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优质超完整stepbystep3000第三册原文及答案
Unit1WorldNews:
InternationalRelations
PartIWarmingup
A
Tapescripts:
1.TheformerAmericanDefenseSecretaryWilliamPerryhasrecommendedaradicalchangeofpolicytowardsNorthKorea.
2.HundredsofthousandsofmothersfromacrosstheUnitedStatesgatheredhereinWashingtonSundaytopushfortougherguncontrollaws.
3.There'sbeenfurtherfightingbetweenMacedonian马其顿人forcesandEthnicAlbanianguerrillasinsidetheMacedonianborderwithKosovo.
4.AbombdroppedbytheUnitedState'snavyaircraftduringtraininginKuwaithashitagroupofmilitaryobservers,killingsixofthem.
5.NATOistakinganumberofstepstoallaygrowingdisquietaboutthepossiblehealthrisksfromammunitionscontainingdepleteduranium,whichitusedinKosovoandBosnia.
B
1.Whatisthesummit'sstatementexpectedtocallonUNmembers?
Tomakecommitmentstoeradicatepoverty,promotedemocracyandeducation,andreversethespreadofAIDS.
2.WhichthreecountriesareadmittedbyASEANonSaturday?
Burma,Cambodia,andtheLaos.
3.WhathappenedonFridayabouttenmilessouthofPearlHarbor?
AU.S.nuclearsubmarinetorethroughaJapanesefishingvessel,sinkingitwithinminutes.
Howmanypeoplewereonthevessel?
Andhowmanyweremissing?
35/9.
4.WhathappenedintheWestBankandGaza?
GunbattlesbetweenIsraelitroopsandPalestiniangunmenhavebeenraidingovernight.
5.WhataretheproblemswiththenuclearfacilitiesandnuclearplantsinJapan?
Somenuclearfacilitieshavebreachedmanyhealthandsafetylaws.
Morethanhalfofthenuclearplantsfailedsomebasictests,suchascheckingradiationmeasurements.
Tapescripts:
1.Withthefinaldeclarationonitsroleinthe21stcentury,thesummit'sstatementisexpectedtocallonUNmemberstomakecommitmentstoeradicatepoverty,promotedemocracyandeducation,andreversethespreadofAIDS.Morethan150headsofstateandgovernmentattendedthesummit,thelargestgatheringofworldleadersinhistory.
2.TheAssociationofSouth-EastAsianNationshasdecidedtoinviteBurmatojoinitsranks,shruggingoffwesterndenunciationsofthemilitaryregimeinRangoon.ASEANforeignministersvotedonSaturdaytoadmitBurma,Cambodia,andtheLaos.
3.Themissing,fourofthemteenagers,wereamong35peopleaboardahighschoolfishingvesselfromJapan.OnFriday,aU.S.nuclearsubmarinetorethroughtheship,sinkingitwithinminutes.TheUSSGreenville,whichwasnotseriouslydamaged,wasperforminganemergencysurfacingdrillwhenthecollisionoccurredabouttenmilessouthofPearlHarbor.CoastGuardrescueteamspluckedallbutnineofthevictimsfromtheroughseas.
4.GunbattlesbetweenIsraelitroopsandPalestiniangunmanhavebeenraidingovernightintheWestBankandGaza.TheupsurgeinviolencecomesafterIsraeliattackhelicopterstargetedandkilledamemberofanelitePalestiniansecurityforce.
5.SomenuclearfacilitiesinJapanhavebreachedmanyhealthandsafetylaws.Governmentinspectorschecked17nuclearplants.Morethanhalfofthemfailedsomebasictests,suchascheckingradiationmeasurements.Japanesenuclearregulatorshavebeenorderedtocrackdownfollowingthecountry'sworstnuclearaccidentinSeptember.Sixty-ninepeoplewereexposedtodangerouslevelsofradiationintheaccident.
PartIINewsreports
Summary:
ThisnewsreporttellsusthattheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyhaselectedColumbia,Ireland,Mauritius,NorwayandSingaporeasitsnewnon-permanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncil.
Statements:
1.Columbia,Ireland,andSingaporewontheirseatsasnonpermanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncilonthefirstroundofballotingwhileMauritiusandNorwaywontheirseatsonthefourthballot.
2.SudanandMauritiusaretwocandidatesforthesecondseatfortheAfricanandAsiangroup.
3.Therewerethreecountriescontendingforthetwoseatsallottedtothewesternindustrializedgroupofnations.
4.TheSecurityCouncilismadeupof15members,includingfivepermanentmembers--China,France,GreatBritain,Russia,andtheUnitedStates--and10non-permanentmembers.
Tapescript:
TheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyhaselected'Columbia,Ireland,Mauritius,NorwayandSingaporeasthenewnon-permanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncil.Thevotefollowsseveralweeksofhagglingandmaneuvering.
Columbia,Ireland,andSingaporewontherequiredtwothirdsmajorityonthefirstroundofballoting.Butittookanotherthreeroundsofvotingtodecideontheremainingtworegionalseats.
ContentionmarkedthevotingforthesecondseatfortheAfricanandAsiangroup.TheUnitedStateslobbiedintenselyagainstSudan,thecandidateoftheOrganizationofAfricanUnity.Mauritius,thecandidatesupportedbyWashington,wononthefourthroundofvoting.
