Suicide bomber attacks bus station in southern Israel
桂林电子科技大学继续教育学院《大学英语3》2018级补考模拟复习题 (1)
《大学英语3》2018级补考模拟复习题课程名称：大学英语3(专升本)1.(单选题)As they are retired, Mr. and Mrs. Scott prefer to spend their _____ years there.(本题2.0分)A.remainingB.savingparingD.previous答案：A.解析：无.2.(单选题)_____ is reported that the talks between the two companies have not made any progress.(本题2.0分)A.ThatB.WhatC.ItD.As答案：C.解析：无.3.(单选题)I don’t really work here; I ____ out until the new secretary arrives.(本题2.0分)A.just helpB.have just helpedC.am just helpingD.will just help答案：C.解析：无.4.(单选题)How can you ______ if you smoke so much every day?(本题2.0分)A.keep upB.keep fitC.keep toD.keep him答案：B.解析：无.5.(单选题)By the time you finish your homework, all of us _____ ours at hand, I’m sure.(本题2.0分)A.will finishB.will have finishedC.have finishedD.have been finishing答案：B.解析：无.6.(单选题)The police officers here do not usually _____ guns.(本题2.0分)A.bringB.carryC.takeD.hold答案：B.解析：无.7.(单选题)John was asked to ______ the man who stole his wallet.(本题2.0分)A.recognizeB.claimC.confirmD.identify答案：D.解析：无.8.(单选题)_____ Hong Kong is often regarded as _____ international centre for business, finance and tourism.(本题2.0分)A. /; anB. An; /C.The; /D./; the答案：A.解析：无.9.(单选题)Had I known the result, I _________ you to tell me.(本题2.0分)A.would not askB.would not have askedC. had not askedD.have not asked答案：B.解析：无.10.(单选题)It will take you one hour and fifty minutes _________ the top of Mount Tai.(本题2.0分)A.reachingB.to reachC.being reachedD.having been reached答案：B.解析：无.11.(单选题)________ some students are able to find employment after graduation, others will have to return to school and earn an advanced degree.(本题2.0分)A.SinceB.WhileC.BecauseD.If答案：B.解析：无.12.(单选题)Training astronauts _________ not an easy thing.(本题2.0分)A.areB.isC.wereD.be答案：B.解析：无.13.(单选题)The new ______ didn’t know how to use the system until I explained it to him yesterday.(本题2.0分)A.staffB.stuffC.stageD.stair答案：A.解析：无.14.(单选题)So loudly _______ that the audience in the back heard him clearly.(本题2.0分)A.does he speakB.did he speakC.he speaksD.he spoke答案：B.解析：无.15.(单选题)Coffee is said to have ______ effects.(本题2.0分)A.promotingB.stimulatingC.encouragingD.enhancing答案：B.解析：无.16.(单选题)How can you ______ if you smoke so much every day?(本题2.0分)A.keep upB.keepC.keep toD.keep him答案：B.解析：无.17.(单选题)They went _____ the schedule for the conference again and again until they felt satisfied with every detail of it.(本题2.0分)A.ourB.upC.overD.by答案：C.解析：无.18.(单选题)If you want to get the driver’s _____, yo u should take some courses first in the traffic school.(本题2.0分)A.licenseB.certificateC.passportD.Permission答案：A.解析：无.19.(单选题)The director had her assistant _____ some hot dogs for the staff members.(本题2.0分)A.picked upB.picks upC.pick upD.picking up答案：C.解析：无.20.(单选题)Schools should teach our kids various subjects, and moreover, teach them how to ____ right from wrong.(本题2.0分)A.makeB.takeC.tellD.put答案：C.解析：无.21.(阅读理解)Millions of people across Europe have marked the one-week anniversary of the London bombings with two minutes of silence for those killed and __(1)__. Traffic stopped and Londoners lined the streets to __(2)__ the victims of the bombings last week that killed more than 50 people and left hundreds wounded. Queen Elizabeth stepped out of Buckingham Palace for the __(3)__, and Prime Minister Tony Blair joined emergency workers for the moment of silence at the garden of his Downing Street residence. __(4)__ tributes were held in towns and cities across Britain and elsewhere in Europe. Among those __(5)__ was George Psaradakis, the driver of a double-decker bus that police say was blown apart __(6)__ an apparent suicide bomber in what is described as an al-Qaida-style attack. “I send my thoughts at this time to the families of the innocent victims, especially my fellow colleague whose daughter lost her life on my bus,” he said. “In today’s silence we remember them. With quiet dignity and respect we show our deep __(7)__ for those who planted the bombs and those who masterminded th em.” At a __(8)__ news conference, police appealed for public information on the movements of Hasib Hussain, __(9)__ of blowing up the bus, and they released a closed-circuit television image of him carrying a backpack that supposedly carried the bomb. Police also identified Shahzad Tanweer __(10)__ the suspected bomber of an underground train near the Aldgate station. Media reports have described the 22-year-old Tanweer as a mild-mannered cricket fan.(本题20.0分)1.(单选题)(本题2.0分)A.woundedB.woundC.to woundD.wounding答案：A.解析：无.2.(单选题)(本题2.0分)A.respectfulC.honorD.disrespect答案：C.解析：无.3.(单选题)(本题2.0分)A.memoryB.memorialC.rememberD.recall答案：B.解析：无.4.(单选题)(本题2.0分)A.familiarB.similarC.sameD.liking答案：B.解析：无.5.(单选题)(本题2.0分)A.participateB.to participateC.participatedD.participating答案：D.解析：无.6.(单选题)(本题2.0分)A.withB.byC.throughD.via答案：B.解析：无.7.(单选题)(本题2.0分)A.temptB.attemptC.contemptD.concept答案：C.8.(单选题)(本题2.0分)A.subsequenttterC.previousD.follow答案：A.解析：无.9.(单选题)(本题2.0分)A.suspectingB.suspectedC.distrustingD.distrusted答案：B.解析：无.10.(单选题)(本题2.0分)A.toB.likeC.withD.as答案：D.解析：无.22.