杨世登-英语新闻听力教程-(原文、答案)-Unit-1-18-完整版

英语新闻听力教程

KeysandTypescript

Unit1InternationalRelations

SectionB

NorthKoreasaysitwantsarelationshipoftrustandmutualrespectwiththeUnitedStates.

AndBrazilhasgrantedasylumtodeposedEcuadorianPresidentLucioGutierrezwhotakenrefugeeintheBrazilianembassysincehisousterWednesday.

TheUnitedStatesgovernmenthasfrozenoftheassertsover150individualsandinstitutionsfromZimbabwe.

U.S.SecretaryofStateCondoleezzaRicehasagainexpressedregrettoItalyovertheaccidentalkillingofanItalianintelligentagentinIraq.

DiplomaticrelationshipbetweenVenezuelanPresidentandMexicohaveworsenedsharplyinarowovercommentsbytheVenezuelanHugoChavezabouttheMexicanleaderVicenteFox.

KeysforsectionBACBDC

SectionC

Item1

EgypthasannounceditwillreduceitsdiplomaticstaffinIraqfollowingthekillingofitstopenvoyinBaghdadEhadal-Sherif.TheEgyptianForeignMinistrycalleditasecuritymeasure.ButIraq’sForeignMinistryappealedtoArabandIslamiccountiesnottobeswayedbythekidnappingandkillingofMr.Sherif,whichitsaidwasmeanttodeterthemfromupgradingdiplomaticmissioninIraq.

Keys:1-〔H〕2-〔F〕3-(E)4-〔A〕

Item2

PakistaniPresidentPervezMusharrafsaysPakistanandIndiaarebothoptimisticaboutresolvingtheirdisputeovertheHimalayanregionofKashmir,whichbothcountriesclaim.InanexclusiveinterviewwiththeAssociatedPress,GeneralMusharrafsayshehopetosettletheissuewithIndianPrimeMinisterManmohanSinghwhilethey’rebothinpower.Mr.SinghandGeneralMusharrafareexpectedtotrytomovetheirpeacedialogueforwardwhentheymeetnextweekinNewYorkattheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblymeeting.

Keys:Task11-(F)2-(F)3-(T)4-(F)5-(T)

Task2:PakistansettletheissuePrimeMinisterinpowermoveforwardmeet.

Item3

NorthKoreaisdemandingthatTokyoimmediatelyliftsanctionsimposedonPyongyanginresponsetoitstest-launchofmissiles.ANorthKoreanenvoytoJapansayshiscountrywillretaliatewithstrongermeasuresifthesanctionsarelifted.AfterNorthKoreatest-firedstevenmissiles,TokyobarredaNorthKoreanferryfromJapaneseportsforsixmonthsandbannedNorthKoreanofficalsfromenteringthecountry.SouthKoreatodayrejectedPyongyang’srequestformilitarytalks,sayingtheywereinappropriateatthistime.Butitsaidministerialtalkswillgoaheadasschedulednextweek.

Keys:1-Sanctions.2-BecauseNorthKoreatest-launchedmissiles

3-Itwillretaliatewithstrongermeasures.4-Seven5-EnteringJapan

6-NorthKorea’sdemandformilitarytalks7-MinisterialtalksbetweenthetwoKoreas

SectionD

Item1

TheJapanesePrimeMinisterJunichiroKoizumihaspaidabriefvisittoacontroversialTokyowarshrine,promptingsharpprotestsfromtwoofJapan’sneighbors.It’sMr.Koizumi’sfifthvisittitheYasukuniShrinesincehetookofficein2001.CriticsseesuchvisitsastantamounttocondoningatrocitiescommittedbyJapanesetroopsduringtheSecondWordWar.ChinahasdescribeditasagraveprovocationtothepeopleofChina,andSouthKoreahasissuedaformalprotest.BaeYong-HanisaspokesmanfortheSouthKoreanForeignMinistry.

“WefeeldisappointmentsandangeratPrimeMinisterKoizumi’srepeat(ed)visittoYasukuniShrine,whichglorifiesthepasthistoryofinvasiondespitethewishesofourgovernment.”

