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1、Listen to News Unit 15答案Unit15 Legal Events Section A 1. appeal overturn 2.arrest warrant 3. jury sentenced 4. ruled 5.lawsuit 6.trying in custody 7.filed request 8.standing trial for testimony 9.pleaded not guilty 10. handed down Section B 1.The Supreme Court inn Libya is due to hear an appeal toda

2、y against the death sentence imposed on five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor who were found guilty of deliberately infecting children with HIV at a hospital in Benghazi.2.A German court has convicted a Moroccan man accused of aiding the hijackers who carried out the September 11th , 2001 t

3、errorist attacks in the United States , but acquitted him from direct involvement in the attacks.3.The Chilean Supreme Court has once again stripped the countrys former military ruler General Augusta Pinochet of his immunity from prosecution . General Pinochet can now be charged in a human rights ca

4、se involving torture and kidnapping.4.A court in San Francisco in the United States has jailed the former Ukrainian Prime Miniser Pavlo Lazarenko for money laundering, fraud and corruption while in office . Mr. Lazarenko was sentenced to nine years and a fine of 10. million dollars.5.U.S. and intern

5、ational authorities have charged more than two dozen people in an online child pornography ring.Key C B A B D Section C Most of the 17 people arrested in Canada on Saturday under antiterrorism legislation have appeared in court near Toronto to hear details of the charges against them. Lawyers say so

6、me of the group are accused of involvement in an alleged plot to blow up the Canadian Parliament with home-made explosives, taking ministers hostage and even behead them if Muslim prisoners were not released. Others are accused of plotting to take over the headquarters of the Canadian Broadcasting C

7、orporation. All those named appeared to be of South Asian or Middle Eastern origin, five were aged under 18 . Tight security was imposed in the area around the courthouse in the Toronto suburb of Bramboton with police snipers posted on nearby roofs.Key Task 1 T T F F F T Task 2 1.17 on Saturday anti

8、-terrorism legislation in court 2. South Asian origin aged under 18 3. Tight security courthouse police snipers Item 2 A federal judge in the United States has ruled that a confession by a man accused of plotting to kill President Bush is admissible in court, even though his lawyers argue that it wa

9、s obtained through torture by the Saudi security forces . The defendant Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, who is a U.S. citizen, is also accused of having links to al-Qaeda. Hes pleaded not guilty to all charges . Mr.Abu Ali was arrested in 2003 while taking a final exam at a Saudi university . He says he was cha

10、ined to the floor , blindfolded and whipped until he agreed to talk. The Saudi authorities have denied torturing him.Key T F F T F T T T T F Item 3 The American state of California is suing six of the worlds biggest carmakers over greenhouse gas emissions. The State Attorney General Bill Lockyer sai

11、d hed seek millions of dollars in compensation for the impact cars have on Californias resources, infrastructure and environment. The case is the first of its kind in the United States , and the companies which include Ford General Motors and Toyota, accused fMr.Lockyer of frivolous politics. But sp

12、eaking on the BBC,Mr.lockyer said they have been forced to act by the federal governments lack of action to tackle .Key 1.The state of California2.The state attorney general of California 3.The impact cars have on Californias resources,infrastructure and environment.4.Ford, General Motors, Toyota5.F

13、rivolous politics.6.Lack of action to tackle emissionsSection D Item 1 The former South African Vice President Jacob Zuma ,once widely seen as a future president of the country , has been acquitted of the rape of a woman with HIV . The judge ruled that sex between Mr. Zuma and his accuser was consen

14、sual. The legal action against Mr.Zuma created deep rifts within the governing African National Congress . He faces another trial later this year on corruption charges .Our correspondent in Johannesburg , Peter Biles reports. Jacob Zumas supporters reacted with jubilation when the not-guilty verdict

15、 was announced. His most loyal followers still believed that he could become the next president of this country when Thabo Mbeki steps down in three years time. In reality , though, Mr.Zuma emerges from this rape trial with dwindling political support and his reputation in tatters after his embarras

16、sing testimony in court about HIVAIDS prevention. At the end of his judgment , Judge Willem van der Merwe said its been unacceptable for Mr.Zuma to have had unprotected sex with a women who was HIV positive.Key 1.Rape 2.former 3.verdict 4.with HIV5.his accuser 6.consensual 7.unacceptable 8.unprotect

