claims them. Foreign Ministe r Taro Aso after summoning Russia’s deputy ambassador told reporters in Tokyo that the killing of the Japanese fisherman was an outrageous act. Steve Herman, VOA News, Tokyo."Section E1. Congo is holding its first free elections in 40 years today that people hope will end years of war and chaos. There are 33 people running for president and more than 9, 000 people running for seats in the legislature. This is NPR News from Washington.2. It's been a violent weekend in New Orleans. Officials say 6 people were shot to death in 3 incidents within 24 hours, including 3 brothers gunned down as they sat on the porch of an abandoned house.3. Afghanistan and the United Nations appealed today for 43 million dollars. The money would be used to help people affected by a severe drought. It would also go to thousands of people who have been displaced by fighting in southern Afghanistan. This is NPR News.4. Apple Computer is recalling 1.8 million laptop batteries after complaints from users. It follows the manufacturer Dell, which recalled some of its computers last week, the largest in history.5. Also in Iraq today officials say gunmen kidnapped 11 Iraqi soldiers in a town north of Baghdad. They say the soldiers were traveling in a minibus-wearing civilian clothes when they were stopped at a phony checkpoint.。

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1.Britain says Turkey’s dispute with Cyprus should not hold up the opening of negotiations next month onTurkey’s eventual membership in the European Union.2.The Bush Administration said Monday that progress is being made toward normal relations with Libya,thought it discouraged talk of an imminent breakthough.3.Russia has deported a planeload of Georgians it accused of being illegal migrants, and continued acrackdown on Georgian-owned business.4.The leaders of Brazil, India and South Africa have called for greater unity between the world’sdeveloping countries.5.The United States has expressed gratitude to Syria for preventing an attack on the U.S. embassy inDamascus in which three gunmen were killed and a fourth man was captured.6.Chadian President Idriss Derby cut diplomatic ties with Sudan Friday after what he said was a“Sudanese-backed rebel attack”on Chad’s capital N’djamena. Mr. Derby also has threateded to expel 200,000 refugees in Chad.7.Chad and Sudan have opened their common border and reestablished diplomatic relations only a fewmonths after the two countries nearly went to war over alleged Sudanese support for Chadian rebels. 8.Relations between India and Pakistan have cooled with a mutual expulsion of diplomats. Officials inIndia said they’d given a pakistani diplomat 48 hours to leave the country after Pakistan ordered the expulsion of an Indian diplomat.9.Lebanon’s Prime Minister Fuad Siniora has challenged Syria to establish diplomatic relations anddemarcate their border.10.Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he is preparing a formal request to President Bush for a long-termsecurity partnership that would include a permanent U.S. military presence.1.Japan’s Foreign Minister has arrived in Baghdad for an unannounced visit---the first to the Iraqi capitalby a Japanese minister since U.S.-led invasion in 2003.2.President Bush is en route back to Washington after a final stop in Eastern Europe.3.Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez got a standing ovation with a speech against President Bush atCooper Union in New York City last night.4.Diplomats say a measure of progress has been made at talks in London to end the border disputebetween Ethiopia and Eritrea.5.Diplomats say negotiators will return to their capitals for three weeks to confer with their governmentsafter they failed to reach an agreement on a joint statement.6.European leaders have concluded their first session of negotiations to try to break political deadlockover the Union’s long-term budget.7.The Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance Army, the LRA, says it’s walked out of peace talks with thegovernment aimed at ending two decades of conflict in the north of the country.8.Russian and American officials say they’ve reached agreement on Russia’s entry into the World TradeOrganizaiton. They plan to sign the agreement in Hanoi next week.9.U.S. and Russian negotiators remained at odds Wednesday in a growing diplomatic standoff over Iran’ssuspected nuclear program.10.NATO foreign ministers have wrapped up two days of talks focusing on the future of missions inAfghanistan, Iraq and Kosovo as well as prospect for peace in the Middle East and the situation in Sudan’s Darfur region.1. A summit-level meeting of the UN Security Council has formally urged all member nations to outlawincitement to terrorism.2.The United Nations is setting up a special fund to help it deal with some of the biggest natural orman-made disasters as soon as possible after they happen.3.Senior diplomats from the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germanygathered in New York today to map out a strategy to deal with Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons program.4.The UN Security Council is expected to hold closed-door consultations today on a British-U.S.peacekeeping plan for Sudan’s Darfur region.5.Hollywood movie star and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie is appealing forinternational help in repatriating millions of Afghan refugees now living in Pakistan.6.Meanwhile the United Nations Security Council is to hold an urgent meeting at the request of Lebanontoday on the crisis.7.(The) United Nations General Assembly has opened in New York with forceful calls for action in theSudanese region of Darfur.8.The United Nations is reporting signs of some progress in meeting global antipoverty goals set in 2000.9.The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on the American government to immediatelyclose all secret detention facilities and grant access to the Red Cross to anybody detained in connection with an armed conflict. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United Nations’resolutions against North Korea leavePyongyang to choice but to return to the negotiating table.1.The US has expressed concern following the completion of a two-billion-dollar arms deal betweenVenezuela and Spain.2.The former American presidential candidate John Kerry has apologized for controversial remarks hemade about US troops in Iraq. On Monday Senator Kerry warned students at a university in California that if they neglected their education they might get stuck in Iraq.3.An Iranian government spokesman has denied charges that Iran is aiding the Lebanon-based Shiitegroup Hezbollah. He also warned Isreal of dire consequences if it attacks Syria.4.The US has condemned Tuesday’s military coup in Thailand and called for the restoration of democracyas quickly as possible.5.The US anti-drug chief has called for a strong military action by NATO forces to destroy the opiumindustry in southern Afghanistan.6.Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has threatened to cut off oil exports to the US. Speaking at a youthfestival in Caracas, Mr. Chavez accused the US government of aggression against Venezuela.7.The US says it’s deeply troubled by Iran’s Guardian Council decision to bar more than 1000 presidentialcandidates form running in next month’s elections.8.Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam told reporters Tuesday the allegations thatmoney was diverted from charities to terror groups are completely baseless.9.Iran has reiterated its determination to develop nuclear technology for peaceful uses.10.The British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel have stressed theimportance of raising international awareness of the threat posed by climate change.1.The heaviest snowfalls in Japan for decades have killed at least five people. Blizzards in the north of thecountry cut power supplies, disrupted road and rail links, and led to the cancellation of many domesticflights.2.Officials in Brazil have now extended an emergency to the entire Amazonas State in the Amazon Basinbecause of worsening drought.3.Officials in Indonesia say the number of people now known to have been killed by a powerfulearthquake that struck Java on Saturday morning has risen to more than 3,000. Many residents have spent the life outdoors, fearing more aftershocks.4. A merry-go-round collapsed Saturday at a zoo in southern Spain, injuring 15 children and three adults.5.Near Montreal workers are digging through debris, searching for people trapped by the collapse of ahighway overpass yesterday. Tons of concrete crushed at least two cars.6.Relief supplies are beginning to arrive in some of the towns worst-affected by the devastating SouthAsian earthquake five days ago, but its distribution is failing to reach all areas.7.Severe storms and at least one tornado left a trail of damage through parts of Indiana last night.Forecasters say more storms are expected tonight and tomorrow.8.Swarms of desert locusts are threatening crops in northern Ethiopia.9.And a tropical storm that has already killed more than 30 people in El Salvador has become a hurricaneas it heads towards Mexico.10.Spanish officials are battling to reduce the impact of a highly toxic chemical spill into the Umia Riverin the northwestern region of Galicia. A fire at a chemical plant caused the spill. The three-kilometer slick is slowly heading towards the Atlantic Ocean, killing fish and plants in its path.1.Life expectancy in the US has reached a record high. That’s according to statistics released today by thefederal government.2.Federal health regulators say two more women have died after using the abortion pill RU-486.3.Officials in Leesburg, Virginia say nearly a thousand girl scouts may have been exposed to rabies.4.The number of Indonesian children infected with the crippling polio virus has risen to 155 with adiscovery of 33 new cases in the last two weeks.5.Researchers investigating the H5N1 strain of bird flu say it provokes an excessive immune reaction.6.India is struggling to cope with outbreaks of mosquito-borne disease that have killed more than 100people and infected thousands of others in recent weeks.7.More than 5,000,000 Californians will receive significant discounts on prescription medicines under adeal reached with the governor and legislative leaders.8.The UN is launching a global campaign today to help millions of children affected by AIDS.9.Taiwan says it’s making its own version of the best-selling antiviral drug Tamiflu whether its originalmanufacturers ultimately agree or not.10.Medicare officials say enrollment in the new prescription drug benefit has reached its target even beforenext month’s deadline.1.An interim prime minister has finally been chosen to lead Ivory Coast to presidential elections nextyear.2.Six British officials have quit their government post over the refusal of Prime Minister Tony Blair toname a date for resigning as the leader of the Labor Party.3.The United States’ first National Intelligence Director John Negroponte was sworn in Wednesday.4.Afghanistan’s Interior Minister Ali Ahmad Jalali says he will step down to resume his academic careerin the United States.5.The president has named U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman to be his new budget chief.6.Indigenous Maori leaders in New Zealand have named a new king. Fifty-one-year-old Tuheitia Paki isthe elder son of the previous monarch who died last week at the age of 75 after a reign of 40 years.7. A Republican congressman in the US has resigned after admitting he took nearly 2.5 million dollars inbribes from a defense contractor.8.President Bush has tapped lawmaker Robert Portman to be the nation’s new top trade negotiator.9.Sweden’s new Trade Minister Maria Borelius is resigning over allegations of tax evasion after just oneweek in office.10.President Bush has responded to a severe setback in mid-term elections by replacing Donald Rumsfeldas defense secretary after some six years in the job. Mr. Bush said Mr. Rumsfeld had agreed it was time for a fresh perspective. A former director of the CIA Robert Gates has been nominated to take over the Pentagon.1.In India, five million news subscribers are signing up for mobile phone connections every month as thewireless telecommunication market booms.2.General Motors has started the white-collar layoffs it’s promised as it struggles to become morecompetitive.3.The Commerce Department says consumer spending weakened in February after an upsurge inJanuary.4. A Dubai company says it’s ready to give up its attempt to take over some management operations at sixUS seaports.5.Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree opening up the country’s biggest company, theenergy giant Gazprom, to foreign investors.6. A strong set of jobs numbers from the Labor Department has raised inflation concerns and caused anupsurge in interest rates.7.The US has proposed cutting by 60% those subsidies to its farmers that distort world trade.8.The world’s biggest retailer, the American company Wal-Mart, has reported its first drop in profits formore than 10 years. They’ve fallen by 26% in the past three months mainly because of costs linked to the sale of its businesses in Germany.9.General Motors is selling most of its stake in Japanese automaker Suzuki.10.AT&T says it will buy BellSouth for 67 billion dollars in stock, a move the company says will offersubstantial financial benefits for stockholders of both companies.1. A fire at a US ammunitions depot in southern Baghdad last night ignited ordnance and set offexplosions that rocked the Iraqi capital for hours.2.The US military has launched a new offensive in western Iraq against what they say are “insurgentslinked to al-Qaeda”, the latest in a series of such operations.3.Two US navy warships exchanged gunfire with suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia today.4.India has arrested a soldier for allegedly handing secret military documents to a Pakistani official,sparking a new diplomatic controversy between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.5.Meanwhile a senior US State Department official says any further NATO expansion should wait until atleast 2008.6.In Afghanistan, a US military spokesman has denied Taliban claims that guerillas captured and executeda US Special Forces commando.7.The British Army has pulled out of one of its biggest bases in southern Iraq. Officers said the movefollowed an assessment that Iraqi police were capable of dealing with any continuing security problems in the area in Maysan province.8.Pakistani forces battled with insurgents along the Afghan border today, killing nearly 50 people.9. A member of the US Navy has testified at his court marshal in California that he watched as twoAmerican marines shot an Iraqi civilian in the head.10.Parliament in Canada is deciding whether the Canadian military presence in Afghanistan should beextended by another two years.。

