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1 英语报刊阅读练习题 三 I Translate the following words into Chinese 1 New York Times2 National Geographic 3 Observer4 Weekly News 5 BUP6 House of Representatives 7 Secretary of Defence8 Department of State 9 Claim Court10 Parliament 11 Chancellor of the Exchequer12 Metropolitan District 13 Annual Session14 multinational 15 lobbyist16 HBS 17 CIA18 NATO 19 OPEC20 WIPO II Translate the following two short paragraphs 1 This Independent Day we express gratitude for our many blessings and we celebrate the ideals of freedom and opportunity that our Nation holds dear 2 完成统一祖国的大业是包括台湾同胞在内的全中国人民的神圣职责 III Rewrite the following headlines if necessary 1 Alaskan Oil for Japan 2 Have Dollars Will Sell 3 West Point Makes a Comeback 4 Volunteer Terrorist Killed in an Ambush 5 Chinese Cooks Masters at Turning a Turnip into a Flower IV Read the following news and then choose the right answer to each question News Item 1 A 15 year old schoolboy Peter Emerson of Strafford on Avon was recovering at home yesterday after being trapped all night in a cold store at the butcher s shop where he works after school The door swung shut as he was putting meat into the store He realized that he was left all alone after he had shouted kicked the door and no one answer He kept warm by jumping and running for about ten of the fourteen hours 1 What happened to the schoolboy A He forgot to lock the cold store door B He was forced to work throughput the night C He caught cold while working at the butcher s D He was locked up by accident in a cold store News Item 2 Secretary of State Warren Christopher has wrapped up his latest trip to the Middle East 2 saying the peace process is progressing Mr Christopher says he will leave the region Thursday assured that the picture is much less gloomy than suggested by recent reports During two days of talks Mr Christopher met with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzak Rabin and Foreign Minister Shimon Perez in Israel and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat in the Gaza Strip He also met with Syrian President Hafez al Assad in Damascus 2 Mr Warren Christopher A believes there is hope for peace B will report to the UN on Thursday C will hold more talks before leaving the region D is not sure that the peace process will succeed 3 With whom did Christopher NOT meet E The Syrian President F The PLO leader G The Jordanian President H The Israeli Prime Minister News Item 3 Prison service staff in Britain have been severely criticized in an official report for the escape of five IRA prisoners and an armed robber from White mall Prison Cambridge shire Bomb making equipment was subsequently discovered at the jail The government has announced a major review of prison security throughout England and Wales A new task force will be set up under the Home Office and a detailed list of recommendations is expected to be issued at the end of the year 4 The number of the escaped prisoners is A 6 B 5 C 1 D 7 5 Following the prison breakout the Government is to A restructure the prison service B discipline some prison officers C recruit more security staff D look into security conditions News Item 4 The Canadian police say that the new North American Free Trade Agreement which is to open frontiers across the continent has been exploited by drug smugglers from South America The mafia can now move drugs across the continent with minimum supervision Police estimate 60 of the cocaine which came through Canada this year has been brought through the east coast Last year it was 10 Police say the mafia are benefiting from the declining fishing industry There are more boats available to move the drugs 6 The aim of the agreement is to A encourage trade in the region 3 B crack down on drug smuggling C save the declining fishing industry D strengthen cross boarder police presence 7 Which group of people is now taking advantages of the agreement A Canadian police B Businessmen C Drug traffickers D Customs officers 8 The percentage of cocaine brought through the coast has increased by A 10 B 50 C 60 D 70 News Item 5 German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is promising more aid for flood victims along the Oder River in Eastern Germany As high waters slowly continue to go down Mr Kohl told lawmakers he expects emergency payoffs to rise to 270 million dollars Officials had already pledged about 120 million dollars to help thousands of residents who have lost homes and farms to the raging currents Mr Kohl said the disaster did have a bright spot by helping bring citizens in the East and West closer together The two halves have been slowly integrated for the six years after the collapse of the Berlin Wall Mr Kohl and President Roman Herzog have traveled and toured several flood ravaged areas 9 The total government aid for flood victims in Eastern Germany is likely to be A 390 million dollars B 120 million dollars C 150 million dollars D 270 million dollars 10 Mr Kohl described the flood as A a great disaster in 6 years after the collapse of the Berlin Wall B a nightmare in which thousands of people lost their homes and farms to the raging currents C a positive thing to bring the two halves of Germany closer together D a temporary difficulty that could soon be overcome V Read the