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听力原文：Sudan's foreign minister says Tuesday's plane crash which killed at least 115 peo

听力原文： Sudan's foreign minister says Tuesday's plane crash which killed at least 115 people was a direct result of U.S. sanctions. Musafa Osman Ismail said the accident was caused by a lack of spare parts which he said were unavailable because of those sanctions. The United States imposed sanctions on Sudan in 1997. It also remains on the U.S. list of nations that sponsor terrorism. The US. State Department rejected the Sudanese allegation, saying there is no ban on aviation safety equipment. The Sudan Airways Boeing 737 crashed minutes after take- off, killing everyone on board except a young boy.

What should be blamed for the crash？

A．Terrorist attacks.

B．U.S. sanctions.

C．Lack of spare parts.

D．Lack of regular maintenance.

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听力原文： The presidents of Sudan and Chad have met to discuss the humanitarian crisis in

Sudan's troubled western region of Darfur. Presidents Omar al-Bashir of Sudan and Idriss Deby of Chad held talks in west Darfur's capital. There were no immediate details about their meeting. But officials said the leaders have been expected to discuss setting up a patrol along the shared border to stop Arab militias in Darfur from crossing into Chad to carry out attacks. The government-allied Arab militias have forced more than 1,000,000 black Sudanese from their homes in Darfur. An estimated 130,000 of them have fled to neighboring Chad.

What is Chad worried about？

A．More refugees would flee to Chad.

B．Arab militias would cross into Chad.

C．Arab militias would attack Chad.

D．Tensions would increase in the border area.

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听力原文： Sudan's foreign minister says Tuesday's plane crash which killed at least 115 pe

ople was a direct result of U.S. sanctions. Musafa Osman Ismail said the accident was caused by a lack of spare parts which he said were unavailable because of those sanctions. The United States imposed sanctions on Sudan in 199It also remains on the U.S. list of nations that sponsor terrorism. The U.S. State Department rejected the Sudanese allegation, saying there is no ban on aviation safety equipment. The Sudan Airways Boeing 737 crashed minutes after take-off, killing everyone on board except a young boy.

What should be blamed for the crash？

A．Terrorist attacks.

B．U.S. sanctions.

C．Lack of spare parts.

D．Lack of regular maintenance.

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听力原文： Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir has charged that international pressure of the

crisis in Sudan's Darfur region is actually aimed at the status of Islam in the country. Sudanese media reported Saturday that President Bashir made the comment to supporters outside Khartoum after Friday prayers. He's quoted as saying his government will stick to the application of Islamic law or sharia. The international community has been increasing pressure on Sudan to disarm pro- government Arab militias accused of atrocities against black Sudanese in Darfur. The United Nations says the humanitarian situation there is the world's worst.

What comment did the Sudanese president make on the crisis in his country？

A．He will stick to Islamic law.

B．He will remove religious confrontations.

C．He will dissolve ethnic misunderstandings.

D．He will seek international aid.

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听力原文： Violent mobs surged again into the streets of Sudan's capital Tuesday, a day aft

er 36 people died in riots sparked by the death of Sudanese vice president and former southern rebel leader John Garang. The reports of deaths Tuesday could not be independently confirmed. Officials said Monday's riots resulted in 36 people being killed and about 300 injured. The government renewed the 6 p.m.—6 a.m. curfew first imposed Monday night, and by midafternoon downtown streets were nearly empty.

How many people died in riots on Tuesday？

A．13.

B．Unknown.

C．36.

D．300.

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听力原文：Sudanese opposition leader Sadeqal-Mahdi, who travels to Washington next week, sa

听力原文： Sudanese opposition leader Sadeqal-Mahdi, who travels to Washington next week, says he will push the Bush administration to urge both sides in his country's civil war to make peace and create a true democracy. In an interview with Reuters news agency, Mr. Mahdi says the United States can play an important role in pressuring both sides to reach a just peace through political talks, not war-fare.

Last week, Secretary of State Colin Powell visited the region and promised to try harder to end the Sudanese war, which has killed an estimated two million people. It pits the Muslim north against the largely Christian and animist south.