Keys:1-Fifth2-Tokyo3-Sharpprotests4-prompted5-condoningatrocities6-graveprovocation7-issued8-glorifies9-despitethewishes

Item2

TheStateDepartmentsaysVenezuelanpolicefailedtoprotecttheU.S.ambassadorthereasdemonstratorsthreweggsandfoodathiscar.SpokesmanSeanMcCormacksaidVenezuela’sambassadortotheU.S.wassummonedtotheStateDepartmenttoheartheU.S.complaint.AspokesmanfortheU.S.embassyinCaracassaidgroupsofmotorcyclistsattackedthecarcarryingAmbassadorWilliamBrownfield.HesaidVenezuelanpoliceescortsdidnothingtostopthedemonstratorswhopoundedonthecarandchaseditformiles.TheembassyspokesmansaidtheattacktoappearbeenorganizedbytheCaracasMayor’soffice.Aspokesmanforthemayordeniedthatcharge.TheU.S.hasbeenatoddswithVenezuelanPresidentHugoChavezforseveralyears.

Keys:Task1:BDTask2:FFFTTF

Item3

RussiahasexpressedregretforthekillingofaJapanesefishermantodaywhenapatrolvesselfiredawarningshotatafishingboatnearthedisputedKurillIslands.ButRussia’sForeignMinistrysaysinastatementthatJapanisatfaultfortheincidentbecauseitdoesnotcurbJapanesefishinginRussiawater.JapanhaslaunchedastrongprotestaswehearfromVOA’sSteveHermaninTokyo.

“AdiplomaticrowoutbetweenJapanandRussiaonWednesdayfollowingtheshootingdeathofaJapanesefishermaninwatersclaimedbybothcountries.TheincidenttookplaceneartheislandchaintheRussianscalltheKurilsandtheJapanesecalltheNorthernTerritories.TheislandswereseizedfromJapanbytheSovietUnionintheclosingdaysWorldWarIIandhavebeenunderRussiancontroleversince,butJapanstillclaimthem.ForeignMinistryTaroAsoaftersummoningRussia’sdeputyambassadortoldreportersinTokyothatthekillingoftheJapanesefishermanwasanoutrageousact.SteveHerman,VOANews,Tokyo.”

Keys:

IthasexpressedregretforthekillingoftheJapanesefishermantoday.

ARussianpatrolvesselfiredawarningshotatthefishingboatnearthedisputedKurilIslands.

JapandoesnotcurbJapanesfishinginRussianwaters.

TheislandswereseizedfromJapanbytheSovietUnionintheclosingdaysofWorldWarII.

HesummonedRussia’sdeputyambassadorandtoldreporterinTokyothatthekillingwasanoutrageousact.

SectionE

Congoisholdingitsfirstelectionsin40yearstodaythatpeoplehopewillendyearsofwarandchaos.Thereare33peoplerunningforpresidentandmorethan9,000peoplerunningforseatsinthelegislature.ThisisNPRNewsfromWashington.

It’ebeenaviolentweekendinNewOrleans.Officialssay6peoplewereshottodeathin3incidentswithin24hours,including3brothersgunneddownastheporchofanabandonedhouse.

AfghanistanandtheUnitedNationsappealedtodayfor43milliondollars.Themoneywouldbeusedtohelepeopleaffectedbyaseveredrought.ItwouldalsogotothousandsofpeoplewhohavebeendisplacedbyfightinginsouthernAfghanistan.ThisistheNPRNews.

AppleComputerisrecalling1.8millionlaptopbatteriesaftercomplaintsfromusers.ItfollowsthemanufactureDell,whichrecalledsomeofitscomputerslastweek,thelargestinthehistory.

AlsoinIraqtodayofficialssaygunmenkidnapped11IraqisolidersinatownnorthofBaghdad.Theysaythesolidersweretravelinginaminibuswearingcivilianclotheswhentheywerestopedataphonycheckpoint.

Keys：

News1(1)freeelectionin40years

(2)people(3)9,000people(4)Today(5)Congo

News2(1)incidents(2)6people(3)3brothers(4)Weekend(5)NewOrleans(6)Shot

News3(1)appeal(2)theUnitedNations(3)Today(4)Afghanistan

(5)drought(6)displaced

News4(1)recall(2)Apple(3)Lastweek

News5(1)kidnapping(2)gunmen(3)Iraqisoldiers(4)Today(5)northofBaghdad(6)Stopped

Unit2VisitsandTalks

SectionB

PresidentBushisdueinMongoliainthenextfewhours,thefirstAmericanleadertovisitthecountry.

