2008专四答案详解

　　◆Section C NEWS BROADCAST

　　News Item One (Questions 21 and 22)

　　(21) The New Year celebration in Thailand was shattered by violence when nine bombs exploded across Bangkok around midnight. Three Thai citizens were killed and more than thirty injured. No terrorist group claimed responsibility for the bombings by Tuesday. Some believe the explosions were the work of Muslim separatists. Bombings and shootings occur almost daily in Thailand’s three Southern-most provinces. (22) Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani have a dominant Muslim population and have long complained of neglect and discrimination in the largely Buddhist nation. They have asked for independence and a separate Islamic State. Since 2004, the insurgents have carried out numerous attacks in the south and more than 1,900 people have been killed. The Thai government has been unable to curb the violence, though thousands of troops have been sent to the south.

　　News Item Two (Questions 23 and 24)

　　U.S. President George W. Bush will layout his new policy for Iraqi Wednesday night in a TV speech. However, some details of the policy have been leaked to the media.

　　National Oil Law: A date is to be announced for the release of a national oil law in Iraq. (23) The law will give the Iraqi central government the power to distribute current and future oil revenues to provinces and regions based on their population size. The achievement of a fair distribution of oil revenue is seen as a cornerstone of Iraqi security.

　　More Troops: The U.S. now has 132,000 troops in Iraq. The number will temporarily be increased by 20,000. (24) A renewed construction package costing up to 1 billion U. S. dollars is also to be announced. The money is to help create jobs and boost the Iraqi economy. Young Iraqis are to be encouraged to participate in the countries reconstruction by cleaning the streets and repairing schools.

　　News Item Three (Questions 25 and 26)

　　(25) A joint committee will soon seek further cooperation between Egypt and Spain in industry, trade, investment, and science and technology. (26) Egyptian economic sources said the two sides will discuss the possibility of setting up a joint-business council when the Egyptian-Spanish higher committee meets in the first half of September, in Madrid, Spain. The business council is aimed at balancing bilateral trade by expanding trade volume.

　　News Item Four (Question 27)

　　(27) "Japanese teenage women have grown increasingly violent in the last 20 years," a criminologist said yesterday. The ratio of women in their teens inflicting bodily injury has risen to more than 20 per 100,000 of the total Japanese population. "More than 7 times the level 20 years ago," said Jin Suki Kagiyama, a professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. "Japanese males have shifted increasingly to aggression, previously linked with women, such as bullying others by excluding them from conversation," he said.

　　News Item Five (Question 28)

　　(28) Despite reports of intimidation, Zimbabweans swarmed to polling stations on the final day of voting in the most competitive parliamentary election in Zimbabwe’s history.

　　On the first day of voting, lines of hundreds of voter, sneaked around some of the countries 4,000 polling stations. A total of 120 seats were being contested, and Mugabe appoints another 30 lawmakers, giving him and his party a built-in advantage.

　　News Item Six (Questions 29 and 30)

　　"About 40,000 Indian telecom workers called of their work-to-rule yesterday after reaching an agreement with the government," officials and union leaders said. The employees of the department of telecommunication service launched their action on Friday (29) in protest against plans to convert the department into a company and the recent appointment of a non - technical official as the department head. (30) Banks, major companies, and long-distance customers were hit by the work-to-rule, which involves obeying minor regulations, only so as to slow down the workflow.

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