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For the first time in five decades, Taiwan buys water from the mainland of China to help soothe(缓解) a severe drought.
Sat May 4,5:21 a.m. ET
By WILLIAM IDE, Associated Press Writer
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Facing its worst drought in decades, Taiwan is buying water from the mainland of China 1 since the two rivals split amid civil war 54 years ago.
A Taiwanese ship on Sunday was expected 2 2,300 metric tons (2,530 short tons) of water back from the mainland of China to Taiwan’s outlying island of Matsu, just off China’s southeastern coast.
Buying water from the mainland of China has been an issue of serious debate in Taiwan because the government does not want to become too 3 its communist neighbor, which has repeatedly said to 4 Taiwan.
But the serious drought has left Taiwan 5 ,and Taiwan’s top China policy—maker, Tsai Ingwen, said on Saturday that this weekend’s water purchase would be a “trial run,” the semiofficial Central News Agency 6 .
“ 7 it will become a model for easing needs in drought—stricken Taiwan depends on the needs of other areas,” Tsai, chairwoman of the Mainland Affairs Council, was quoted as saying.
There are no direct 8 air links between the mainland of China and Taiwan’s main island, separated by 9 160—kilometer—wide YC Taiwan Strait. But last year, Taiwan opened shipping links between the mainland of China and the outlying Taiwanese islands of Kinmen and Matsu—an experiment 10 links between the mainland of China of Taiwan’s main island.
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4. A.turn over B.hand over C.take over D.give over
5. A.with few other choices B.for the few other choices
C.with few choices D.for several choices
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7. A.That B.Whether or not C.If D.Where
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Is it wrong to use someone else’s wireless (Wi-Fi) connection? Just recently, a man was arrested for doing just that. At that time, he was sitting in the street with a laptop(便携式电脑) and using an unsecured(无安全保护措施) wireless connection to surf the Net. What do you think about this topic? Listen to the following different views on it.
For a start, if someone is using your Internet service or downloading, this will affect your speed of access or download limit. Also, it’s bad for Internet service providers. They will suffer in the long run because fewer people will pay for an Internet service if they know they can get it for free. And finally, just imagine this: what if the person who is stealing your Internet connection is involved in an illegal activity? I think the police are totally right to arrest these criminals.
— by Sandra Wilkins
Basically, if the person who paid for the service still has everything they paid for, what’s the problem? It’s just like using the light from streetlamps to read your book, or watching someone else’s firework display. It’s not stealing.
Also, if you leave your wireless connection unsecured, then it is your own fault(过错) if someone else uses it. Just as you wouldn’t leave your front door unlocked, or your car door open, neither should you leave your wireless connection open. By leaving your wireless connection open, you are inviting people to use it. Securing your wireless connection is as easy as clicking a few settings on your router(路由器). And finally, haven’t the police got more important crimes to solve? They’re always saying how they haven’t got the manpower to solve real issues. But this is just ridiculous(荒谬的).
— by James Hoarley
【小题1】 Why was the man mentioned in the first paragraph arrested?
A.For stealing someone’s laptop. |
B.For surfing the Net in the street. |
C.For destroying others’ wireless connection. |
D.For using an Internet service without permission. |
A.He thinks it is unacceptable. |
B.He thinks it is necessary sometimes. |
C.He thinks it requires good computer skills. |
D.He thinks it is good for Internet service providers. |
A.Internet service should be improved. |
B.it is hard to secure one’s wireless connection. |
C.using others’ Internet service is not stealing at all. |
D.people should leave their wireless connection open. |
A.Wireless connection | B.Wireless worries |
C.Internet service | D.Internet users |