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英美报刊选读 1I填空题 （10%）请在每小题的空格中填上正确答案。1. 澳大利亚国名为澳大利亚联邦，行政区划分为 个州和 个区。2英国是一个 政体的国家， 是世袭的国家元首和武装部队总司令。3世界的三大宗教是佛教， 和 。4当代新闻周刊社会问题综合报道所常用的一种模式是： 问题 措施 评论。5美国的新闻杂志主要有美国新闻与世界报道， 和 。1澳大利亚国家元首是 ，由女王任命的 代表。2英国的最高立法机构是 ，它由上下两院组成，但 院没有立法的实权。3基督教主要可分为：东正教， 和 。4传统的新闻结构是 ，由标题、 和本文三部分组成。5美国主要的电视网是NBC， 和 。1澳大利亚主要有三个政党，它们是国家乡村党， 和 。2 是世界上最富有的女人，在世界亿万富翁排行榜上名列第 。 3圣经由 和 两部分组成。4英国主要新闻杂志有 ， 和旁观者5美国最有影响的三家大报是纽约时报， 和 。II 改写标题题 （10%）6. Ex-Serbian president on trial for war crimes7. NY building collapses after explosion, fire8. Taiwan leaders son-in-law charged with insider trading9. Israel OKs Expansion; 15 Troops Killed10. Wife admits murdering husband in divorce row6. Australia govt in leadership clash7. Koizumi: Pledge to visit shrine still valid8. 2,660 officials punished in crackdown on illegal mining9. Nepal dispute settled; peace talks to resume10. 15 soldiers killed; combat expansion OKd6. Planes grounded as bad weather strikes Beijing7. Vaccine ready for human testing8. New EU rules to hit home appliance exports9. Bush: Terror war not over yet10. 19 injured in riot in central ChinaIII 选择题 （10%）选择与划线部分意思最相近的单词或短语。11 The community, however, refused to budge in Brussels last month during failed final session of GATT trade talks.A. change opinion B. agreeC. move D. back12 The question then is whether society now deems a fairy-tale marriage essential to the monarchys survival.A. irrelevant B. vitalC. unimportant D. interesting13 Every night, prime-time television assails children with mindless sitcoms and soap operas.A. attracts B. interestsC. attacks D. influences14 The brass bands, speeches and ticker tape are a far cry from the shame and silence that Vietnam veterans met.A. similar to B. far away fromC. familiar with D. different from15 Frances intelligence service has been most brazen about economic espionage.A. shameless B. ashamedC. brave D. familiar16 A bipartisan drive is under way to raise or repeal the earnings limit, offsetting the potential costs with new payroll taxes on state and local government workers.A. agreement B. partyC. talk D. effort17 People do not kill their wives in such a premeditated, ingenious and theatrical way.A. cruel B. illegalC. shameful D. clever18 The nations thrift industry has been going bust for a decade.A. broke B. betterC. fast D. foreward19 The plastics industry scrambled to support recycling mostly out of fear that its ubiquitous products will otherwise be banned.A. slow B. hurryC. is sure D. is sorry20 In Februray the number of women aged 18-49 watching television during the day was a catastrophic 14%.A. sad B. terribleC. disastrous D. weak11 History has repeatedly shown that even superior conventional forces cannot be relied upon to deter an aggressor from chancing an attack.A. discourage B. defendC. deserve D. develop12 Would the British really relish a workday monarchy like Denmarks?A. realize B. enjoyC. regret D. hate13 These scandals capped a Spring and Summer of monarchial discontent.A. content B. satisfactionC. unhappiness D. love14 The busybody and the crybaby are getting to be the most conspicuous on the American playground.A. controversial B. contradictoryC. ordinary D. obvious15 The increase has been so alarming that both the CIA and the FBI have beefed up their economic counterintelligence programs.A. strengthened B. weakenedC. stopped D. began16 The best way to help seniors bent on working may be to remove obstacles in their paths.A. afraid to work B. unwilling to workC. ready to work D. determined to work17 The confession of the terrible crime stunned the city.A. saddened B. strengthenedC. weakened D. shocked18. The economy will suffer if the current skyrocketing oil prices continue.A. rising B. flyingB. diving D. falling19 The plastics industry scrambled to support recycling mostly out of fear that its ubiquitous products will otherwise be banned.A. low quality B. seen everywhereC. environment- unfriendly D. cheap and light20 New Jerseyans turned out a Democratic legislature after the biggest tax boost in state history.A. reduction B. dropC. hike D. fall11 The death sentence was decreed as an emergency measure to curtail wool production and rescue a vital export industry.A. reduce B. increaseC. raise D. improve12 But the salacious news about somebody else brought no lasting respite for the beleaguered House of Windsor.A. believed B. criticizedC. beloved D. belittled13 Three days after this bombswhell, the Sun, Britains raciest tabloid announced it possessed another juicy phone transcript.A. fastest B. most interstingC. most exciting D. funniest14 It is an odd comination of ducking responsibility and telling everybody else what to do.A. taking B. facingC. finding D. avoiding15 Women in the US armed forces must determine whether it is worth registering a complaint when a male colleague steps out of line.A. behaves improperly B. steps awayC. does not line up D. behaves himself16 The campus is far more diverse than before with thousands of students from different countries.A. big B. interestingC. expensive D. varied17 Last week, Perot and Bush engaged in an Oppo skirmish so nasty they finally declare a truce.A. surrender B. victoryC. true agreement D. agreement to stop fighting18 All that will be left will be the ash and building-demolition debris.A. broken