Leaders of the Group of Eight Major Industrialized Nations (G8) will meet in Scotland in July this year. Representatives from China, India, Mexico, South Africa and Brazil have also been invited. Here"s what the G8 leaders want from the meeting.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair wants the G8 to cancel debt to the world"s poorest countries. He wants them to double aid to Africa to 50 billion pounds by 2010. He has also proposed reducing subsidies to Western farmers and removing restrictions on African exports. This has not got the approval of all members because it will hurt their agricultural interests. On climate change, Blair wants concerted (共同的) action by reducing carbon emissions (排放).
US President George W. Bush agrees to give help to Africa. But he says he doesn"t like the idea of increasing aid to countries as it will increase corruption. Bush said he would not sign an agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions at the summit, according to media. The US is the only G8 member not to have signed the Kyoto Protocol (京都协议书). Although the US is the world"s biggest polluter, Bush so far refuses to believe there is sufficient scientific data to establish beyond a doubt that there is a problem.
French President Jacques Chirac supports Blair on Africa and climate change. He is determined to get the US to sign the climate change deal.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder remains doubtful of Blair"s Africa proposals. Schroder"s officials have dismissed the notion that money will solve Africa"s problems as "old thinking". Berlin says that African states should only receive extra money if they can prove they"ve solved the corruption problem.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was doubtful about the value of more aid to Africa. But he has seen a way to make this work to his advantage. Putin intends to use the aid to Africa as a springboard (跳板) next year to propose aid to the former Soviet republics of Georgia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Moldova.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi"s priorities are a seat on the UN Security Council, for which he will be lobbying (游说) at the summit. And he"s concerned about the Democratic People"s Republic of Korea"s nuclear weapons programme.
单选题
The G8 countries include China, India, Mexico, South Africa and Brazil.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：八国峰会包括中国、印度、墨西哥、南非和巴西。由专有名词G8以及题目中出现的中国，印度、墨西哥、南非和巴西回到原文找题干，可以确定到第一段：Representatives from China, India, Mexico, South Africa and Brazil have also been invited.中国、印度、墨西哥、南非和巴西等国的领导人也受到邀请，证明他们不是八国成员国，故答案选B。
单选题
Blair hopes that the G8 countries will work together to reduce carbon emissions.
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：布什同意对非洲增加资助。从主语Bush，我们回到原文去定位，很容易发现第三段有相关的信息。第三段第二句说：But he says he doesn"t like the idea of increasing aid to countries as it will increase corruption.布什不愿意增加对非洲的资助，而题干是布什愿意增加对非洲的资助，故答案选B。
单选题
Chirac takes a stand similar to Blair"s on Africa and climate change.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：希拉克支持布莱尔对非洲和气候变化的看法。从主语Chirac看，我们回到原文去定位，很容易发现第四段有相关的信息。第四段第一句提到：French President Jacques Chirac supports Blair on Africa and climate change. 希拉克支持布莱尔对非洲和气候变化的看法及态度，这跟题干所表达的意思是一致的，故答案选A。
单选题
According to media, Bush will sign the Kyoto Protocol at the summit.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：据媒体报道，布什将在峰会期间签订京都议定书。从主语 Bush和Kyoto Protocol看，我们回到原文去定位，发现第三段有相关信息。第三段倒数第二句话提到：The US is the only G8 member not to have signed the Kyoto Protocol(京都议定书).美国是目前G8成员国中唯一没有签订京都议定书的国家。题干所陈述部分与原文信息不符，故答案选B。
单选题
Japan will reject Blair"s proposal to increase aid to Africa.