英语报刊阅读练习题（四）I.Translate the following words into Chinese.Today 2. Newsweek1. USA4. Spectator3. Guardian5. AP6. SenateOffice7. AttorneyHouseGeneral 8. WhiteCommonsofHouse9. SupremeCourt 10.PartyConservativeCounty 12.11.spywar14.13.SecretaryGeneral16.MBArepublicanism15.EUAPEC 18.17.19. U.N. 20. WTOII.Translate the following two short paragraphs.1.On July 4, 1776, our Founders adopted the Declaration of Independence, creating a greatNation and establishing a hopeful vision of liberty and equality that endures today.2.解决台湾问题，实现祖国统一，是中国的内部事务，不受任何外国势力的干涉。

III.Rewrite the following headlines if necessary.1.Italian Ex-Mayor Murdered2.Married Women to Get Care allowance3.Killing in the Name of God4.Women Kills Husband, Self5.Mao: We Should Support Third World CountriesIV.Read the following news and then choose the right answer to each question.New Item 1A crippling, nationwide six-day transport strike over higher diesel fuel prices was called off after government and union leaders reached an agreement to lower fuel prices. Popular support for the strike, which ended late on Tuesday, is indicative of the anger over the tight fiscal policies of President Arnoldo Aleman, whom many blame for unemployment which has reached 53 per cent.1.What’s the agreement between the government and union leaders about?A.reducing fuel prices.B.raising fuel prices.C.raising workers’ wagesD.improving workers’ living conditions.2.Which can best describe the strikers’ attitude to the fiscal policies of the government?A.gratefulB.unhappy.C.supportive.D.hesitant.New Item 2General Motors, the leading US automaker on Tuesday reported a 4.2 per cent decline in total vehicle sales to 433,723 in April compared with the same month in 1998. Car sales fell 4.5 per cent and truck sales 3.9 per cent, the company said in a statement. Despite the April performance, GM vice-president for North American sales Roy Robert said: “We’re going into the summer season with excellent momentum.”3.How much percentage of total decline in vehicle sales in April this year?A. 4.2.B. 4.5.C. 3.9.D. 4.0.4.What’s the attitude of GM vice-president towards the prospects in summer?A.Doubtful.B.Pessimistic.C.Indifferent.D.OptimisticNews Item 3Some 200 pig breeders protested in the Malaysian capital yesterday against the government’s handling of a viral epidemic that killed 101 people and ruined the US’400 million pork industry. The farmers, mostly from Negeri Sembilan state, the epicenter of the outbreak, wore black armbands and held up banners outside the headquarters of the Malaysian Chinese Association political party, calling for compensation of US’53 for every pig killed.5.How many people lost their lives in the epidemic?A.200.B.101.C.400.D.53.6.What did the pig breeders call for in their protest?A.killing pigs.pensation for pigs killed.C.nationwide strike.D.handling of the epidemic.News Item 4A Kosovan man was killed and three others injured in Calais when a gunman opened fire after an argument between traffickers smuggling refugees into Britain. British tourists watched as the battle broke out at the ferry terminal at the Channel port, and a stray bullet lodged in one Briton’s camper van. Witnesses said that the gunman, who is thought to be a Kosovan, pulled out a pistol and fired on a group of about ten other Kosovans in the lorry part at the port.7.Between whom did the battle break out?A.Kosovans and English tourists.B. A gunman and English campers.C.Kosovan traffickers.D.Kosovan refugees.8.Where did the battle break out?A.at a port.B.in a van.C.on a ferry.D.in a refugees’ camp.News Item 5An annual survey of democracy and civil liberties indicates freedom is on the rise in many countries around the world. Twenty-five countries around the world made progress toward freedom in 2003, according to a report released by Freedom House, while 15 registered reversals.The report points to a continuing freedom divide between countries that have a Muslim majority and countries in which Islam is a minority religion. Twenty-eight countries in which Muslims are the majority are considered not free and 17 are partly free. Mali and Senegal are the only two predominantly Muslim countries in the world the group considered free.9.The survey shows that _____.A.all countries reported progress toward freedomB.only a few countries made progress toward freedomC.freedom took hold in many countriesD.many countries backed off from freedom10.Mali and Senegal are mentioned in order to _____.A.illustrate that freedom is easy to winB.praise countries where Islam is a minority religionC.point out an exceptionD.prove that Islam is against freedomV.Read the following article and then answer the questions below.Different Methods of AdvertisingIn advertising you will find different methods of promoting a product, and each one has its pros and cons. There are two main categories: the first is electronic media. It includes the radio, television, cinema and Internet. The radio’s main advantages are that it is cheap and it is an easy target since most of the stations are aimed at a particular