TheAmericanDefenseSecretyDonaldRumsfeldhasleftChinaafterhisvisittheresincetakingofficein2001.

TheRussianPresidentVladimirPutinisduetoarriveinJapanshortlyfortalksaboutexpandingeconomicties,andparticularlyincreasingcooperationintheenergysector.

SouthAsianleadersareholdingfinaltalksontheclosingdayoftheirsummitintheBangladeshicapitalDhaka.

PresidentBushhasendedavisitonBrazilwithaspeechoutlininghisideasfordemocracyandeconomicdevelopmentinLatinAmerica.

Keys:BADAC

SectionC

News1

PresidentBushhasmetwithPakistaniPervezMusharrafattheWhiteHousetodiscussawiderangeofinternationalandregionalissue.Thetwoleadertoldajointnewsconferencethatthetalkswerecandidandreinforcedtrustandconfidenceineachother.Aheadofthemeeting,acontroversydevelopedwhenPresidentMushraffaftoldatelevisioninterviewthatanAmericanofficerhadthreatenedtobombPakistanifitdidnotcooperateintheU.S.–ledwaronterrorism.Thatissuewasraisedinanexchangewithreporters.

Keys:2578

News2

AndameetinginNewYorkbetweentheforeignministerofGuatemalaandVenezuelahasfailedtoresolvethedeadlockoverwhichcountrywillrepresentLatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanasanon-permanentmemberontheUnitedNationalSecurityCouncil.InaBBCinterviewafterthemeeting,theVenezuelanForeignMinisterNicolasMadourblamedGuatemalafortheongoingimpasse.Hesaiditbadshownointerestinagreeingtoacompromisedcandidate.

Keys:TASK1FFFTF

TASK(1)failed,deadlock,non-permanentmember(2)theongoingimpasse

(3)oninterest,compromisedcandidate

News3

Africa’sfirstfemaleelectedleadermetwithPresidentBushattheWhiteHousetoday.LiberianPresidentEllenJohnson-SirleafmetwithMr.BushintheOvalOfficeandthenthetwohadlunchtogetherintheWhiteHouse’sEastRoom.Amongtheissuesthetwodiscussed,thereisarequestforNigeriatobandoverformerLiberianPresidentCharlesTaylor,whoiswantonwarcrimescharges.ShetoldthereporterstodaythatsheaskedMr.Bushforhelp.TaylorhasbeenlivinginexileinNigeria.ManyLiberianblamedhimforfuelingacivilwarthatravagedthecountry.

Keys

(1)Africa’sfirstfemaleelectedleader/LiberianPresidentEllenJohnson–Sirleaf.

(2)IntheOvalOffice.〔3〕Thetwohadlunchtogether.

(4)HandoverLiberia’sformerpresident.(5)Warcrimescharges.

(6)FuelingacivilwarinLiberia.

SectionD

ThepresidentofKazakhstanhasstartedaU.S.visit.NursultanNazarbayevspentpartofTuesdeyandyesterdayinMaine.AformerPresidentGeogeH.W.Bush,he’stomeetwithMr.Bush’ssonPresidentBushattheWhiteHousetomorrow.Today,he’stounveilamonumenttphiscountry’sindependencefromtheSovietUnioninWashingtonDC.KazakhastanisimportanttotheU.Sforitsoilsupplies.It’salsoafocusofhumanrightsadvocateswhosaysthatithasapoorrecoredofprotectingtherightsofindividuals.AndthetopicidlikelytobetheWhiteHouseagendatomorrow.NazarbayevhasbeenKazakhstan;sonlyleadersinceitgainedindependencein1991.

Keys：(1)PresidentofKazakhstan(2)onlyleader(3)in1991(4)Maine(5)guest(6)unveilamonument(7)WashingtonD.C.(8)meetwith(9)poorrecord(10)rights

Item2

EnvironmentministerandofficialfrommorethantwentycountrieshaveendedfourdaysofinformaltalksinGreenlandineffortstodealwithglobalwarming.DanishEnvironmentMinisterConnieHedegaard,themeeting‘shost,calledonparticipantstostopblamingoneforglobalwarmingandtakeconcertedaction.ParticipantsofthemeetinginGreenland’sArctictownofElucigotincludedtheUnitedStates,ChinaandseveralEuropeancountries.TheyfocusedonpossibleactionafterthefirstphaseoftheKyotoProtocol,anaccordonreducingglobalwarming.Itexpiresuntil2012.U.N.studiesshowthatglobalwarmingcouldmeltpolaricecapsandpushthousandsofspeciesclosetoextinction.

