单选题 Where did the Pakistani government signed the agreement with tribal leaders?

A、

A. Southwest of Pakistan.
B、

B. Northwest of Pakistan.
C、

C. Northeast of Pakistan.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] Bush administration officials are to meet Thursday to discuss a new report by the National Counterterrorism Center. Officials say the report states that al-Qaida has found shelter in Pakistan since the signing of a peace agreement. The Pakistani government signed the agreement with tribal leaders in the country's northwest. The report said the agreement effectively removed the government from that area and permitted terrorists to move in. The report also said al-Qaida has rebuilt its strength to a level not seen since 2001.

单选题 How many people were killed in the raid?

A、

A. More than 18.
B、

B. More than 80.
C、

C. More than a thousand.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf speaks to the nation Thursday about the raid this week on the Red Mosque in Islamabad. More than 80 people were killed in the raid. Early Thursday, Pakistani officials buried many of the Islamic militants who died. The clergyman who led resistance at the Islamic center Abdul Rashid Ghazi was buried in his ancestral village in Punjab province. Thousands of mourners attended the funeral.

单选题 Where did the UN nuclear inspectors go to?

A、

A. North Korea.
B、

B. Seoul.
C、

C. South Korea.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] The head of the United Nations nuclear agency says inspectors are ready to go to North Korea to observe the closing of the country's main nuclear reactor. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed E1Baradei spoke in Seoul.

单选题 When did the fighting take place?

A、

A. On Saturday & Sunday.
B、

B. On Sunday & Monday.
C、

C. On Monday & Tuesday.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] Coalition forces in Afghanistan say more than 50 suspected Taliban rebels have been killed in two days of fighting. A statement says coalition airplanes dropped four bombs on enemy targets in the southern part of the country. The airstrike followed a suicide bombing against soldiers in Helmand province. The United States military says no civilians were killed during the battles Sunday and Monday.

单选题 How long did the former King rule Afghanistan?

A、

A. 19 years.
B、

B. 14 years.
C、

C. 40 years.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] The former King of Afghanistan Zahir Shah has died in Kabul. He was 92 years old. Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced the King's death. Mr. Karzai said the nation would observe three days of mourning. Zahir Shah became King when he was 19 years old. During his 40-year-rule, he gave the country a constitution, created an independent parliament and sought greater rights for Afghan women. The current government honored his efforts for Afghanistan by naming him the Father of the Nation.