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Texas Air announced today that it will buy the troubled People Express Airlines for about a hundred and twenty-five million dollars. The proposed deal would allow most People Express employees to keep their jobs, although the company will eventually lose its identity and become part of

Lesson 7

Both House and Senate negotiators today approved sweeping immigration legislation that could grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens who entered the country before 1982. The bill, as worked out in five hours of closed-door negotiations, would establish a system of fines against employers who hire illegal immigrants. It would also make those who came to the US illegally but have established roots in this country eligible for amnesty.

The Supreme Court today agreed to decide if Illinois can require minors wanting abortions to notify their parents

Lesson 6

The Senate has voted to override President Reagan's veto of sanctions against South Africa by a decisive seventy-eight to twenty-one. As the House has already voted to override, the sanctions now become law. NPR's Linda Wertheimer reports. 'American civil rights leaders, including Mrs. Caretta Scott King, watched the Senate debate from the Senate family gallery as members argued not so much about sanctions and the efficacy of sanctions, more about the choice between affirming the bill already passed by congress or supporting the President.'

American food aid to southern African countries could be cut off if South Africa carries out its threat to ban imports of US grain. Foreign Minister Pic Botha said if US sanctions were imposed, his government would stop imports and would not allow its transport service to carry US g

Unit 13

Task 1:

【答案】

A.

1) In Brazil.

2) It intended to create and exchange social and economic projects.

B.

1) F

2) T

3) T

4) T

C.

1) c

2) b

【原文】

The World Social Forum met for the first time at the end of last month in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The World Social Forum is a new international conference that will meet every year. Its goal is to create and exchange social and economic projects. The projects will support human rights, social justice and development that does not waste natural resources.

Most of the representatives at the recent World Social Forum oppose globalization. They do not agree with the economic theory of a worldwide economy. That theory says ending trade restrictions to help international business also helps the most people. Some people attending the forum wanted to end the mov

Unit 12

Task 1:

【答案】

I.

A. 1960s，a vast wasteland

B. sound，pictures，use our imaginations，the essence of creativity

C. violent behavior，acceptable within society

D. desire，need，afford

E. folk and ethnic cultures

II.

A. expands the world

B. entertainer，informer

C. homes，common experiences

III.

Individual development，social change，political life，the evolution of a democratic society

【原文】

Television has always been a controversial factor in US life. Newton Minow, chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the early 1960s, called television % vast wasteland'. Critics have argued that television provides not only sound, but also pictures in our heads and that those images destroy our ability to use our imaginations, which is the essence of creativity. Others have long worded that television presents violent behavior as

Unit 11

Task 1:

【原文】

1)'In fact,' said the attorney with sarcasm, 'you were so frightened at the rune mat you honestly cannot testify whether it was an automobile or something resembling an automobile that struck you.'

'Well,' replied the plaintiff 'I can only say that I was struck by the resemblance.'

2) And the other story from that area is about the native who noticed the epitaph on a tombstone:

'Here Lies a Lawyer and an Honest Man.'

'Mighty small grave for two men,' commented the native.

3) This is supposed to have happened in a Western courtroom. One lawyer rose and shouted that his opponent was a crook, a shyster and a disgrace to the legal profession. The opposing attorney responded that the first was guiltier than his client and should be the one on trial.

The judge calmly noted: 'Now that both of the learned counsels have identified thems

Unit 10

Task 1:

【答案】

A.

1) T

2) F

3) F

4) T

5) T

6) F

B.

1) engaging

2) phenomenon，myth

3) ferment，burgeoning

4) history plays，comedies，fantasies，tragedies

5) theatre，companies

6) linguistic

C.

1) each of his plays has its own individuality

2) this sense of language，the importance of words themselves

【原文】

Presenter: It's hard to know where to begin talking about Shakespeare. No other writer in the story of the world has succeeded so well in engaging the imaginations of different generations. He is a cultural phenomenon, a kind of myth; yet behind that there is the reality of a man, who lived and wrote and felt, 400 years ago. Who was he? Here's Professor Stanley Wells from the Shakespeare Institute who is one of the leading authorities on Shakespeare.

Wells: Shakespear

Unit 8

Task 1:

【答案】

A. 

1) 37 people were killed and more than 700 injured.

2) During morning rush hour (on Thursday).

3) Islamic terrorists.

4) They were shocked and angry, but determined to carry on with their lives.

5) He

Unit 7

Task 1:

【答案】

A.

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