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英语文章阅读训练@#@英语文章阅读训练@#@英语文章阅读训练One.BBCNewswithMarionMarshallPresidentObamaispreparingtogiveahighlychargedtelevisedaddresswhichwillproposeanAmericanJobsActdesignedtostemunemployment.Somereportssaythepackagewillincludetaxcuts,infrastructureprojectsandre-hiringoflaid-offteachersandpolice.OurNorthAmericaeditorMarkMardellreports.Somesuggestallthiscouldcostasmuchas$400bn,andit’sveryunlikelythepresidentwillgettheagreementoftheRepublicans,whocontroltheHouseofRepresentatives,toanyincreaseinspending.Heisofcoursesettingapoliticaltrapforthem,daringthemtodefymeasuresthathewillportrayashelpingordinaryAmericans.Buttherearegravedangersforthepresidentaswell;@#@proposingwhathecannotdelivermaynotlooklikeanactiveleadership.Commentators,themarkets,hisopponentsdon’thavehighexpectationsofthespeech,buthispotentialsupportersarelesscynicalandaredesperatelyhopingthiswillbeapivotalmoment.NatoforcesinAfghanistansayaBBCreporterkilledinJulywasshotdeadbyaUSsoldier.AhmedOmedKhpulwak,whoreportedfortheBBC’sPashtoservice,diedduringasuicideattackinUruzganprovince.InitialreportssuggestedhewaskilledbytheTaliban,butaNatoinvestigationnowconfirmsthathewasshotdeadbyanAmericanwhomistookhimforasuicidebomber.TheBBC’sdirectorofGlobalNews,PeterHorrocks,paidtributetoMrKhpulwak.Hesaiditwasessentialthatjournalistshadthebestpossibleprotectionsothattheworldcouldheartheirstories.TheIsafspokesmanBrigadierGeneralCarstenJacobsonsaidtheAmericansoldierthoughtOmedKhpulwakwasadanger.Hewasholdingatechnicalgadgetinhishandwhichhappenedtobehistelephoneprobably,sothesoldierbelievedthathewasasuicidebomber,athirdsuicidebomberwhowasabouttodetonatehimself,andthereforetookaction.AidworkerssayhundredsofAfricanmigrantsarefleeingfromLibyaeachdaybecauseofthefearofraciallymotivatedattacks.MarkDoylereports.TheblackAfricansnowleavingLibyatoldtheUNmigrationofficetheyfearedfortheirlives.TheysaidallblackpeopleinLibyawerenowbeingseenasassociatedwiththeblackmercenariesthathadbeenfightingonthesideofColonelGaddafi.TheUNstoppedshortofdirectlyblamingtheanti-GaddafiTransitionalNationalCouncilforcesforsystematicallytargetingtheblackAfricans.Itsaidsomeoftheattackscouldhavebeenspontaneousfightsamonglocalcommunities.ButtheUNsaidthenewwaveofxenophobicviolencewasdefinitelyassociatedwiththearrivaloftheanti-Gaddafigroups.ThedeputyheadofLibya’sNationalTransitionalCouncilhassaidthebattleagainstColonelGaddafi’sforcesisn’tover.InhisfirstspeechsincemovingtoTripoli,MahmoudJibrilcalledonLibyanstobeunitedandnotattackeachotherastheyfacebigchallengesahead.ForcesloyaltoColonelGaddafihavecontinuedtoshowdefianceinthetownofBaniWalid.Theyfiredrocketsatoppositionforcesfromthetown,whichisoneoftheformerleader’slastremainingbastions.WorldNewsfromtheBBCTheTurkishPrimeMinisterRecepTayyipErdoganhasintensifiedhiscountry’sdiplomaticrowwithIsrael.InaninterviewwiththeArabTVstational-Jazeera,MrErdogansaidthatTurkishwarshipswouldprovideanescorttoanyTurkishaidvesselstoGaza.TurkeyhasexpressedgrowingangeroverIsrael’srefusaltoofferafullapologyforitsraidonaflotillaheadingforGazalastyear,duringwhichnineTurkishactivistswerekilled.Anewcontroversialstudyofacoupleoftwo-million-year-oldskeletonssuggeststhathumansmayhaveevolvedinadifferentplaceandearlierthanpreviouslythought.Here’soursciencecorrespondentPallabGhosh.Oneofthebigquestionsinhumanevolutioniswhenandwheredidthefirsthumansemerge.ThefavouritetheoryisthatithappenedinEastAfricaaroundtwomillionyearsago.ButadetailedstudyofremainsfoundinacaveinMalapa,nearJohannesburg,hasnowchallengedthatview.Thetwo-million-year-oldspecimenseemtohavegreaterbraindevelopment,handsandteeththataremorehuman-like,andtheirpelvisesaremoresuitedtowalkingthananyotherpre-humancreaturefoundtodate.Indeed,thetraitsaresohuman-likethatsomearguethatthesecreaturesmaythemselvesbetheveryfirstofourkind.TheUnitedStatesJusticeDepartmenthasissuedastronglycriticalreportofthepoliceforceintheUSterritoryofPuertoRico,callingitbrokeninanumberofcriticalways.Athree-yearinvestigationfoundapatternofunconstitutionalbehaviour,includingexcessiveuseofforceandillegalsearchesandarrests.OneofLondon’smostpopularartgalleries,theTateModern,hasannouncedambitiousplanstoopenpreviouslyunusedpartsofitsbuildingintimefortheOlympicsnextyear.Thefirstphaseoftheprojectwillincludeopeningtheold300-metreoiltanksattheformerpowerstation,whichthegallery’sdirectorNicholasSerotasaidwouldbesomeofthemostexcitingspacesintheworldfornewartBBCNewsTwo.BBCNewswithMarionMarshallTheNato-ledmissioninAfghanistan,Isaf,hassuspendedthetransferofdetaineestosomeAfghanjailsfollowingallegationsofwidespreadtorture.Thesuspensionappliestoeightprovinceswherethereareconcernsthatprisonerscouldbemistreatedincustody.AUNreportdescribeshowprisonershavebeenbeatenandinsomecaseselectrocuted.QuentinSommervillereportsfromKabul.Thetorturewascommonplaceandsystematic.Prisoners,manyofwhomhadbeenhandedoverbyNatotroops,werebeatenwithrubberhoses,threatenedwithsexualassaultandinsomecasesgivenelectricshocks.Mostofthosesuspectedofbeinginsurgentswereheldwithoutcharge.Manyoftheaccusationscameinanas-yetunpublishedUNreport.Inonecase,a19-year-oldmanwasbeatenfor19daysstraight.Heeventuallybledtodeath.Aheavilyarmedconvoyof50LibyanvehiclesisdrivingthroughtheAfricanstateofNigeraftercrossingthedesertborderfromLibya.TheUSStateDepartmentspokeswomanVictoriaNulandsaidtheAmericanambassadorinNigerhaddiscussedtheconvoywithofficialsthere.ShesaidNigerwasbeingurgedtocooperatewithLibya’sNationalTransitionalCouncil.Apparentlyaconvoyhasentered,anditdoesincludesomeseniormembersoftheGaddafiregime,butwedonotbelievethatGaddafihimselfwasamongthem.WehavestronglyurgedtheNigerienofficialstodetainthosemembersoftheregime.We’vealsourgedthemtoworkwiththeTNCwithregardtotheirinterestinanyoftheseindividualsandbringingthosewhomayneedtobebroughttojustice.TheTurkishPrimeMinisterRecepTayyipErdoganhassaidthatallmilitarytieswithIsraelhavebeensuspended.It’sasignofTurkey’sgrowingangeroverIsrael’srefusaltoofferafullapologyforitsraidonaflotillaheadingforGazalastyear,duringwhichnineTurkishactivistswerekilled.Mostmilitarydeals,however,havebeenconcluded.MrErdoganalsosaidthatcommercialrelationswouldbesuspended.TheItaliangovernmenthasannounceditslatestrevisionstoanausteritypackageaimedatstabilisingthecountry’sfinancesastensofthousandsofItalianstookpartinprotestsagainstplannedbudgetcuts.DavidWilleyreportsfromRome.InMilan,strikingworkersthreweggsandsmokebombsatbanks.InTurin,theyscuffledwithpolicewhileinPalermoinSicilydemonstratorsburnttheflagsoftradeunionsthatrefusedtotakepartinthestrike.Parliamentismeetingtoratifyaseriesofausteritymeasuresenactedbythegovernmentlastmonthtotrytoreassurefinancialmarkets.The$68bnausteritypackagehasbeenradicallyrevisedinrecentdaysascoalitionmembersbickeredoverwherethebiggestnewtaxburdenistofallandwhichpublicservicesaretobeaxed.BBCNewsAnIsraeliairstrikeonGazaisreportedtohavekilledaPalestinianmilitantandinjuredtwocivilians.Theattack,nearthecityofKhanYunis,cameaftermilitantsfiredmortarstowardsIsrael.Earlier,IsraelisoldiersclashedwithmilitantsnearabordercrossingbetweenIsraelandGaza.PoliticiansinSomaliahaveapprovedadealaimedatinstallinganelectedgovernmentwithinayearandrestoringpeaceandsecurityafterdecadesofinstability.AttheendofaUN-backedconferenceinMogadishu,theyalsoagreedtopassanti-piracylegislationandwriteanewconstitution.Here’sourEastAfricacorrespondentWillRoss.Somalia’spoliticianshavedonetheeasypart-puttingpentopaper.AttheUnitedNations-backedconferenceinMogadishu,theysignedanagreementwhichsetsouttheroadmaptowardselectionsnextAugustandincludestheloftytaskofmakingthecountrysecure.TheIslamistinsurgentgroupslikeal-Shababwerenotatthisconferenceandhavepromisedtokeepfightingthegovernment.Somalia’spoliticiansaredeeplydividedalongclanlines,andintheeyesofmanySomalis,they’vefailedthepeopleforyears.Puttingasidethepoliticalwranglestoimplementthisroadmapwouldbeamajorachievement.TheCentralBankofNigeriahasannouncedplanstoswitchupto1/10ofitsfinancialreservestotheChinesecurrency,theyuan,becomingthefirstAfricancountrytodoso.ThegovernorofthebanksaidtheUSbudgetdeficitandthedowngradingofitscreditworthinessalongwiththeEuropeansovereigndebtcrisismeanttherewasaneedfordiversificationofreservecurrencies.TheIndianPrimeMinisterManmohanSinghhassignedaseriesofdealswithhisBangladeshicounterpartSheikhHasinaduringahigh-profilevisittoDhakabutfailedtoagreeonakeyissueofsharingwater.Progresswasmadeontrade,theircommonborderandthefateofthousandsofpeoplelivinginenclavesinbothcountries.BB
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