英语新闻听力教程Unit10答案及听力原文

英语新闻听力教程Keys and TypescriptUnit 10 Commemoration and CelebrationSection A warming up1.celebratedmemorating3.marked4.honor5.carnival street , festivalid a wreath7.reflecting on8.ring their bells, remembrance, toll9.flying at half staff 10.vigilSection B1.Spain commemorated the first anniversary of the Madrid train bombings with public mourning church bells and silent tributes to the nearly 200 people who died in al-Qaeda’s worst attack in Europe.2.Earlier London came to a virtual standstill as the city observed two minutes of silence in remembrance of the victims of the bombings.3.Children descended on the south lawn of the White House today for the annual presidential Easter Egg Roll.4.The authorities in Saudi Arabia say that Muslims attending this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in December must possess a certificate proving they’ve been immunized against polio if they come from one of the four countries where the disease is endemic.5.The southern Japanese city of Nagasaki briefly fell silent Tuesday morning to recall the wartime nuclear attack 60 years ago that turned it into an inferno, instantly killing tens of thousands of people.1. B2.A3.C4.D5.BSection CItem 1Iraqi Shiite militants marked the 2nd anniversary of the fall of Saddam Hussein Saturday with a large anti-American protest. Tens of thousands of followers of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr marched in the same spot in central Baghdad where a huge statue of Saddam was pulled down two years ago. The marchers demanded a timetable for a U.S. pullout from Iraq but President Bush has refused to offer one until the country is more secure.1.B, E2. H3. IItem 2Acts of commemoration are taking place in Asia to mark the devastating tsunami that struck countries around the Indian Ocean one year ago.More than 200,000 people were killed when an earthquake beneath the ocean’s floor sent torrents of water sweeping ashore in places as far apart as Thailand, Sri Lanka and Somalia. The area worst affected was the Indonesian province of Aceh where entire communitiesalong the coast were obliterated. In Thailand, meanwhile, where more than 5,000 people died, a ceremony is being held at Khao Lak.Task 1 1. F 2.F 3.F 4.T 5.FTask 2 1. Acts of commemoration the devastating tsunami the Indian Ocean2.beneath floor torrents of water more than 200,0003. Entire communities obliteratedItem 3Thousands of people gathered in Washington Saturday to mark a1912 gift by Tokyo’s mayor promoting friendship between the United States and Japan. Marching bands and dancing groups paraded down one of the main avenues of the U.S. capital as part of the annual cherry-blossom festival that commemorates Tokyo’ gift of thousands of cherry trees which bloom once each year around many of the significant monuments around the United States’ capital.1.marching and dancing/parading2.the annual cherry-blossom festival.3.Tokyo’s gift of thousands of cherry trees4.Around many significant monuments5.Tokyo’s mayor, In 1912Section DItem1The end of World War II in Europe was marked on Sunday in ceremonies across the continent. Decorated veterans gathered at Moscow’s Belarus rail terminal to recreate the return of victorious soviet troops 60 years ago. Then the veterans marched to their traditional meeting place where President Putin gave a speech. In Paris, France President Jacques Chirac marked the day with a wreath-laying ceremony as did Britain’s Prince Charles in London. In a speech to parliament, German President Horst Koehler honored the victims of Nazism and said the Nazis brought dishonor to the nation.European Acts of Commemoration Marking the End of World War II In Russia(1)Decorated veterans gathered at a (2) rail terminal to (3) recreatethe return of (4) victorious Soviet troops 60 years ago.The veterans then (5) marched to their traditional (6) meeting placeWhere President Putin (7) gave a speech.In France President Chirac marked today with a(8) wreath-laying ceremonyIn Britain(9) Prince Charles laid a wreath in honor of the deadIn Germany(10) President Koehler honored the victims of (11) Nazism and said the Nazis (12) brought dishonor to the nation.Item 2Ceremonies have been taking place in the United States to mark the 5th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.In New York, relatives read out the names of the nearly 3,000 people who died at the site of the former World Trade Center. The commemoration fell silent at the exact times when the two hijacked planes crashed into the twin towers and when the towers themselves collapsed. President Bush went on to Pennsylvania to meet relatives of those who died on the hijacked plane which crashed there before attending a ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington. 189 people died in the attack there. Speaking at the memorial service, the Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid tribute to them.Task 1 B|ATask 2 1. F 2.T 3. T 4.F 5.F 6. FItem 3Queen Elizabeth toasted her son Prince Charles and his marriage to his longtime lover Camilla Parker Bowles saying he had overcome terrible obstacles and that she is proud of them. Earlier the Queen and Prince Philips skipped the civil ceremony but they did attend a blessing ceremony led by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The couple will honeymoon in Scotland. But the Prince’s marriage wasn’t the only wedding ceremony held at Windsor’s Guildhall Saturday. Three couples got a bit of the royal treatment when they exchanged vows after the royal wedding. Arriving to a lingering crowd of onlookers and journalists, the couple basked in the attention as they smiled and signed autographs. Two other non-royal couples were also marrying today and all were able to enjoy the large floral arrangements left behind by the royal couple.1.She said Prince Charles had overcome terrible obstacles and she is proud of them.2.She skipped the civil ceremony but they did attend a blessing ceremony led by the Archbishop of Canterbury.3.They will honeymoon in Scotland.4.Their wedding ceremony was held at Windsor’s Guildhall. The couple smiled and signed autographs.5. They were able to enjoy the large floral arrangements left behind by the royal couple.。