market segment. On the other hand, one of the disadvantages is that the publicity reaches fewer people than commercial TV.Television is one of the most popular methods used today. Some of the points in favour of TV ads are: the public is targeted very efficiently, that is to say that advertisements are chosen depending on the program, for example: ads for sweets are associated with cartoons for children, alcohol is only publicized during adult viewing hours; the audience is very large; television allows visual drama to boast the product, which makes it seem more interesting, however exaggerating can make it seem ridiculous. In contrast, this process is the most expensive of all reaching during peak times and it provokes channel hopping since viewers don’t always sit to watch ads.Cinema has the same ups and downs as television except that the audience is limited. Internet advertising is low-priced and has an international coverage although some poorly developed countries have low access to it. On the other hand, this technique presents security problems made by hackers for credit and there is an enormous amount of competition.The second category is the print media, which includes newspapers, magazines, posters and billboards, direct mail and leaflets. The main conveniences in newspaper ads are that they are economical when you use the local ones; they are target selective and can be printed in color differing from the text, what attracts the reader’s attention. On the other hand the cost of these commercials grows if printed in national newspapers. The visual impact is not the same as on TV and finally readers may ignore ads.Ads in magazines are very target selective because they are often destined to a certain segment of the public. Another point in favour of magazine advertising is that they are read by more people and for a longer time than newspapers. But on the other hand this method is expensive but less than national dallies.Posters and billboards are the most popular ways of advertising. This is due to the fact that they are of a dominant size, they have a big frequency of exposure as well as a large audience. But some points against that type of advertising are that it is difficult to target the audience, the information given about the product is very limited and they can be damaged very easily.One of the conveniences in direct mail is that it targets very well particular customers, gives a personalized approach and is easy to measure effectiveness but it can be wrongly targeted and can be considered as “junk mail”.The last method is leaflets, it presents door-to-door coverage and clients are often tempted by special offers, although they are often thrown away and are only local. You can always find other methods and new ones are invented but these were the general ones.Comprehension1.The passage classifies the methods of advertisement into _____ categories.A. 3B. 4C. 2D. 52.According to the passage, we know that security problems to Internet advertising was causedby _____.A.the competitionB.the robbersC.the punksD.the hackers3.From the passage, the ads that attract the largest audiences is _____.A.cinema ads adsC.Internet adsD.Newspapers4.From the passage, we can infer that “junk mail” means _____.A.mails for adsB.mails from close friendsC.mails for helpD.mails from the hackers5.Which of the following statement is true?A.Television is the most popular methods of advertising.B.Advertising on national newspapers is the most expensive method.C.Posters and billboards are the most expensive of all methods.D.Ads in magazines are the most expensive of all methods.Word StudyComplete each sentence with a word or phrase given below (in its appropriate form if necessary). hacker provoke dominant pros and cons promotesegment hop boast coverage destined1.The Soviet Union is the _____ nation of Eastern Europe.2.The boy _____ that his bicycle was of the best quality of all the bicycles in the school.3.He claimed that it was her rudeness that _____ him to strike her.4.Do you have any idea how to _____ the sales of this product?5.Television has its widest _____ among the other mass media.6. A _____ being suspected deceiving the bank via Internet was arrested by the police.7.She _____ across the room because she had hurt her foot.8.It was a _____ of a television program that drew his attention.9.These prices are _____ to the Swiss market.10.The manager lists _____ for each methodology.VI.The following questions are connected to your reading course studies. Write down in English your own opinions, using 100-120 words each.Question: Give the reasons for and examples of both cosmetics and reconstructive surgery, and also your opinions of their personal and social value.英语报刊阅读练习题（四）答案I.Translate the following words into Chinese.1. 《今日美国》2. 《新闻周刊》3. 《卫报》4. 《旁观者》5. 美联社6. 参议院7. （美）司法部长8. 白宫办公厅9．（美）最高法院10. 下议院（平民院）11. 郡12. 保守党13. 总书记14. 间谍战15. 共和制16. 工商管理硕士欧洲联盟17. 亚洲和太平洋经济合作组织 18.19. 联合国20. 世界贸易组织II.Translate the following two short paragraphs.参考译文：1.在1776年7月4日，我们国家的缔造者们通过了《独立宣言》，创立了一个伟大的国家，创造了维持至今的充满希望、自由平等的气象。