听力原文:Iraqi officials say gunmen have killed about 50 people in a Sunni district in the
Gunmen killed about 50 people just to take a revenge on the bombing event in the Shiite area.
A.正确
B.错误
Gunmen killed about 50 people just to take a revenge on the bombing event in the Shiite area.
A.正确
B.错误
第1题
According to U.S. officials, ______.
A.the U.S. has detected an Iranian spy service network
B.the U.S. has broken the codes used in Iranian spy communications
C.the U.S. would improve its ability to gather intelligence on Iran
D.an Iraqi politician has revealed important intelligence to Iran
第2题
The meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo
A.resulted in a binding resolution.
B.failed to discuss a binding resolution.
C.proposed a binding resolution.
D.failed to pass a binding resolution.
第3题
听力原文: When Iraqi troops blew up hundreds of Kuwaiti oil wells at the end of the Gulf War, scientists feared an environmental disaster. Would black powder in the smoke from the fires circle the globe and block out the sun? Many said "No way. Rain would wash the black powder from the atmosphere.' But in America air-sampling balloons have detected high concentrations of particles similar to those collected in Kuwait. Now the fires are out, and scientists are turning their attentions to yet another threat: the oil that did not catch tire. It has formed huge lakes in the Kuwaiti desert. They trap insects and birds and poison a variety of other desert animals and plants.
The only good news is that the oil lakes have not affected the underground water resources. So far the oil has not been absorbed because of the hard sand just below the surface. Nothing, however, stops oil from evaporating. The resulting poisonous gases are choking nearby residents. Officials are trying to organize a quick clean-up, but they are not sure how to do it. One possibility is to bum the oil and get those black powder protectors ready.
(30)
A.The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants.
B.The exhaustion of energy resources.
C.The destruction of oil wells.
D.The spread of the black powder from the fires.
第4题
听力原文: In Washington, President Bush said again, Wednesday US forces will remain in Iraq until it's free country run by the Iraqi people. And in Iraq, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said attacks on united forces will not succeed in getting those forces to leave the country before security is established. Bush administration officials say the White House may make a decision shortly on sending US peacekeeping troops as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force to help end Liberia's deadly civil war. Washington has come under intense international presure to do something about the fighting which killed hundreds of civilians in Liberia's capital last week. White House spokesman says there are indications that the Bush administration would like to settle the issue before the President leaves Monday on a 5-day African tour. Mr. Bush expressed concern for the suffering of the Liberian people Wednesday and again called for Librian President Charles Taylor to step down in the interest of peace. In Liberia, President Taylor signaled a willingness to leave, but to leave on terms, on his schedule.
President Bush said US forces will remain in Iraq until ______.
A.It's a free country run by UN
B.It's a colony run by US
C.It's a free land run by its own people
第5题
Many said "No way. Rain would wash the black powder from the atmosphere. But in America, air sampling balloons have detected high concentrations of particles similar to those that were collected in Kuwait. Some oil didn't catch fire. It has formed huge lakes in the Kuwaiti desert. They trap insects and birds, and poison a variety of other desert animals and plants.
The only good news is that the oil lakes have not affected the underground water resources. So far, the oil has not been absorbed because of the hard sand just below the surface.
Nothing, however, stops the oil from evaporating. The resulting poisonous gases are choking nearby residents. Officials are trying to organize a quick cleanup, but they are not sure how to do it. One possibility is to burn the oil. Get those black-powder detectors ready.
What is the problem with the elm tree near Jackson Hall?
A.It has grown too tall for its designated space.
B.It may be diseased.
C.Its branches are being broken off.
D.It no longer hears from.
第6题
President Bush said US forces will remain in Iraq until ______.
A.It's a free country run by UN
B.It's a colony nm by US
C.It's a free land nm by its own people
第7题
Many said" No way?; Rain would wash the black powder from the atmosphere. But in America, air-sampling bal loons have detected high concentrations of particles similar to those collected in Kuwait didn't catch fire. It has formed huge Takes in the Kuwaiti desert. They trap insects and birds ,and poison a variety of other desert animals and plants.
