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英语四六级

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Policesaytwogunmenhavestolenabout$8,000,000fromamoneytransportservice.TherobberytookplaceSundaynightandwasdiscoveredMondaymorning.OfficialssaiditwasthelargestrobberyofmoneyinUnitedStateshistory.

Dictation

1．OfficialsatWashington'sNationalZooarehopingthatAmerica'sfemalegiantpandaisabouttogivebirth.ThegiantpandaLingLinghasshownsomesignsthat sheispreparingtogivebirth.Sheiseatinglessandhasbeenbuildinganestofbambooshoots.Itisveryrareforapandatogivebirthinazoo.PeoplearewatchingLingLingallthetime,soifshedoesgivebirth,zooofficialscanimmediatelytakecareofthebabypanda.LingLingandthemalegiantpandaShingShingweregiftsfromChinatotheUnitedStates.

2．Australia'sNationalFarmers'Federationsaysthecountry'sagricultureisfacingacrisis,becauseoflongperiodswithoutrain.SomeareasofAustraliahavehadnorainformorethanfouryears.

Dictation

1.China'sNationalPeople'sCongresswillopenitsyearlymeetingNov.26.ThecongressisexpectedtoapproveChina'snewproposedconstitution.Thenewconstitutionwouldre-establishthepositionofChiefofState.ReportsfromPekingalsosaidthecongressisexpectedtoapprovesomechangesinChina'sleadership.

2．ThepopulationcountinChinahasended.Population countersnowwillspendthenextfewweeksexamining thecounttomakesureitiscorrect.Thefinalcountis expectedtobeannouncedbytheendofAugust.5,000,000 censustakershavespentthepasttendaystalkingtomembersofeveryfamilyinChina.Theyhavecollected informationonage,employment,educationallevelof everypersoninChina.China'spopulationisbelieved tobe1,000,000,000people.Thisisabout20%ofall thepeopleintheworld.

WhointheNewsLeads

1．Atleast53persons,mostofthemchildren,werekilledSaturdayinabusaccidentinthecentralpartofFrance.

2．AnAmericanmanhasestablishedanewworldrecordbycrossingtheAtlanticOceaninthesmallestboat.

3．AthletesfromalloverAsiahaveendedtheircompetitionatthe9thAsianGamesinNewDelhi.

4．Chinasaysitseconomyisgrowingfasterthanexpectedbecauseofthegovernment'sneweconomicprogram.

5．AprivateAmericangroupsaystradebetweentheUnitedStatesandChinaisexpectedtoincreasebyasmuchas20%.

6．Morethan200,000BritishrailwayworkerswillgoonstrikethroughoutthecountryMonday.

7．TheUNGeneralAssemblyhasopenedits37thyearlysession.

8．Japan'scabinethasapprovedaproposedbudgetplanfornextyear.

WhointheNewsLeads

1．TheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionwillreopentalksWednesdayonreducing suppliesofstrategicnuclearweapons.

2．Officialsfrom14nationsmeetMondayinWellingtontoopenatwo-weekconferenceonthefutureofAntarctica.

3．TheJapaneseParliamentisexpectedtonameYasuhiroNakasoneasthenew primeministeronFriday.

4．TheleadersofnineblackcountriesinsouthernAfricahaveaccusedSouthAfrica ofblockingtheireconomicdevelopment.

5．TheWhiteHousehasannouncedthatBritain'sQueenElizabethandherhusband PrincePhilipwillvisittheUnitedStatesinFebruary.

6．SeveralhundredPalestiniansupportersdemonstratedinDamascusMondayatthe embassiesoftheUnitedStates,JordanandSaudiArabia.

7．America'sspaceshuttleColumbiawillreturntoearthTuesdayaftera5-day flight.

8．DemocraticcongressionalleadershavesharplycriticizedPresidentReagan'splan toputMXmissilesinplaceintheUnitedStates.

News

Washington 

OfficialssayFederalagentshavearrestedabout60personsonchargesofbringingdrugsintotheUnitedStatesillegallyfromColombia.AttorneyGeneralWilliamFrenchSmithannouncedthatbothAmericansandColombianswerearrested.Hesaidsomeofthemaredoctorsandbankers. MrSmithsaidthedrugdealinvolvedtheillegalshipmentofcocaine,heroinandmarijuanafromColombiatoMiami,Florida.Theattorneygeneralsaidthearrestsfollowedayear-longsecretinvestigation.

Whatinthenewslead?

1．Morethan100,000personstookpartinanti-nucleardemonstrationsinLondononSunday.

2．China'slaborunionnewspaper,theWorkers'Daily,saysthecountryhasalmostcompletedplansforitsfirstnuclearpowercenter.

3．Anexplosioninachemicalfactoryhasforcedabout25,000personstoleavetheirhomesinthesouthernstateofLouisiana.

4．Malaysia'sMinisterofCulture,MokhtarHasim,hasbeenchargedwiththemurderofapoliticianduringtheelectioncampaignlastApril.

5．TwooftheastronautsorbitingtheearthinAmerica'sspaceshuttleColumbiaarepreparingforawalkinspaceMonday.

6．TheUnitedStateshasorderedtwoCubandiplomatstoleavethecountry.

7．WorkcrewsaretryingtocleanupalargeoilspillinthewesternstateofWyoming.

8．TwoCanadianpilotsarecontinuinganattempttobreak

therecordforaround-the-worldflightinaone-engineairplane.