Irelandeasilycapturedoneofthetwoseatsallottedtothewesternindustrializedgroupofnationsonthefirstballot.ButNorwayandItalycampaignedvigorouslyforthesecondspot.KingHaraldofNorwaycametoNewYorklastweektopressthecaseforhisnation'srepresentationontheSecurityCouncilforthefirsttimesince1982.Norwayalsowononthefourthballot.Thenewmembersbegintheirtwo-yeartermsinJanuary.TheSecurityCouncilismadeupofatotalof15members,includingfivepermanentmembers--China,France,GreatBritain,Russia,andtheUnitedStates--and10non-permanentmembers.Fivenon-permanentmembersareelectedtotwo-yeartermseachyear.
B
Summary
ThisnewsreporttellsusthattheUnitedNationsHumanRightsCommissionwasgoingtoholdanemergencymeetingtodealwiththecrisissituationbetweenIsraelisandPalestinians.
Answerstothequestions:
1.53
2.48
3.3
4.TheUnitedStates
5.Canada
6.October18th
7.Nomorethanthreedays
8.TogettheIsraelisandPalestiniansbacktothenegotiatingtable
9.4/Bosnianwar/genocideinRwanda/violenceinEastTimor
Tapescript:
Forty-eightofthe(UnitedNationsHumanRightsCommission's)53membernationsvotedtoholdtheemergencymeeting.TheUnitedStatescastthesoledissentingvoteandCanadaabstained.Threeothercountriesdidnotvote.
ThespecialmeetingwillbeginOctober18thandwilllastfornomorethanthreedays.
UNspokeswomanMarieHeuzesaysonepurposeofthemeetingistotrytolearnhowthecycleofviolencebetweenIsraelisandPalestinianscanbestopped.
"Whenyouhavesuchahigh-profileforacrisiswhichissodangerous,notonlyforthepeopleinPalestineandinIsrael,butintheregion,thereisafear--andthisisprobablywhytherewasalargeconsensusonthismeetingtodiscusstheissue--becausethesituationinthispartoftheworldissovolatile,sodangerous,soimportanttocontrolthateverybodythinksthattheyhavesomethingtocontribute."
MsHeuzesaysshethinkstheUnitedNationsandtheinternationalcommunityasawholecanplayaconstructiveroleinthepresentsituationandintryingtogettheIsraelisandPalestiniansbacktothenegotiatingtable.OfficialsfromtheUNHumanRightsCommissionwilldiscusstheagendatowardthemeetingonWednesday.
Thisisonlythefifthtimethecommissionhasgoneintoemergencymeetingtodealwithacrisissituation.PrevioussessionsdealtwiththeBosnianwar,thegenocideinRwanda,andtheviolenceinEastTimor.
Questions:
1.HowmanymembersarethereintheUNHumanRightsCommission?
2.Howmanyofthemvotedtoholdtheemergencymeeting?
3.Howmanyofthemdidn'tvote?
4.Whichcountrycastthedissentingvote?
5.Whichcountryabstained?
6.Whenwillthemeetingbegin?
7.Howlongwillitlast?
8.What'sthepurposeofthismeeting?
9.Howmanyemergencymeetingshavebeenheldbeforethisone?
Whatwerethethreecrisissituationsthattheydealtwith?
PartIIIAnti-piracymission
A
EU’sNavalOperation
Themassiveproblem:
PiracyoffSomalia’swaters…100ships…16ships…morethan350crewmembers….
EU’smission:
…6warships…3surveillanceplanes…
•Aim:
Todeter,toprevent,toprotect…
•Headquarters:
NearLondon
•Duration:
Atleastayear
TheEuropeanUnionissendingsixwarshipsandthreesurveillanceplanestotackleamassiveproblem---piracyoffSomalia'swatersthathasresultedinalmost100shipsbeingattackedthisyearalone.theshipstakeoverfromNATOvesselsnowtryingtomaintainsecuritymorethan1.5millionsquarekilometers.EUforeignpolicychiefJavierSolanarecentlyoutlinedthetasksfacingthenewmission."Itwillbeaverysolidoperation.itwillhaverobustrulesofengagement,theobjectivewillbeabletodeter,toprevent,toprotectand,inparticularityprotecttheUnitednationshumanitariancomponentinthosewatersvisa-a-visSomalia,"
TheEUmissionwillbeheadquarterednearLondonandlastforatleastayear,VesselsfromatleasteightEuropeancountrieswillescortaidshipsandconductantipiracyoperations.
Somalipiratesareholdingabout16shipsandmorethan350crewofftheircountry'scoast.theygenerallyaskforhugeransomsinexchangeforthevessels'release.
BesidestheEuropeanunionandNATOoperations,privatecompaniesarealsoofferingescortservicesthroughthepirate-infestedGulfofAden,oneoftheworld'sbusiestshippingroutes.
B
ChineseNavy’sEscortMissionagainstPiracy
Primarymission:
…vessels,personnelandcargo,…hitpiracy…
Target:
Toprotecttheshipandpersonnelpassingthroughthearea,…transportinghumanitarianmaterials…
Numberofcrewmembers:
800incl.70soldiersfromtheNavy’sspecialforces
Durationofthefirstphase:
Threemonths
Timereadytoreceiveprotectionappeals:
Jan.6
PartIVSpeeches
Extract1(expressinganopinion):
Ibelievethat...Ibelievewes