英语新闻听力教程Unit12答案及文本

英语新闻听力教程Keys and TypescriptUnit 12ElectionsSection A1.in favor of; charter2. mayoral; voting stations3. clean sweep; boycotted; opposition4. cast ballots5. registered; run for6.fundraising; the midterm election7. stand;for8. overwhelming; ruling party9. Campaigning10. re-electedSection BTypescript1. Preliminary results from Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan indicate a big lead for the government. But the opposition has pledged to challenge the results in court.2. Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman says he’s going to win his Democratic primary against multimillionaire businessman Ned Lamont despite polls showing Lieberman trailing his challenger by as much as 13 points.3. Millions of people across Brazil have been voting in presidential, congressional and regional elections.The incumbent Presiden t Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva is seeking a second term in office.4. V otes have been counted in the presidential election in Sri Lanka. Latest estimates put turnout at about 75%, but it was much lower in areas populated by the Tamil minority.5. With 90% of votes counted in Poland’s presidential election, it’s now inevitable that the two leading candidates will have to face each other in a runoff.Key: 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. ASection CItem 1Early indication in Sunday’s elections in Kazakhstan suggest an overwhelming victory for President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Two exit polls predict Mr. Nazarbayev, who has been in power for the past 16 years, has won at least 85% of the vote. The poll is being seen as a test of whether Kazakhstan is moving towards greater political openness. Mr. Nazarbayev said the election was more democratic than ever before with all candidates receiving equal conditions. But the campaign manager of his main rival, Zharmakhan Tuyakbai, said there had been many violations, including discrepancies over voters’ lists and ballot papers.Key: 1. (B,D) 2. (C, G) 3. (D) 4. (A)Item 2V oters in the Central African Republic have cast ballots for a new president. Incumbent Francois Bozize is favored to win two years after he gained power in acoup. Poll monitors say voting was smooth and fair in today’s runoff between Mr. Bozize and former Prime Minister Martin Ziguele, whose party was ousted in the 2003 coup. After casting his ballot, Mr. Bozize called the election a unique occasion. President Bozize fell short of the outright majority needed to win the first round of voting in March.Key:Task 1 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. FTask 2 1. smooth and fair; runoff 2. a coup 3. a unique occasion 4. prime minister5. fell short; outright majorityItem 3The people of Ecuador are electing a new president on Sunday with opinion polls suggesting a closer-than-expected race between the main contenders.There are 13 candidates, but the BBC correspondent in the country says only four of them have a realistic chance of winning. They include the former Economy Minister Rafael Correa, a leftist ally of the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and the country’s richest man Alvaro Noboa, who is standing for the centre right. The vote comes after a period of instability. Last year, President Lucio Gutirrez was forced from office by angry crowds and our correspondent says many voters are still fed up with politicians in the country, which has huge oil wealth but where half of the population lives in poverty. Key:1. A close-than-expected race between the main contenders.2. They have a realistic chance of winning3. The richest man in the country. He sands for the center right.4. He was forced from office by angry crowds.5. Half of the population lives in poverty though the country has huge oil wealth. Section DItem 1The countdown to November’s midterm elections continues with Democrats and Republicans facing off over issues from gas prices to the war in Iraq. Democrats are hoping to become the majority in the currently GOP-controlled Congress. NPR’s Allison Keyes reports.Some analysts have predicted problems for the Republican Party with votes displeased over the direction of the country and with everything from gas prices to the war in Iraq. But Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell told CBS’s Face the nation not to worry about his party’s performance on November 7th.“We are not only gonna protect our incumbents, and we are gonna to win a lot of seats that potentially the Democrats currently have.”Democratic national Committee Chair Howard Dean, however, told CBS that the Bush administration’s record will hurt it.“Republicans are leaving a sinking ship.And the sinking ship is the Republican approach to the war on Iraq and the war on terror.”The Party holding the White House usually loses seats in a president’s sixth year.Allison Keyes, NPR News, Washington.1. November 7th2. Democratic3. Congress4. the Republican Party5. displeased6. gas prices7. war in Iraq8. a sinking ship9. Approach 10. war on terror Item 2Final results have been announced in the presidential runoff election in Guinea-Bissau. The story from Mary Marta in our West Africa bureau.Guinea-Bissau’s election commission named former army ruler Joao Bernardo Vieira the country’s new president on Wednesday dismissing complaints by losing candidate Malam Bacai Sanha who filed a 135-page document, asking the commission to annul the results because of alleged fraud. Celebrations by Vieira’s supporters were quickly dampened by fear that it would incite clashes with the opposition from the ruling PAIGC Party headed by Mr. Sanha. Though Mr. Sanha urged his supporters to remain calm, he said he is going to continue to fight to stay in office. He said he will take up the issue with the Supreme Court which must still finalize the election results. Guinea-Bissau has been plagued by coups and instability since its independence from Portugal in 1975. Mr. Vieira ruled Guinea-Bissau with an iron fist from 1980 until 1999 when he was overthrown in a bloody civil war.Mary Marta, VOA News, Abidjan.Key: Task 1 1. C 2. C Task 2 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. F Item 31. They are trying to decide whether one of the world’s most important shipping routes, the Panama Canal, should be expanded, so it can be used by larger vessels.2. Around five billion dollars. It would involve building another set of locks at the Pacific and Atlantic ends of the canal.3. 40%. Those in favor of a wider Panama Canal are leading by 80% to 20%.4. Ships are getting bigger. The economies of China and India are expanding rapidly.5. They need easy shipping access to their markets in North America, Europe and elsewhereSection EKey:1. made her comments; will2. has been reported as saying; will be; he said; wants to address; called; are3. the giant retailer said; will introduce wage cages; said; is an effort4. feared; will5. said today; will develop。

英语新闻听力教程 Unit 14 答案及文本

Unit 14 Parliament and LegislationSection A1.lower house2. Congress；legislation3. Lawmakers4. Senate; vote5.Capitol Hill; budget6. legalize; passed; by a large majority7. session8. lift the immunity 9. recessed; passed a bill 10. authorizingSection B1. Parliament in Nepal is due to reconvene in a few hours’ time for the first time since it was abolished by the king four years ago. King Gyanendra responded to the demands of the seven-party opposition alliance which forced him to restore democratic rule after three weeks of mass protests.2. The Peruvian Congress has unanimously approved a controversial bill which would grant Peru control of 35,000 square kilometers of the Pacific Ocean, an area currently controlled by neighboring Chile.3. The Mexican Congress has passed a law decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin for personal use. The law still needs to be passed by President Fox , but the government has welcomed it, saying police will now be able to concentrate on major drugs traffickers.4. U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is testifying before a U.S Senate committee at this hour on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Rumsfeld. Flanked by several high –level generals, told senators the recent violence in Iraq is in part a strategy by insurgents to influence public opinion in America .5. A bill designed to change U.S. immigration law has stalled in the Senate. A compromise version of the bill failed to gain enough votes to move forward. Supporters say they plan to keep trying until it passes.Key: B A D A BSection CItem 1The U.S. Senate has defied President Bush by voting overwhelmingly to strengthen the guidelines governing the treatment of prisoners in American military custody. Senators passed an amendment to the defense spending bill that would explicitly bar U.S. soldiers from torturing of maltreating detainees. They expressed the hope that the measure would repair the image of the United States after the publication of pictures of inmates at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison being abused. But a spokesman for president Bush, Scott McClellan, said the administration could still veto the bill .Key: 1 . D 2. A,F 3. G 4. HItem 2The U.S.Senate has opened confirmation hearings on President Bush’s choice of Judge John Roberts to be the new chief justice of the Supreme Court. In an opening statement Judge Roberts said he would make decisions based on precedent and case law.“If I am confirmed I will be vigilant to protect the independence and integrity of the Supreme Court. And I will work to ensure that it upholds the rule of law and safeguards those liberties that make this land one of endless possibilities for all Americans.”On Tuesday Judge Roberts will answer questions from in fuller detail.Task 1: F T F T TTask 2:1. opened; on; choice; new chief justice2. opening statement; precedent; case law3.confirmed; vigilant; independence and integrity; ensure; upholds; rule of law; safeguards; endless possibilitiesItem 3Congress returns to work this week following a month-long summer break. Republican lawmakers plan to focus on national defense and battling terrorism. The pre-election session is a prelude to the battle for control of Congress. The Senate begins work today on a defense spending bill and will soon work a port security measure. The House, which returns tomorrow, will work on bills legalizing military tribunals and the terrorist surveillance program. With the November elections looming and their continued control of both the House and the Senate in doubt, Republicans are taking a time-tested approach by focusing on national security issues.Key:1. National defense and battling terrorism2. The battle for control of Congress3. Today; tomorrow4. Defense spending bill. //A port security measure.5. Bills legalizing military tribunals and the terrorist surveillance program.6. Focusing on national security issues.Section DItem 1The Bush Administration has introduced a much-anticipated bill in Congress to change U.S. law so that a U.S. civilian nuclear deal with India can be implemented. The bill will amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 .Jean reports from Poona , India.Current law bars nuclear technology trade with countries that do not have full-scope safeguards on nuclear facilities. The conditions India must meet include a credible plan for separating civilian power plants from military facilities, cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency on safeguards for its power plants and establishing additional protocols for its civilian nuclear program. India will also support international efforts to control the spread of enrichment and reprocessing technology. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the agreement will strengthen security in the region because the International Atomic Energy Agency will gain access to India’s civilian nuclear facilities. Critics of the deal say it could lead to a nuclear arms race in South Asia. For NPR News ,I’m Jean Parker in Ponna, India. Key:1. Bars2. full-scope3. amend4. implemented5. Conditions6. credible plan7. military facilities8. cooperation9. enrichment and reprocessing10. strengthen security 11. access 12. nuclear arms raceItem 2The U.S. Senate has approved a 31.7 billion-dollar package to fund foreign operations, including economic and political aid to countries around the world. VOA’S Debra Tate has this report from Capitol Hill.The bill funds State Department functions and international organizations, bolsters security at US. Embassies and other diplomatic facilities and seeks to strengthen public diplomacy by funding international broadcasting and educational and cultural programs. The measure provides nations, including U.S partners in the war on terrorism. The legislation provides over a billion dollars to support international peacekeeping operations. It includes money for fighting AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, for combating drug trafficking, and for promoting democracy around the world. The House of Representatives approved their version of the legislation last month. Differences in the two bills will have to be reconciled before a final measure is sent to President Bush for hi signature. Debra Tate, VOA News, Capitol Hill.Key:Task 1: B C B Task 2: T T F F FItem 3Uzbekistan’s Senate has given final approval to a government order for the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from the country. Lawmakers passed the measure today saying the base has caused environmental damage and health problems for local residents.The Upper House of Parliament also says it’s time to close theplans to terminate the basic agreement but they gave no reason for the decision to1. It has approved a government order for the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from the country.2. They say the base has caused environment damage and health problems for local residents. Moreover, the active military phase of U.S. efforts in Afghanistan has ended.3. They say it has become a security problem for Uzbekistan.4. It announced plans to terminate the basic agreement with the U.S.5. It has been critical of alleged human rights abuses in Uzbekistan. It called for an international probe into a deadly military crackdown on civilians on May 13th.。

英语新闻听力教程unit5原文及答案

Unit 5 Disasters and CalamitiesSection Awarming up1. snowfalls blizzards disputed2. worsening drought3. struck aftershocks4. collapsed5. debris trapped crushed6. relief supplies devastating7. tornado forecasters8. locusts9. tropical storm hurricane10. battling toxic spill spillSection B1. CTapescript:Air France passenger plane has skidded off the runway and burst into flames on landing at Pearson Airport in Toronto, Canada.Nigeria at least 12 people were reported drowned after an overcrowded dugout canoe capsized in a remote creek in the oil-producing Niger Delta. full-scale relief operation is underway on Indonesia’s Java Island where a tsunami hit Monday, killing at least 340 people.bodies of 10 New Jersey senior citizens killed in this week’s tour bus crash in the mountains of northern Chile are being flown home.John has been downgraded to a tropical storm after hitting the Baja California Peninsula on the west coast of Mexico. The storm struck the tourist port city of Lepas, bringing down trees and power lines and flooding streets. It had earlier inundated the seaside resort of Los Cabos.Section CItem 11—(H) 2—(G) 3—(D,F) 4---B 5---(J)Tapescript:Iraqi police say more than 640 people have been killed in a stampede that broke out today near a Shiite shrine in Baghdad. Authorities say some 300 were hurt in ths stampede that erupted on a Tigris River bridge when thousands of people crushed a railing and plunged into the river. Officials say bodies are still being recovered from the river and that the final death toll could rise. The incident occurred when a rumor spread that a suicide bomber was in the crowd.Item 2Task 11. TTask 21. Peruvian airliner crew members killing2. an emergency landing3. foreign nationals Italian an American4. 52 survived at area hospitalsTapescript:A Peruvian airliner carrying 100 passengers and crew members has crashed in a northeastern jungle town, killing at least 40 people. Officials say the TANS Air Flight 204 went down Tuesday while attempting an emergency landing during a severe storm. Police at the scene say foreign nationals are among the dead, including at least one Italian and an American. Officials say at least 52 people survived the accident with most being treated at area hospitals.Item 31. A train crash2. Near Osaka, western Japan; morning rush hour, Monday3. five hundred and eighty commuters4. It smashed into an apartment building5. Trying to reach some of the trapped passengers6. speed and driver inexperienceTapescript:Officials in Japan say the train crash near Osaka in western Japan has killed as many as 57 people, injured more than 400. A commuter train carrying around 580 passengers during morning rush hour Monday smashed into an apartment building near Amagasaki, about 400 kilometers west of Tokyo. Workers are still trying to reach some of the passengers trapped in the wreckage. The accident was Japan’s worst in more than four decades. Investigators say speed and driver inexperience may be factors in the crash.Section DParis (1) Apartment building FireWhen(2) Shortly after midnightWhere(3) In a stairwell of a dilapidated buildingWho African (4) immigrantsWhy Not (5) knownCasualties(6) 17 were killed, a (7) half of them children; (8) 30 were injuredFirefighting Efforts Some (9) 200 firefighters were sent to (10) extinguish the fireThe April Incident A resident (11) accidentally started a (12) blaze at a Paris Hotel(13) catering mostly to African and European immigrants, (14) killing 23 peopleTapescript:A fire at a Paris apartment building housing African immigrants has killed at least 17 people, a half of them children. French officials say some 30 others were injured in the blaze that broke out shortly after midnight in a stairwell of the dilapidated building. Authorities say it took more than two hours for some 200 firefighters to extinguish the blaze. The cause isn’t known. French media are reporting the victims are from African countries such as Senegal and Mali. Officials say about 100 children and 30 adults lived in the building, which was run by a humanitarian association. In April a fire at a Paris hotel catering mostly to African and European immigrants killed 23 people. One of the hotel’s residents admitted to accidentally starting that blaze.Item 2Task 11. CTask 21. F 3. TTapescript:A small aircraft has crashed into the 20th floor of a high-rise apartment building in New York City, killing at least two people. The plane burst into flames on the impact and fire spread through several floors of the building. The White House said all the indications were that the crash was an accident. Investigators are at the scene gathering evidence, but the authorities don’t believe the incident was linked to terrorism. The BBC’s Gitto Harry was at the scene shortly after the incident and sent this report.“Fire engines, police cars, ambulances completely blocking the avenue, people having been pushed onto the sidewalks. All they know at this stage is that either a plane or a helicopter has crashed into a building. There are helicopters circling above. There is smoke in the air. There are police running around. They are is being cordoned off.”The authorities in New York now say that four people were killed in the plane crash in Manhattan. Reports from the United States say the plane was being piloted by the New Yankee’s b aseball pitcher Cory Lidle, who died in the incident.Item 31. They are still being evacuated from New Orleans2. They have been taken by bus to an emergency shelter at a sports stadium in Texas more than 550 kilometers from New Orleans.3. They are working to evacuate thousands of additional flood refugees in and near the city’s former convention centre.4. the center is now a building without power, water, or toilet facilities, overflowing with crowds calling for food, water and other assistance.5. He is scheduled to visit parts of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana that were wrecked by the hurricane.Tapescript:Thousands of victims of Hurricane Katrina are still being evacuated from New Orleans. More than 10,000 people already have been taken by bus to an emergency shelter at a sports stadium in Texas more than 550 kilometers from New Orleans. Rescuers in New Orleans are working to evacuate thousands of additional flood refugees in and near the city’s former convention center, a large building without power, water or toilet facilities, overflowing with crowds calling for food, water and other assistance. Meanwhile President Bush is to visit the devastated area today. He is schedule to visit parts of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana that were wrecked by the powerful hurricane.Section E1. the government of Jamaica has issued a hurricane watch2. that they had called the police as long as an hour before the collapse3. asking for donations of bottled water4. hit an area off the southern coast of India5. the city accounts for about half of the Monsoon-related deaths so far。

