英语新闻听力教程(文本+答案)_杨世登1-10Unit_缺

Unit 1 International Relations

Section B

1. North Korea says it wants a relationship of trust and mutual respect with the United States.

2. And Brazil has granted asylum to deposed Ecuadorian President Lucio Gutierrez who taken refugee in the Brazilian embassy since his ouster Wednesday .

3. The United States government has frozen of the asserts over 150 individuals and institutions from Zimbabwe.

4. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has again expressed regret to Italy over the accidental killing of an Italian intelligent agent in Iraq.

5. Diplomatic relationship between Venezuelan President and Mexico have worsened sharply in a row over comments by the Venezuelan Hugo Chavez about the Mexican leader Vicente Fox.

Keys for section B A C B D C

Section C

Item 1

Egypt has announced it will reduce its diplomatic staff in Iraq following the killing of its top envoy in Baghdad Ehad al-Sherif .The Egyptian Foreign Ministry called it a security measure .But Iraq‘s Foreign Ministry appealed to Arab and Islamic counties not to be swayed by the kidnapping and killing of Mr.Sherif ,which it said was meant to deter them from upgrading diplomatic mission in Iraq.

Keys:1-（H） 2-（F） 3-(E) 4-（A）

Item 2

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says Pakistan and India are both optimistic about resolving their dispute over the Himalayan region of Kashmir, which both countries claim. In an exclusive interview with the Associated Press, General Musharraf says he hope to settle the issue with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while they‘re both in power. Mr. Singh and General Musharraf are expected to try to move their peace dialogue forward when they meet next week in New York at the United Nations General Assembly meeting.

Keys: Task1 1-(F) 2-(F) 3-(T) 4-(F) 5-(T)

Task2: Pakistan settle the issue Prime Minister in power move forward meet.

Item 3

North Korea is demanding that Tokyo immediately lift sanctions imposed on Pyongyang in response to its test-launch of missiles. A North Korean envoy to Japan says his country will retaliate with stronger measures if the sanctions are lifted. After North Korea test-fired steven missiles, Tokyo barred a North Korean ferry from Japanese ports for six months and banned North Korean officals from entering the country. South Korea today rejected Pyongyang‘s request for military talks, saying they were inappropriate at this time. But it said ministerial talks will go ahead as scheduled next week.