17、ed sex 9.positive 10.created deep rifts 11.governing dwindling political support 12.in tatters 13.on corruption charges Item 2 Sudanam Hussein was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity by a court in Baghdad. The charges relate to the killing of 148 Shiite villagers and the torture and depor

18、tation of others following an assassination attempt on him in 1982 . As the judgment was delivered, the deposed president shouted out “God is great, and down with the invaders”.Reaction to the verdict across Iraq has been mixed . In many parts of the country, there were celebrations among Shiite Mus

19、lims and Kurds, long oppressed by Saddam Hussein, but in Sunni areas there were protests and some clashes. The Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said the deposed president was a criminal who deserved the punishment hed been given. Now with a look at reaction elsewhere in the Middle East , here is the BB

20、Cs Ian Panel. This verdict comes as no surprise in the region. Most governments had little time for Saddam Hussein . Although they didnt support the invasion of his country, few mourned his downfall. For tow countries this verdict has been welcome news. In Iran, a country that fought a long and bloo

21、dy war with Iraq, a government spokesman said it was a just punishment for his inhuman crime . In Kuwait , a country Saddam invaded, the speaker of Parliament called for Saddam to be hanged without delay. But there has been criticism ,especially of the process which many feel has been a one-sided Am

22、erican-controlled trial.Key task 1 B D C Task 2 T T T F T T F Item 3 By a narrow margin , the U.S. Surpreme Court has struck down the death penalty for murderers under the age of 18 . Story from VOAS Jim Malone.The majority opinion , striking down juvenile death sentences , was written by Justice An

23、thony Kennedy. He noted what he called “the overwhelming weight of international opinion “that has moved against the juvenile death penalty in recent years .Justice Kennedy also wrote that American society views juvenile as in his words “categorically less culpable than the average criminal “because

24、 of their lack of maturity and emotional stability. Reaction from death penalty opponents was swift and positive . Marshall Levik is with the group called the Juvenile Law Center in New York.“We cannot impose capital punishment on offenders who do not demonstrate the same degree of adult blameworthi

25、ness , adult culpability and mature judgment as adult offenders do.”The narrow five to four decision affects 19 states that had allowed offenders under the age of 18 to be put to death. Jim Malone, VOA News, Washington.Key 1.The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down the death penalty for murderers unde

26、r the age of 18.2.The international opinion has moved against the juvenile death penalty in recent years 3.American society views juvenile as categorically less culpable than the average criminal due to their lack of maturity and emotional stability.4.Reaction from death penalty opponents was swift

27、and positive.5.The decision won five votes and will affect 19 states.Section E task 1 1.The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has spoken by telephone to President Bush and his French counterpart Jacques Chirac.2.Many areas of the United States again could see triple-digit temperatures today .The Natio

28、nal Weather Service says the mercury could go as high as 104 degrees in New York. Yesterday blistering heat settled over the eastern half of the country , forcing people to take extreme measures in search of relief. It was 95 in New York Central Park yesterday and 100 at LaGuardia Airport in Queens.

29、 Forecasters say tomorrow could be just as hot also . The scorching heat that has moved into the northeast is still being felt in the Midwest. It forced the evacuation of a Chicago neighborhood after the power and air conditioning went out . By mid-afternoon, the temperature hit 99 in Washington.3.S

30、ri Lankan government forces and the Tamil Tiger separatist rebels have been involved in fierce exchanges around the northeastern town of Trincomalee nearly three weeks after a dispute over water prompted an escalation in the conflict on the island. Several clashes are also in progress in the Jaffna

31、Peninsula.4.British Muslim groups have told the Prime Minister Tony Blair that Britains policies on Iraq and Lebanon are putting its citizens at increased risk of attack. An open letter has been signed by more than 30 Muslim groups and the majority of Muslim parliamentarians. Mike Sergeant reports.

32、The government has always tried to separate criticism of its foreign policy from the domestic terrorist threat. But it seems Muslim politicians and community leaders are increasingly ready to make the connection. Todays letter signed by Muslim MPs, peers and 38 mainstream Muslim groups leaves no room for ambiguity . It condemns terrorist strikes but says that people in the United Kingdom are being put in increased risk of attack by British foreign policy. Todays le