英语新闻听力教程(文本+答案)_杨世登1-10Unit_缺(10)

For the first time, President Bush has said it could be accurate to compare the recent escalation of violence in Iraq to the 1968 Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War. The Tet Offensive marked a strong downturn in public support for both the Vietnam War and then-President Lyndon Johnson. Mr. Bush spoke in an ABC TV interview in which he addressed increased violence in Iraq. The comparison of the insurgency in Iraq to the Tet Offensive in Vietnam was made in a column by Tom Friedman in the New York Times.

Keys：1. The 1968 Tet Offensive (during the Vietnam War.) 2 .Downturn in public support for both the Vietnam War and then-President 3. Increased violence in Iraq. 4. The New York Times. 5. 。A column writer /a columnist

Section D

Item 1

Iran‘s president is denying reports he gave an interview to an Arab newspaper in which he threatened to halt oil sales if Tehran was referred to the United Nations Security Council. I ran‘s Presidential Media Department made that denial in a statement issued today in a reaction to an article published in the Khaleej Times . Earlier today the United Arab Emirates-based newspaper reported that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad threatened in an interview to stope oil sales if Iran is sent to the council for its nuclear activities.The reports from a French news agency say the repoter is astonished by the denial ,but the news agency say also says,the publisher of the newspaper says the c0nfusion may be due to the reporter not adequately identifying herself as a journalist.

Answer：1.denying 2.halt oil sales 3.refered to 4.nuclear activities 5.Media

6.made that denial 7.reaction 8. French news agency 9. astonished

Item 2

South Korea and Japan say they have not detected any radioactivity to confirm North Korea‘s claim that it conducted an underground nuclear test on Monday .Late Friday unnamed U.S. official said U.S.aircraft have detected traces of radiation in the airsamples collected near the suspected North Korea test site ,but they stressed no final determination had been made .World of the latest findings comes as the UN Security Council members continue to hammer out details of a draft resolution was expected Saturday .The UN draft resolution includes economic and weapons sanctions against North Korea, including a travel ban and financial restriction .

Answer：Task1：1.D 2.B Task2:1.T 2.F 3.F 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.T Item 3

Russian President Vladimire Putin says he will not allow foreign powers to dictate Russia‘s energy policy or interfere in any of its internal affairs. In an interview broadcast from Saint Petersburg today , Mr .Putin told NBC News that recent Western criticism of Russia is a mix of cold war and colonialist thinking .Mr .Putin singled out U.S.Vice President Dick Cheney‘s recent of Russian energy policy in which Cheney accused Russia of using its vast oil and gas resources as tools of intimidation .Putin compared those comments to an errant gunshot by Cheney that wounded a companion on a hunting trip earlier this year . The Russian