The only good news is that the oil lakes have not affected the underground water resources. So far, the oil has not been absorbed because of the hard sand just below the surface.
Nothing, however, stops the oil from evaporating. The resulting poisonous gases are choking nearby residents.
Officials are trying to organize a quick cleanup, but they are not sure how to do it. One possibility is to burn the oil. Get those black-powder detectors ready.
What were the scientists worried about soon after the Gulf War?
A.The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants.
B.The exhaustion of energy resources.
C.The destruction of oil wells.
D.The spread of the black powder from the fires.
第8题
听力原文: VIENNA
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries holds an emergency meeting in Vienna Sunday to discuss an increase in the production of crude oil. Delegates from the 11 member nations of OPEC gather for the second time in a month at their Vienna headquarters. The cartel is expected to increase its official output quota, some officials speculate, by one million, or 1.5 million barrels per day, to make up the shortfall caused by a six-week strike in Venezuela, a major supplier to the United States. Saudi Arabia wants a bigger increase, but Algeria and Libya are pressing for a million barrel per day increase, which would represent about a four percent rise over the current output of 23 million barrels per day.
UNITED NATIONS
Iraq asked the United Nations to continue providing humanitarian aid despite cutting off exports of crude oil under the UN's oil-for-food programme, UN officials said.
The Iraqi ambassador to the UN, Saeed Hasan, met on Tuesday with programme director Benon Sevan and Iraq "wanted the UN to continue normal operations," UN spokesman Fred Eekhard told reporters.
The spokesman for the programme, John Mills, said "humanitarian supplies will continue to arrive and be distributed in Iraq." On Monday, the UN said that Iraq had stopped pumping oil through the 960-kilometre pipeline to Turkish port of Ceyhan.
LONDON
For the first time in its 42-year history, the European Union (EU) staged a joint meeting of foreign affairs and defence ministers to debate how the union can acquire a security dimension consistent with its economic strength.
During that meeting, Britain and France proposed that Europe, by either 2002 or 2003, should possess the capacity to deploy a rapid reaction force of some 50,000 troops in a peacekeeping operation in or around the EU.
The proposal received a strong response, which is indicative that the EU is making concrete efforts to bolster its military clout in Europe.
WASHINGTON
A high percentage of blacks, Hispanics and other minorities in the US military complained in a survey of more than 40,000 US troops, and one in five blacks responding also said they felt race relations played a negative part in their prospects for promotion or assignment. But the survey, taken in 1997, indicated that military personnel felt Pentagon efforts to promote good race relations and equal opportunity were succeeding and that discrimination in uniform. was far less pronounced than in other areas of American life.
TOKYO
Japan's trade surplus plunged 14.4 percent in October from its level a year ago, the government said yesterday.
Government officials blamed the strong yen for severely damaging exports.
The trade surplus dropped to US $11.2 billion, the Finance Ministry reported, making October the seventh month in a row for a drop in the trade surplus. "Japan's exports have been pressed by the sharp appreciation of the yen against the US dollar, which mainly contributed to the surplus fall," said Naoko Ogata, an analyst at the Sakura Research Institute. "With the yen rising to current levels, exporters are finding it difficult to make a profit. "
Questions:
6. Which country is pressing for an increase of a million barrels per day?
7.What did the Iraqi ambassador ask the United Nations to do?
8.What was proposed at the joint meeting staged by the European Union?
9.What was disclosed in a survey released by the US Defence Department on Tuesday?
10.As compared with the same period last year, how much did Japan's trade surplus drop?
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A.Algeria and Libya.
B.Saudi Arabia.
C.Venezuela and Algeria.
D.Venezuela.
第9题
The explosion took place in the northwestern Baghdad, killing at least 7 people.
A.正确
B.错误
第10题
The incident occurred in ________.
A.the south of Baghdad on Sunday
B.the south of Baghdad on Saturday
C.the north of Baghdad on Sunday
D.the north of Baghdad on Saturday