pieces B. accidentC. waste D. rubbish19 The plastics industry scrambled to support recycling mostly out of fear that its ubiquitous products will otherwise be banned.A. allowed B. forbiddenC. encouraged D. used20 Very low taxes at the central government level were a means of redressing inequality.A. addressing B. dressingC. compensating D. fightingIV 阅读选标题题 （10%）A Indian state bans Coke, PepsiB US Rep Accuses BP Of Mkt Manipulation In Alaska MoveC Probe into air plot focuses on brothersD CAAC tightens up security at airportsE Shanghai maglev train catches fire21 Indias Supreme Court has since asked the two companies to disclose the contents of their soft drinks. Four Indian states- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh- have already imposed a ban on sale of Coke and Pepsi at colleges, schools and government offices. Several other states have said they are examining the issue. 22 HOUSTON (Dow Jones)-U.S. House Energy Committee Chairman Joe Barton, R-Texas, suggested that BP PLCs (BP) partial shutdown of its Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, oilfield could be part of a wider strategy to influence the market, according to The Financial Times.23 LONDON - The investigation into a plot to blow up jetliners over the Atlantic zeroed in Saturday on brothers arrested in Pakistan and Britain, one named as a key al-Qaida suspect who left the familys home in England years ago and the other described as gentle and polite.24 Chinas General Administration of Civil Aviation (CAAC) ordered tight airport security across the nation on Friday after British police foiled a terrorist plot to blow up aircraft between the United Kingdom and the United States.25 A maglev train caught fire yesterday afternoon as it arrived at the terminal, but was extinguished an hour later. No deaths or injuries were reported. According to a statement from the Shanghai municipal government, a compartment caught fire at 2:40 pm as the train reached the Longyang Lu terminal from the Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Passengers were evacuated immediately. A North Korea slams Koizumis Tokyo war shrine visitB Muslim groups say British policies fuel militancyC China to introduce anti-drug lawD British terror threat may not be overE Bomb kills 8, wounds 28 in Baghdad21 Chinas legislature, the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress (NPC) will read the drafts of a new anti-drug law and a new property law during a six-day legislative session which will begin on August 22. 22 SEOUL - North Korea on Wednesday called a visit by Japans prime minister to a Tokyo war shrine a grave insult, in its first official reaction to the pilgrimage that enraged Seoul and Beijing. 23 British authorities arrested two dozen suspects on Thursday for allegedly plotting to use liquid explosives to blow up airliners flying from Britain to the United States. The arrests prompted the United States to raise its terror alert to the highest level ever and prompted airports to ban passengers from taking liquids, gels and creams on planes. 24 BAGHDAD, Iraq - A bomb exploded Wednesday in a crowd of day laborers in central Baghdad, killing eight people and wounding 28, police said. Dozens of gunmen attacked the provincial offices in Basra, apparently to avenge a tribal leader killed the day before. 25 LONDON- British Muslim groups said on Saturday Britains policy on Iraq and Lebanon was fuelling militancy, as Pakistan said it had arrested a British al Qaeda member over an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic airliners. A Sino-US talks cement mutual trustB Sophomore wins lawsuit against universityC Terror plot probe under way in U.S.D Regulations on online video mulledE Injection kills 3, 78 others affected21 Three people have now died, while 78 more are struggling with symptoms ranging from chest pain to anaphylactic shock, after receiving a hazardous antibiotic injection. 22 China is to issue new regulations against websites which broadcast short films without state permission, according to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT). The administration has listed the websites of Sina, Sohu and Netease as authorized providers of online video programs. 23 WASHINGTON - Federal investigators are pursuing leads in the United States related to the foiled plot to blow up flights from Britain but so far have found no evidence of terrorist activity, Bush administration officials said Friday.24 Han Bing, is able to go back to campus after the court overturned an expulsion decision previously made by Shenyang Agriculture University, on August 8, according to the Huashang Morning News.25 The Chinese and US congress members held their third meeting on Wednesday in Guilin, a resort city in South Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, with Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress (NPC), Sheng Huaren, heading the Chinese representatives. The meeting had considered China-US relations, the Taiwan question, Chinas peaceful development, bilateral trade and other regional and international issues.V 翻译题 （20%）将下列句子译成汉语。