SECTION C

News Item Ⅰ

11?答案C

「解题思路」了解南韩策划亚洲联盟反对日本的内容。

「详细解答」“coalition”为“an alliance or union，esp.a temporary one”联盟。 “South Korean announced plans for an Asia-wide coalition against Tokyo‘s White washing of history.” “White”or“undermining，distorting，giving a false or misleading account of.” 扭曲，篡改。

12?答案D

「解题思路」了解南韩反对日本的措施。

「详细解答」消息中有： Protests in South Korea have escalated into civic campaigns nationwide，including calls for a boycott of Japanese goods， prompting Seoul to postpone joint military exercises with Tokyo.“escalate” 为“to increase or intensify”增强：“boycott”为 “to abstain from buying or dealing with as a protest.”抵制，反对。

News Item Ⅱ

13?答案A

「解题思路」了解乔治。布什致信国会的时间。

「详细解答」消息中有： George W.Bush on Friday presented to Congress a letter formally requesting an extension to the Normal Trade Relations status to China for another year. 这个细节很容易被忽视，听力中应该对时间、数字比较敏感。

14?答案B

「解题思路」了解去年出口中国的增长率。

「详细解答」“boost”为“to increase；raise”增长；消息中有： Bush said that trade with China has benefted both American businesses，which boosted exports to China by 24 percent last year.“，其中”export“为”to send or transport abroad，esp.for trade or sale.“出口。

15?答案D

「解题思路」了解举行出口年回顾的地点。

「详细解答」 White House is the executive mansion of the United Stated States president. Pentagon is the U.S military establishment in a building with the polygon having five sides.The Capital Hill is where Congress works. 故答案应选D.在消息中也明确提到这个地点。

SECTION D

1?答案desultory

「解题思路」了解“零乱，散漫”的说法。

「详细解答」“desultory”为“without purpose or intent；aimless”或“occuring haphzardly；random”。

2?答案saga

「解题思路」了解“传奇”的说法。

「详细解答」“saga”为“an lcelandic prose narrative written between the 12th and 14th cent.”或“a long heroic narrative.”传奇故事。

3?答案sensitive

「解题思路」了解“敏锐”的说法。

「详细解答」“sensitve”为“capable of perceiving”：“baroque”为 “of an artistic style current in Europe from about 1550 to 1700，typified by extremely elaborate and ornate forms.” 巴洛克式来源于十四，十六世纪的欧洲，表现为细节详尽，语气润饰华丽。

4?答案microcosm.

「解题思路」了解“微型”的说法。

「详细解答」“microcosm”为“a small， representative system having analogies to a larger system in constitution， configuration，or development.”微型的。

5?答案recognition

「解题思路」了解“名声、声望”的说法

「详细解答」“critical recognition”为“critical notice or attention.”批评的。“critical” 为“of or relating to critics or criticism”：“recognition”为 “attention or favorable notice”知名。

6?答案gaps

「解题思路」了解“空隙，距离”的说法。

「详细解答」“gap”为“an interruption of continuity”。

7?答案consequence.

「解题思路」了解“重要性”的说法。

「详细解答」“Consequence”here does not mean“something that follows from an action or cordition，”它为“importance；significance”。