听力教程3答案news

Unit 1News item 1Beijing Olympics End, Paralympics Set to Begin The Beijing Olympics ended Sunday night with a grand closing ceremony.Beijing's organization, infrastructure, and iconic sports venues（标志性体育场馆） for the games were widely praised during two weeks of competition.Beijing is now gearing up to host the Paralympics - the world's biggest sporting event for those with physical disabilities.As part of its Olympics preparations, Beijing has made all of its subway stops accessible to wheelchairs. During the Paralympics, there will be 16 dedicated public bus lines for the disabled and 400 shuttle buses.More than 4,000 athletes will compete in the Paralympics, which begin September 6 and last 12 days. The athletes will compete in and stay in the same facilities used for Olympics, including the popular Water Cube and Bird's Nest stadium.News Item 2Obama Opens High-Level US-China TalksPresident Obama says Washington and Beijing must cooperate to tackle the big problems facing the world.Mr. Obama spoke to a group of high-level American and Chinese officials as they launched a two-day meeting in Washington. The U.S. China Strategic and Economic Dialogue is to discuss a broad agenda from currency concerns to foreign policy.The president said the officials must work together to tackle worldwide challenges, including the global economic recession, climate change, and the spread of nuclear weapons.The president said he is under no illusion the United States and China will agree on every issue, or always see the world in the same way. And he made clear that he would continue to speak out about human rights.President Obama stressed that it is these differences that make dialogue even more important. He said these discussions give the two sides a chance to get to know each other better and communicate with candor.Unit 2News Item 1World Basketball ChampionshipThe semifinal round of the World Basketball Championship tournament is later today (Saturday) in the mid-western (US) state of Indiana.Argentina is the only undefeated team at the tournament. The South Americans have outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points per game. On Wednesday, Argentina shocked the host United States (87-80) to snap a 58-game international winning streak* by professional squads of the National Basketball Association players.Argentina also defeated Brazil (78-67) to reach the semifinal round where the team will face Germany. Primarily using European experienced players, Argentina defeated Germany earlier in the second round, 86-77.Defending champion Yugoslavia, which ousted the United States (81-78) in the quarterfinals, plays upstart* New Zealand. But Yugoslav head coach Svetislav Pesic says he is not surprised.The losers of each game will play for the third place on Sunday before the championship game.Unit 3News Item 1UN Environmental Program Executive Director Archim Steiner calls the agreement historic. He says the nine chemicals that have joined the listof Persistent Organic Pollutants, or POPs, are extremely harmful to the environment and to health.The newly targeted chemicals include products that are widely used in pesticides and flame-retardants, and in a number of other commercial uses, such as a treatment for head lice.These nine toxic chemicals will join the Stockholm Convention’s original list of 12 Persistent Organic Pollutants, refereed to as the “dirty dozen.”The Pollutants are especially dangers because they cross boundaries and travel long distances, from the Equator to the Arctic. They persist in the atmosphere and take many years, often decades, to degrade into less dangerous forms.They pose great risks to the environment and huamn health, especially to young people, farmers, pregnant women and the unborn.News Item2Scientists predict the world will get hotter over the coming decades.A major conference in Copenhagen at the end of the year will focus on ways to mitigate the worst affects of global warming.WMO Secretary- General Michel Jarraud says countries must have the tools to adapt to a changing climate. They must be able to respond to a world that is likely to experience more extreme weather events, such as floods and hurricanes.Jarraud notes farmers in certain parts of the world will have to adapt to a dryer climate. He says they might have to modify irrigation systems or consider growing crops that do not require much rain.He says global warming is likely to increase the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. Therefore, better and more timely information on these phenomena are essential to make decisions on climate variability and change. To do this, he says, weather observation networks must be strengthend.The WMO chief says climate change is a global problem. And, everyone needs everyone else to solve this problem. He says even the biggest, richest countries can not do it alone. He says the development world needs reliable weather information from developing counties and vice-versaUnit 4News Item2It's called the "Highline." It's a newly renovated and elevated promenade that was once a railway line for delivering cattle and other food stock. In 1980, the train made its last delivery, bringing frozen turkeys to lower Manhattan（曼哈顿下城）. In a densely populated city, the Highline now provides open space for relaxation as it winds through neighborhoods once noted for slaughterhouses (屠宰场).It's an oasis in a sea of concrete. The walkway includes more than 100 species of plants inspired by the wild landscape left after the trains stopped running. New construction is everywhere. Apartments, office towers, restaurants and even a museum have sprouted alongside the promenade.The first section of the Highline was inaugurated in May, after 15 years of planning and political battles. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, along with benefactors cut the ribbon（剪彩）.The first two sections of the Highline cost $152 million. Of that, $44 million was raised by the public. For those who visit, it seems it was well worth the wait and the money.News Item3African American History MuseumAn old Greyhound Bus* terminal sits unused in the heart of downtown Dothan, Alabama. It's hardly noticeable, nestled between two office buildings and surrounded by a chain link fence（铁丝网围栏）. There are no written signs that hint of the structure's controversial history. Four decades ago it was a symbol of racial segregation. During the 1960s, bus terminals like other public facilities throughout the American south were divided into white areas and black areas. The building still has the separate entrance and restroom facilities that black customers were legally required to use. Today, those elements have a different social value, and they will become one of the centerpieces of a new African American history museum. The museum will include galleries devoted to the accomplishments of George Washington Carver* and other black scientists and inventors. There will be a gallery depicting black heroes of military and social campaigns.And the city of Dothan is helping. It's providing the museum with some financial support, and it's already promoting the attraction to visitors. The G-W Carver Interpretive Museum should open doors by August and its director Francina Williams hopes to capitalize on （利用）Alabama's historic role at the center of America's Civil Rights movement. When visitors come to Birmingham, Selma and Montgomery to learn about the struggles that African Americans have endured, she would like them I make a side trip to Dothan to see what African Americans have contributed to Alabama, America and the world.Unit 5News Item 1Therapy Dogs at Ground ZeroJean Owen is a dog trainer and volunteer with Therapy Dogs International, an organization that provides specially trained dogs and their handlers for visits to nursing homes, hospitals and other institutions. Therapy Dogs International, based in New Jersey, is one of a growing number of organizations that believes that the comfort and love of a pet canincrease a person's physical and emotional well-being, promote healing and improve the quality of life.Therapy Dogs International was founded in 1976 by Elaine Smith, a registered nurse who observed the benefits of pets interacting with patients. Studies have shown that holding or petting an animal can lower a person's blood pressure, release tension and ease loneliness and depression. Since September (terrorist attacks), dog trainer Jean Owen has spent a lot of time visiting firehouses and Red Cross respite* centers for workers at Ground Zero.In New York City, there continues to be a need for specially trained dogs to comfort people who have been traumatized* by disaster. One victim remarked, "With people, you have to talk about your feelings. But a dog knows how you're feeling."News Item 2RobotsThe new SDR4.X stands only 60 centimeters tall, but Sony still says it could be part of the family. But it will have to be a wealthy family. Its creators say it will cost as much as a luxury car!Electronics companies across the globe are racing to develop the next great robot for use around the home. Some, such as the SDR4X, are humanoid* robots meant to entertain their owners with their walking, talking and tricks. Others are made to do chores, such as mow the lawn or wash the car.Robots could help kids do their homework, or make learning fun, for example. Rodney Brooks is the Artificial Intelligence Director at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His company, Robot (eye-robot) Corporation, has developed what it calls "remote presence" robots. They allow their owners to control them from anywhere in the world by using the Internet. He calls this "rebottling".As for the fun side, the industry is developing companion robots for elderly people who are lonely. And Sony expects to put its SDR4X on the market by the end of the year.News Item 3RoboticsThe sophisticated combination of electronics and software empowering today's toys may run tomorrow's household robots, according to engineer Pradeep Khosla, at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute.Mr Khosla is presently working on programming robots to duplicate human response, so that in the future robots might be able to function as helpers for the elderly or the. handicapped.He says he has made some gains - robots that respond to hand signals, voice commands, light and darkness and those gains are visible on today's toy market.Jeff Burnstein of the Robotics Industries Association says a robot, by definition, is a piece of equipment that is multifunctional, one that can be reprogrammed to do many different tasks.Home robot helpers may be a distant dream, he says, but industrial robots are an essential part of most factories today.As for the future, Pradeep Khosla says a person will be able to turn to his or her robot helper and say - Get me a Coca Cola. That robot will then walk to the refrigerator and open the door.That future is about 20 years off, Mr. Khosla estimates. The children playing with robot toys today could be the first generation to live with robots in their homes as adults.Unit 6News Item 1On his way home from his first official visit to the United States,Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari stopped in London for two days of discussions. His first meeting was with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at his official residence.At a joint news conference, Mr. Brown praised the current Pakistani army offensive against Taliban targets in the Swat valley.Because of this, Mr. Brown said Britain is pledging $18 million worth of additional humanitarian aid in the form of food, water, shelter and sanitation that will directed at those being displaced in the northwest.In addition to the aid, the Prime Minister said he expects much more cooperation between Britain and Pakistan over a wide range of issues.Mr. Brown said helping the effort to tackle terrorism in Pakistan and improving health and education there were important priorities for his government.Mr. Zardari said the fight against extremists in particular is a struggle that will not be solved overnight.Islamabad says 15,000 