Dictationpractice

NowthenewsinSpecialEnglish.ThisisAlRossreporting.

Atleastthirtypersonshavebeenkilledandmorethan 100othersinjuredinastrongearthquakeineasternChina. TheChinesenewsagencyXinhuasaidmanyhousesweredestroyed.Theearthquakemeasuredabout6ontheRichterscale.ItscenterwasreportedinShandongProvince,about 600kilometerssouthofBeijing. 

Washington 

TheUnitedStatesSenatehasvotedtopermitproduction  ofthefirst21MXnuclearmissiles.TheSenatevoted56to37 todefeatanamendment,whichwouldhaveblockedmoneyfor productionofthemissiles.TheHouseofRepresentatives alreadyhasapprovedmoneytopurchasetheMXmissiles.PresidentReagansaystheUnitedStatesneedstheMXmissile toshowtheSovietUnionitmustnegotiateseriouslyinarms talks.ButopponentsoftheMXsayitincreasesthechanceof nuclearwar. 

NumbersinNewsLeads

1.OilministersoftheOrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountrieshaveagreedtocontinuelimitingproductionto17,500,000barrelsofoiladay.

2.TheUnitedNationsWorldFoodProgramhasapprovedmorethan182,000,000dollarsinaidfor15developingnations.

3.TheCommerceDepartmentsaiditsindexofleadingeconomicindicatorsrose1.3%inJuly,thefourthmonthithasincreased.

4.UnemploymentintheUnitedStatesroselastmonthto9.5%oftheAmericanworkforce,thehighestratesinceWorldWarⅡ.TheLaborDepartmentsaidthatunemploymentroseinMayby0.1%.Itsaid10,500,000Americanswereoutofwork.

5.Polandowesforeigncountriesabout27,000,000,000dollars.

6.UnemploymentintheUnitedStateshasrisentoitshighestpointin42years.TheLaborDepartmentreportsthatunemploymentinNovemberincreasedby0.4%to10.8%oftheAmericanworkforce.

7.TheLaborDepartmentreportsthatwholesalepricesincreasedbyonly0.6%inAugust.

News

Vienna

OilministersoftheOrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountrieswillholdanemergencymeetingFridaytodiscussproductionlimits.AcommitteeofOPEChasproposedthatmembercountriescontinuelimitingoilproductiontoseventeenandonehalfmillion（17,500,000）barrelsaday.OPECagreedtolimitproductiontothisamountlastMarchinanefforttoreducetheover-supplyofoilontheworldmarketandstrengthenoilprices

NowthenewsinSpecialEnglishwithKayGallant.

·Goodmorning.TheLebanesegovernmentsaysaconferenceonLebanon'snationalunitywillopenThursdayatBeirutInternationalAirport.LebanesegovernmentofficialssayForeignMinisterAliSallenhasaskedtheinternationalpeacekeepingforcetoprovidesecurityattheconference.AllopposinggroupsinLebanonhavebeeninvitedtotakepartinthetalksatBeirutAirport.Butitisnotcleariftheyallhaveagreedtothemeetingplace.

·TheUnitedNations

TheSecurityCouncilhasagreedtokeeptheUNpeacekeepingforceinsouthernLebanonforsixmoremonths.TheLebanesegovernmenthadaskedtheSecurityCounciltopermittheUNforcetoremain.TroopsfromtencountriesformtheUnitedNationsforceinsouthernLebanon.Itisseparatefromtheinternationalpeace-keepingforceinBeirut.

·Tokyo

JapanesenewsreportssayJapanplanstolowerimporttaxesbyabout5%onmorethan1,000products.TheJapanesecabinetisexpectedtoapprovetheplanFriday.ItwillgointoeffectnextApril.

News  

·Canada

AmericanSecretaryofStateGeorgeShultzisinHalifax,NovaScotiafortwodaysoftalkswithCanadianofficials.Theyarediscussingenvironmental,investmentandinternationalquestions.OnSundayMrShultzandCanadianForeignMinisterAllanMacEachendiscussedenvironmentalproblemsconcerningacidrains.Acidrainisaformofairpollutioncausedbycoal-burningfactoriesintheUnitedStates.Thepollutionfallstoearth,andseverelydamagesanimalandplantlifeinCanadaandthenortheasternUnitedStates.CanadawantstheUnitedStatestotakeactiononaproblemtodealwiththissituation.

·Wellington

NewZealandsaysitissendingtwoscientiststothesmallPacificislandMururuatotesttheareaforsignsofnuclearradiationpoisoning.FrancehascarriedoutanumberofnucleartestsonMururua.

·Geneva

TheUnitedNationsHighCommissionerforRefugeessaystherearenow10,000,000refugeesintheworld.UNCommissionerPaulHartlinesaidtherefugeeproblemswillcontinueforalongtime.Hesaidtherefugeeproblemmustbesolvedbygovernments,notbyhisoffice.TheUNofficialaskedfor381,000,000dollarstocarryoutrefugeeprogramsnextyear.

·SpaceNews

TheSovietnewsagencyTASSsaysaSovietspacevehiclehasreachedtheplanetVenusaftera130-dayflight.ThespacecraftVenera15waslaunchedJune2.Ittraveled330millionkilometersbeforegoingintoorbitaroundVenus.TASSsaidanotherSovietspacecraftwillre