"Politician" and "statesman" differ in ______.
A、stylistic meaning
B、conceptual meaning
C、affective meaning
D、reflected meaning
A、stylistic meaning
B、conceptual meaning
C、affective meaning
D、reflected meaning
The word "southpaws" at the end of the passage means
A.a boxer from the south
B.a politician from a southern state
C.a person with extraordinarily large hands
D.a left-handed person
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
听力原文: Malaysia's Minister of Culture, Mokhtar Hasim, has been charged with the murder of a politician during the election campaign last April. Four other persons also were arrested Saturday on the same charge. The five are accused of killing the speaker of the Negri Sembilan State Assembly. The Malaysian Prime Minister's office says the five will be sentenced to death if they are found guilty.
The politician who was killed was ______.
A.Malaysia's Prime Minister
B.Malaysia's Minister of Culture
C.the speaker of a State Assembly
D.the spokesman of the Prime Minister's office
A、3 million registered voters in the state.
B、5000 registered voters interviewed.
C、53.6 % of, or 2680, voters interviewed who plan to vote for him
D、46.4% of, or 2320, voters interviewed who plan not to vote for him
Family members of Mr. Avril told Reuters News agency Saturday that the former leader was seized by police in the suburb of Potion-Ville as he signed copies of his new book about Haitian crime victims. No other details about the incident were given.
Mr. Avril came into power in 1998 during a military coup. He is the second politician to be arrested in the past week outside President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's ruling Lavalas Family Party.
President Prosper Avril has been arrested on charge of ______.
A.economic plunder
B.murder
C.bribery
D.plotting against the state
听力原文: Ann Richards was a famous Democratic Party politician from the southern state of Texas.She served as the governor of Texas for four years.Richards was known for he big white hair,big smile,and sharply funny comments.She was also known for forming what she called a"New Texas"during her time as governor.She created a government in which women,Hispanics,and African-Americans played important roles.Ann Richards did not always have a career in public service.As a young woman,she worked as a teacher and raised four children.She and her husband were very involved in local politics.Richards began working hard to help Democratic Party candidates win seats in the Texas legislature.Then one day.she decided to run for office herself-and she won.She served first as country commissioner,then as Texas state treasurer.In 1990 she was elected governor.She fought for equal rights,environmental protection and laws to restrict guns.After losing a second term as governor to George W.Bush.Richards worked in public relations.She died this September at the age of seventy-three.At her funeral service,leaders from around the country gathered to celebrate her life. Former President Bill Clinton spoke at the service.He said Ann Richards helped create a world where young girls could be scientists,engineers and police officers.He said she was a great woman with a big heart and big dreams.
What does the speaker say about Ann Richards?
A.She was famous for her sharply funny comments.
B.She served as the governor of Texas for 2 years.
C.She helped black people to get their rights.
D.She worked as a teacher of four students.
M: Really? That's too bad. Are you feeling well?
W: Oh, it's not bad. It's going to be a public meeting down the town hall. The state senator from this area is going to be there. She has this meeting three or four times a year to speak with her constituency.
M: Is that you'd like to do with your evening, going to listen to a politician's...
W: Actually, it's a class assignment. Prof. Jackson, he's teaching that political science seminar I'm taking. He told all of us in the seminar to hear what the senator has to say tonight and also write up a report about the issues people bring up.
M: Oh, like medical care, and tax and... ?
W: Right, as long as I'm there, I think I'd like to bring up government funding for state universities. The tuition keeps going on and it's getting harder and harder for a lot of students to afford it.
M: Tell me about it.
W: Anyway, I want to do a really good job on this report. I need to get a letter of recommendation from Prof. Jackson for grad school. So I guess I'd better show up there tonight and see what's going on.
M: Yeah, but, what about the history test?
W: Well, I already put some time on that this morning. So I think by tomorrow afternoon, I'll be eady.
(23)
A.She's unable to attend the study session.
B.She has seen a doctor recently.
C.She's concerned about medical care.
D.She mentions the need for some medical tests.
M: Really? That' too bad. Are you feeling well?
W: Oh, it's not had. It's going to be a public meeting down the town hall. The state senator from this area is going to be there. She has this meeting three or four times a year to speak with her constituency.
M: Is that you'd like to do with your evening, going to listen to a politician's...
W: Actually, it's a class assignment. Prof. Jackson, he's teaching that political science seminar I'm taking. He told all of us in the seminar to hear what the senator has to say tonight and also write up a report about the issues people bring up.
M: Oh, like medical care, and tax and... ?
W: Right, as long as I'm there, I think I'd like to bring up government funding for state universities. The tuition keeps going on and it's getting harder and harder for a lot of students to afford it.
M: Tell me about it.