security troops have moved into the tribal areas.News Item 3Officials say there are no easy, quick or purely military solutions to the Somali piracy problem. But the top U.S. military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, told ABC's Good Morning America television program Tuesday the taking and rescue of the American cargo ship captain led him to order a new effort to find ways to effectively deal with the pirates.Admiral Mullen and Defense Secretary Robert Gates say there is no purely military solution to the Somali piracy problem. Piracy continues to rise, even as navy ships from 16 nations patrol the area. And Gates said Monday that the problem is "probably going to get worse" until the international community can, in his words, "get something on land that begins to change the equation" for the "incredible number of poor people" in Somalia, some of whom turn to piracy.Efforts by some ship owners to secure their ships have had some success. They have installed barbed wire, removed ladders and changed their routes, among other steps. But there has been resistance to proposals to put armed guards on commercial ships.Corporations have paid tens of millions of dollars for the safe return of ships and their crews in the area in recent years. Last year, there were 111 piracy incidents in the region, triple the number the previous year. And this year, there have already been nearly 70 incidents.Unit 7News Item1Long-term impact of diet starts before birth You are what you eat, the saying goes. And now it appears you are also what your mother ate.Researchers are learning more about how a pregnant mother's diet can affect her child's health long after the child is born. The latest research shows that some of those effects can begin within days of conception.Women are encouraged to start taking pre-natal vitamins and watching what they eat as soon as they learn they are pregnant, to help ensure a healthy baby. But it appears that maternal health before pregnancy also has an impact.Professor Tom Fleming and his colleagues at Britain's University of Southampton fed mice and rats a low-protein diet for three-and-a-half days after the animals had mated.Fleming compared their offspring to the babies of animals fed a normal, higher-protein diet for those three and a half days. The young rodents from the low-protein group had higher blood pressure and were more hyperactive than the control group.Another study found that animals with vitamin B deficiencies in the very early days of pregnancy had offspring with higher blood pressure.These young animals also tended to be obese and were at risk for diabetes. So Fleming says it's best to eat right if you're even thinking about getting pregnant.News Item2While the latest vaccines are available to children in the developed world, the situation is very different in poorer countries. According to a joint report by the World Health Organization, the World Bank and the UN Children’s Fund, just 50 percent of children in sub-Saharan Africa are immunized in their first year of life against diseases like tuberculosis, measles, tetanus, and whooping cough.The report says in some developing countries fewer than one in twenty children are vaccinated.Dr Paul Fife of UNICEF says many developing countries are not able to buy vaccines that are widely available, and even discounted in the industrialized world. He says UNICEF, the single largest buyer of vaccines for children, is also finding difficulty locating the needed medicines.The head of the World Health Organization’s vaccine program, Dr Daniel Tarahtola, says one way to address the vaccine shortage is for more production in the developing world.The report says that although the market for vaccines in developing countries is potentially huge, with more than 130 million children born there each year, drug companies target most of their vaccines to the countries of the developed world.News item 3AIDS Vaccine Test in Thailand Shows Some Promise Closer to home ... an experimental AIDS vaccine has proved partly effective in a test involving 16,000 volunteers in Thailand.For a variety of reasons, HIV — the virus that causes AIDS — has stymied efforts to develop a vaccine, and this new vaccine was only about 31 percent effective,according to the researchers. That's not great, but it's the best result yet, and the limited success may help researchers improve its effectiveness.U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Eric John noted the significance of the vaccine trial. JOHN: "There will be more studies of this vaccine regimen, and perhaps other vaccines tested. ... This trial will be recognized as a testament to Thailand's ability to successfully execute a complicated vaccine trial, the largest ever attempted, that ended with a credible conclusion, and that brought us one step closer to an HIV vaccine" Even if the vaccine only modestly reduces a person's risk of developing AIDS, it could play an important role in combating the disease, which the United Nations estimates killed two million people in 2007.Unit 8News Item 2First Spaceman from AfricaThe Soyuz rocket lifted off on schedule Thursday morning from launch pad number one at Russia's Baikonur base in Kazakhstan. Aboard was the ship's commander, veteran cosmonaut Yuri Gidzenko, Italian Air Force pilot Roberto Vittori and South African Internet entrepreneur* Mark Shuttleworth. The 28-year-old multimillionaire had trained for eight months and spent a reported $20 million to fulfill his childhood dream of going into space. Family members who had flown to Kazakhstan for the occasion watched the liftoff reportedly with big smiles and tears of joy.The Soyuz will fly to the International Space Station, where it is expected to dock on Saturday. The crew's main mission is to deliver a new Soyuz capsule to be kept at the space station for use as an escape vehicle if needed. Mark Shuttleworth is also to conduct experiments on how animal stem cells react in zero gravity.The space tourist's trip has been warmly welcomed in South Africa, where his adventure has received blanket media coverage. He is the first African to go into space and has been dubbed the "Afronaut" by many back home, including Nelson Mandela.Russia initiated the space tourism idea, seeing it as a way to bring badly needed cash into its ailing space program.News Item 340 years after man landed on the moon, and 39 years after Lovell returned to Earth, NASA plans to retire the Space Shuttle in 2010. It is the only vehicle NASA has to carry astronauts into space. At the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama in late July, NASA held meetings with an independent review panel（独立评审委员会） commissioned by President Barack Obama to evaluate the future of manned space flight （载人航天飞行）.Part of the meeting focused on the next generation spacecraft that would replace the Space Shuttle Orbiter (航天飞机轨道器). NASA is developing the Constellation program（星座计划）, a beefed-up Apollo-like initiative. It uses a rocket, called Ares, to put a single-use spacecraft, called the Orion, into orbit, and eventually back to the moon.Another option favored by the presidential panel is extending the life of the Space Shuttle through 2014, keeping it flying missions until a new spacecraft is ready for flight. The panel is also reviewing an extension to the proposed life（拟用年限） of the International Space Station, currently scheduled to end its mission by 2015.Unit9News Item 1Greenland Ice SheetA US Space Agency study finds that Greenland is melting around theedges. The loss to the world's second largest ice sheet - more than 50 cubic kilometers per year -is enough to raise global sea level by 0.13 millimeters. NASA scientist Bill Krabill says the data indicates a process of change that does not immediately threaten coastal regions."The more important thing is to consider it as a signal of global climate change and to monitor it in case it starts to accelerate."Eighty-five percent of Greenland is covered by ice and is more accessible for scientific study than Antarctica, which is under the world's largest ice sheet."Greenland, the way it's positioned - much more north south, and the southern tip of Greenland protrudes into the more temperate* latitudes* - it may react much quicker to global climate change than Antarctica does."News Item 2C ooling AntarcticaA new study says Antarctica, the southernmost continent, has cooled measurably in recent years. The findings are a departure from global trends that show significant warming during the last century.University of Chicago Professor Pete~ Doran monitors the pulse* of Antarctica. He and other researchers have plotted* climate trends in the region. They are working with data from weather stations in Antarctica's Dry Valleys, a perpetually snow-free, mountainous zone, and from stations across the continent.Their records show a decrease by 0.7 degrees Celsius per decade in the Dry Valleys since 1986 and a similar cooling trend across the continent since 1978.Doran said, "Antarctica is somewhat isolated because there is a big ocean current* that constantly circles around the continent and actually sort of isolates it, and that's what makes it cold. And, that may be a factor in why we are seeing Antarctica cooling is that slight disconnect from the rest of the globe, and it's not behaving in the same way."News Item 3Climate ChangeThe UN study predicts global temperatures will increase by nearly six degrees Celsius during this century. It says this will lead to increased flooding, drought, a rise in sea levels, and other climatic effects.What’s more, it says all regions of the world will suffer adverse effects of climate change. The panel's co-chairman, James McCarthy, says some plant and mammals will be irreversibly damaged; others will become extinct.Mr. McCarthy says millions of people will be made homeless in low-lying countries such as Bangladesh because of sea level rise. Some islands will disappear completely. Economic losses will be incalculable In addition, the report says crop and water loss will lead to more famine in dry areas of the world, such as Africa.Unit10News Item 2President Obama says he is pleased with the results of his first international summit.He says it was productive, and predicts it will be seen as a turning point in the pursuit of a global economic recovery.Speaking to reporters just hours after the summit was adjourned, the president spoke of the consensus achieved by countries who came in with different priorities and perspectives.The president did not get a concrete promise from others for substantial increases in government domestic spending - a tool he has used at home to boost the U.S. economy. But there was agreement to provide funding for $1 trillion in additional loans and credits for struggling countries through the International Monetary Fund and other institutions.And the summit started the process of clamping down on tax havens for the wealthy and loosely regulated investment funds for the rich.Mr. Obama said the G-20 meeting approved critical, bold steps. He said there is no guarantee they will all work, but he stressed the healing process has begun.News Item 3The free-trade pact between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations brings together a market of 1.9 billion people. Already trade between the two is $200 billion a year, and that is expected to grow.The deal, signed in 2002, goes into effect on Friday, January 1, creating the world's third largest trade zone behind the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement.Under the pact, tariffs will be eliminated on about 90 percent of goods traded among China, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. For the remaining ASEAN states, Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, the tariff reductions will cone into effect in 2015.Chinese officials say about 7,000 items will have zero tariffs while preferential access will be given for companies from China and ASEAN into service industries such as tourism.China is likely to increase imports of ASEAN raw materials, food and beverages and luxury goods jewelry.（注：可编辑下载，若有不当之处，请指正，谢谢!）。

