施心远主编听力教程4答案Unit 3
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Section Three News News Item 1
Ex、 A: Summarize the news
This news item is about the Somali pirates’ strike、
Ex、 B: Listen to the news again and answer the questions、
1. Whether this latest attempted hijacking was the promised revenge for the killing of three Somali pirates by the US navy isn't clear、 2. No, the pirates haven’t been deferred、
3. Because the financial rewards for a successful hijacking remain so great and Somalia remains so lawless、
4. At any one time there are only fifteen to eighteen international warships in the area to police an expanse of sea covering more than a million square kilometres、
5. It may be because of the relatively small scale of the problem、 Tape script of News Item One:
The piracy problem looks like it's here to stay despite the recent muscular interventions by the French and American navies、 Whether this latest attempted hijacking was the promised revenge for the killing of three Somali pirates by the US navy isn't clear、 But it does suggest at the very least that the pirates haven't been deterred、
施心远主编听力教程4答案Unit 3
So why does the problem persist? Put simply maritime security analysts say piracy will continue as long as the financial rewards for a successful hijacking remain so great and Somalia remains so lawless、 Certainly the international effort to thwart the problem is relatively limited、 At any one time there are only fifteen to eighteen international warships in the area to police an expanse of sea covering more than a million square kilometres、 Although it has been suggested that raids could be mounted on the pirates' home towns, it seems unlikely there'll be any major increase in the military effort unless there's a spectacular hijacking involving the deaths of many crew members、
The reluctance to mount a major international naval operation in the area may also be down to the relatively small scale of the problem、 Last year, according to figures from the International Maritime Bureau, nearly twenty three thousand ships passed through the Gulf of Aden、 Only ninety two were hijacked、 Rob Watson, BBC News News Item 2
Ex、 A: Listen to the news and complete the summary
This news item is about Obama’s military plan in Afghanistan、 Ex、 B: True or false、
1.
The President is considering leaving Afghanistan、
F、 (The President is making it clear that leaving Afghanistan is not an
施心远主编听力教程4答案Unit 3
option、)
2、 Obama wouldn’t shrink the number of troops in Afghanistan, neither would he deploy more military troops、 T、
3、 President Obama thought his assessment would be \and deliberate\、
T、
4、 Opinions against Obama are not heard、
F、 (…some Republicans and members of the President's own party are dubious about committing more resources and military personnel to a conflict where there is no end in sight、)
5、 The conflict in Afghanistan seems to be over soon、
F、 (…about committing more resources and military personnel to a conflict where there is no end in sight、) 6、 Afghanistan can be the second Vietnam、
T、 (The word 'Vietnam' is heard more and more on Capitol Hill、) Script of News Item Two:
The President is making it clear that leaving Afghanistan is not an option、 It's not on the table、 According to one White House source, he told the meeting that he wouldn't shrink the number of troops in Afghanistan or opt for a strategy of merely targeting al-Qaeda leaders、 But he wouldn't be drawn on the military request for more troops、
施心远主编听力教程4答案Unit 3
There appears to be a frustration that the review of strategy has sometimes been portrayed in black-and-white terms of a massive increase or reduction of troop numbers、
President Obama told the group made up of the most senior Republican and Democrat senators and congressmen that his assessment would be \、 But it's going on too long for some Republicans and members of the President's own party are dubious about committing more resources and military personnel to a conflict where there is no end in sight、 The word 'Vietnam' is heard more and more on Capitol Hill、
The President was certainly right when he said his final decision wouldn't make everyone in the room, or the country, happy、
Mark Mardell, BBC News, Washington News Item 3
Ex、 A: Listen and summarize the news item
This news item is about fragile peace that returns to Gaza、 Ex、 B: Listen again and fill in the blanks、
There were traffic jams on the road north, families heading to Gaza City to reunite with friends and relatives、 Long lines of cars backed up at the makeshift roadblocks the Israelis have left behind、 But the tanks are gone, only the deep tracks remain、
There were buildings pitted with Israeli tank rounds; from the holes 施心远主编听力教程4答案Unit 3
that have been punched in the walls it was clear there had also been snipers waiting for them、 North of Khan Younis we saw some of the Qassam fighters returning home, their rifles slung lazily around their shoulders、
For three weeks the Israelis pounded the tunnels that run beneath the perimeter wall but last night we met people who insist that some of these tunnels are still open and still some fuel is being pumped from the Egyptian sider、 If the border crossings remain close, say the Palestinians, these tunnels are their only link to the outside world、 Script of News Item 3
There were traffic jams on the road north, families heading to Gaza City to reunite with friends and relatives、 Long lines of cars backed up at the makeshift roadblocks the Israelis have left behind、 But the tanks are gone, only the deep tracks remain、
There were buildings pitted with Israeli tank rounds; from the holes that have been punched in the walls it was clear there had also been snipers waiting for them、 North of Khan Younis we saw some of the Qassam fighters returning home, their rifles slung lazily around their shoulders、
The destruction we've seen has largely been inflicted on the Hamas infrastructure: police stations, military outposts, government buildings, so far the most extensive damage - that at the border in Rafah where
施心远主编听力教程4答案Unit 3
