The last G20 summit took place in______.A.JapanB.CanadaC.South KoreaD.Brazil
The last G20 summit took place in______.
A.Japan
B.Canada
C.South Korea
D.Brazil
The last G20 summit took place in______.
A.Japan
B.Canada
C.South Korea
D.Brazil
第1题
What is the main idea of the news item?
A.The summit of G20 promised to deal with Europe crisis without details.
B.G20 held a summit committed to intensify the International Monetary Fund.
C.The summit of G20 ended but reaching no agreement.
D.The summit of G20 promised to offer financial aid to Europe.
第2题
According to the news item, what did Greece plan to do?
A.Put the latest bailout package for its economy to a referendum.
B.Change course due to the pressure from France and Germany.
C.Come on the eve of a G20 summit in Cannes.
D.Talk with leaders around the world not just in Europe.
第3题
How long did the ASEAN's separate summit meeting last?
A.One day.
B.Two days.
C.Three days.
第4题
听力原文: Twenty of the world's top economies premised to help the rock lower its debt and help to restart the global trade talks after a two-day meeting in Mexico on Monday. Officials from the Group of 20 — G20 nations also discussed the possibility of sectioning countries that refused to cooperate in the fight against terrorism. Possible sections were not outlined at the meeting. In the declaration released at the end of the meeting. Ministers called on world trade organization — WTO members to restart the trade talks that clasped in Kankoo last month. Nations must quickly reenergize the negotiation process recognizing that flexibility and political will from all are urgently needed, it said. G20 ministers also talked about the possibility of creating a voluntary code of conduct to govern the negotiations between creditors and countries on the verge of defaulting debt. The code would outline the steps that should be taken to prevent a financial crisis. Created in 1999 to avoid financial disasters and to keep the global economies stable, the G20 is made up of the European Union and 19 other countries including Australia, Brazil, China, Japan and the US.
Which of the following was NOT on the agenda of the G20 meeting?
A.Iraq debts.
B.WTO talks.
C.Financial disasters.
D.Possible sanctions.
第5题
听力原文: Some people argue that the pressure on international sportsmen and sportswomen kills the essence of sport -- the pursuit of personal excellence. Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams, they become competitive but they still enjoy playing. The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself. He has to think only about winning. He is responsible for an entire nation's hopes, dreams and reputation.
A good example is the football World Cup. Football is the world's most important sport. Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success. Mention "Brazil" to someone and the chances are that he'll think of football. In a sense, winning the World Cup "put Brazil on the map".
Sports fans and supporters get quite irrational about the World Cup. People in England felt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1966. Last year thousands of Scots sold their cars, and even their houses, and spent all their money traveling to Brazil, who won the cup.
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A.Children can have fun from it.
B.People can achieve personal excellence from it.
C.The winner will be greatly honored.
D.It can realize the dreams of an entire nation.
第6题
W: Sure. You know, I think I read something in the newspaper last week.
M: Yeah, there was an article about us since the last issue. See, we are trying to protect some of the open spaces on campus.
W: That's right. You are the group that is opposing the extension of the parking lot next to Smith Hall, right?
M: That's us. We just feel it is important to save some of the natural beauty of the campus, like those precious trees. Some of those trees are hundreds of years old.
W: It is a pretty place. My friends and I had picnics over there.
M: Then you understand how we feel. We are organizing a meeting on Thursday afternoon to get the administration to reconsider the parking lot plan.
W: Well, I have a class on Thursday afternoon.
M: But maybe you could sign your name on this paper. We're going to summit it to the administration to show how the students feel about this.
W: Sure, let me get a pen and I'll sign it.
M: I have a pen right here. And let me leave you this handout about the student action union. Maybe you could come to some of our meetings. We get together once a month.
W: Yeah, I'd like to know more about your group. Let me know when the next meeting is and I'll try to be there.
(23)
A.From the newspaper.
B.From her classmates.
C.From her friends.
D.From the man.
第7题
?Read the article below about.
?Choose the best sentence to fill in each of the gaps.
?For each gap 8-12, mark on letter (A-G) on your Answer Sheet.
?Do not use any letter more than once.
The Steady Progress of APEC
It is a measure of APEC' s success that its summit meetings (stating with the first held in 1993 at Seattle in USA) are now held annually. The second was held in 1994 at Bogor in lndonesia. It adopted a declaration to abolish tariffs between all its members by the year 2020. APEC' s developed economies would, however, follow an earlier schedule of freeing trade by 2010. The third summit at Osake (Japan) in November was to stock of the progress towards the free trade goal.
APEC' s progress is even greater considering that until the first Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting of 12 regional foreign and economic ministers in Australia, it was simply a laudable idea. (8) Ever since that fateful Canberra conference in November 1989, APEC has never looked back. The original 12-member forum has 18 members: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Guinea, the Philip-pines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States. The rush to join the APEC club is so great that it had to impose a three-year moratorium on new membership till 1996. (9) When Australia first mooted the proposal to convene a conference for regional cooperation, there was considerable misgiving and scepticism about it. Most ASEAN countries (Association of South East Asian Nations)--Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysin, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand (Vietnam was not a member of them)--were not particularly enthusiastic. (10) Indonesia's Foreign Minister, Ah Alatas, simply wanted any Pacific organization to be an extension of ASEAN. Indonesia's hosting of the APEC surnmit last year, where President Soeharto played a leading role in putting together the free trade declaration, would suggest that Jakarta's earlier misgivings have disappeared. (11) In the lead-up to the Osaka summit, the report card on the free trade agenda (gleaned from the meetings of officials from member countries) did not seem terribly good. The United States, which seeks expanded access (and at a quicker pace) to regional markets, was unhappy with the slowness of Japan to advance the free trade agenda. Japan was the country chairing APEC for 1995. According to MS Sandra Kristoff, the US State Department's Coordinator for APEC, Japan had "to go out there and create a consensus [on free trade], lead a consensus, make this happen ... The United States doubted Japan's free trade credentials and felt that its heart was not in the APEC pledge. Tokyo has wanted a free trade agenda to develop on a voluntary basis. (12)
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However, because of America's growing preoccupation in the months ahead with presidential elections, the Clinton administration's impatience and consequent negative rhetoric need not be taken at its face value. Washington cannot afford to ignore or opt out of APEC, with the USA having about $400 billion annual trade with the region.
A The second summit was held in 1994 at Bogor in Indonesia.
B It was felt that a pan-Pacific organization would dwarf 12 ASEAN, which might then lose its reason for being discussed and even its existence.
C But, it was an idea whose time had come.
D It would, however, be naive to suggest that APEC will be all smooth sailing.
E This in itself is a proof of the considerable headway APEC has made in a short period of about six years.
F It needs emphasizing that all APEC members are in favour of regional free trade but all de not favour set time-schedules and their enforcement.
G Washington has not been happy with this approac
第8题
The expedition reached the summit at 10:30 that morning.
A.top of the mountain
B.bottom of the mountain
C.starting point
D.site
第9题
The expedition reached the summit at 10:30 that morning.
A.bottom of the mountain
B.foot of the mountain
C.top of the mountain
D.starting point