The UN Security Council was created in 1945. It is made up of 10 rotating (轮值的) members and five permanent members, which have a veto, the power to stop a resolution (决议). Most UN members now consider the organization's structure outdated． But any changes need the agreement of two-thirds of the 191 members, and no veto from any of the five permanent council members.

Last year, Japan, Germany, Brazil and India formed a lobbying (游说) group to get permanent council seats. But North and South Korea have doubts about Japan, Italy opposes Germany for a seat, Pakistan is against India's candidacy (候选资格) and Mexico and Argentina frown on Brazil.

A wave of emotion swept through China last week as millions voiced their opposition to Japan's permanent membership of the United Nations (UN) Security Council. By last Friday over 22 million Chinese had signed an online petition (请愿) against Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the council.

According to major Chinese websites, such as sina.com, more than 170,000 overseas Chinese also signed． This is the first online activity of its kind．

The petition was started by US-based Alliance for Preserving the Truth of the Sino-Japanese War (抗日战争史实维护会). They want Japan to apologize for crimes during World War II. The group also plans to present the petition to the UN this autumn.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said he didn't think the petition shows anti-Japanese feeling. He believed instead it is a request for Japan to take a responsible attitude towards history.

What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．Function of the UN in world affairs. B．Members of the UN.

C．Facts about the UN Security Council. D．Reform of the UN Security Council.

Which statement is true according to the text?

A．Four countries, such as Japan, Germany, Brazil and India are applying for joining the UN.

B．Some countries, such as North and South Korea, Italy, Pakistan, Mexico and Argentina propose ticking the four countries out of the UN.

C．If the countries’ bids for permanent membership of the Council are turned down, the

opponent countries will take the place.

D．The UN Security Council is going to take in new members.

The underlined phrase “frown on” in the third paragraph can be replaced by _____.

A．agree on B．disapprove of

C．give a firm support to D．say yes to

What’s the main reason for China’s opposition to Japan’s permanent membership of the Council?

A．Japan is unwilling to admit to its crimes against the Chinese in the World War II.

B．Millions of people in Asia signed a petition against it.

C．The Chinese people have strong anti-Japanese feeling.

D．Japan is an irresponsible country that once had a history of invasion.

The UN Security Council was created in 1945. It is made up of 10 rotating (轮值的) members and five permanent members, which have a veto, the power to stop a resolution (决议). Most UN members now consider the organization's structure outdated． But any changes need the agreement of two-thirds of the 191 members, and no veto from any of the five permanent council members.

Last year, Japan, Germany, Brazil and India formed a lobbying (游说) group to get permanent council seats. But North and South Korea have doubts about Japan, Italy opposes Germany for a seat, Pakistan is against India's candidacy (候选资格) and Mexico and Argentina frown on Brazil.

A wave of emotion swept through China last week as millions voiced their opposition to Japan's permanent membership of the United Nations (UN) Security Council. By last Friday over 22 million Chinese had signed an online petition (请愿) against Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the council.

According to major Chinese websites, such as sina.com, more than 170,000 overseas Chinese also signed． This is the first online activity of its kind．

The petition was started by US-based Alliance for Preserving the Truth of the Sino-Japanese War (抗日战争史实维护会). They want Japan to apologize for crimes during World War II. The group also plans to present the petition to the UN this autumn.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said he didn't think the petition shows anti-Japanese feeling. He believed instead it is a request for Japan to take a responsible attitude towards history.

What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．Function of the UN in world affairs. B．Members of the UN.

C．Facts about the UN Security Council. D．Reform of the UN Security Council.

Which statement is true according to the text?

A．Four countries, such as Japan, Germany, Brazil and India are applying for joining the UN.

B．Some countries, such as North and South Korea, Italy, Pakistan, Mexico and Argentina

propose ticking the four countries out of the UN.

C．If the countries’ bids for permanent membership of the Council are turned down, the

opponent countries will take the place.

D．The UN Security Council is going to take in new members.

The underlined phrase “frown on” in the third paragraph can be replaced by _____.

A．agree on B．disapprove of

C．give a firm support to D．say yes to

What’s the main reason for China’s opposition to Japan’s permanent membership of the

Council?

A．Japan is unwilling to admit to its crimes against the Chinese in the World War II.

B．Millions of people in Asia signed a petition against it.

C．The Chinese people have strong anti-Japanese feeling.

D．Japan is an irresponsible country that once had a history of invasion.

The long, lonely voyage of the Japanese ghost ship is over.

A US Coast Guard cutter poured cannon fire into an abandoned Japanese ghost ship that had been drifting since last year’s tsunami (海啸), sinking the vessel into waters more than 305 meters deep in the Gulf of Alaska and removing the danger it posed to shipping and the coastline on Thursday.

The cutter’s guns tore holes in the 164-foot Ryou-Un Maru, and then it began to take on water and lean to one side. In about four hours, the ship disappeared into the sea, said Chief Petty Officer Kip Wadlow.

The ship had no lights or communications system, and its tank was able to carry more than 7,570 liters of diesel fuel. Officials, however, didn’t know exactly how much fuel was aboard.

“It’s less risky than it would be running into shore or running into other ships,” coast guard spokesman Paul Webb said.

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency studied the problem and decided it is safer to sink the ship than let the fuel evaporate and pollute the sea environment.

