| An Iraqi reporter called President George W. Bush a "dog" and threw his shoes at him on Sunday, staining a farewell visit to Baghdad which was meant to mark greater security in Iraq after years of bloody conflict, Reuters reported. "It's like going to a political assembly and have people yell at you. It's a way for people to draw attention," Bush said. Bush joked, saying that all he can report was that it was a size 10 shoe, then calmly took questions. |
| A new United Nations report says nearly two million children die each year because they have no access to clean water. The 2006 Human Development Report, released Thursday in South Africa, says most of the deaths are caused by diarrhea and dysentery brought on by dirty water. The report's leading author, Kevin Watkins, said that the reason behind the water crisis is not a shortage of water, but a lack of will On the part of governments to provide water to people: The report calls on the international community to do more to help solve the problem by doubling annual contributions for water and cleanness. |
| Indian police say they have found four bombs on a train in the eastern city of Kolkata （formerly known as Calcutta）. Authorities described the bombs as crude（土制的）. They were discovered during a security check before the train was scheduled to leave for the holy Hindu town of Tarakeswar. There has been no claim of responsibility for the explosive devices. |
| The U.S. Navy is warning ships to stay away from the coast of Somalia after a series ot pirate （海盗） attacks there. The U.S. Maritime Liaison Office in Bahrain says that, although ships belonging to U.S. are operating in the area, they cannot control every ship that passes the east coast of Somalia. The office is urging merchant ships to stay at least 200 nautical miles off Somalia. Pirates have attacked at least eight ships in the area this year. On Saturday, pirates tried but failed to hijack（劫持） a boat carrying food to Somalia for the United Nations World Food Program. The United Nations is calling for international action against the rampant（猖獗的） piracy off Somalia's coast, saving it threatens further aid deliveries to the country. |
1．From the news above, we can say that the United Nations wants _____________ .
A．to launch a war against Somalia
B．to call for more international contributions for water and cleanness in Africa
C．to take actions to assure the security in India
D．Bush not to visit Iraq again for the security
2．But for the careful security check, _______________ might have happened.
A．a bomb explosion on a train in India
B．two million children's death
C．the Somalian pirates' rampant piracy
D．the Iraqi reporter's behavior of throwing shoes at Bush
3．Which of the following is NOT the fact, according to the news?
A．Nearly 2 million children die because of the shortage of clean water.
B．All the organizations haven't claimed responsibility for the explosive devices on an Indian train.
C．An Iraqi reporter considered George W. Bush a "dog".
D．The U.S. Navy is aimed to help keep the passing ships in that area in safety.
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注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
A record 2.3 billion passenger trips will be taken in China during the upcoming Lunar New Year period, the country% most important holiday, Chinese media said on Thursday.
A record 188 million people will take to the nation's railway system, 2 billion road trips will be taken and 24 million will take holiday-related flights in January and February, the China Daily said, in what is the world's biggest annual migration.
The yearly migration is marked by chaotic scenes as masses of Chinese desperate to return home overcrowded the nation's transport system, AFP said.
The official Chinese New Year holiday for 2009 falls on January 26, earlier than most years .
However, the travel rush usually begins up to two weeks before that, and will last 40 days beginning from Jan 11 to Feb 19.
Earlier this year, the chaos was dramatically mixed with unusually serious winter ice storms that spread suffering across a huge land of the country just as the migration was getting under way.
Citing（引述） the government's main economic planning agency, the China Daily said 2009 could see more chaos as this Chinese New Year follows closely after the Western New Year on January 1. Many college students and other people typically travel just before or after the Western New Year and the upcoming holidays could see both migrations overcrowding the transport system at the same time, it said.
People's Daily Online launched an online survey titled "What problem are you most concerned about for the upcoming 2009 Spring Festival railway transport peak season?" on December 9. By 8:00 pm that day, a total of 17,496 netizens had participated in the survey, and. 14,403 of them chose "buying train tickets is difficult, it is almost impossible to get one," accounting for 82.3% of the total number of participants.
The National Development and Reform Commission also warned local governments to take steps to cope with the expected crush, particularly in coastal manufacturing regions.
According to the China Daily, the weather forecast during the Spring Festival is that most of the country will experience normal temperatures for that time of year, but heavy snows were expected in some regions.
The upcoming 2009 Spring Festival transportation peak season of China| Extension of the season | It begins from Jan. 11 and ends on Feb. 19, （1） 40 days. |
| Reasons for the peak season | The upcoming 2009 Spring Festival transportation peak season of China is also regarded as the world's biggest（2） migration, because this Chinese traditional New Year comes soon after the （3） New Year, and migrations of many college students and other people will swamp the transport system at the same time. |
| Transportation （4） | 188 million people will go on their trips by （5） , though it is not （6） to get train tickets, as netizens surveyed thought; 2 billion will take buses or cars; and 24 million will （7） home or for their holidays. |
| （8） | Earlier this year, the unusual winter ice storm （9）. large areas of the country, causing the migration to be badly held up. |
| information | This Spring Festival transportation peak season will see normal temperatures, in（10） of heavy snows in some regions. |
假设你是学生李明，你的一位英国朋友罗伊（Roy）听说中国大陆和台湾已经实行两岸直航，便向你了解情况。请根据列表内容用英语给Roy回信。
| 过去 | 现在 | |
| 概 况 | 60年前台湾切断两岸正常通航；2008年7月启动周末包机。 | 每日通航，月航班数达60个以上；启动直航第一周，两岸有12家航空公司申请了101个航班，为4个台湾城市和12个大陆城市提供服务。 |
| 航 线 | 客航向南绕行香港；货轮向北绕行日本冲绳岛。 | 从台北等城市可以直航大陆的上海等10多个城市。 |
| 优 劣 | 用时长，成本高。 | 用时短，成本低。 |
| 你对直航 的评价 | ||
要求：1、要点全面，语句连贯；
2、词数150个词左右，信的开头和结尾已给，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：周末包机weekend charter flights，货轮cargo ships，冲绳岛island of Okinawa
Dear Roy,
I'm very glad to receive your letter, and I feel it a great honor to introduce briefly to you something about the direct flights between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. ________________
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___________________________That's what I can tell you at present. Maybe I'll have some more information for you not long time later.
Yours,
Ming