英语练习听力题VOA0925.docx

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英语练习听力题VOA0925

20130201004,李景文，VOA20140925

Item1.TrueorFalse

1,WomenandgirlslivinginareasofIraqandSyriathathavefallenunderthecontroloftheIslamicStateofIraqandtheLevant,orISIL,havebeendeliberatelytargetedforbrutalitybythesemilitants,andhavesufferedterriblyattheirhands.

2,Womenhaven’tbeenarbitrarilymurderedbyshooting,torture,orstoning.

3,Infact,overthepasttwomonths,some1,500to3,500womenandchildren,someasyoungas11,havebeenabductedinIraqbyISILterrorists.

4,AccordingtosurvivorswhomanagedtoescapeISIL’sclutches,thewomenarenotgivenanychoice.

5,AmbassadorRussellnoted:

“Thede-humanizationofwomenandgirlsiscentraltoISIL'scampaignofterror,throughwhichitdestroyscommunities,rewardsitsfightersandfeedsitsevil.”

Item2.Questions.

1,WhyhavethousandsofSomalisfledtothiscampneartheEthiopianborderthisyear?

2,WhathappenedtoSomaliain1991?

3,WhathastheUnitedNationsbeguninsouthwesternpartsofthecountrythatwerecontrolledbythemilitantsuntilMarchofthisyear?

4,whatdidSomalijournalistswhometinMogadishudiscussed?

5,WhathappenedtoGerman-AmericanjournalistMichaelScottMoore?

Item3Multiplechoices.

1,Russia'slargestmeatproducer,theCherkizovoGroup,suppliesabout______totheMoscowarea.

A,45,000tonsofchickenperday

B,30,000tonsofchickenperday

C,45,000tonsofchickeneveryotherday

D,30,000tonsofchickeneveryotherday

2,Russianauthoritiessaytheimportlimitswill___affectfoodsuppliesorprices.

A,drastically

B,notdrastically

C,dramatically

D,notdramatically

3,Russiaisoneofthelargestbuyersof____fromtheUnitedStates.

A,freshpoultry

B,frozenpoultry

C,freshpork

D,frozenpork

4,SpokesmanYuriCherchenkosaysthefirmwillsoondoubleitsoutputofsemi-processedfreshpoultry,andisreadytoreplace___suppliers.

A.U.S

B.U.K

C.China

D.Turkey

5,DeputydirectorSergeiRezunenkosaysthereis__demandforhisproducts,buthestillisopposed,inprinciple,tomarketlimitssuchasthosecreatedbytheRussianbanonWesternimports.“

A,decreased

B,much

C,increased

D,little

Item4.Blank-filling

TheUnitedStates__________thattwoimportantissuesinvolvingIran__________:

thenegotiationsbetweenIran,theEU,andtheP5+1countriesover___________;andIran’spossibleparticipation__________todefeatthebrutalterroristgroupISIL.

Iran,theEU,andtheP5+1（thefivepermanentmembersoftheUNSecurityCouncilandGermany）are_______anewroundoftalksinNewYork________________Iran’snuclearprogrambefore____________November24.Acomprehensiveagreementwould_________thatIran’snuclearprogramis__________.

___________,WhiteHouseSpokesmanJoshEarnestsaidthediscussionsbetweenIran,theEU,andtheP5+1_______resolvingtheinternationalcommunity’sconcernsabouttheIraniannuclearprogramand“_________anyoftheoverlappinginterestsIranmayhavewiththebroaderinternationalcommunity_______ISIL.”

Key

Item1TrueorFalse

1-5TFFFT

Item2Questions

1,Becauseaprolongeddroughthasmadeitimpossibletomakealivingathome.

2,Itsmilitaryleadershipwasoverthrown.

3,TheUnitedNationshasbegunanairliftofurgentfoodandmedicalsupplies.

4,Theydiscussedwhattheycoulddotohelpstabilizethecountry.

5,HewaskidnappedbySomalipiratesmorethantwo-and-a-halfyearsago.

Item3multiplechoices

1-5ABBAC

Item4Blank-filling（Seethescript.）

Script:

Item1:

WomenandgirlslivinginareasofIraqandSyriathathavefallenunderthecontroloftheIslamicStateofIraqandtheLevant,orISIL,havebeendeliberatelytargetedforbrutalitybythesemilitants,andhavesufferedterriblyattheirhands.WhereverISILhasseizedcontrol,ithasimposedastrictcodeonwomenthatincludesconfiningwomentotheirhomesunlessaccompaniedbyamalerelative,aswellasthewearingofablack,full-coveragerobe,faceveilandgloves.ISIL’sall-femalemilitiaunit,al-KhansaaBrigade,hasbeenformedtoenforcetheserequirementsonIraqiandSyrianwomen.Butevenworse,womenhavebeenarbitrarilymurderedbyshooting,torture,orstoning.Everyday,womenandchildren,especiallythosefromminoritycommunities,facethethreatofbeingabducted.Infact,overthepasttwomonths,some1,500to4,000womenandchildren,someasyoungas12,havebeenabductedinIraqbyISILterrorists.AsAmbassador-at-LargeforGlobalWomen'sIssuesCatherineRussellwroteinarecentopinionpiece,“Whilecaptive,thesewomenandchildrenhavebeentortured,raped,giventoISILthugsas‘brides,’orkeptassexslaves.Somehavecommittedsuicidetoavoidsexualenslavement.OthershavebeenforcedtowatchasISILbeattheirchildrentocoercethewomenintoconvertingtoIslam.Somehavesimplybeenexecuted.HundredsofwomenandgirlshavebeentakenfromIraqtoISILcampsinSyriaandneverheardfromagain.”AccordingtosurvivorswhomanagedtoescapeISIL’sclutches,thewomenaregivenachoice:

thosewhoconverttoIslamaresoldas‘brides’toIslamistfighters.Thosewhodonotconvertfacedailyrapeandevendeath.AmbassadorRussellnoted:

