CHINA―PremierLimeetsPaulson.PremierLiKeqiangonWednesdaymetwithformerUSSecretaryoftheTreasuryHenryPaulson.LisaidbothsidesarefacingnewopportunitiesfordevelopmentinlightofanupcomingmeetingbetweenPresidentXi

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CHINA―Premier Li meets Paulson.

Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday met with formerUSSecretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson. Li said both sides are facing new opportunities for development in light of an upcoming meeting between President Xi Jinping andUSPresident Barack Obama.Chinawould like to work with theUnited   Statesto deepen cooperation in all fields and create a beneficial environment for both countries Li said.

SYRIA―Government forces retake crossing.

Syrian government forces on Thursday retook the only crossing along the Israel-Syria ceasefire line (停火线)in the Golan Heights after it was seized earlier by rebels an Israeli(以色列的)security source said. "The Syrian army has recovered control of the crossing. There are sounds of explosions from time to time but far less than in the morning " the source told AFP.

UNITED KINGDOM—Compensation (补偿金）for colonial acts.

Britain expressed regret on Thursday about the abuse of Kenyans by colonial forces in the 1950s and an?nounced a compensation package for more than 5 ， 200 elderly survivors worth a total of 20 million pounds ($ 31 million). 丁he deal could encourage people in other former colonies to press claims over complaints dating back to the days of the Empire.

EGYPT―Error caused balloon crash.

"A hot-air balloon accident that killed 19 tourists in

Egypt was caused by a * grave' pilot error that caused a

gas leakage (泄漏)，，，a police report has found. The gov-

ernment report blamed the manager of the hot-air bal-

loon port and the pilot for the Feb. 26 accident that kill-

ed Asian and European tourists.

1.  We know from the brief news that .

A.   theUKis regretful for the abuse of Kenyans

B.   a fighting is going on betweenIsraelandSyria

C.   totally 19 tourists from Asia were killed in the crash

D. President Xi has had a satisfactory meeting with Obama

2.    How many countries are covered in the above news reports?

A.  Four.       B. Five.

C.  Six.  D. Seven.

3.    The direct cause of the hot-air balloon crash inEgyptwas .

A.   the pilot B.   a gas leakage

C.   the manager's error     D.   the grave

4.    What section can we read the above brief news in a newspaper?

A.  Nations.  B. Views.

C.  Economy.       D. World.

Answer 1

【文章大意】本文为四则简要的世界新闻。

A 细节理解题。根据第三则新闻中的"Britain expressed re?gret on Thursday about the abuse of Kenyans.""可知，英国为虐待肯尼亚人表示抱歉。

D细节理解题。第一则新闻中提到了中国和美国；第二则中提到了叙利亚和以色列；第三则中提到了英国和肯尼亚；第四则中提到了埃及。因此共涉及七个国家。

B细节理解题。根据第四则新闻中的"'A hot-air balloon accident that killed 19 tourists in Egypt was caused by ... a gas leakage(泄漏），'…"可知，驾驶员操作失误导致气体泄漏，最终醸成事故，因此直接原因是气体泄漏。

D推理判断题。本文是四则来自世界各地的简要新闻，因此可以在报纸的World专栏中读到这样的文章。