Keys:Task1ACTask2FFTTF

Item3

G-8leadersaregatheringnearEdinburgh,ScotlandatthishourforasummitthatwillfocusonaidtoAfricanandprotectingtheenvironment.Theyareexpectedtoendorseawrite-offmorethan40billiondollarsindebtowedby18Africancountriesmainlyinthesub-Saharanregion.OnastopinDenmarkenroutetoScotland,PresidentBushsaidhewouldemphasizetheneedforAfricannationstocommittogoodgovernmenttogettheincreasedaid.InvillagesneartheG-8conferencesitedemonstratorsmashedcarwindowsandfoughtwithriotpolice.Sometriedtostormbarricadessurroundingtheconferencesiteanddozenswerearrested.

Keys:(1)AidtoAfricanandenvironmentprotection

(2)Theyareexpectedtoendorseawrite–offofmorethan40molliondollarsindebtowedby18Africancountriesmainlyinthesub-Saharanregion

(3)PresidentBushsaidhewouldemphasiedtheneedforAfricannationstocommittogoodgovernmenttogettheincreasedaid

(4)InDenmarkenroutetoScotland

(5)Demonstratorssmashedcarwindowsandfoughtwithriotpolice.Sometriedtostormbarricadessurroundingthesiteanddozenswerearrested

SectionE

MeanwhiletalksonRussia’sbidtoentertheWorldTradeOrganizationbrokeoffwithoutanagreement.

PresidentBushhostedAustralianPrimeMinisterJohnHowardattheWhiteHousetoday.

DefenseSecretaryDonaldRumsfeldtraveledtoGermanytodayforameetingofNATODefenseMinisters.

TheleaderofarebelmovementcontrollingthenorthofIvoryCoast,GuillaumeSoro,hasheldtalkswithmainstreampoliticalleadersinthecapitalYamoussoukro,thefirsttimethey’veallmetonIvoriansoil.

PresidentChiracofFrancehasbegunathree-dayvisittoSaudiArabiabymeetingwithKingAbdullah.

Keys:1、Russia,talkstojointheWTObrokeoffwithoutanagreement

2、PresidentBush,theAustralianPrimeMinister,hostingtheguest,theWhiteHouse,today

3、U.SDefenseSecretary,ameetingofNATOdefenseminister,Germany,today

4、IvoryCoastrebelsinthenorth,mainstreampoliticalleader,talks,thecapital

5、theFrenchPresident,theSaudiKing,athree-dayvisittoSaudiArabia.

Unit3

SectionA

1.SecurityCouncil.2.specialfund3.permanentmembers4.closed-door

5.GoodwillAmbassador6.urgentmeeting7.GeneralAssemblyopened.

8.antipoverty.9.HumanRightsCommitteeRedCross10.resolutions

SectionB

1.(The)UnitedNationshasreleasednewdatashowingthatrichcountrieshavemadelittleoverallprogressinreducingtheoutputofthegasesblamedforclimatechange.

2.QatarhasbecomethefirstArabcountrytopledgetroopsforaUNpeacekeepingmissioninLebanon,offeringtosendupto300troopstomonitortheceasefirebetweenIsraelandHezbollah.

3.Inaspeechtothe191-memberGeneralAssembly,Mr.AnnanurgedanenlargementoftheSecurityCouncilbyaddingsixnewmembers.

4.WorldleadersspeakingontheseconddayoftheUnitedNationsWorldSummithavecalledforreformoftheinternationalbodyandhaveurgedittoplayakeyroleinthefightagainstterrorism.

5.TheUnitedNationshaslauncheditsbiggestannualappealforhumanitarianassistance,askingfor4.7billiondollarstohelpthevictimsofwar,famineandnaturaldisastersaroundtheworld.

Answer:1.C2.B3.A4.C5.B

SectionC

Item1

TheUnitedNationschildren'sagencyUNICEFisbeginningahugecampaigninPakistantodaytoimmunize800,000childrenaffectedbytheearthquakelastmonth.Theagencyissending600healthteamsintotownsandmountainvillagestovaccinatechildrenagainstmeasles,polio,diphtheriaandtetanus.UNICEFstaffsayitwouldbearaceagainsttimetoreachchildrenscatteredinremotemountaincommunitiesbeforewintersnowsarrive.Theagencyhasalreadyvaccinated300,000children.