26 By American standardsand those of many English-speaking Canadiansbilingual, multi-cultural, tolerant Canada has bent over backward to accomdate its minorities.27 The problems of an aging citizenry, of labor shortages, of immigration pressures will give the worlds politicians a sufficient agenda of worries.28 Polls show that Americans today are less willing than earlier generations to commit to marriage or stick out a bad marriage for their childrens sake.29 Twin malformations are cropping up in the Aerican character: a nasty intolerance and a desire to blame everyone else for everything.30 The greatest lift the nation could give its police is the promise that when they do their jobs well, it will amount to something.26 A nation that once prided itself on a way of life superior to its neighbors now stands in economic relation to Asia, particularly Japan, as a colony to a mother country.27 The issue of immigration and integration of foreign citizens shared top billing with the urgent problem of rapid political change in Eastern Europe.28 In the past decade, Hollywood “heavies” have been quick to push for select causes in TV and movie scripts, including more sympathetic coverage of the environment and homosexuals.29 Its tough enough these days for american companies to compete with their Pacific Rim rivals, even when the playing field is level.30 Police work on inner-city streets is a domestic Vietnam, a dangerous no-win struggle fought by confused misdirected and unappreciated troops.26 Aggravating the crsis is cut-throat grain dumping by the US and the E. C., which both unload surplus wheat overseas at subsidized prices.27 Despite the dramatic slow-down in population growth, demographic trends over the nest few decades promise some catastrophes and a flock of new challenges to human ingenuity.28 Every night, prime-time television assails children with minkless sitcoms and soap opras that present materialism and unrelenting self-gratification as the only goals worth pursuing.29 The United States and the Soviet Union have spared no expense to ensure that the other side cannot contemplate a first strike.30 Unless some new solution can be found, current welfare programs seem unable to break the culture of poverty and the abiding sense of victimization that handicaps many poor people.VI 阅读理解题 （40%）A 阅读下列一则报道，用英语简要回答问题。Three-alls to be trademarked by Japanese firmThe three-alls, which was a policy of burn all, kill all, loot all that Japanese invading troops implemented during World War II in China, is under application for registry as a trademark in China by Japanese company Fujian Industry Co Ltd (Fujian Chanye Zhushihuishe), the Contemporary Gold newspaper reported Thursday. Ma, a manager at the Yujia Trademark Office in Hangzhou, east Chinas Zhejiang Province, was surprised to see the three-alls on the list of brand applications on the Internet Wednesday morning, with the applicant being a Japanese company. According to the law, newly applied trademarks have to go through a final stage of being displayed on a notice list for three months before they are officially registered. If there are no disputes or disagreements from others towards the brand name during this period, it would be accepted as a trademark. There are only 19 days until the deadline on Aug 28, Ma said. Everyone with faintest knowledge of history knows what the three-alls means. But the company is planning to use the phrase to promote medicine, officinal drinks and nutrients for human use. Regardless of the companys motivation, it is inappropriate for a multinational company to register a controversial and unprofitable trademark, Ma added. The Trademark Law of the PRC states any item implying discrimination towards the nation or is harmful to social morality must not be registered as a trademark. Under this law, Ma says, the three alls trademark is illegal. Now Ma has announced his opposition to the three-alls to the authorities, claiming the item might result in a bad effect on society. But he is still worried the brand might be accepted if he loses the argument against his opposition. The company that helped the Japanese company register, told the paper Wednesday that they were just the business deputy, and the agent was eligible to apply for any brand name they wanted. An anonymous official with the Trademark Association of China believes the three-alls would have been an ordinary trademark if it had been applied for by a company from another country instead of Japan. All citizens interviewed on the streets by the paper were against the three-alls being registered. A man surnamed Yang said he was happy that the application has been questioned, because most people had no way to be informed about the notice list. Another woman was doubtful of the companys motivation in using such a trademark. Everyone knows the meanings of the expression, she said. All Chinese people will fight against it. The three-alls policy was used by Japanese troops when they invaded Northern China starting in October of 1938. Under the policy, 3.2 million people were killed, 50 million livestock were slaughtered, and 89.5 million homes were burned to the ground from 1938 and 1945 in Northern China alone, according to incomplete statistics.31 What is the “three-alls” policy?32 What has the Japanese company done with the “three-alls”?33 According to the law, what kind of trademark can not be registered?34 How did the Chinese public react to the incident?35 When was the “three-alls”