W: Anyway, I want to do a really good job on this report. I need to get a letter of recommendation from Prof. Jackson for grad school. So I guess I'd better show up there tonight and see what's going on.
M: Yeah, but, what about the history test?
W: Well, I already put some time on that this morning. So I think by tomorrow afternoon, I'll be ready.
(20)
A.She's unable to attend the study session.
B.She has seen a doctor recently.
C.She's concerned about medical care.
D.She mentions the need for some medical tests.
Man: really? That's too bad. Are you feeling well?
Woman: oh, it's not bad. It's going to be a public meeting down the town hall. The state senator from this area is going to be there. She has this meeting three or four times a year to speak with her constituency.
Man: is that you'd like to do with your evening, going to listen to a politician's...
Woman: actually, it's a class assignment. Prof Jackson, he's teaching that political science seminar I'm taking. He told all of us in the seminar to going hear what the senator has to say tonight and also write up a report about the issues people bring up.
Man: oh, like medical care, and tax and…?
Woman: right, as long as I'm there, I think I'd like to bring up government funding for state universities. The tuition keeps going on and it's getting harder and harder for a lot of students to afford it.
Man: tell me about it.
Woman: anyway, I want to do a really good job on this report. I need to get a letter of recommendation from Prof Jackson for grad school. So I guess I'd better show up there tonight and see what's going on.
Man: yeah, but, what about the history test?
Woman: well, I already put some time on that this morning. So I think by tomorrow afternoon, I'll be ready.
(31)
A.She's unable to attend the study session.
B.She has seen a doctor recently.
C.She's concerned about medical care.
D.She mentions the need for some medical tests.
M: Really? That's too bad. Aren't you feeling well?
W: Oh, it' s not bad. There' s going to be a public meeting down at the town hall. The state sector from this area is going to be there. She has this meeting three or four times a year to speak with people.
M: Is that what you like to do with your evenings, go to listen to a politician's speech?
W: Actually, it's a class assignment. Professor Jackson, he's teaching that political science seminar I am taking. He told all of us in the seminar to go and hear what the senator has to say tonight and also write up a report about the issues people bring up.
M: Oh, like medical care, and tax and... ?
W: Right, as long as I'm there, I think I'd like to bring up government funding for state universities. The tuition keeps going up and it's getting harder and harder for a lot of students to afford it.
M: It is nothing new. Everybody knows about it.
W: Anyway, I want to do a really good job on this report. I need to get a letter of recommendation from Professor Jackson for a graduate school. So I guess I'd better show up there tonight and see what's going on.
M: Yeah, but, what about the history test?
W: Well, I already put in some time on that this morning. So I think by tomorrow afternoon, I'll be ready.
(20)
A.She's unable to attend the study session.
B.She has seen a doctor recently.
C.She's concerned about medical care.
D.She mentions the need for some medical tests.
But complaints have steadily grown about a law that came with the spending bill. The Real ID Act of 2005 established national standards for driving licences. By 2008, it said, every state would have to make sure its licences included "physical security features" and "a common machine readable technology". A state would be responsible for verifying that anyone applying for licences is in America legally. Only licences that met the new standards would be accepted by the federal government. An American who wanted to fly commercially, or do anything else for which he needed to identify himself, would end up in a queue at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
The idea was to make life harder for would-be terrorists. But the scheme will certainly make life harder for the states. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reckons that implementing the changes will cost states up to $14.6 billion, with individuals on the line for an additional $8.@5 billion. And the federal government plans to meet only a fraction of the cost.
Critics also argue that the new licences will amount to national identification cards and will contain ton much information about the bearer. Immigration advocates say that the Real ID Act unfairly targets illegal immigrants. And from a security standpoint the act raises as many fears as it allays. Licences that meet the revised standards would be rich of sensitive data. They might prove irresistibly tempting to identity thieves and marketing firms.
On January 25th Maine became the first state to oppose the Act. Its legislature passed a resolution refusing to implement the Real ID Act with nearly unanimous support. On March 8th, Idaho approved a similar bill. Two dozen other states have measures pending that question the act or oppose it outright.
On March 1st the DHS issued guidelines for implementing the Real ID Act that manage to ignore most of these objections. The guidelines allow states a bit more time to implement the act. But they give no quarter on the expensive physical security features and suggest that states deal with privacy concerns on their own. And as the National Governors Association promptly noted, they "do nothing" to address the cost to states.
Which of the following consequence might be caused by the 2005 emergency spending bill?
A.financial support to the construction of international aid groups.
B.an act that has brought to great disputes among different states.
C.prohibitions of US citizens to take commercial flights.
D.against humanitarian aid to countries that were attacked by the Asian tsunami.
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