(阅读理解)Surprisingly, no one knows how many children receive education in English hospitals, still less the content or quality of that education. Proper records are jus t not kept. We know that more than 850.000 children go through hospital each year, and that every child of school age has a legal right to continue to receive education while in hospital. We also know there is only one hospital teacher to every 1,000 children in hospital. Little wonder the latest survey concludes that the extent and type of hospital teaching available differ a great deal across the country. It is found that half the hospitals in England which admit children have no teacher. A further quarter has only a part-time teacher. The special children’s hospitals in major cities do best; general hospitals in the country and holiday areas are worst off. From this survey, one can estimate that fewer than one in five children have some contact with ahospital teacher—and that contact may be as little as two hours a day. Most children interviewed were surprised to find a teacher in hospital at all. They had not been prepared for it by parents ortheir own school. If there was a teacher they were much more likelyto read books and do math or number work; without a teacher they would only play games. Reasons for hospital teaching range from preventing a child falling behind and maintaining the habit of school to keeping a child occupied, and the latter is often all the teacher can do. The position and influence of many teachers was summed up when parents referred to them as “the library lady” or just “the helper”. Children tend to rely on concerned scho ol friends to keepin touch with school work. Several parents spoke of requests for work being ignored or refused by the school. Once back at school children rarely get extra teaching, and are told to catch up as best they can. Many short-stay child-patients catch up quickly. But schools do very little to ease the anxiety about falling behind expressed by many of the children interviewed.(本题10.0分)1.(单选题)At the beginning of the passage the author points out that __________.(本题2.0分)A.every child in hospital receives some teachingB.not enough is known about hospital teachingC.hospital teaching is of poor qualityD.the special children’s hospitals are worst off答案：B.解析：无.2.(单选题)It can be inferred from the latest survey that__________.(本题2.0分)A.hospital teaching across the country is similarB.each hospital has at least one part-time teacherC.all hospitals surveyed offer education to childrenD.only one-fourth of the hospitals have full-time teachers答案：D.解析：无.3.(单选题)It seemed that the children interviewed in hospital__________.(本题2.0分)A.liked having math lessons regularlyB.wanted to play gamed most of the timeC.did not expect to receive any teachingD.did not want any contact with their schools答案：C.解析：无.4.(单选题)24.14. Children in hospital usual1y turn to __________ in order to catch up with their school work.(本题2.0分)A.hospital teachersB.schoolmatesC.parentsD.school teachers答案：B.解析：无.5.(单选题)We can conclude from the passage that the author is__________.(本题2.0分)A.unfavorable towards children receiving education in hospitalsB.in favor of the present state of teaching in hospitalsC.unsatisfied with the present state of hospital teachingD.satisfied with the results of the latest survey答案：C.解析：无.23.(阅读理解)Language learning begins with listening. Children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before theystart speaking, and later starters are often long listeners. Most children will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word “obey” is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises. Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly expressive as delight, pain, friendliness, and so on. But since these can’t be said to show the baby’s intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store. This self-imitation leads on to deliberate imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech. It is a problem we need to get out teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world. Thus the use at seven months of “mama” as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes. Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself, I doubt, howeverwhether anything is gained when parents take advantage of thisability in an attempt to teach new sounds.(本题10.0分)1.(单选题)The author’s purpose in writing the first parag raph is to show that children ______.(本题2.0分)ually obey without asking questionsB.are passive in the process of learning to speakC.are born cooperativeD.learn to speak by listening答案：D.解析：无.2.(单选题)Children who start speaking late ________.(本题2.0分)A.may have problems with their listeningB.probably do not hear enough language spoken around themually pay close attention to what they hearD.often take a long time in learning to listen properly答案：D.解析：无.3.(单选题)Which of the following is TRU E about a baby’s first noises?(本题2.0分)A.That is an expression of his moods and feelings.B.That is an early form of language.C.That is a sign that he means to tell you something.D.That is an imitation of the speech of adults.答案：A.解析：无.4.(单选题)The speaker implies________.(本题2.0分)A.parents can never hope to teach their children new soundsB.children no longer imitate people after they begin to speakC.children who are good at imitating learning new words more quicklyD.even after they have learnt to speak, children still enjoyimitating答案：D.解析：无.5.(单选题)The best title for this passage would be ______.(本题2.0分)A.How Babies Learn to SpeakB.Early Forms of LanguageC.A Huge Task for ChildrenD.Noise Making and Language Learning答案：A.解析：无.。