Keys:Task1:247

Task2:1.children’sagency2.healthteamsmountaincommunitiesimmunize/vaccinatewintersnows3000003.raceagainsttime

Item2

TheUnitedNationsreliefagencysaysanattackonadisplacedpersons'campinSudan'swesternDarfurregionhasreportedlyleft29peopledeadand10seriouslyinjured.AspokeswomanfortheUNHighCommissionerforRefugeestoldVGAit'sthefirsttimethatadisplacedpersons'camphasbeenattackedinmorethantwoyearsofcivilwar.Thespokesmansaysupto300armedArabmenonhorsesandcamelsattackedthecamponWednesday.

Answer:Task1:1.C2.DTask2:1.F2.T3.T.4.T5.F

Item3

TheUnitedNationsWorldFoodProgramhasappealedurgentlyfordonationsofmorethan150milliondollarstopreventafoodcrisisinsouthernAfrica.Itwarnedthatalmost10millionpeopleacrosssixcountries—Zambia,Zimbabwe,Malawi,Mozambique,LesothoandSwaziland—urgentlyneededfoodaid.TheshortagesareblamedondroughtandtheeffectsofHIV/AIDSandchronicpoverty.ABBCcorrespondentinsouthernAfricasaysthatinZimbabwe,childreninruralareashavealreadystartedtoshowsignsofmalnutrition.Shesayssomeeatonlyonceaday.

Answer:1.Donationsofmorethan$150million2.PreventionofafoodcrisisinsouthernAfrica3.Almost10millionpeople4.Drought,HIV/AIDSandchronicpoverty5.Signsofmalnutrition

SectionD

Item1

TheSouthKoreanForeignMinisterBanKi-MoonhaswonthesupportofallfivepermanentmembersoftheUNSecurityCouncilinhisbidtobecomethenextSecretaryGeneraloftheUN.Mr.BanhadbeenthefavoritetosucceedKofiAnnaninthepost,andhadcomefirstinthreepreviousinformalballotsheldbymembersoftheSecurityCouncil.However,untilthislatestvoteithadnotbeenknownwhetherhiscandidacymightbevetoedbyoneofthefivepermanentmembers,theUnitedStates,China,Russia,FranceorBritain.It'sexpectedthataformalvotewillbeheldnextweek.TheU.S.ambassadortotheU.N.JohnBoltonsaidnewcandidatescouldcomeforward,butthatwasunlikely.

Answer：〔1〕SecretaryGeneral(2)ForeignMinister(3)wonthesupport(4)succeed(5)informalballots(6)veto(7)candidacy(8)unlike

Item2

DespiteU.S.objections,theUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblytodayoverwhelminglyvotedtocreateanewhumanrightscounciltoimprovetheUN'sabilitytodealwithhumanrightsoffenders.ThecouncilreplacesthediscreditedUNHumanRightsCommissionbasedinGeneva.U.S.ambassadortotheUNJohnBoltontoldtheAssemblytodaythatUNmadesomeimprovementsbuttheyarenotenough.BoltontoldtheAssemblythatrulesforthenewcouncilaretooweaktopreventhumanrightsviolatorsfromobtainingseats.Undertheresolutionadoptedtoday,theoldcommissionwillbeabolishedJune16th,andthenewcouncilwillconvenethreedayslater.

Answer：Task1:1.C2.CTask2:1.F2.T3.F4.T5.T6.T

Item3

TheUnitedNationshaswelcomednewpledgesbydonorcountriesofnearly600milliondollarstofundreliefeffortsaftertheSouthAsianearthquake.ButtheUN'schiefreliefcoordinatorJanEgelandsaiditwasnotclearhowmuchwasforimmediateemergencyreliefandhowmuchforlonger-termwork.Pakistansays79,000peoplehavediedandMr.Egelandhadearlywarnedthathundredsofthousandsmorecoulddiewithoutanimmediatebigboostinfunds.Wintersnowisexpectedintheearthquakezonewithinweeks.AtopPakistanireliefofficial,GeneralFarooqAhmed,toldtheBBCthatanextra30,000troopswereintheareatohelp.