现代大学英语新闻听力答案Unit2.VisitsandTalks

Unit 2 Visits and T alksSection A1.unannounced visit2.en route stop3.standing ovation’4. a measure of progress5.confer with6.concluded deadlock7.walked out of8.reached agreement sigh9.at odds10.wrapped upSection BItem 11. B2. A3. D4.A5.CTypescript:1.President Bush is due in Mongolia in the next few hours, the first American leader to visit the country.2.The American Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has left China after his first visit there since taking office in 2001.3.The Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to arrive in Japan shortly for talks about expanding economic ties, and particularly increasing cooperation in the energy sector.4.South Asian leaders are holding final talks on the closing day of their summit in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.5. President Bush has ended a visit to Brazil with a speech outlining his ideas for democracy and economic development in Latin America.Section CItem 12 √ 5 √7 √8√Typescript:President Bush has met with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf at the White House to discuss a wide range of international and regional issues. The two leaders told a joint news conference that the talks were candid and reinforced trust and confidence in each other. Ahead of the meeting, a controversy developed when President Musharraf told a television interviewer that an American official had threatened to bomb Pakistan if it did not cooperate in the U.S.-led war on terrorism. That issue was raised in an exchange with reporters.Item 2Task 11 F 2.F 3.F 4.T 5.FTask 21. failed deadlock non-permanent member2. the ongoing impasse3. no interest comprised candidateTypescript:And a meeting in New Y ork between the foreign ministers of Guatemala and V enezuela has failed to resolve the deadlock over which country will represent Latin America and the Caribbean as a non-permanent member on the United Nations Security Council. In a BBC interview after the meeting, the Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro blamed Cuatemala for the ongoing impasse. He said it had shown no interest in agreeing to a compromised canidate.Item 31.Africa’s first female elected leader/ Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf2.in the oval office3.The two had lunch together4.Hand over Liberia’s former president5.War crime charges6.fueling a civil war in LiberiaTypescript:Africa’s first female elected leader met with President Bush at the White House today. Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf met with Mr. Bush in the Oval Office and then the two had lunch together in the White House’s East Room. Among the issues the two discussed, there is a request for Nigeria to hand over former Liberian President Charles Taylor, who is wanted on war crimes charges. She told reporters today that she asked Mr. Bush for help. Taylor has been living in exile in Nigeria. Many Liberians blamed him for fueling a civil war that ravaged the country.Section DItem 1(1)president of Kazakhstan(2)only leader(3)in 1991(4)Maine(5)Guest(6)Unveil a monument(7)Washington D.C.(8)Meet with(9)Poor record(10)R ightsTypescript:The president of Kazakhstan has started a U.S. visit. Nursultan Nazarbayev spent part of Tuesday and yesterday in Maine. A guest of former President George H. W. Bush, he’s to meet with Mr. Bush’s son President Bush at the White House tomorrow. Today,he’s to unveil monument to his country’s independence from the Soviet Union in Washington DC. Kaza khstan is important to the U.S. for its oil supplies. It’s al so a focus of human rights advocates who say that it has a poor record of protecting the rights of individuals. And that topic is likely to be on the White House agenda tomorrow. Nazarbayev has been Kazakhstan’s only leader since it gained independence in 1991.Item 2Task 11. A2.CTask 21. F2. F3. T4.T5.FTypescript:Environment ministers and officials from more than 20 countries have ended four days of informal talks in Greenland in efforts to deal with global warming. Danish environ ment Minister Connie Hedegaard, the meeting’s host, called on participants to stop blaming one another for global warming and take concerted action. Participants of the meeting in Greenland’s Arctic town of Elucigot included the United States, China and several European countries. They focused on possible action after the first phase of the Kyoto Protocol, an accord on reducing global warming. It expires until 2012. U.N.studies show that global warming could melt polar icecaps and push thousands of species close to extinction.Item 31.Aid to Africa and environment protection2.They are expected to endorse a write-off of more than 40 billion dollars in debtowed by 18 African countries mainly in the sub-Saharan region.3.President Bush said he would emphasize the need for African nations to commit togood government to get the increased aid.4.In Denmark en route to Scotland5.Demonstrators smashed car windows and fought with riot police. Some tried tostorm barricades surrounding the conference site and dozens were arrested. Typescript:G-8 leaders are gathering near Edinburgh, Scotland at this hour for a summit that will focus on aid to Africa and protecting the environment. They are expected to endorse a write-off of more than 40 billion dollars in debt owed by 18 African countries mainly in the sub-Saharan region. On a stop in Denmark en route to Scotland, President Bush said he would emphasize the need for African nations to commit to good government to get the increased aid. In villages near the G-8 conference site demonstrators smashed car windows and fought with riot police. Some tried to storm barricades surrounding the conference site and dozens were arrested.Section E1.who: Russia what: talks to join the WTO broke off without an agreement2.who: President B ush whom: Israel’s Prime Minister where: the U.S.what: visit3.who: U.S. Defense Secretary what: a meeting of NA TO defense ministerswhere: Germany when: today4.who: Ivory Coast rebels in the north whom: mainstream political leaderswhat: talks where: the capital5.who: the French President whom: the Saudi Kingwhat: a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia。

英语新闻听力教程unit6原文及答案

Unit 6 Public HealthSection A warming up1. life expectancy2. regulators abortion3. rabies4. infected with cases5. bird flu immune6. outbreaks -borne7. prescription medicines8. AIDS9. antiviral 10. Medicare Section B 1. BTapescript: 1. The problem of obesity is spreading into many different aspects of Americans’ lives. Now researchers have confirmed that some children are so fat they can’t fit into car safety seats designed for kids.2. Two more Indian states have banned the sale of soft drinks producedby . giants Coca-cola and Pepsi-cola after a test by an environmental group showed high pesticide levels. This brings the total number of states tosix where there is a partial or full ban of the soft drinks.3. An Asian expert says disease and natural disasters may pose a great security threat to the region than conventional political conflicts.4. The United Nations say opium cultivation in Afghanistan has declinedfor the first time since 2001 as tens of thousands of farmers have givenup opium poppies for legal crops.5. The authorities in Iran have warned that if the dangerously high levelof air pollution in the capital ‘’Teheran continues, there could be thousands of casualties. Section CItem 1 1. ATapescript: The number of people infected with HIV, the virus that canlead to AIDS, is still rising and has passed 14 million worldwide for thefirst time. The United Nations said there had been five million new infections this year and warned that AIDS was outstripping global and national efforts to contain it. Sub-Saharan Africa remains the worst affected region. In Asia, where more than eight million people are infected, the UN says infection rates are rising sharply. It warned that Pakistan, in particular, was on the verge of a serious epidemic.Item 2 Task 1 1. TTask 2 1. international conference malaria West Africanstate scientific findingsin lost GDP3. world’s population is transmittedTapescript: The biggest ever international conference on malaria has begun in the West African state of Cameroon to discuss the latest scientific findings on the disease which kills more than million people worldwide each year. 75 percent of those victims are African children.Of the 2,000 delegates meeting in the capital Yaounde, 80% are from Africa.The disease costs the continent more than 12 billion dollars in lost GDPeach year. The latest research suggests that 41% of the world’s population live in areas where malaria is transmitted.Item 3 1. Whether more than one food company is responsible for an outbreak of E. coli bacteria. 2. Bad spinach from Natural Selection foods 3. Earth Bound Farm 4. It has recalled the spinach. 5. get rid of any fresh spinach in bags or other containers. 6. One person died and dozens were sick in 19 states.Tapescript: The Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether more than one food company is responsible for an outbreak of bacteria. Officials have linked bad spinach from natural Selection Foods as one source of the . the company says the products are sold under the brand name Earth Bound Farm. Doctor David Atchison with the FDA says Natural Selection Foods has voluntarily recalled the spinach. The FDA advises shoppers to get rid of any fresh spinach in bags or other containers. At least one person has died. Dozens of others have gotten sick in at least 19 states.Section D EU Health Experts Meet to (1) Formulate Measures to contain the (2) Bird FluRecent outbreaks(3)German authorities confirmed the (4) presence of the H5N1 virus in (5) wild swans. Outbreaks have also been reported in (6) the Balkans, (7) Turkey, the Caspian Sea areascountermeasures Increase surveillance and (8) toughen import bans (9) dedicate an additional million dollars for surveillance and (10) testing programsorder farmers to keep poultries indoors (11) to prevent transmission of the disease. Tapescript:European health experts have gathered in Bussel to formulate a response to recent bird flu outbreaks among migratory birds. The Panel today endorsed measures that would increase surveillance and toughen import bans, such as the European Union’s plan, suspending the imports of untreated feathers from non-EU countries. The European Commission has dedicated an additional million dollars for bird surveillance and testing programs. German authorities today confirmed the presence of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in wild swans on an island in the Baltic Sea. Outbreaks have been confirmed in the Balkans, Turkey, the Caspian Seas and elsewhere. Several EU countries have ordered farmers to keep poultries indoors to prevent transmission of the disease. But the World Organization for Animal Health in Paris says this is not necessary at the present time.Item 2Task 1 1. DTask 2 1. F 3. TTapescript:A week after a toxic waste scandal brought down the government of Ivory Coast teams of Ivorian and French experts are still trying to establish exactly what the material was composed of. Tons of waste from a ship were dumped in leaking drums in at least 11 open air locations in Ivory Coast’s biggest city Abidjan. Our correspondent James Copnall isthere. The latest health ministry figures show that nearly 16,000 people have sought treatment and 6 have died as a result of the toxic waste. The numbers increased dramatically each day. This does not necessarily mean that the health situation is deteriorating just as rapidly, however, a state of panic seems to have set in. meanwhile, teams of French and Ivorian experts were attempting to find out what exactly the toxic waste was composed of.Item 31. It has issued an updated version of its strategy for dealing with a possible influence pandemic.2. The updated strategy needs cities, states, and businesses to prepare now to keep operating on their own and not on federal help.3. It could make up to 40% of the workforce too sick to work for two weeks at a time. The infection could remain active in a community for up to two months.4. The pandemic could cause as many as two million deaths in the United States.5. it tends to break out when a never-before-seen strain of the virus starts passing from person to person.Tapescript: The White House has issued an updated version of its strategy for dealing with a possible influenza pandemic. The plan warns cities, states and businesses that they should prepare now to keep operating on their own and not count on federal help, and says that a flu pandemic could make up to 40% of the workforce too sick to work for two weeks at a time and that the infection could remain active in a community for up to two months. In the worst place, the report says, a pandemic could cause as many as two million deaths in the United States. Influenza pandemic tend to break out when a never-before-seen strain of the virus starts passing from person to person. Scientists are currently worried that the Asian bird flu might mutate into that kind of virus.Section E1. The move is expected to reduce expenses involved in the drug that has been hailed as a life-saving treatment.2. in the study patients who cut their smoking in half also cut their risk of lung cancer by 27%.3. European Union officials continue to reassure the public that the apparent spread of the avian flu virus is at this point a threat to animals not humans.4. One hundred and twenty-three identification cards had been issued to patients who need them to prove to law enforcement personnel that they used marijuana for medical purposes.5. Analysts say total spending on research into malaria last year accounted for only about one third of one percent of total medical research and development funding.。