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1．Three university students in Santiago,Chile have developed a phant-powerd device to charge their mobile phones.The three engineering students got the idea for the device while sitting in their school’s courtyard.Their invention is a small biological circuit they call E-Kaia.It captures the energy plants produce during photosynthesis.Aphant uses only a small part of the energy produced by that process,The rest goes into the soil.E-Kaia collects that energy.The device plugs into the ground and then into a mobile phone.The E-Kaia solved two problems for the engineering studnts,They needed an idea for a class project.They also needed an outlet to plug in their phones.One of the student inventors,CamilaRupcich,says the device charges the energy released from the plant into low-level power to charge phones.The E-Kaia is able to fully recharge a mobile phone in less than two hours.I’m Jonathan Evans.2．University of Washington researchers say they used a laser to turn hot water into cool water.Five engineers from the university are the first in the 50-year history of the laser to refrigerate liquids under normal conditions with light beams. The group used a simple approach to the experiment. Lasers are known for producing hot temperatures. The University of Washington says they “essentially ran the laser phenomenon in reverse.” The discovery has a future in the computer and medical fields. Computer interiors could be cooled by lasers. In a medical laboratory, individual cells could be cooled to see how they react. “Few people have thought about how they could use this technology to solve problems because using lasers to refrigerate liquids hasn’t been possible before,” said researcher Peter Pauzauskie.The cool laser concept can also be used in manufacturing, telecommunications or national defense.The group has an interest in hearing from businesses or scientists who may have every day applications for the cool laser. The findings were published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.I’m Marsha James.3．The United States is marking the 14th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.U.S. officials and many other Americans attended observances Friday to remember those killed and their loved ones. Nearly 3,000 people died on September 11, 2001 when hijackers used four passenger airplanes to carry out suicide attacks in the United States. In addition to the victims, the 19 hijackers also were killed. Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and his group claimed responsibility for the attacks. U.S. forces killed him in a surprise raid on his hiding place in Pakistan four years ago. Friday morning, President Barack Obama, his wife and White House workers observed a public moment of silence in Washington. They gathered on the White House grounds at 8:46. That was the exact time when a hijacked airplane struck the World Trade Center. In New York, families of the victims gathered for a ringing of bells and reading of the names of those killed in the terrorist attacks. Moments of silence were held at 8:46 and 9:03 in the morning, when a second hijacked plane also hit the World Trade Center.Near Washington, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and other officials attended an observance at the Pentagon, the home of the Defense Department. They joined in remembering those killed when a hijacked airplane hit the Pentagon, killing 184 people.Earlier Friday, a large American flag was hung down the side of the Pentagon, where the passenger jet hit. There also was a moment of silence at 10:03 a.m. That was the time whena fourth hijacked plane crashed in western Pennsylvania. All 44 people on the plane werekilled. Many Americans believe the hijackers had planned to attack a target in the nation’scapital. The fourth plane came down in a field in the rural community of Shanksville. Today, a new visitors center there tells the story of the 9/11 attacks. The Flight 93 National Memorial was set up to recognize the passengers and crewmembers who attacked the hijackers.Stephen Clark is with the U.S. National Park Service. It operates the visitors center and surrounding grounds.“It just amazes me that this aircraft was but 18 minutes away from hitting Washington, D.C.” The field was quiet on Friday, very different from the situation 14 years ago. Gordon Felt’s brother Edward was one of the passengers on United Airlines Flight93 on September 11, 2001.“It is surreal at times. Early on, it became very evident to us veryquickly that our loved ones, the events surrounding their deaths, had historical significance to our country.” The last 35 minutes of Edward Felt’s life, and others on the plane, are explained at the new visitors center. Relatives hope visitors to the memorial will understand the full effect of the actions of their loved ones.“They’ll get a sense of who those 40 heroes were, as well as what their collective actions did to help save the Capitol building that morning.” I’m George Grow.4．A suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan killed at least 26 people and left more than 40 wounded last week. The explosion occurred in the Pakistani city of Mardan. The blast took place outside the door of a government office. The office was the National Database and Registration Authority. That office was in charge of issuing national identity cards. The attacker arrived at the office’s gate on a motorbike. The cyclist was stopped by a security guard. He detonated an explosive vest, according to a witness. An investigation3 into the identity of the bomber is underway. A Pakistani official said if the bomber was not stopped at the gate, the death toll would have been higher. It is estimated that the rider was carrying up to 12 kilograms of explosives. A BBC report said about 50 people were wounded in the blast.Some were injured critically. Most of those killed or injured were civilians. The attack is one of the deadliest in Pakistan since a December 2014 massacre left 150 students and teachers dead in Peshawar, the BBC reported.A faction of the Pakistani Taliban said it carried out the attack. In a statement sent to VOA, the group said it targeted the office because it is part of Pakistan’s anti-terrorism war. But a spokesman for the mainstream Taliban in Pakistan said the Taliban had nothing to do with the bombing in Mardan.5．