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      5。From the last part of the passage we know 。    
      A。 the representatives declined to relent after the meeting with President Wahid    
      B。 Singapore’s Prime Minister expressed regret over the protesters and appealed to Indonesia to protect foreign investors in the country    
      C。 head of the Bintan District Assemble will meet senior central Singapore government officials to deal with the problems faced by the villagers    
      D。 many protesters are still keeping on their act in Bintan    
      Vocabulary    
      1。disgruntled adj。 不满的;不高兴的    
      2。blindfold n。 眼罩;障眼物    
      vt。 遮眼;蒙骗    
      adj。 看不清的;盲目的    
      3。blockade n。 阻塞    
      vt。 封锁    
      4。relent vi。发慈悲,动怜悯的    
      长难句解析    
      ①【解析】“have no choice but to do…”意为“没有别的选择,只能……”。    
      【译文】 Hood先生说印度尼西亚政府别无选择只能采取行动,因为村民仍然拒绝结束封锁。    
      答案与详解    
      【短文大意】本文是一篇新闻稿,报道的是发生在印度尼西亚的一个冲突事件。印尼的Bintan岛是与新加坡东部毗邻的一个岛,有很多来自新加坡的投资商,也是新加坡人周末度假的胜地。当地居民为获得更高的土地补偿,在向政府抗议时发生流血冲突。该事件如果不得到妥善解决,很可能会引起社会的不稳定。    
      1。C主旨题。印尼的Bintan岛居民要求获得对其卖出土地的更多赔偿,官方派部队镇压抗议群众,造成流血事件。第二、四项说新加坡政府的镇压和要求新加坡政府赔偿都是错误的,第一项当地居民袭击地区议会也是不正确的。    
      2。D细节题。对于Bintan岛的叙述,几项均正确。这是新加坡东部毗邻的一个岛,是新加坡人周末度假的胜地,但最近发生流血事件,居民抗议活动遭到镇压。见原文。    
      3。C细节题。文中提及12名学生领袖中的8名被捕,是否受伤并未提及,故选此项。第一、二项符合文意,第四项不属于冲突事件的结果,所以排除选择的可能性。    
      4。C推断题。从这段文章中可以看出,政府关心的并不是岛上居民的利益,而是保证国外投资和岛的长期发展?因此A、B是不可能出现的,而从岛上居民从前那些反抗的结局来看,D项基本上也是不现实的,最可能的就是他们得到了一点点钱,放弃了更多的努力。    
      5。D推断题。从文中最后一句也可以判断仍有村民继续抗议,其他几项均有错。第一项瓦希德总统在最后一分钟取消了预计的会议,因为抗议者声势已减弱了。第二项是保护该岛的新加坡投资商而不是全国范围。第三项应是与印尼政府高级官员商谈,非新加坡政府官员。    
          
    