【最新】听力教程 Unit 1and2答案和文本

《听力教程》新闻部分答案和文本UNIT 1Item 1Vocabulary:jury 陪审团condemn 谴责Background information:Anderson served as Enron’s auditor (审计员) for more than a decade, approving the company’s financial statements even while off-balance-sheet partnerships (帐外合作伙伴) hid billions in debt and pumped up profits.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.Arthur Andersen Company is charged with ________________ in the Enron case. Arthur Andersen Company is charged with blocking investigation in the Enron case. Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and decide whether the following statements are true or false.1.Arthur Andersen Company was energy company Enron’s business partner.2.Arthur Andersen destroyed important documents.3.The Arthur Andersen Company did not agree with the charges.1. F2. T3. TIn Houston Texas, a federal investigating jury has charged the Arthur Andersen Company with blocking efforts to seek justice in the Enron case. Arthur Andersen employees kept financial records and provided advice to the failed energy company Enron. The charges say Arthur Andersen destroyed tons of documents while an investigation was taking place after Enron’s failure. The Arthur Andersen Company condemned the charges as a serious misuse of government power.Item 2Background information:Zhukovskiy is a city about 50 miles southeast of Moscow.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about ________________________.This news item is about a model of the 1st space vehicle designed for pleasure trips. Exercise B: Listen to it again and complete the following blanks.Possible time: _______________________Vehicle size: _______________________Special experience: _______________________Length of the trip: _______________________Cost: _______________________Possible time: in three yearsVehicle size: can hold a pilot and two passengersSpecial experience: three minutes of zero gravityLength of the trip: one hourCost: $100,000Russian engineers and an American company have presented a model of the 1st space vehicle designed for pleasure trips. They presented the full size model in Zhukovskiy, Russia. They say the space plane should be ready in 3 years. Travelers would experience 3 minutes of zero gravity during a one-hour flight. The vehicle would hold a pilot and two passengers. A flight would cost about $100,000.Item 3Background information:Mr. (Alejandro) Toledo was elected president of Peru in June 2001.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about ________________________.This news item is about a UN conference on financing for development.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1.Where was the UN conference held?a.In Peru.b.In Mexico.c.In Europe.d.In the United States.2.What is discussed in the UN conference according to the passage?a.World peace.b.Fighting against terrorism.c.Financial aid to the poor countries.d.Social development of the poor countries.3.How much does the UN want the industrial nations to increase their foreign aid?a.$100,000,000.b.$1,000,000,000.c.$10,000,000.000.d.$100,000,000,000.4.How much does the UN want to reduce the number of the poor by 2015?a.By 15%.b.By 25%.c.By 30%.d.By 50%.5.When did the bombing in Lima take place?a.On Wednesday morning.b.On Wednesday night.c.On Thursday morning.d.On Thursday night.1. B2. C3. D4. D5. BWorld leaders at a United Nations’conference in Monterrey, Mexico, have urged wealthy nations to increase their foreign aid. Peruvian president spoke Thursday at the UN conference on financing for development. Mr. Toledo said terrorism could grow if poor countries do not receive help. He returned home earlier because of the bombing in Lima. Economic leaders and political activists told the conference that poverty is a major threat to world peace. The United Nations wants 22 industrial nations to increase their foreign aid by 100,000 million dollars. The goal is to reduce by half the number of the poor by the year 2015.President Bush says a bombing near the United States Embassy in Lima will not stop him from going to Peru on Saturday. The attack Wednesday night killed at least 9 people and wounded many others. Mr. Bush says he is sure Peru’s president will do everything possible to make Lima safe for his trip. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.UNIT 2Item 1Vocabulary: BelgiumBackground information:Igor Ivanov was the former Russian Foreign Minister.Colin Powell was the former American Secretary of State.Vladimir Putin was Russian President.Joschka Fischer is German Foreign Minister.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about ________________________.This news item is about the meeting between Russian Foreign Minister and American Secretary of State on February 24th in Cairo.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and decide whether the following statements are true or false.1.Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov will meet American Secretary of StateColin Powell on February 21st in Cairo.2.The meeting will be the 4th face-to-face talks between the two officials.3.Mr. Ivanov says they will discuss Russian opposition to President Bush’s planto build a missile defense system during the meeting.4.The meeting was announced following the talks between Russian PresidentVladimir Putin and German Foreign Minister Jaschka Fischer.5.Mr. Fischer was in Washington to discuss arms issues.1. F2. F3. T4. T5. FRussian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov says he and American Secretary of State Colin Powell will meet February 24th in Cairo. The meeting will be the 1st face-to-face talks between the two officials. Mr. Ivanov says Russian opposition to President Bush’s plan to build a missile defense system will be discussed during the meeting. The announcement of the meeting followed the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Foreign Minister Jaschka Fischer. Mr. fischer was in Moscow to discuss arms issues. In Washington State Department officials confirm the meeting. Secretary Powell will visit the Middle East and Belgium from Feb. 23rd through 27th.Item 2Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about ________________________.This news item is about Russia’s calling for more talks about United States’ missile defense policy.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following passage. Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov has called for 1_____________________. Mr. Ivanov is to meet with 2________________ Colin Powell in Cairo Saturday. He told 3_______________ that the time has come for 4______________ on the several issues affecting 5____________________. He said China and Europe should be included 6_______________. President Bush says that Mr. Ivanov’s 7_______________ show that Russia understands 8_______________ to world security require 9_______________. Russia is opposed to Mr. Bush’s proposal tobuild 10_______________.Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov has called for more talks about missile defense policy. Mr. Ivanov is to meet with American Secretary of State Colin Powell in Cairo Saturday. He told reporters in Moscow that the time has come for serious talks on the several issues affecting relations between Russia and the United States. He said China and Europe should be included in the talks. President Bush says that Mr. Ivanov’s comments show that Russia understands new threats to world security require new defenses. Russia is opposed to Mr. Bush’s proposal to build a missile defense system.Item 3Vocabulary: evident 明显的urge 强烈要求；敦促alliance 联盟Background information:NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a regional defense alliance created by the North Atlantic Treaty signed on April 4th, 1949. Today, 19 nations are members of the alliance. They are Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United States, Greece, Turkey, Spain, Germany, Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic. The organization has its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.George Robertson, NATO Secretary General.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about ________________________.This news item is about Russia’s proposal for a European missile defense system. Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1.Russia has given ___________ a proposal for a European Missile Defensesystem.a.the United Nationsb.the United Statesc.NATOd.NAAFI2.Russian Defense Minister ___________ presented the plan to visiting NATOSecretary General George Robertson.a.Igor Ivanovb.Igor Sergeyevc.Vladimir Putind.Joschka Fischer3.Mr. Robertson says the Russian plan is ___________ that Russia and NATOrecognize the possible threat of missile attacks from some countries.a.evidentb.eventualc.enviabled.effect4.Russia _________ a missile defense system planned for the United States.a.opposesb.opposedc.oppressd.opposing5.Russian President Vladimir Putin urged ___________ to seriously considerRussia’s proposal.a.the western safety allianceb.the western security alliancec.the security allianced.the western alliance6.Russian President questioned why NATO continues to ___________ to the Eastif the military organization does not see Russia as a threat.a.expectb.expendc.expandd.expel1. C B. B 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. CRussian has given NATO a proposal for a European missile defense system. Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev presented the plan to visiting NATO Secretary General George Robertson. Mr. Robertson says the Russian plan is evident that Russia and NATO recognize the possible threat of missile attacks from some countries. Russia opposes a missile defense system planned for the United States. Russia says the American plan would threaten world security. Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the western security alliance to seriously consider Russia’s proposal. He questioned why NATO continues to expand to the East if the military organization does not see Russia as a threat.。