The government in China plans to end its one-child per family policy and instead let families have two children.The plan was announced Thursday after high-level political meetings in Beijing. The official Xinhua news agency says the country’s top legislature must approve the proposal before it becomes law. A Chinese Communist Party statement gave a number of reasons for the change in policy. The statement said the change is meant to balance populationdevelopment. It said the move also attempts to stop a declining birth rate and stren gthen the country’s work force. China, the world's most populous country, launched the one-child policy in 1980. But the government permitted only a small number of couples to have two children. For example, some rural families were given approval to have two children. A total of 19 rural provinces have a partial two-child policy. That policy states if the first-born is a girl, a second child is permitted. In 2013, the Chinese government gave other couples a chance to have two children. Families could have two if one parent was an only child. A teacher and population expert, Jiang Quanbao, explained how Chinese families will react to the policy. “Too many young people in the cities are probably no longer interested in having a second child,”he said. “People in rural farming villages may be more interested. Butagain, some of them are already allowed to have two children.” At the end of 2014, China had a population of 1.37 billion people. The government in China plans to end its one-chiltotal of 800 million of them are employed. But that job market population is expected to drop by 2050. With the two-child policy, an increase in births will ease the labor shortage, starting in 20 years.6．Luxury Skyscraper Burns in DubaiAuthorities say everyone has been evacuated from a luxury hotel in Dubai that was still burning early Friday. The city’s police chief says all residents were out of the 63-story hotel, known as "The Address." he hotel had been packed with people celebrating New Year’s Eve when fire broke out at a bout 9:30 p.m., (about 1730 UTC). At least 14 people were injured. The hotel stands across from the world's tallest skyscraper, the BurjKhalifa. The BurjKhalifa is more than 800 meters tall. It is the center of spectacular fireworks along the Dubai waterfront for New Year's. Fireworks went on as planned.Flames quickly moved through more than 20 stories of the hotel. It could be seen for kilometers in all directions.Within 30 minutes, flames raced to the top of the hotel tower, and the sky was full of thick black smoke. Burning pieces of the hotel fell to the ground from the tower.Witnesses said tens of thousands of people were crowded into the downtown area near the blazing hotel and the BurjKhalifa. Authorities in the United Arab Emirates said earlier Thursday that thousands of security personnel were on duty because of the New Year's events. I'm Kathleen Struck.。
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1.Three university students in Santiago Chilehave developed a plant powered device,tocharge their mobiephone.The three engineering students got the idea for the advice while sitting in their school’s courtyard.Their invention is a small biological circuitthey called “e-care”,it captures the energy plants produce during photosynthesis.A plant uses only a small part of the energy produced by their process,the rest goes into the soil,“e-care”collect that energy.The device spots into the ground,and then into a mobile phone.The“e-care” solved two problems for the engineering student,they needed an idea for a class project.They also needed an outlet to plug in their phones.One of the student inventors,ComitRupsech,says advice changes the energy released for the plan into low level power to charge phones.The“e-care”is able to fully recharge a mobile phone in less than two hours.I’mJonathen Evens.2. A twenty-one years old man was pulled out alive Wednesday from the big landslideinsouthern China.TianZeman had been buried in piles of debrisfor sixty-seven hours,sayschineseofficials.It took rescuers three hours to reach in.Tian was weak and dehydrated when rescue workers found him,Chinese official said.He told them his name and reported that another person was buried near him,Associated Pressreported.But medical staff and rescue works said the second person did not survive.Chinese officials said more than seventy people are missing after Sundy’s landslide in Shenzhen.The landslide buried buildings under mud and consturctiondebris.The BBC reported that at least four bodies had been recovered by Wednesday afternoon.Chinese official said five thousand rescuer workers were working to find missing people.Doctors said that Tian,a migrant workerfrom Chongqing,suffered many broken bones and other injuries.They said his conditionimproved after three hours of surgery.The landslide occurredwhen a man-made mountain of earth and construction waste collapsed following heavy rains.The Chinese government said it is investigatingthe ernment controlled news media reported the District Governmentnear the landslide site had reported safety concerns months before Sunday’s disaster.I’m Mario Ritter.3. A suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan killed at least 26 people and left more than40 wounded last week.The explosion occurred in the Pakistani city of Mardan. Theblast took place outside the door of a government office. The office was the National Database and Registration Authority. That office was in charge of issuing national identity cards.The attacker arrived at the office’s gate on a motorbike. The cyclist was stopped by a security guard. He detonated an explosive vest, according to a witness. An investigation into the identity of the bomber is underway.A Pakistani official said if the bomber was not