following article and then answer the questions below About Flu Shots It sounded like a good idea when New York City s mayor Rudolph Giuliani advised New Yorkers recently to get a flu shot After all 20 000 Americans each year die of influenza And this year in particular the mayor suggested getting a flu shot might be an especially good idea since it could help doctors distinguish between flu and the deadly inhalational form of anthrax How Both anthrax and flu exhibit strikingly similar symptoms fever chills and muscle aches in the early days of the infection Physicians would be quick to suspect anthrax in anyone who was 4 vaccinated against flu and still developed fever and chills That would give them a better chance to identify any new victims of terror while their infection was still in its earliest most treatable stages Or so the mayor s reasoning went Unfortunately there are a couple of problems with his logic For one thing getting vaccinated against influenza doesn t guarantee you won t get sick Although highly effective the flu vaccine protects against only the dominant strains and even then does not provide 100 protection It takes a couple of weeks for your body to respond to the vaccine with a sufficient number of antibodies Each year thousands of Americans who get the vaccine nevertheless still get the flu There are also plenty of reasons you might develop fever chills and muscle aches that have nothing to do with wither anthrax or flu Indeed doctors estimate that more than 80 of all flulike ailments each winter are caused by other groups of viruses like the parainfluenza and picornavirus families Getting vaccinated against flu can t protect you against suffering from these other respiratory ailments In the worse case asking all healthy adults to get vaccinated could actually backfire leading to even more deaths if it means we run out of shots for those who are most vulnerable to the infection Already there have been delays in getting this year s shipment of vaccine to clinics and doctors offices Those who should be at the front of the line include folks who are 65 or older nursing home residents and adults and children with chronic health problems including asthma kidney disease heart disease and diabetes as well as anyone who cares for or lives with such people Flu shots are also important for men and women whose immune system is weakened by HIV or other conditions The best reason to get the flu vaccine is that it protects against most flus not that you re worried about contracting anthrax While inhalational anthrax has killed only five people so far many more could be at risk from flu related complications There s no need to compound the tragedy by making this year s influenza epidemic any worse Comprehension 1 Paragraph 1 mainly illustrates A the necessity of persuading New Yorkers to get a flu shot B the reason why the mayor especially advised his citizens to get a flu shot this year C the fact that flu and anthrax have many similar symptoms D the advantage of getting a flu shot 2 What is the main idea of paragraph 2 and 3 A Getting a flu shot cannot ensure that vaccinated people won t get flu or flulike ailments B It s wrong for the mayor to advise people to get a flu shot C You have many chances to develop flulike symptoms D The symptoms of many other respiratory diseases are similar to those of anthrax 3 Paragraph 4 mainly illustrates A another unreasonable aspect of the major s opinion B the risk of being short of flu shots C the unexpected result brought about by the mayor s appeal D the necessity for people with poor health to get flu shots 4 What is the main idea of paragraph 5 5 A It s wrong for the mayor to advise his citizens to get flu shots B Getting a flu shot would give rise to many problems C People should not get flu shots for it can t provide better protection against anthrax D Asking all healthy adults to get flu vaccine could make things go contrary to what the mayor expected 5 Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the passage A Is New York Mayor Right B Flu and Anthrax C Flu Shots or Not D Epidemic Diseases and Vaccine Word Study Complete each sentence with a word or phrase given below in its appropriate form if necessary flusymptom chronicailment vulnerable shotdominantbackfiredistinguishvaccinate 1 It is not easy to a genuine antique from a reproduction 2 The doctor made his diagnosis after studying the patient s 3 After years efforts she finally reached a position of in the big family 4 The spoiled little boy never went to school when stricken by trifling 5 If a plan or action on you it has the opposite effect to the one you intended 6 All who have not been vaccinated are to the infectious disease 7 The father had developed a pneumonia which made the miserable condition of the family even worse 8 In this season is prevalent in the southern part of our country 9 Having coughed terribly for days he asked the doctor to give him a of penicillin 10 Freshmen are required to be against some infectious diseases such as hepatitis B virus on the first week VI The following questions are connected to your reading course studies Write down in English your own opinions using 100 120 words each Question What do you know of the problems that can arise in marriage and how they can best be managed 英语报刊阅