Answer：1.Donornationshavemadepiedgesofnearly600millinodollarstofundreliefeffortsaftertheSouthAsianearthouake2.Mr.EgelandistheUNchiefreliefcoordinator.Hesaiditwasnotclearhowmuchwasforimmediateemergencyreliefandhowmuchforlonger-termwork.3.Pakistansays79,000peoplehavediedandMr.Egelandhadearlywarnedthathundredsofthousandsmorecoulddiewithoutanimmediatebigboostinfunds4.Wintersnowisexpectedintheearthquakezonewithinweeks.5.Anextra30,000troopswereintheareatohelp.

SectionE

1.SriLankanofficialssaygovernmentforceshavekilledatleast40TamilTigersandwounded70duringarebelattackonstrategicareasinthecountry'snortheast.MilitaryofficialssayfivegovernmenttroopswerealsokilledinthefightingearlytodayaroundtheportofTrincomalee.Therebelssaytheyoverranfourmilitaryoutposts,butauthoritiesinColombosaytherebelshavemadenoterritorialgains.RebelsalsofiredmortarshellsintoacivilianareainMuthurnearTrincomalee,killingatleasttwocivilians.

Answer：A.(4)→B(3)→C(5)→D(2)→E(1)

2.HundredsofthousandsofpeoplearestillwithoutelectricityinwesternNewYorkafteramajorsnowstormthisweek.IthitThursdaynightanddroppedasmuchastwofeetofsnowbythetimeitendedyesterdaymorning.ItwasthesnowiesttwodaysinOctoberinBuffalosincetheNationalWeatherServicebegankeepingtrack137yearsago.Authoritiessaythreepeoplediedofweather-relatedcauses.

Answer：A.(3)→B(1)→C(4)→D(2)

3.TheAmericanspaceagencyNASAhasawardedamulti-billion-dollarcontracttoagroupledbyLockheedMartintodesignandbuildthenextgenerationofmannedspacecraft.ThecraftcalledtheOrionisintendedtoreplacetheagingfleetofspaceshuttles.Orion'sshaperesem?blesthecommandmodulesoftheApollospaceshipsfromthesixtiesandseventies.Unliketheshuttle,ithasnowingsandwillparachutebacktoearthattheendofeachmission.

Answer：A.(4)→B(2)→C(1)→D(3)

UNIT4

SectionA

1.expressedconcern2.apologizedremarks3.deniedchargeswarned4.condemned5.calledfor6.threatenedaccused7.deeplytroubled8.allegationsbaseless10.stressedtheimportance

SectionB

TheCanadianPrimeMinisterStevenHarperhasannouncedtheconstructionoftwomilitaryfacilitiesintheArcticandamovetoasserthiscountry’ssovereigntyoverthecontestedregion,whichisestimatedtocontainbillionsofdollarsofoilandgasdeposits.

Aspeakerpurportingtobeal-QaedaleaderOsamabinLadenisaccusingtheUSandtheEuropeanUnionofbackingawaragainstIslam.

TheformerpresidentofIranMohammadKhatamisaysAmericanattemptstoimposewestern-styledemocracyontheMiddleEastareflawedbecausedemocracyisnotsomethingthatcanbeexported.

ThePentagonhasissuedamemotorebutthecriticismfromseveralretiredgeneralswhocalledforDefenseSecretaryDonaldRumsfeldtoresign.

BritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsayshiscountryistakingtoughnewmeasurestofightextremismfollowinglastmonth’sdeadlyterroristattacksinLondon.

Answer：1.B2.D3A4D5C

SectionC

Item1

RussianPresidentVladimirPutinsayshiscountryispreparedtohelpKyrgyzstan’snewleadersestablishstabilityinthewakeofapoliticalupheaval.Mr.PutinmadethesecommentstodayfollowingatelephonediscussionwithKyrgyzstan’soppositionleaderKurmanbekBakiyevwhowasappointedbyparliamenttoleadaninterimgovernment.Kyrgyzstan’snewleadersaretryingtorestoreorderaftertwodaysofmassivelootingandstreetviolencethatleftatleastthreepeopledeadandinjuredmanymore.