stopped at the gate, the death toll would have been higher.It is estimated that the rider was carrying up to 12 kilograms of explosives.A BBC report said about 50 people were wounded in the blast. Some were injured critically. Most of those killed or injured were civilians.The attack is one of the deadliest in Pakistan since a December 2014 massacre left 150 students and teachers dead in Peshawar, the BBC reported.A faction of the Pakistani Taliban said it carried out the attack. In a statement sent to VOA, the group said it targeted the office because it is part of Pakistan’s anti-terrorism war.But a spokesman for the mainstream Taliban in Pakistan said the Taliban had nothing to do with the bombing in Mardan.I'm Jonathan Evans.4.Authorities say everyone has been evacuated from a luxury hotel in Dubai that wasstill burning early Friday.The city's police chief says all residents were out of the 63-story hotel, known as "The Address."The hotel had been packed with people celebrating New Year's Eve when fire broke out at about 9:30 p.m.. At least 14 people were injured.The hotel stands across from the world's tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa. The Burj Khalifa is more than 800 meters tall. It is the center of spectacular fireworks along the Dubai waterfront for New Year's. The fireworks went on as planned.Flames quickly moved through more than 20 stories of the hotel.It could be seen for kilometers in all directions.Within 30 minutes, flames raced the top of the hotel tower, and the sky was full of thick black smoke. Burning pieces of the hotel fell to the ground from the tower.Witnesses said tens of thousands of people were crowded into the downtown area near the blazing hotel and the BurjKhalifa.Authorities in the United Arab Emirates said earlier Thursday that thousands of security personnel were on duty because of the New Year's events.I'm Kathleen Struck.5.The government in China plans to end its one-child per family policy and instead letfamilies have two children.The plan was announced Thursday after high-level political meetings in Beijing. The official Xinhua news agency says the country's top legislature must approve the proposal before it becomes law.A Chinese Communist Party statement gave a number of reasons for the change in policy. The statement said the change is meant to balance population development. It said the move also attempts to stop a declining birth rate and strengthen the country's work force.China,the world's most populous country,launched the one-child policy in 1980.But the government permitted only a small number of couples to have two children.For example, some rural families were given approval to have two children.A total of19 rural provinces have a partial two-child policy. That policy states if the first-bornis a girl, a second child is permitted.In 2013, the Chinese government gave other couples a chance to have two children. Families could have two if one parent was an only child.A teacher and population expert, Jiang Quanbao, explained how Chinese families will react to the policy."Too many young people in the cities are probably no longer interested in having a second child," he said. "People in rural farming villages may be more interested. But again, some of them are already allowed to have two children."At the end of 2014, China had a population of 1.37 billion people. A total of 800 million of them are employed. But that job market population is expected to drop by 2050. With the two-child policy, an increase in births will ease the labor shortage, starting in 20 years. I'm Anna Matteo.6.Russia and the United States say world powers are meeting NewYork on Friday todiscuss the Syrian crisis and pass a resolution at the UNendorsing the peace process.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov promisedthe two sides would continue to work on contentious issues, but his UScounterpart John Kerry said some progress had already been made. World newsfrom the BBC.7.The authorities in Los Angeles have defended their decision to close all publicschools for the day because of a suspected security threat. A similar threat was received in New York where the authority said it was not credible, the city's police chief for the Los Angeles' closure a significant overreaction. Peter Bowes reports.Officials say they decided to close down the entire public school system out of what they called an abundance of caution after they've received a threat in an email. The authority said they would search every school in the district to make sure they were safe for pupils to return. As that got underway, New York City officials reviewed they had received the same threat, but quickly dismissed it. A member of the House Select Committee on intelligence has since said the threat is believed to be a hoax.8.Thailand’s Prime Minister, PrayutChanocha, has ordered air transport officials toimprove flight safety because of international criticism.On Tuesday, the United States lowered its rating of Thailand’s air safety. That move could hurt the Thai tourism industry.TheU.S.Federal Aviation Administration moved Thailand from a category one rating to category two. The FAA did not provide details on its decision. It said officials found Thailand’s civil aviation administration lacking in one or more critical areas. This could include technical expertise, training processes and inspection systems.The U.S. decision follows earlier criticism. In March, the International Civil Aviation Organization reported concerns about Thailand’s aviation safety.Soon after the organization’s report, South Korea, Japan and China limited Thai-based airline operations in their airspace. Reports say some of those restrictions have been