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高级口译0503听力原文汇总合集（3）

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　　高级口译0503听力原文汇总合集（3）
　　
　　Questions 6 to 10

　　【原文】

　　Jerusalem

　　US Secretary of State Collin Powell yesterday called for an end to violence, and asked Israel and Palestinians to facilitate Palestinian elections as he sought to revive a long dormant US peace-making role. Powell, on his first visit to Israel and West Bank in 18 months, met Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, and was to hold talks later with Palestinians leaders, who have taken interim control following President Yasser Arafat’s death on November 11th. Powell said Israeli leaders told him yesterday that Israel would cooperate and coordinate with the Palestinians over the presidential election they plan to hold in January. Israeli foreign minister Sylvan Shalom, at a news conference with Powell, said Israel would do everything in its power to ensure smooth the running of the January 9th ballot to choose a successor to Arafat.

　　New Orleans

　　More than 60 countries agree to ban the killing of sharks for their fins in the Atlantic Ocean, a move that conservationists hope will increase protection of the threatened species around the world. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, ICCAT, drew up the agreement at its annual meeting being held in New Orleans on Sunday. The agreement bans the practice known as shark finning, in which fishermen slice off a shark’s fin and throw the carcass overboard, leading room for more fins. Shark fins are delicacy in Asian countries, and command high prices. Shark fin soup sells for more than 100 US dollars in Singapore, according to Wild Aid, an environmental group.

　　Colombo

　　Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said yesterday that his visit to India this week will improve the atmosphere of relations between the two long time rivals, but warned against expectations for a breakthrough. Aziz, speaking in Colombo during a South Asia tour, said his trip to New Delhi, which begins today, was part of Pakistan’s commitment to peaceful relations with its neighbors, including India. “My visit should not be viewed as a transactional process, but as an ongoing process.” Aziz told a group of businessmen and journalists at the end of his two-day-tour of Sri Lanka.

　　Munich

　　Germany, the world’s 3rd biggest economy, can no longer rely on exports to fuel domestic spending, prompting economists to cut their growth forecast for next year to as low as 1%. A year long export bloom ended in the 3rd quarter, and investment and spending did not rise enough to make up the difference, dragging the pace of growth to the slowest in more than a year. Investment in Germany is weakening as companies including Volkswagen AG, Europe’s biggest car maker, use their profits to build factories and hire outside their home market. “The link between exports, investment and consumption is getting weaker,” said Hans-Werner Sear, president of the Munich based IFO Institute, who coined the term “bazaar economy” to describe the transfer of large parts of Germany’s Industrial production to lower wage economies. “I’m afraid the period of stagnation will continue for some years to come.”

　　Tokyo

　　Nissan Motor Corporation, Japan’s second biggest car maker, said total vehicle sales in the United States next year may be similar to 2004, even as the price of petrol rises and growth slows in the world’s largest economy. “Sales will probably reach 17 million vehicles in the United States, the world’s largest auto market next year, compared with an estimated 16.9 million units this year, as auto makers release new models and increase incentives,” said Nissan executive vice president Norio Matsumira in an interview in Tokyo. Last year, 16.67 million vehicles were sold in the United States, according to Auto Data.

　　6. Which of the following statements is true about US Secretary of State Collin Powell’s visit to the Middle East?

　　7. What agreement did the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas reach at its annual meeting?

　　8. What did Pakistani Prime Minister say before his visit to India?

　　9. According to the report, what prompts economists to cut their growth forecast for German economy next year?

　　10. What will total vehicle sales in the United States probably reach next year?

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