英语报刊阅读练习题(五)及答案

英语报刊阅读练习题（五）I.TranslatethefollowingwordsintoChinese.1.WashingtonPost2.Reader’sDigest3.FinancialTimes4.TheEconomist5.REUTERS6.Speaker7.SecretaryofState8.DepartmentofJustice9.DistrictCourt10.HouseofLords11.PrimeMinister12.ChiefWhip13.LabourParty14.constitutionalmonarchy15.ElectoralCollege16.ASEAN17.UNESCO18.TheCommonwealth19.IOC20.FBIII.Translatethefollowingtwoshortparagraphs.1.IdosolemnlyswearthatIwillfaithfullyexecutetheOfficeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates,andwilltothebestofmyability,preserve,protectanddefendtheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates.SohelpmeGod.2.世界上只有一个中国，大陆和台湾同属一个中国，中国的主权和领土完整不容分割。III.Rewritethefollowingheadlinesifnecessary.1.RailChaosGettingWorse2.NoSurvivorsinGulfAirCrash3.HowAmericaSeestheWorld4.Thailand,MalaysiaInkSeaTreaty5.ChineseCooks:MastersatTurningaTurnipintoaFlowerIV.Readthefollowingnewsandthenchoosetherightanswertoeachquestion.NewItem1Awide-rangingconferenceisduetobeginintheEthiopiancapitalAddisAbabashortly,whichwilllookatSomalia’spoliticalfutureandreviewJanuarycease-fireanddisarmamentagreement.TheUN-sponsoredmeetingwhichisduetolastforfivedaysisbeingattendednotonlybythewarringfractionsandpoliticalrepresentatives,butalsobycommunityleaders,intellectualsandwomen’sgroups.ItcomesamidgrowinginternationalpressuretobringpeacetoSomalia.ABBCcorrespondentinAddisAbabasaysifnoworkableagreementisreached,someUNrepresentativeshavespeculatedthattheUNwhichhaspostponeditsdecisiononamandatetotakeoverfromtheUSforcesmaywithdrawfromthecountry.1.Theaimoftheconferenceisallofthefollowingbut_____.A.toreviewacease-fireagreement.B.toappealtotheworldforaid.C.toreviewadisarmamentagreement.-1-D.tolookatSomalia'spoliticalfuture.2.Theconferenceisproposedby_____.A.theEthiopiangovernment.B.theUnitedStates.C.theUnitedNations.D.thewarringfactions.3.Ifnoagreementcanbereached,_____.A.theUSForceswillwithdrawfromthecountry.B.theUSForceswilltakeoverfromtheUN.C.theUNwillpostponeitsdecision.D.theUNforceswillmoveawayfromthecountry.NewsItem2TheUNsaysaUNteamisclosetodestroyingIraq’slargestcomplexcapableofproducingbiologicalweapons.AUNofficialinBaghdadsaidtheteamshouldfinishdismantlingthefactorybymid-June.Iraqinsiststheplantproducesanimalfeed.ButtheUNofficialsaysthesitenearBaghdadcanalsobeusedtoproducematerialsforgermwarfareandthereforemustbedismantled.Underthetermsthatendedthe1991GulfWar,Iraqistobestrippedofweaponsofmassdestructionandthemeanstoproducethem.4.TheIraqfactorymustbedismantledbecauseitcan_____.A.produceanimalfeedcapableofbeingusedasbiologicalweapons.B.producematerialsforweaponsofmassdestruction.C.producemassiveweaponsforgermwarfare.D.producebiologicalweapons.NewItem3ItalywassharplycriticizedforallowingtheKurdishguerrillaleaderAbdullahOcalantoleavethecountryonJan.6anddisappearagain.Turkishofficialsurgedtheircountry’sneighborsintheCaucasusnottoharbortheKurdistanworkersPartyleader,whoissaidtobenowinNagornaKarabakh,anAmericanenclavewithinAzerbaijian.Anysuchprotection,PrimeMinisterBulentEcevitsaid,wouldberegardedasahostileactforwhichTurkeywould‘takenecessarymeasures.’5.ForwhatwasItalycriticized?A.puttingOcalantoprison.B.settingOcalanfree.C.lettingOcalanleaveItaly.D.harboringOcalan.6.Turkeywouldtakenecessarymeasuresif_____.A.Ocalanweregivenprotection.B.Ocalanweretreatedbadly.C.Ocalandisappeared.D.Ocalantookahostileaction.NewsItem4-2-EconomicexpertsnowestimatethattheIndonesianforestfireswhichhavebeenblazingintenselyfornearlyayearcouldcosttheregionuptosixbilliondollars.Thisincludesdirectlosses,suchasagriculturaloutputandindirectcostslikemedicalbillsandadropintourism.Figureswerearrivedatbytheworld-wideFundforNatureandResearchGroupfundedbywesterngovernments,theeconomyandtheenvironmentprogramforSoutheastAsia.7.HowlonghastheIndonesianforestbeenonfire?A.Sixmonths.B.Overayear.C.Almostoneyear.D.Sixyears.8.ThefireshavecauseddirectorindirectlossesinallofthefollowingareasEXCEPT______asmentionedinthenews.A.heavyindustry.B.medicine.C.touristindustry.D.agricultureoutput.NewsItem5Ateamofsurgeonshasbegunoperatingonaseven-week-oldbabygirlintheDominicanRepublicwhowasbornwithasecondhead.TheoperationtoremoveRebeccaMartinez’ssecondheadisexpectedtolast13hours.Rebeccawasthoughttobeonlytheeighthknowncaseofparasitictwins,aconditionwhichhappenswhenoneofapairofconjoinedtwinsfailstodevelopproperly.Hersecondheadhaspartiallydevelopedears,eyesandlips,butisgrowingfasterthanherown.Doctorssayiftheydon’tdotheoperationnow,bytheageofthreemonthsshewouldbebarelyabletoliftherhead.Surgeonshavenowbeguntocutawaytheveinsleadingtothesecondhead.The18-strongteamofmedicsexpecttobeworkinginshiftsforaround13hours.Ifthatissuccessful,theyexpectRebeccawillbeabletoleadanormallife.9.Thephraseparasitictwinsmeans_____.A.conjoinedtwinsthatliveoneachotherB.conjoinedtwinsoneofwhomispartiallydevelopedC.conjoinedtwinsthatbothfailtodevelopproperlyD.conjoinedtwinsthatbothdevelopproperly10.TheoperationtoremoveRebeccaMartinez’ssecondhead_____.A.issimplebutveryriskyB.isveryurgentC.willbe100successfulD.haslittlechanceofsuccessV.Readthefollowingarticleandthenanswerthequestionsbelow.WhentheYoungTakeTheirLivesAfewweeksago,whileonneurosurgerycall,Ireceivedaparticularlydisturbingpage.“A22-year-oldwomanisintheemergencyroomwithagunshotwoundtothehead,”mychief-3-residenttoldme.“Oh,anditlooksself-inflicted,”headded.Thewoman,arecentcollegegrad,wasinacomaandstartingtoshowsignsofbraindeath.Iknewthatanimmediateoperationwasherbestchanceforsurvival.Overthenextseveralhours,weworkedfeverishlytopreservethelifeshehadtriedtothrowaway.Herpredicamentmademewonder,onceagain,whatdrivespeopletosuicideandwhyyoungpeopleresorttosuchadesperatemeasure.Inthe30yearsfrom1950to1980(thelatestperiodforwhichthereisreliableinformation),theannualsuiciderateamongU.S.college-agewomenhasalmostdoubled,from3.9deathsper100,000to7.0per100,000,whiletherateamongcollegeagemenhastripled,from10per100,000to32per100,000ayear.Thisyear’stollforadultsages19to24isexpectedtoreach1,000deaths.Studentskillthemselvesatalltimesofyear,butattemptedsuicides—whichfailowingtoluck,ambivalenceorgoodmedicine—begintogouplateintheyear,accordingtotheNationalInstituteofMentalHealth.Oftentheimmediatecauseseemstobearecentrejection,disappointmentoracademicfailure.Tryingtodeterminewhetherayoungpersonissuicidalcanbedifficult.Eventrainedmental-healthprofessionalshavemademistakes.Buttherearewarningsignsyoucanwatchforinfriendsandlovedonesthatmaysignalmorethanjustasimplecaseoftheblues,suchaswithdrawingfromallsocialactivities,dramaticchangesinpersonalityordemeanor—includingsuddenlybecomingmuchhappierorcalmer—significantshiftsinsleepingoreatinghabitsandgivingawaycherishedpersonalitems.Don’tgetfooledintothinkingthatallpeoplewhocommitsuicidehavecarefullyworkedoutaplaninadvance.Studiesofsuicidesurvivors,saysThomasSimon,abehavioralscientistattheU.S.centersforDiseaseControl,showthatoftenjustfiveminuteselapsefromthetimesomeonethinksaboutcommittingsuicideuntiltheactualattempt.Thissometimesimpulsivenatureoftheactisoftenfacilitatedbydrinkingalcohol.Finally,itisO.K.tocomerightoutandaskfriendsorfamilymemberswhethertheyarethinkingofsuicide.Youwon’tbegivingthemanyideas.Besuretoletthemknowthattheyarenotaloneandthathelpisavailablethroughschoolcounselorsandmental-healthhotlines,inhospitalsandnowonline.Throughtheyears,Ihavetreatedmanypatientswhohaveattemptedsuicide.Idoitwiththesincerehopethattheywillgetbetter.Our22-year-oldpatientisawakenowandeventalkingabit.I’moptimisticaboutherphysicalrecoverybutdisquietedaboutherchancesoverall.Theexpertswilltellyouthathavingtriedtokillherselfonce,sheisatgreaterriskoftryingagain.Whatnooneknowsiswhetherwewillbeabletopickupthepiecesonemoretime.Comprehension1.Whathappenedafewweeksago?A.A22year-oldwomangraduatewasshotbyagunman.B.A22year-oldwomanwasshotintheemergencyroom.C.A22year-oldwomanwasshotbyagunmanandsenttotheemergencyroom.D.A22year-oldwomangraduateshotherselfandwassenttotheemergencyroom.2.Accordingtothepassage_____.A.thesuiciderateofeverydecadeamongUScollege-agewomenhasalmostdoubledfrom1950to1980-4-B.from1950to1980,thesuiciderateofUScollege-agemenhasalsodoubledannuallyC.thesuiciderateofUScollege-agemenisthreetimeshigherthanthatofcollege-agewomenduringtheperiodfrom1950to1980D.from1950to1980,thesuiciderateofUScollege-agewomenhasalmostdoubledannually3.Themainreasonsforcollegestudents’killingthemselvesare_____.A.failureintheirlovingaffairs,disappointmentoracademicpressureB.disappointment,academicfailureorastateofbeingrejectedC.academicpressure,hardshipintheircollegelifeordisappointmentD.academicfailure,rejectionordepressionbecauseofcompetition4.ThebehavioralscientistThomasSimonsays______.A.allpeoplewhocommitsuicideusuallyhavemadeacarefulplanbeforetheykillthemselvesB.fewpeoplecommittingsuicidehavemadeaplanbutalcoholdrinkingusuallygivesthemanirresistibleimpulsetokillthemselvesC.somepeoplemakeaplanbeforetheykillthemselves,andsomenot,butpeoplekillthemselvesinnotimeiftheydrinkalcoholD.allpeoplewhocommitsuicidehaveahabitofdrinkingalcoholbeforetheykillthemselves5.Accordingtothepassage,tohelpthosewhoarethinkingofsuicide,_____.A.weshouldnotletthemalone,tellthemtogotoschoolcounselorsorgetsomeadvicefrommental-healthhot-linesB.wehadbetterhelpthemtofindthereasonwheytheywanttocommitsuicide,andletthemknowit’sillegaltokillone’sownlifeC.weshouldtelltheirfamilymemberstoaccompanythosestudentstogotoschoolcounselorsortogetadvicefrommental-healthhot-linesD.wehadbettermakesurethattheyknowtheyarenotaloneandtheycangethelpfrommanypeoplesuchasschoolcounselorsandmental-healthhot-lines.WordStudyCompleteeachsentencewithawordorphrasegivenbelow(initsappropriateformifnecessary).inflictfacilitatepredicamentambivalencecomaelapse(v.)disquietdemeanorfeverishlyelapse(n.)tollcounselor1.Hewentbacktocollegeaftera(n)_____oftenyears.2.Theson’scriticismgreatly_____themother.3.Suchaportwould_____thepassageofsoilfromMiddleEasttoJapan.4.Hedidn’tknowhowtoextracthimselffromhis_____.5.Threeyears_____beforehereturnedhome.6.Thewoundedsoldierwasina_____asaresultofexcessivelossofblood.7.Theywon’tletanyforeignpower_____anyfurtherblowontheirnationalpride.8.Shefellinaheightened_____ofalternatingloveandhate.9.Thewartookaheavy_____ofthenation’smanhoodduringthoseyears.10.Accordingtowhathesaidanddidwemayconcludethathis_____isbeyondreproach.-5-VI.Thefollowingquestionsareconnectedtoyourreadingcoursestudies.WritedowninEnglishyourownopinions,using100-120wordseach.Question:ComposeanewspaperaccountoftheeventssurroundingthebirthofChristinBethlehem.英语报刊阅读练习题（五）答案I.TranslatethefollowingwordsintoChinese.1.《华盛顿邮报》2.《读者文摘》3.《金融时报》4.《经济学家》5.（英）路透社6.议长7.（美）国务卿8.司法部9.地方法院10.上议院（贵族院）11.（英）首相12.总督导，督导长13.工党14.君主立宪制15.选举团16.东南亚国家联盟17.联合国教育、科学及文化组织18.英联邦19.国际奥林匹克委员会20.（美）联邦调查局II.Translatethefollowingtwoshortparagraphs.参考译文：1.我谨庄严宣誓（或郑重声明），我必忠实执行合众国总统职务，竭尽全力，恪守、维护和捍卫合众国宪法。愿上帝助我。2.ThereisonlyoneChinaintheworld.BoththemainlandandTaiwanbelongtooneChina.China’ssovereigntyandterritorialintegritybrooknodivision.III.Rewritethefollowingheadlinesifnecessary.1.TheRailChaosIsGettingWorse2.ThereareNoSurvivorsintheGulfAirCrash3.Unchanged4.ThailandandMalaysiaInkaSeaTreaty-6-5.ChineseCooksAreMastersatTurningaTurnipintoaFlowerIV.Readthefollowingnewsandthenchoosetherightanswertoeachquestion.1.B2.C3.D4.D5.C6.A7.C8.A9.B10.BV.Readthefollowingarticleandthenanswerthequestionsbelow.Comprehension1.D2.D3.B4.B5.DWordStudy1.elapse2.disquieted3.facilitate4.predicament5.elapsed6.coma7.inflict8.ambivalence9.toll10.demeanor-7-