eased sin ce.Thailand’s national carrier, Thai Airways International, said the FAA decision would have no immediate effect. Some experts disagree. They have expressed concerns about the effect on Thailand’s critical tourism industry.Thai Airways President, CharampornJotikasthira, spoke with VOA earlier this year. He noted that the airline no longer flies directly to the United States. He told VOA he is more concerned about the judgement of European air officials.A critical report from them would affect Thai flights to all European destinations.The European Aviation Safety Agency is to release results of its investigation on December 15.I’m Caty Weaver.9.The United States is marking the 14th anniversary of the September 11th terroristattacks. U.S. officials and many other Americans attended observances Friday to remember those killed and their loved ones.Nearly 3,000 people died on September 11, 2001 when hijackers used four passenger airplanes to carry out suicide attacks in the United States. In addition to the victims, the 19 hijackers also were killed.Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and his group claimed responsibility for the attacks. U.S. forces killed him in a surprise raid on his hiding place in Pakistan four years ago.Friday morning, President Barack Obama, his wife and White House workers observed a public moment of silence in Washington. They gathered on the White House grounds at 8:46. That was the exact time when a hijacked airplane struck the World Trade Center.In New York, families of the victims gathered for a ringing of bells and reading of the names of those killed in the terrorist attacks.Moments of silence were held at 8:46 and 9:03 in the morning, when a second hijacked plane also hit the World Trade Center.Near Washington, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and other officials attended an observance at the Pentagon, the home of the Defense Department. They joined in remembering those killed when a hijacked airplane hit the Pentagon, killing 184 people.Earlier Friday, a large American flag was hung down the side of the Pentagon, where the passenger jet hit.There also was a moment of silence at 10:03 a.m. That was the time when a fourth hijacked plane crashed in western Pennsylvania. All 44 people on the plane were killed. Many Americans believe the hi jackers had planned to attack a target in the nation’s capital.The fourth plane came down in a field in the rural community of Shanksville.Today, a new visitors center there tells the story of the 9/11 attacks. The Flight 93 National Memorial was set up to recognize the passengers and crewmembers who attacked the hijackers.Stephen Clark is with the U.S. National Park Service. It operates the visitors center and surrounding grounds.“It just amazes me that this aircraft was but 18 minutes away from hitting Washington, D.C.”The field was quiet on Friday, very different from the situation 14 years ago.Gordon Felt’s brother Edward was one of the passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001.“It is surreal at times. Early on, it became very evident to us very quickly that our loved ones, the events surrounding their deaths, had historical significance to our country.”The last 35 minutes of Edward Felt’s life, and others on the plane, are explained at the new visitors center. Relatives hope visitors to the memorial will understand the full effect of the actions of their loved ones.“They’ll get a sense of who those 40 heroes were, as well as what their collective actions did to help save the Capitol building that morning.”I’m George Grow.10.NASA, the U.S. agency that explores outer space, calls this image "PsychedelicPluto." Pluto is the furthest planet in our solar system. The word "psychedelic"means bright, edgy colors, and Pluto looks pretty wild in this image. The New Horizonsspacecraft flew by Pluto and sent pictures back to Earth. NASA's New Horizon scientists manipulated this image of Pluto. It highlights the many different areas on Pluto. The pictures were taken 35,000 kilometers away from the planet.It was captured on July 14, 2015. On Earth, that is Bastille Day, which celebrates French independence.I amAnne Ball.11.University of Washington researchers say they used a laser to turn hot water into coolwater.Five engineers from the university are the first in the 50-year history of the laser to refrigerate liquids under normal conditions with light beams.The group useda simple approach to the experiment. Lasers are known for producing hottemperatures. The University of Washington says“they essentially ran the laser phenomenon in reverse.”The discovery has a future in the computer and medical fields. Computer interiors could be cooled by lasers. In a medical laboratory, individual cells could be cooled to see how they react.“Few people have thought about how they could use this technology to solve problems because using lasers to refrigerate liquids hasn’t been possible before,” said researcher Peter Pauzauskie.The cool laser concept can also be used in manufacturing, telecommunications or national defense.The group has an interest in hearing from businesses or scientists who may have every day applications for the cool laser.The findings were published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.I’m Marsha James.。
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*美国大兵Sir yes sir!长官，是长官！Ready!准备好了！Squared away sir!正远方，长官！[猜的] Orders?命令是？How `bout some action?来一些行动，怎么样？Can do!能干！Who's next?下一个是谁（目标）？Move'n out!移动并出去[猜的]Got it!拿下它！On my way!正在路上！Double time!快跑时间！On the move!在移动中！Attacking!正在攻击！You got it!你干掉它！Enemy sighted!敌人已看见！Let's do it!让我们行动！Diggin' in!渗人里面！[猜的]Safety first, sir!安全第一,长官！We're pinned down!我们被压制了！We're being attacked!我们正在被攻击！*动员兵Waiting orders.等待命令中。