Sudan's President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir and rebel leader John Garang are to hold proximity talks Saturday in Nairobi along with east African leaders trying to mediate an end to the 18 year conflict. In addition to the Kenyan host, President Daniel-arap Moi, the Ugandan, Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders are to attend the session.

Who has visited Sudan last week？

A．Sadeqal-Mahdi.

B．Colin Powell.

C．Omar Hassan AL-Bashir.

D．President Bush.

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听力原文： The UN children's program UNICEF says it plans to help millions of African child

ren return to school or start classes for the first time next year. The agency's executive director says more than twenty-four million children in Africa are not in school because of discrimination, school fees or other factors. Meanwhile the chief UN office for refugees is asking for additional fifty-six million dollars for food and housing for people fleeing ethnic violence in Sudan's western Darfur region. A spokesman says Secretary General Kofi Annan is planning to visit the region soon.

How will UNICEF help the African children？

A．Build more schools in Africa.

B．Reduce school fees in Africa.

C．Return them to school.

D．Provide them with food and housing.

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听力原文： African Union Chairman Olesugun Obasanjo says the small AU peacekeeping forces b

eing sent to Darfur will have a shoot-back policy. The Nigerian president told a news conference in Addis Ababa that the force numbering three hundred soldiers will patrol over crowded refugee camps and border areas between Sudan and Chad and will actively defend refugees from attacks by Arab militias. Leaders at the African Union summit which concluded in Addis Ababa Thursday discontinued the discussion of an internal report blasting Zimbabwe's government of President Robert Mugabe for human rights violations. One official says the African Union had more important topics on its agenda.

Which of the following is NOT true about the AU peacekeeping force？

A．It has 300 soldiers in all.

B．It will be sent to Darfur.

C．It is to protect refugees from attacks.

D．It is to establish order in Sudan and Chad.

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SECTION CNEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Lis

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.

听力原文： In his first decrees as Sudan's No. 2 leader, former rebel chief John Garang dissolved his guerrilla movement and dismissed all government officials in 10 southern states.

The moves implement measures called for under an interim constitution and peace agreement that ended a 21-year civil war between the Muslim north and mainly Christian and animist south.

The settlement made Gating first vice president—second only to President Omar el-Bashir—as well as president of southern Sudan, letting him set up an interim administration there until a referendum in six years on secession.

The decrees were announced by state-run Omdurman radio, which used to severely criticize the former rebel leader.

Garang led the Sudan People's Liberation Army in the war against the Khartoum government. The war in Africa's largest country ended in January with the signing of the comprehensive peace agreement, and he was sworn in as first vice president July 9.

Garang's decrees replaced the governors in the south who had been appointed by el-Bashir. The edicts also dissolved all the legislative councils in the region.

Garang set up a new administration, naming Salva Kiir Mayardit as vice presulent of the southern government. Kiir was Garang's second in the Sudan People's Liberation Army.

According to the news item, John Garang ______

A．is the president of the Khartoum government

B．is the vice president of the Khartoum government

C．is the vice president of the southern states

D．used to be No. 2 of the Sudan People's Liberation Army

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听力原文：Twenty of the world's top economies premised to help the rock lower its debt and

听力原文： Twenty of the world's top economies premised to help the rock lower its debt and help to restart the global trade talks after a two-day meeting in Mexico on Monday. Officials from the Group of 20 — G20 nations also discussed the possibility of sectioning countries that refused to cooperate in the fight against terrorism. Possible sections were not outlined at the meeting. In the declaration released at the end of the meeting. Ministers called on world trade organization — WTO members to restart the trade talks that clasped in Kankoo last month. Nations must quickly reenergize the negotiation process recognizing that flexibility and political will from all are urgently needed, it said. G20 ministers also talked about the possibility of creating a voluntary code of conduct to govern the negotiations between creditors and countries on the verge of defaulting debt. The code would outline the steps that should be taken to prevent a financial crisis. Created in 1999 to avoid financial disasters and to keep the global economies stable, the G20 is made up of the European Union and 19 other countries including Australia, Brazil, China, Japan and the US.

Which of the following was NOT on the agenda of the G20 meeting？

A．Iraq debts.

B．WTO talks.

C．Financial disasters.

D．Possible sanctions.

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听力原文： Sudan's government has promised UN Secretary General Kofi Annan that it will imm