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期中期末考试内容Unit 1 International Relations Tape script1.Britain says Turkeys dispute with Cyprus should not hold up the opening of negotiations next month on Turkeys 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 breakthrough.3.Russia has deported a planeload of Georgians it accused of being illegal migrants, and continued a crackdown on Georgian-owned business.4.The leaders of Brazil, India and South Africa have called for greater unity between the worlds developing countries.5.The United States has expressed gratitude to Syria for preventing an attack on the U.S. embassy in Damascus 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 Chads capital Ndjamena. Mr. Derby also has threatened to expel 200,000 refugees in Chad.7.Chad and Sudan have opened their common border and reestablished diplomatic relations only a few months 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 in India said theyd given a Pakistani diplomat 48 hours to leave the country after Pakistan ordered the expulsion of an Indian diplomat.9.Lebanons Prime Minister Fad Siniora has challenged Syria to establish diplomatic relations and demarcate their border.10.Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he is preparing a formal request to President Bush for a long-term security partnership that would include a permanent U.S. military presence.Unit 3 UN Activities1.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 natural or 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 Irans 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 Sudans Darfur region.5.Hollywood movie star and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie are 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 action in the Sudanese 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 immediately close all secret detention facilities and grant access to the Red Cross to anybody detained in connection with an armed conflict.10.US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United Nations resolutions against North Korea leave Pyongyang to choice but to return to the negotiating table.Unit 5 Disasters and Calamities1.The heaviest snowfalls in Japan for decades have killed at least five people. Blizzards in the north of the country cut power supplies, disrupted road and rail links, and led to the cancellation of many domestic flights.2.Officials in Brazil have now extended an emergency to the entire Amazonas State in the Amazon Basin because of worsening drought.3.Officials in Indonesia say the number of people now known to have been killed by a powerful earthquake 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 a highway 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 South Asian 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 hurricane as it heads towards Mexico.10.Spanish officials are battling to reduce the impact of a highly toxic chemical spill into the Umea River in 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.Unit 7 Personnel Changes1.An interim prime minister has finally been chosen to lead Ivory Coast to presidential elections next year.2.Six British officials have quit their government post over the refusal of Prime Minister Tony Blair to name 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.Afghanistans Interior Minister Ali Ahmad Jalali says he will step down to resume his academic career in 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 Tahitian Paki is the 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 in bribes from a defense contractor.8.President Bush has tapped lawmaker Robert Portman to be the nations new top trade negotiator.9.Swedens new Trade Minister Maria Berzelius is resigning over allegations of tax evasion after just one week in office.10.President Bush has responded to a severe setback in mid-term elections by replacing Donald Rumsfeld as 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. Unit 9 Military Affairs1.A fire at a US ammunitions depot in southern Baghdad last night ignited ordnance and set off explosions that rocked the Iraqi capital for hours.2.The US military has launched a new offensive in western Iraq against what they say are “insurgents linked 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 at least 2008.6.In Afghanistan, a US military spokesman has denied Taliban claims that guerillas captured and executed a US Special Forces commando.7.The British Army has pulled out of one of its biggest bases in southern Iraq. Officers said the move followed 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 martial in California that he watched as two American marines shot an Iraqi civilian in the head.10.Parliament in Canada is deciding whether the Canadian military presence in Afghanistan should be extended by another two years. Unit11 Rallies and Demonstrations1.Hindu activists staged demonstrations across India Wednesday following Tuesdays gun battle at a religious shrine in Ajodhya.2.A nation-wide strike has caused widespread disruption in Italy. It was caused in protest against cuts in the governments proposed budget for next year.3.In Nepal protestors were defying a day-time curfew in the capital Katmandu.4.Thousands of Mexicans have again turned out at a rally in support of the leftwing candidate who claims he was cheated of victory in the recent presidential election.5.About 100 Thai demonstrators defied a ban on public gatherings and protested the military coup that overthrew Thailands government this week.6.Officials in Russia say they are bracing for more possible disturbances in the northeast of the country after the worst race riots in recent memory. Over the weekend, hundreds of looters burned shops owned by people from Chechnya and other Caucasus regions.7.Thousands of Israeli settlers and their supporters rallied Tuesday against the scheduled August 15th removal of Jewish settlements from the Gaza Strip.8.In Kinshasa Congolese police used tear gas to head off a march by thousands of people protesting delays in the countrys first democratic elections in 40 years.9.Thousands of people gathered in the central square of the capital of Belarus today to protest the vote count in the countrys presidential election.10.Riot police in tU he Nepalese capital Katmandu have used batons and tear gas to disperse thousands of demonstrators protesting against King Gyanendras continued direct rule.Unit 2 Visits and Talks1.Japans Foreign Minister has arrived in Baghdad for an unannounced visit-the first to the Iraqi 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.Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez got a standing ovation with a speech against President Bush at Cooper 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 dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea.5.Diplomats say negotiators will return to their capitals for three weeks to confer with their governments 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 political deadlock over the Unions long-term budget.7.The Ugandan rebel Lords Resistance Army, the LRA, says its walked out of peace talks with the government aimed at ending two decades of conflict in the north of the country.8.Russian and American officials say theyve reached agreement on Russias entry into the World Trade Organization. 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 Irans suspected nuclear program.10.NATO foreign ministers have wrapped up two days of talks focusing on the future of missions in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kosovo as well as prospect for peace in the Middle East and the situation in Sudans Darfur region.Unit 4 Statements and Comments1.The US has expressed concern following the completion of a two-billion-dollar arms deal between Venezuela and Spain.2.The former American presidential candidate John Kerry has apologized for controversial remarks he made 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 Shiite group Hezbollah. He also warned Israel of dire consequences if it attacks Syria.4.The US has condemned Tuesdays military coup in Thailand and called for the restoration of democracy as quickly as possible.5.The US anti-drug chief has called for a strong military action by NATO forces to destroy the opium industry in southern Afghanistan.6.Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has threatened accused to cut off oil exports to the US. Speaking at a youth festival in Caracas, Mr. Chavez accused the US government of aggression against Venezuela.7.The US says its deeply troubled by Irans Guardian Council decision to bar more than 1000 presidential candidates form running in next months elections.8.Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam told reporters Tuesday the allegations that money 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 the importance of raising international awareness of the threat posed by climate change.Unit 6 Public Health1.Life expectancy in the United States has reached a record high. Thats according to statistics released by the federal 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 a discovery 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 diseases that have killed more than 100 people and infected thousands of others in recent weeks.7.More than 5,000,000 Californians will receive significant discounts on prescription medicines under a deal reached with the governor and legislative leaders.8.The United Nations is launching a global campaign today to help millions of children affected by AIDS.9.Taiwan says its making its own version of the best-selling antiviral drug Tamiflu whether its original manufacturers ultimately agree or not.10. Medicare officials say enrollment in the new prescription drug benefit has reached its target even before next months deadline.Unit10 Commemoration and Celebration1.India celebrated its Independence Day Monday. 2.Palestinians are commemoration the first anniversary of the death of their leader Yasser Arafat.3.Christian leaders have marked the start of Christmas with calls for an end to conflict in the Holy Land and Iraq.4.President Bush is in the Netherlands to honor allied troops who fought Nazi Germany in World War II5.Up to a million people are expected to attend the busiest day of the Notting Hill carnival in London today. The street festival was started by Britains immigrant West Indian community more than 40 years ago and retains a strong Caribbean influence with music, costumes and dance.6.U.S. First Lady Laura Bush has laid a wreath at a mass grave in Rwanda commemorating the victims of the countrys 1994 genocide.7.Residents of Hiroshima, japan spent Saturday reflecting on the impact of the atomic bomb that destroyed the city 60 years ago. 8.Churches throughout Lancaster country, Pennsylvania are being asked to ring their bells at 10:45 eastern time day in remembrance of the Amish schoolhouse shooting one week ago. The bells will toll at the exact time the siege began.9.Here in Washington flags are flying at half-staff following the death of supreme court chief justice William Rehnquist after a year-long battle with thyroid cancer. 10.A vigil will be held tonight in Chicago to honor Christian activist tom fox, whose body has been found in Baghdad.Unit 121.Voters in the Spanish region of Catalonia have voted in favor of a new charter, which would grant it even greater autonomy and give its people the status of a nation within Spain.2.The New Orleans mayoral election began today as evacuees from Hurricane Katrina were bused from surrounding states to satellite voting stations in Louisiana.3.Parties loyal to the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez are celebrating a clean sweep in parliamentary elections which were boycotted by all the main opposition parties.4.Voters have cast ballots in Benin to choose a successor to long-time President Mathieu Kerekou.5.Finally one of Venezuelas most popular comedians Benjamin Rausseo has registered to run for the presidency in December.6.President Bush travels west today to begin a three-day fundraising trip aimed at helping Republicans retain control of Congress. Therere five weeks to go until the midterm election.7.The former president of Peru Alberto Fujimori who says he plans to stand again for president next year has arrived unexpectedly in Chile.8.Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe has predicted an overwhelming victory for the ruling party during his last campaign stop on the eve of closely watched parliamentary elections.9.Campaigning has begun for next months parliamentary elections in Japan.10.Africas longest-serving President Omar Bongo has been re-elected for a further seven years by the voters of Gabon.Section C1)1. FFTFT TASK 2: 1、Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says he hopes to settle the issue with Indian Prime Minister Man Mohan while theyre both in power.2、The two leaders are expected to move forward their peace dialogue when they meet next week in New York.2)And a meeting in New York between the foreign 1 FFFTF Task2 1.failed deadlock non-permanent member 2 the ongoing impasse 3 no interest compromised candidate3)The United Nations relief agency says Task 1: CD Task 2 FTTTF:4)British officials in Iran have denied allegations Task1 1.FFFTF Task2 1.embassy rejected linking it to 2.Iranian officials implicating bombings previous attacks5)A Peruvian airliner carrying 100 1 TFTTT