第一篇 人文篇Passage 13

      Passage 13建议用时:8。5分钟From:To:    
      President Clinton met with leaders of some major U。S。 high…tech companies on Thursday to enlist their support in an uphill battle to secure Congress’ blessing for a landmark trade agreement with China。 White House spokesman Joe Lockhart said Clinton stopped in to talk to several of the industry’s top executives while they were at the White House for talks with Chief of Staff John Podesta。 “The president’s main focus of his comments to the group was the importance of; early this year; getting NTR (normal trade relations) on China worked through;” Lockhart said。 Clinton discussed 『“the importance not only to their particular businesses; which is clearly important; but also to the American economy and to the idea that we can continue this prosperity; we can continue this economic expansion;”』① Lockhart said。    
      The industry executives who met with Clinton and Podesta included Cisco Systems (NasdaqNM:CSCO … news) CEO John Chambers; Dell Computer Corp。 (NasdaqNM:DELL … news) CEO Michael Dell; Intel Corp。 (NasdaqNM:INTC … news) Chairman Andrew Grove; Compaq Computer Corp。 (NYSE:CPQ … news) CEO Mike Capella; Hewlett…Packard (NYSE:HWP … news) CEO Carly Fiornia; NCR Corp。 (NYSE:NCR … news) CEO Lars Nyberg; and Silicon Graphics Inc。 (NYSE:SGI … news) Chairman and CEO Robert Bishop。    
      『The White House has said Clinton and his cabinet would launch a major campaign to convince Congress to approve permanent NTR status for China; which would clear the way for China to join the World Trade Organization。』② U。S。 Commerce Secretary William Daley said on Wednesday it was critical that Congress vote soon on the trade agreement; warning the November election could jeopardize its chance of passage。 The trade agreement; hammered out last November after years of negotiation; calls for China to slash tariffs and other barriers in a wide range of markets; from agriculture and automobiles to telecommunications。 The agreement is backed by big business and free…trade Republicans; but is under fire from labor union leaders and many of their Democratic allies in Congress; who see more trade with China as a threat to U。S。 jobs。    
      In return for China opening its markets; Congress must grant Beijing permanent NTR status and do away with its annual review process。 That process has become increasingly controversial with lawmakers often speaking out against China’s human rights record and recently on allegations that China stole U。S。 nuclear secrets。 A White House official said the high…tech executives also discussed the “digital divide”—the growing division in the United States between those with easy access to the Internet and those without—in their talks with Podesta。 “Both the administration and the CEOs said it was a very positive meeting;” he said。 “Both sides pledged to work together。”    
      1。What does “blessing” mean in the context?    
      A。 An act of asking or receiving God’s favor; help or protection。    
      B。 A gift from God; something one is glad of 。    
      C。 Approval; encouragement。    
      D。 Something not very pleasant; which however is really a good thing after all。    
      2。The importance of “getting normal trade relations on China worked through” is 。    
      A。 the normal trade relations with China is important to the American economy    
      B。 the normal trade relations with China is important to the idea that the US can continue its prosperity and its economy expansion    
      C。 the normal trade relations with China is important to the big businesses and trade    
      D。 all of the above    
      3。Which of the following are the two sides that were present at the meeting?    
      A。 Clinton; President the US…Cisco Systems; Dell computer Corp; Intel Corp; Compaq Computer Corp; Hewlett; NCR Corp; Silicon Graphics Inc。    