“Thede-humanizationofwomenandgirlsiscentraltoISIL'scampaignofterror,throughwhichitdestroyscommunities,rewardsitsfightersandfeedsitsevil.AcoalitionthatfightsISILmustalsofightthisparticularlyegregiousformofbrutality.”“AswegalvanizeaninternationalcoalitiontoworkwiththenewlyformedIraqigovernmenttoconfronttheevilrepresentedbytheseextremists,weneedtoensureISIL'shorrendoustreatmentofwomenandgirlsisfrontandcenter.”

Item2

ThousandsofSomalishavefledtothiscampneartheEthiopianborderthisyear,asaprolongeddroughthasmadeitimpossibletomakealivingathome.“Imovedherebecauseinthelocationwherewelivedbefore,weusedtogetwaterfromwells.Thewellshavesincedriedup.IamheresoIcanbeclosertoboththewatersupplyandthetown".Somaliahasnothadastablegovernmentsince1991,whenitsmilitaryleadershipwasoverthrown.Sincethen,Islamistmilitantshavebattledthecentralgovernment,fosteringterroracrossthecountryintheirefforttoestablishanIslamicstate.Theviolencehasforcedpeoplefromtheirhomesandfields,andhasexacerbatedfoodshortages.“Thereisanoffensiveagainsttheinsurgents.Theal-Shababmilitantsinsomepartsoftheregion,theBayandBakoolregions.Soalotofpeoplearedisplacedfromtheirhomesasaresultofthatcrisis.SothatincreasesthenumberoftheIDPs（internallydisplacedpersons）thatwerealreadyvulnerabletothisdrought".Thegovernmenthasbeenfightingtoreclaimtheterritoryheldbytheterroristgroupal-Shabab.ArecentU.S.dronestrikekilledthegroup'sleader,butroadsinmanypartsofthecountryareunsafe."Somaliaasacountryhadaverydifficultsituationandcircumstanceswheremanycommunitieswerecutofffromhealthservicesbecauseofaccessibilityandinsecurity,”saidUNICEF’sAbdinorHussein.TheUnitedNationshasbegunanairliftofurgentfoodandmedicalsuppliesintosouthwesternpartsofthecountrythatwerecontrolledbythemilitantsuntilMarchofthisyear.Manychildreninthoseareashavenotbeenvaccinatedyet."Thefirstchildgotmeasleswhenhewassix.Hedevelopedhighfeverandhaddiarrheaand,after10days,hedevelopedaskinrash.Heisluckytohavesurvived.Mythreeotherchildrenalsocontractedmeaslesattheageoffourandhadthesamesymptoms,”saidonemother.Somalijournalists,meetinginMogadishu,discussedwhattheycoulddotohelpstabilizethecountry."WeasSomalijournalists,Ithinkitisimportantforustohavepeaceandweneeditinrealitybecauseeveryday,journalistsarekilledhereinSomalia.Wearewoundedandsomejournalistshavefledthecountry.SoIbelieveweneedpeace,”saidBurhanDiniFarah,oneofthejournalists.ThemeetingcoincidedwiththereleaseofGerman-AmericanjournalistMichaelScottMoore,whowaskidnappedbySomalipiratesmorethantwo-and-a-halfyearsago.

Item3

Russia'slargestmeatproducer,theCherkizovoGroup,suppliesabout45,000tonsofchickenperdaytotheMoscowarea.GrowthindomesticproductionhasreducedRussia'sdependenceonmeatandagriculturalimportstoabout10percent.ButtheKremlin'ssanctionsonWesternfoodimportshassomepeopleworriedthatpricescouldgoup.SuchasMoscowshopperYelena.“CertainlyIamveryconcerned.IfthepriceofRussian-producedfoodgoesup,Iwillfeelit,"shesaid."Butrightnow[Russianfoodprices]arecompetitivewithWesternfood."Russianauthoritiessaytheimportlimitswillnotdrasticallyaffectfoodsuppliesorprices.TheyexpecttousesuppliersinAsiaandLatinAmericatoreplacetheirWesternsources.RussiaisoneofthelargestbuyersoffrozenpoultryfromtheUnitedStates.HaltingthoseimportscouldhelpcompanieslikeCherkizovogainmarketshare.SpokesmanYuriCherchenkosaysthefirmwillsoondoubleitsoutputofsemi-processedfreshpoultry,andisreadytoreplaceU.S.suppliers.“Ithinkthatthesanctionsagainstimportsaregoodforus,asnationalproducers,"hesaid."TheyareanadditionalimpulsetofurtherdevelopRussia'sownagriculturalproduction."ButitisnotonlythebigRussianproducerswhostandtobenefitfromabanonWesternfoods.ThedairycompanyMosmedynsaysitsEuropean-stylecheeses,likemozzarella,arebetterthanimportsbecausetheyaredeliveredfresher.DeputydirectorSergeiRezunenkosaysthereisincreaseddemandforhisproducts,buthestillisopposed,inprinciple,tomarketlimitssuchasthosecreatedbytheRussianbanonWesternimports.“In