英语新闻听力教程(文本+答案)_杨世登1-10Unit_缺(5)

The president of Kazakhstan has started a U.S. visit .Nursultan Nazarbayev spent part of Tuesdey and yesterday in Maine .A former President Geoge H.W.Bush, he‘s to meet with Mr.Bush‘s son President Bush at the White House tomorrow .Today ,he‘s to unveil a monument tp his country‘s independence from the Soviet Union in Washington DC. Kazakhastan is important to the U.S for its oil supplies .It‘s also a focus of human rights advocates who says that it has a poor recored of protecting the rights of individuals.And the topic id likely to be the White House agenda tomorrow .Nazarbayev has been Kazakhstan;s only leader since it gained independence in 1991.

Keys：(1)President of Kazakhstan (2)only leader (3)in 1991 (4)Maine (5)guest

(6)unveil a monument (7)Washington D.C. (8)meet with (9) poor record

(10) rights

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Environment minister and official from more than twenty countries have ended four days of informal talks in Greenland in efforts to deal with global warming .Danish Environment Minister Connie Hedegaard ,the meeting s host ,called on participants to stop blaming one for global warming and take concerted action .Participants of the meeting in Greenland‘s Arctic town of Elucigot included the United States ,China and several European countries .They focused on possible action after the first phase of the Kyoto Protocol ,an accord on reducing global warming .It expires until 2012.U.N. studies show that global warming could melt polar icecaps and push thousands of species close to extinction.

Keys : Task1 AC Task 2 FFTTF

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G-8 leaders are gathering near Edinburgh ,Scotland at this hour for a summit that will focus on aid to African and protecting the environment .They are expected to endorse a write-off more than 40 billion dollars in debt owed by 18 African countries mainly in the sub-Saharan region .On a stop in Denmark en route to Scotland ,President Bush said he would emphasize the need for African nations to commit to good government to get the increased aid .In villages near the G-8 conference site demonstrator smashed car windows and fought with riot police .Some tried to storm barricades surrounding the conference site and dozens were arrested.

Keys :(1) Aid to African and environment protection

(2)They are expected to endorse a write –off of more than 40 mollion dollars in debt owed by 18 African countries mainly in the sub-Saharan region

(3) President Bush said he would em phasied the need for African nations to commit to good government to get the increased aid

(4)In Denmark en route to Scotland

(5)Demonstrators smashed car windows and fought with riot police .Some tried to storm barricades surrounding the site and dozens were arrested