Keys：1-(B,D)2-(A,D)3-(G)4-(E)

Item2

BritishofficialsinIranhavedeniedallegationsofanyBritishinvolvementinviolenceinthesouthwesternprovinceofKhuzestanwhereatleastfourpeoplewerekilledintwobombattacksonSaturday.TheBritishembassyinTehrancondemnedtheattacksandsaidBritainrejectedallegationslinkingittoterroristoutrages.SeveralIranianofficialshavemadestatementsimplicatingBritishtroopsstationedacrosstheborderinsidesouthernIraqinthebombingsandinpreviousattacksearlierthisyearwhichkilled10people.

Keys：Task1：1F2F3F4T5F

Task2:1.embassyrejectedlinkingto

2.Iranianofficialsimplicatingbombingspreviousattacks

Item3

Forthefirsttime,PresidentBushhassaiditcouldbeaccuratetocomparetherecentescalationofviolenceinIraqtothe1968TetOffensiveduringtheVietnamWar.TheTetOffensivemarkedastrongdownturninpublicsupportforboththeVietnamWarandthen-PresidentLyndonJohnson.Mr.BushspokeinanABCTVinterviewinwhichheaddressedincreasedviolenceinIraq.ThecomparisonoftheinsurgencyinIraqtotheTetOffensiveinVietnamwasmadeinacolumnbyTomFriedmanintheNewYorkTimes.

Keys：1.The1968TetOffensive(duringtheVietnamWar.)2.DownturninpublicsupportforboththeVietnamWarandthen-President3.IncreasedviolenceinIraq.4.TheNewYorkTimes.5.。Acolumnwriter/acolumnist

SectionD

Item1

Iran’spresidentisdenyingreportshegaveaninterviewtoanArabnewspaperinwhichhethreatenedtohaltoilsalesifTehranwasreferredtotheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil.Iran’sPresidentialMediaDepartmentmadethatdenialinastatementissuedtodayinareactiontoanarticlepublishedintheKhaleejTimes.EarliertodaytheUnitedArabEmirates-basednewspaperreportedthatPresidentMahmoudAhmadinejadthreatenedinaninterviewtostopeoilsalesifIranissenttothecouncilforitsnuclearactivities.ThereportsfromaFrenchnewsagencysaytherepoterisastonishedbythedenial,butthenewsagencysayalsosays,thepublisherofthenewspapersaysthec0nfusionmaybeduetothereporternotadequatelyidentifyingherselfasajournalist.

Answer：1.denying2.haltoilsales3.referedto4.nuclearactivities5.Media6.madethatdenial7.reaction8.Frenchnewsagency9.astonished

Item2

SouthKoreaandJapansaytheyhavenotdetectedanyradioactivitytoconfirmNorthKorea’sclaimthatitconductedanundergroundnucleartestonMonday.LateFridayunnamedU.S.officialsaidU.S.aircrafthavedetectedtracesofradiationintheairsamplescollectednearthesuspectedNorthKoreatestsite,buttheystressednofinaldeterminationhadbeenmade.WorldofthelatestfindingscomesastheUNSecurityCouncilmemberscontinuetohammeroutdetailsofadraftresolutionwasexpectedSaturday.TheUNdraftresolutionincludeseconomicandweaponssanctionsagainstNorthKorea,includingatravelbanandfinancialrestriction.

Answer：Task1：1.D2.BTask2:1.T2.F3.F4.F5.T6.F7.T

Item3

RussianPresidentVladimirePutinsayshewillnotallowforeignpowerstodictateRussia’senergypolicyorinterfereinanyofitsinternalaffairs.InaninterviewbroadcastfromSaintPetersburgtoday,Mr.PutintoldNBCNewsthatrecentWesterncriticismofRussiaisamixofcoldwarandcolonialistthinking.Mr.PutinsingledoutU.S.VicePresidentDickCheney’srecentofRussianenergypolicyinwhichCheneyaccusedRussiaofusingitsvastoilandgasresourcesastoolsofintimidation.PutincomparedthosecommentstoanerrantgunshotbyCheneythatwoundedacompaniononahuntingtripearlierthisyear.TheRussianleaderhostPresidentBushandotherworldleaderslaterthisweekinasummitoftheG-8industrializednations.Mr.PutinsaidRussiaisreadytohearwell-intentionedcriticismfromforeignleaders,butsaidhewillcategoricallyrejectwhathecalledinterferenceinRussia’sinternalaffarrs.

Answer:1.PutinsayshewillnotallowforeignpowerstodictateRussia’senergypolicyorinterfereinanyofits