Comrad?同志？Conscript reporting.动员兵报告。
Moving out.开始行动Order received.命令收到。
For the Union.为了（苏维埃）联盟。
For home country.为祖国。
You are sure?你肯定？For mother Russia!为母亲俄罗斯！Mommy!妈妈呀！We're being attacked!我们正被攻击！*盟军工程师Engineering.工程中。
I have the tools.我有工具。
I've got the knowledge.我有知识。
Need a repair?需要修理吗？Yes sir!是，长官！Moving.移动中。
I won't be late.我不会迟到的。
We'll have the power up in 30 seconds, sir.我们将在30秒内供电,长官。
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身处浮躁的社会如何培养品德Yesterday, in the House of Commons, CharlesKennedy’s parliamentary colleag ues gave movingtributes to his life. There is never a rush, of course,to speak i ll of the dead, but these tributes had theclear ring of sincerity. David Camero n said his“character and courage inspired us all”, and NickClegg that he alwa ys put people before politics. Outside the commons, colleagues and friendsha ve spoken repeatedly of Kennedy’s compassion, decency, and principled n ature as well asof his ongoing battle with human frailty in the form of alcohol ism.It seems Charles Kennedy displayed what the New York Times Columnist Davi d Brooks wouldcall “eulogy virtues”. In his most recent book “The Road to Ch aracter”, Brooks contrasts eulogy virtues like kindness, faithfulness and hu mility with what he calls resume virtues -the kind of things we put on our CV. He’s convinced that both eulogy virtue s and resume virtues take work to develop, and is worried that western societ y pushes us to put our effortsinto the ones that will help improve our careers, not our characters.It's the age old question-what makes a good life? How do we go deeper amongst the clamourof a cult ure that monetises status anxiety and defines us by what earn, own or look like?David Brook’s call for us to do the hard work of developing character, to culti vate self-restraint and self-suspicion in the age of the selfie stick, isn't really controversial. It's obvio us, when we stop to think about it, that the real legacies of our lives aren’t jo b titles,twitter followers or cellulite free thighs. But how do we develop the eu logy virtues, when the gravitational pull of the self is so strong?Christians would be the first to acknowledge that these virtues don't come n aturally. Thechurch’s hunch is that change happens through vulnerable, co mmitted relationships. To overcome the tyrant self we must confess our fr ailty and darkest tendencies - first to God,and then to others.Behavioural science is beginning to add evidence to what religions have long understood -virtue develops best in relational communities. Not short term communities o f self interestmade up of “people like us”, but awkward, diverse, grace filled communities, established forthe long term. The New Testament encourage s Christians to be part of communities like these,to encourage one another, bear with each other and create space for the hard conversations.To keep re minding each other of the virtues that matter and the things that last. These kind ofcommunities aren't of course unique to Christianity, and they are ofte n far from perfect, but ifwe want to be remembered not for our fleeting achi evements but our depth of character, theymight be the best hope we have.In the news,Chinese authorities are working quicklyto reach survivors still tra pped under a passengership that capsized -- or turned over --in theYangtze River late Monday. More than 450passengers and crew were o n board the ship whenit went down. Most of the passengers were elderlyChine se tourists.Only 15 people are known to have gotten out alive.More than 400 passengers are still missing. ThePeople's Daily website reported late Tuesday threebodie s were found 50 kilometers from the wreckagesite.Boko Haram attacks MaiduguriBoko Haram militants have again attacked the Nigerian city of Maiduguri. The city is set to bethe new base of government operations aimed at defeating th e group.Reports from the city said fighters used grenades in Tuesday's attack but wer e unable toadvance beyond the city limits.Later, a suicide bomber attacked a cattle market in Maiduguri. Early reports said up to 20people died in the explosion.Nine NGO employees shot dead in AfghanistanPolice in northern Afghanistan said Tuesday unknown gunmen have shot dea d at least nineemployees of an aid agency. The attack took place in Balkh pro vince. The victims were from thenon-governmental organization, People in Need.The United Nations warned last month that the Afghan conflict has caused a record rise in civilian deaths in the first few months of 2015, compared to the same period in 2014.No one has claimed responsibility for Monday's killings of aid workers in Balkh. US Senate votes on spy programsThe US Congress completed action Tuesday to end the government's huge pr ogram ofcollecting telephone call data designed to help stop terrorist attacks. American telephonecompanies will take over the task in six months.The Senate voted 67-32 in favor of legislation already approved by the House ofRepresentatives. It was then sent to President Barack Obama for his signature. Mr. Obama say she will quickly sign the legislation. He says the new rules protect both civil andnational security.新加坡前总理李光耀逝世Lee Kwan Yew is credited with leading Singapore intofull independence and prosperity.李光耀领导新加坡走上了全面自由和复兴之路。
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10-4-27 主题：冰岛火山爆发 类别：自然灾害
The EU has been hit last week by an unprecedented crisis with the closure of airspace（机场关闭） due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland, leading to more than 100,000 cancelled flights and more than 10 million passengers unable to travel. Flights have been gradually returning to normal since Wednesday.