Ryou-Un Maru was probably among the first wave of the 1.5 million tons of garbage of refrigerators, washing machines, televisions, roofs and fishing nets heading toward North America since last March when a magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck Japan.

As the coast guard was ready to fire on the vessel, a Canadian fishing vessel, the 19-meter Bernice C, claimed the rights to save the ghost ship in international waters.

Plans to sink it were paused so the Canadian crew could have a chance to take the stricken ship. A Canadian official with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press that the Bernice C was unable to drag it.

Then the Canadian boat left, and once it was about 10 kilometers from the Japanese vessel, the Coast Guard began to fire, first with 25 mm shells, then a few hours later with ammunition (弹药)twice that size.

State officials have been working to test the danger of garbage including materials affected by a damaged nuclear power plant, to see if Alaska residents, seafood or wild animals could be affected.

1.The plan to fire on the Japanese ghost ship was paused because ____________.

A．the ghost ship was beyond the reach of the Coast Guard’s guns

B．state officials worried the ghost ship might give out radiation

C．the shells were not powerful enough to sink the ghost ship

D．a Canadian fishing boat wanted to save the ghost ship

2.What’s the right order of the events related to the ship of Ryou-Un Maru?

a. Its long, lonely voyage came to an end.

b. The US Coast Guard sank it into the sea.

c. The ship began to float across the Pacific Ocean.

d. A big tsunami was caused by great earthquakes.

e. Bernice C claimed rights to save the ghost ship.

A．d, c, e, b, a B．a, b, d, c, e C．c, e, d, a, b D．b, a, d, c, e

3.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A．Japanese ghost ship arriving at US

B．Tsunami garbage heading to US

C．Japanese ghost ship polluting the Pacific

D．Cannon fire sinking Japanese ghost ship

The UN Security Council was created in 1945. It is made up of 10 rotating (轮值的) members and five permanent members, which have a veto, the power to stop a resolution (决议). Most UN members now consider the organization's structure outdated. But any changes need the agreement of two-thirds of the 191 members, and no veto from any of the five permanent council members.
Last year, Japan, Germany, Brazil and India formed a lobbying (游说) group to get permanent council seats. But North and South Korea have doubts about Japan, Italy opposes Germany for a seat, Pakistan is against India's candidacy (候选资格) and Mexico and Argentina frown on Brazil.
A wave of emotion swept through China last week as millions voiced their opposition to Japan's permanent membership of the United Nations (UN) Security Council. By last Friday over 22 million Chinese had signed an online petition (请愿) against Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the council.
According to major Chinese websites, such as sina.com, more than 170,000 overseas Chinese also signed. This is the first online activity of its kind.
The petition was started by US-based Alliance for Preserving the Truth of the Sino-Japanese War (抗日战争史实维护会). They want Japan to apologize for crimes during World War II. The group also plans to present the petition to the UN this autumn.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said he didn't think the petition shows anti-Japanese feeling. He believed instead it is a request for Japan to take a responsible attitude towards history.

1.
What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?
1. A.
  Function of the UN in world affairs.
2. B.
  Members of the UN.
3. C.
  Facts about the UN Security Council.
4. D.
  Reform of the UN Security Council.
2.
Which statement is true according to the text?
1. A.
  Four countries, such as Japan, Germany, Brazil and India are applying for joining the UN.
2. B.
  Some countries, such as North and South Korea, Italy, Pakistan, Mexico and Argentina
  propose ticking the four countries out of the UN.
3. C.
  If the countries’ bids for permanent membership of the Council are turned down, the
  opponent countries will take the place.
4. D.
  The UN Security Council is going to take in new members.
3.
The underlined phrase “frown on” in the third paragraph can be replaced by _____.
1. A.
  agree on
2. B.
  disapprove of
3. C.
  give a firm support to
4. D.
  say yes to
4.
What’s the main reason for China’s opposition to Japan’s permanent membership of the
Council?
1. A.
  Japan is unwilling to admit to its crimes against the Chinese in the World War II.
2. B.
  Millions of people in Asia signed a petition against it.
3. C.
  The Chinese people have strong anti-Japanese feeling.
4. D.
  Japan is an irresponsible country that once had a history of invasion.

首字母填空

1. There was a large crowd in front of Ito Yokato, p_________against the Japan’s

membership of the UN Security Council.

2. Because of the traffic jam in the rush hour, he made a detour to avoid the city center and

eventually m_________ to get to work on time.

3. The son made an a________ to get all his father’s fortune when he died, but the money

would be given to charity according to his will.

4. The journerlist’s work schedule is fairly f_______.He doesn’t need to go to office every

day or arrive there at a certain time.

5. It’s c__________ that the Chinese people greet others by putting the right hand over the

left and bowing slightly.

6. The Monkey King has been and will always be a best-loved c_________ in all variations

of the Chinese folk tale Journey to the West.

7. The botanist is always travelling around the globe to collect rare and e________ plant

species.

8. On the o_____________ of my fortieth birthday, my husband surprised me with two

tickets for a five day Caribbean cruise.

9. The company took no chances and rejected this r___________ overseas investment.

10. Doctors’ salaries have risen substantially, w_________ nurses’ pay has actually fallen.

What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

Which statement is true according to the text?

The underlined phrase “frown on” in the third paragraph can be replaced by _____.

What’s the main reason for China’s opposition to Japan’s permanent membership of the Council?

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What’s the main reason for China’s opposition to Japan’s permanent membership of the
Council?