英语听力精选进阶版 7557

The Islamic Cooperation Organisation¹ has pledged $350m towards the relief effort for famine victims in Somalia. The 57 Muslim nations meeting in Istanbul heard the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticise² the wealthy of the world.

"This is a litmus test not only for Somalia but also for the whole of humanity. Here at the conference, every civilisation³, every state, rich people, G20 countries, countries with $20,000, $30,000 and $40,000 in personal income, everybody is going through a litmus test for humanity."

Thousands of people have rallied in the centre of the Indian capital Delhi in support of the anti-corruption⁴ campaigner Anna Hazare. Huge crowds also gathered outside the jail where he's being held. Sanjoy Majumder witnessed the protests.

At Delhi's iconic India Gate, thousands of people congregated⁵, shouting slogans and holding placards demanding that Anna Hazare be freed and that the government act on corruption. Similar demonstrations⁶ have been held in Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Calcutta and a host of other cities. The Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has accused him of trying to circumvent⁷ democracy and trying to impose his will on the government. But the spontaneous outbreak of public support is something of deep concern for the government.

A three-year struggle for control of the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe has intensified⁸ with the High Court handing(handling口误) control of all church property to the excommunicated former Bishop⁹ of Harare, Nolbert Kunonga. One Anglican priest has already been evicted¹⁰ from his home by the former bishop's supporters, who've also used violence to break up church services, occasionally with police support. Our religious affairs correspondent Robert Pigott reports.

The power struggle began in 2008 when Bishop Kunonga unilaterally withdrew the Zimbabwean church from its association with other Anglican churches in Central Africa in protest, he claimed, against its toleration of homosexuality. Bishop Kunonga was sacked from his job and excommunicated, but evidently with the backing of the Zimbabwean authorities has retained partial control of the church. Now Zimbabwe's High Court has made Nolbert Kunonga custodian¹¹ of all church buildings, pending¹² further court action.

There's been a sharp increase in the number of African migrants arriving in Italy in overcrowded boats run by people smugglers in the Mediterranean¹³. Officials say that more than 3,000 people have reached the small Italian island of Lampedusa, which lies 200km from the Tunisian coast. The latest arrivals are believed to include Somalis and Nigerians as well as North Africans fleeing the violence in Libya.

World News from the BBC

A former member of parliament and senior member of Pakistan's governing party, the PPP, has been killed in a drive-by shooting in the southern city of Karachi. At least 12 other people also died in the attack on customers at a roadside cafe, who had just broken their fast for Ramadan.

The Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he plans to nationalise the country's gold sector¹⁴. Mr Chavez said he would issue a decree in the coming days which would nationalise gold extraction and processing. He said he'd use the gold to increase Venezuela's international reserves. The country has some of the continent's largest gold deposits, but it's not a major gold producer. Venezuela's steelworks, oil services and banking¹⁵ have already been nationalised.

The British Paralympic cycling champion Simon Richardson has suffered multiple injuries after an apparent hit-and-run accident. Mr Richardson, who won gold and silver medals at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, was struck while he was out cycling in South Wales. Colette Hume reports from Cardiff.

Police say Simon Richardson was hit by a white van while cycling on his specially-adapted bike. He suffered multiple injuries and was airlifted to the University of Wales Hospital in Cardiff. The 44-year-old won two golds and a silver at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, including the first British gold medal. He set two world records and was awarded the MBE for services to sport. Mr Richardson has been in training for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Colette Hume

Russia has unveiled its first stealth fighter jets during a visit by the Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to an airshow near Moscow. The Sukhoi T-50, designed to be undetectable by radar¹⁶, made its maiden¹⁷ flight a year and a half ago, but it's been kept secret until now. Russian and Indian experts are still working on the final version of the plane, which is expected to be ready in five years.

1 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

2 criticise   

v.批评，评论；非难

参考例句：

• Right and left have much cause to criticise government.左翼和右翼有很多理由批评政府。
• It is not your place to criticise or suggest improvements!提出批评或给予改进建议并不是你的责任！

3 civilisation   

n.文明，文化，开化，教化

参考例句：

• Energy and ideas are the twin bases of our civilisation.能源和思想是我们文明的两大基石。
• This opera is one of the cultural totems of Western civilisation.这部歌剧是西方文明的文化标志物之一。

4 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

5 congregated   

（使）集合，聚集( congregate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The crowds congregated in the town square to hear the mayor speak. 人群聚集到市镇广场上来听市长讲话。
• People quickly congregated round the speaker. 人们迅速围拢在演说者的周围。

6 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

7 circumvent   

vt.环绕，包围；对…用计取胜，智胜

参考例句：

• Military planners tried to circumvent the treaty.军事策略家们企图绕开这一条约。
• Any action I took to circumvent his scheme was justified.我为斗赢他的如意算盘而采取的任何行动都是正当的。

8 intensified   

v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
• The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 bishop   

n.主教，（国际象棋）象

参考例句：

• He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
• Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。

10 evicted   

v.（依法从房屋里或土地上）驱逐，赶出( evict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent. 许多房客因不付房租被赶了出来。
• They had evicted their tenants for non-payment of rent. 他们赶走了未交房租的房客。

11 custodian   

n.保管人，监护人；公共建筑看守

参考例句：

• Benitez believes his custodian is among the top five in world football.贝尼特斯坚信他的门将是当今足坛最出色的五人之一。
• When his father died his uncle became his legal custodian.他父亲死后，他叔叔成了他的法定监护人。

12 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

13 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

14 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

15 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

16 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。

17 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。