      B。 Clinton and Podesta…leaders of some major U。S。 high…tech companies。    
      C。 Clinton; Podesta; Joe Lockhart…Cisco systems CEO; Dell Computer Corp CEO; Intel Corp Chairman; Compay computer Corp CEO; Hewlett…Packard CEO; NCR Corp CEO; Silicon Graphics Inc; Chairman and CEO。    
      D。 Podesta…John Chambers; Michael Dell; Andrew Grove; Mike Capella; Carly Fiornia; Lars Nyberg; Robert Bishop。    
      4。 The reason for labor union’s disapproval to NTR status for China is probably 。    
      A。 out of political consideration    
      B。 for the fear that China’s low labor cost may cause more unemployment in America。    
      C。 unreasonable and ridiculous    
      D。 for the fear of more business conflict between America and China as partners    
      5。What conclusion can we draw about the meeting ;according to the passage?    
      A。 It was a positive meeting and both sides are willing to work together on the landmark trade agreement。    
      B。 The trade agreement is backed by big business and free…trade Republicans; but the labor union leaders and many of their Democratic allies in Congress are against it。    
      C。 The high…tech executives discussed the “digital divide” …the growing division in the United States between those with easy access to the Internet and those without。    
      D。 Clinton and his cabinet would launch a major campaign to convince congress to approve permanent NTR status for China。    
      Vocabulary    
      1。exec n。 execute的简写;执行;运行    
      2。enlist vt。 征募;参与;谋取    
      vi。 从军;应募;赞助    
      3。uphill adj。 上坡的;向上的    
      adv。 上坡地;向上地    
      4。jeopardize vt。 危害;使受危困;使陷危地    
      5。slash vt。 vi。 猛砍;乱砍    
      n。 猛砍;乱砍    
      n。 斜杠    
      6。tariff n。 关税;关税表;价格表;收费表    
      vt。 征收关税    
      7。controversial adj。 争论的;论争的;被议论的    
      8。allegation n。 指控;硬说;断言;主张;陈述;辩护;理由    
      9。digital n。 数字;数字式    
      adj。 数位的;数字的    
      10。pledge n。 保证;誓言;抵押    
      vt。 保证;使发誓;抵押;典当;举杯祝……健康    
      11。positive adj。 确实的;明确的;积极的;肯定的;    
      长难句解析    
      ①【解析】“not only…but also”译为“不仅……而且……”    
      【译文】不仅仅是对他们的某些生意非常重要,当然这点是显而易见的,而且对美国的经济和我们能够持续繁荣,我们可以继续经济扩张的理念也很重要。    
      ②【解析】“which…”引导的一个定语从句修饰“status”,“clear the way”译为“扫清道路”。    
      【译文】白宫方面说,克林顿和他的内阁将发起一个大型运动来说服国会通过对中国的永久正常贸易关系地位,这将扫清中国加入世界贸易组织的障碍。    
      答案与详解    
      【短文大意】文章主要讲的是美国总统克林顿召集全美几家主要高科技公司首脑商谈,要求获得他们的支持以保证十一月份与中国签署贸易协定时能得到国会的批准。    
      1。C词汇题。阅读全文可知,克林顿总统召集全美几家主要的高科技公司首脑商谈的主要目的是获得他们的支持以保证十一月份与中国签署贸易协定通过国会的批准。所以blessing这个词应是批准的意思。在新闻类文章中常常使用一些非正式的语言,或者是口语、俚语、俗语甚至随意复合新词,以吸引读者,所以在阅读此类文章时要注意一些词的特殊用法,否则容易引起误解文章的意思。第一项是指祝福、祈福;第二项是赐福、恩赐,可喜之事,第四项应为a blessing in disguise,祸中得福,塞翁失马焉知非福。    
      2。D细节题。恢复与中国的贸易关系对美国的经济发展具有重要的意义,特别是对大公司企业的产品出口,占领国外市场都具有特殊的意义。克林顿总统说这对于美国继续保持繁荣,经济增长的梦想是非常重要的,所以三项都应选。    
      3。B细节题。此题很简单,但必须要仔细。其实有一部分试题不在于考考生的推理分析能力,而是在考查从文章中获取信息的能力以及掌握信息的速度和准确率,此题就是一个例子。考生应在这方面多作些训练,根据文章,会谈双方应选B。    
      4。 B推断题。由文中第三段末可知,工会对给中国贸易通常贸易伙伴关系主要是害怕造成过分的本土失业。因为中国的人力成本对国外企业是有相当吸引力的。    
      5。A推断题。从文中我们可以推测,总统及内阁和高科技公司将共同努力,支持与中国恢复正常贸易伙伴关系,因为对于大的商业和贸易公司来说,这将带来更多的利润和机会。其他几项已经是既成事实,所以不必推测,不符题意,故排除。    
          
    


第一篇 人文篇Passage 14

      Passage 14建议用时:6分钟From:To:    
      When school was out; I hurried to find my sister and get out of the schoolyard before seeing anybody in my class。 But Barbara and her friends; had beaten us to the playground entrance and they seemed to be waiting for us。 Barbara said; “So now you’re in the A class。 ”    
      She sounded impressed。    
      “What’s the A class?” I asked。    
      Everybody made superior yet faintly envious giggling sounds。 “Well; why did you think the teacher moved you to the front of the room; dopey? Didn’t you know you were in the C class before; way in the back of the room?”    
      Of course I hadn’t known。 『The Wenatch

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