Southwest China's Yunnan Province intends to send more migrants（移民，农民工） to work outside the province as severe drought worsens.
The provincial government says it will try to increase the number of migrant workers from Yunnan by 500,000 to 800,000 this year.
He adds this will help not only to tackle the drinking water shortages, but also to increase their income.
大学英语四级改革适用(听力)模拟试卷273(题后含答案及解析)
大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷273(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. What is the news report mainly about?2. How long do the volunteers work in a small barn on a farm outside of Freeport?1．A．Meat canning, a tradition in American church groups.B．American church groups’ canning food for those in need.C．How to can food in American church groups.D．The canned food delivery all over the world.正确答案：B解析：主旨大意题。
新闻提到，美国许多宗教组织赠送罐装食品，帮助世界上那些饥饿的和需要帮助的人们。
故答案为B。
主旨大意题应注意听新闻的开头和结尾。
A“美国宗教组织的传统：肉类罐头”、C“美国宗教组织如何罐装食物”和D“罐头食品在全球范围内流通”都不是新闻的主要内容。
知识模块：听力2．A．5 hours.B．10 hours.C．17 hours.D．20 hours.正确答案：C解析：新闻提到，志愿者从早上5点工作到晚上10点，实行轮班制，早上5点到晚上10点一共17小时，故答案为C。
知识模块：听力听力原文：Cell phones have become a central force in the daily life of teens around the world. In addition to calling each other, and sending text messages, they use their cell phones to connect with web sites, play music and games, and take pictures. Now, a U.S. college is holding a competition, giving young people a chance to get really creative with this tiny hand held device.(3)They’re being challenged to produce a cell phone film. “It needs to be edited. It needs to have some kind of audio, voice-over or music, and it needs to tell a story.” And said contest organizer Dianne Lynch.(4)It must be shot entirely with cell phones. She says that the best film will not be very different from an award-winning movie in any other format. 3. What is the subject of the competition?4. What do we learn about the competition from the news?3．A．Writing a composition.B．Producing a cell phone film.C．Sending text messages.D．Telling a story by cell phone.正确答案：B解析：新闻提到，美国一所大学正在举行一场竞赛，竞赛内容是用手机拍摄电影(produce a cell phone film)。
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Suicide bomber attacks bus station in southern
Israel
Robert Berger
A suicide bomber attacked a bus station in southern Israel Sunday, critically injuring two Israeli security guards. Hours later, Israel approved a border security deal with Egypt to facilitate a complete Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip.
A Palestinian suicide bomber tried to board a bus at the central station in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba during morning rush hour at the start of the work week. But he aroused the suspicion of the bus driver. Police say security guards chased the bomber, and he blew himself up.
"I saw a terrible ball of fire right in front of my eyes," eyewitness Nissim Vaknin told Israel Radio.
The explosion could have caused mass casualties, had the bomber succeeded in boarding the bus.
The attack came less than a week after Israel completed its evacuation of Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip.
"It's very troubling. We take down 21 settlements in Gaza, and it appears that terrorism is the response," said Israeli spokesman Mark Regev.
Palestinian militant groups had promised revenge, after Israeli troops raided a West Bank refugee camp last week, and killed five wanted gunmen.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas described that raid as a "provocation." But he also denounced the Beersheba bombing as a "terrorist attack," and urged his people to abide by the six-month-old cease-fire.
Hours after the bombing, the Israeli cabinet approved the deployment of 750 Egyptian troops on the Gaza border to prevent weapons-smuggling to Palestinian militants. The deal will enable Israel to withdraw all its troops from Gaza.
But Israeli hawks doubt that Egypt will deliver the goods. Parliamentarian Ehud Yatom says, if Israel withdraws from the border, Gaza will become an arsenal for terrorists.
"I think that it's very, very bad decision, very, very big mistake," he said.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon wants to withdraw to the international border, so Palestinians won't have an excuse for continuing attacks against Israel.
Vocabulary:
evacuation: the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection（撤退）wanted: desired or wished for or sought（被通缉的）。