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5。From the last part of the passage we know 。
A。 the representatives declined to relent after the meeting with President Wahid
B。 Singapore’s Prime Minister expressed regret over the protesters and appealed to Indonesia to protect foreign investors in the country
C。 head of the Bintan District Assemble will meet senior central Singapore government officials to deal with the problems faced by the villagers
D。 many protesters are still keeping on their act in Bintan
Vocabulary
1。disgruntled adj。 不满的；不高兴的
2。blindfold n。 眼罩；障眼物
vt。 遮眼；蒙骗
adj。 看不清的；盲目的
3。blockade n。 阻塞
vt。 封锁
4。relent vi。发慈悲，动怜悯的
长难句解析
①【解析】“have no choice but to do…”意为“没有别的选择，只能……”。
【译文】 Hood先生说印度尼西亚政府别无选择只能采取行动，因为村民仍然拒绝结束封锁。
答案与详解
【短文大意】本文是一篇新闻稿，报道的是发生在印度尼西亚的一个冲突事件。印尼的Bintan岛是与新加坡东部毗邻的一个岛，有很多来自新加坡的投资商，也是新加坡人周末度假的胜地。当地居民为获得更高的土地补偿，在向政府抗议时发生流血冲突。该事件如果不得到妥善解决，很可能会引起社会的不稳定。
1。C主旨题。印尼的Bintan岛居民要求获得对其卖出土地的更多赔偿，官方派部队镇压抗议群众，造成流血事件。第二、四项说新加坡政府的镇压和要求新加坡政府赔偿都是错误的，第一项当地居民袭击地区议会也是不正确的。
2。D细节题。对于Bintan岛的叙述，几项均正确。这是新加坡东部毗邻的一个岛，是新加坡人周末度假的胜地，但最近发生流血事件，居民抗议活动遭到镇压。见原文。
3。C细节题。文中提及12名学生领袖中的8名被捕，是否受伤并未提及，故选此项。第一、二项符合文意，第四项不属于冲突事件的结果，所以排除选择的可能性。
4。C推断题。从这段文章中可以看出，政府关心的并不是岛上居民的利益，而是保证国外投资和岛的长期发展？因此A、B是不可能出现的，而从岛上居民从前那些反抗的结局来看，D项基本上也是不现实的，最可能的就是他们得到了一点点钱，放弃了更多的努力。
5。D推断题。从文中最后一句也可以判断仍有村民继续抗议，其他几项均有错。第一项瓦希德总统在最后一分钟取消了预计的会议，因为抗议者声势已减弱了。第二项是保护该岛的新加坡投资商而不是全国范围。第三项应是与印尼政府高级官员商谈，非新加坡政府官员。
第一篇 人文篇Passage 13
Passage 13建议用时：8。5分钟From：To：
President Clinton met with leaders of some major U。S。 high…tech companies on Thursday to enlist their support in an uphill battle to secure Congress’ blessing for a landmark trade agreement with China。 White House spokesman Joe Lockhart said Clinton stopped in to talk to several of the industry’s top executives while they were at the White House for talks with Chief of Staff John Podesta。 “The president’s main focus of his comments to the group was the importance of； early this year； getting NTR （normal trade relations） on China worked through；” Lockhart said。 Clinton discussed 『“the importance not only to their particular businesses； which is clearly important； but also to the American economy and to the idea that we can continue this prosperity； we can continue this economic expansion；”』① Lockhart said。
The industry executives who met with Clinton and Podesta included Cisco Systems （NasdaqNM：CSCO … news） CEO John Chambers； Dell Computer Corp。 （NasdaqNM：DELL … news） CEO Michael Dell； Intel Corp。 （NasdaqNM：INTC … news） Chairman Andrew Grove； Compaq Computer Corp。 （NYSE：CPQ … news） CEO Mike Capella； Hewlett…Packard （NYSE：HWP … news） CEO Carly Fiornia； NCR Corp。 （NYSE：NCR … news） CEO Lars Nyberg； and Silicon Graphics Inc。 （NYSE：SGI … news） Chairman and CEO Robert Bishop。
『The White House has said Clinton and his cabinet would launch a major campaign to convince Congress to approve permanent NTR status for China； which would clear the way for China to join the World Trade Organization。』② U。S。 Commerce Secretary William Daley said on Wednesday it was critical that Congress vote soon on the trade agreement； warning the November election could jeopardize its chance of passage。 The trade agreement； hammered out last November after years of negotiation； calls for China to slash tariffs and other barriers in a wide range of markets； from agriculture and automobiles to telecommunications。 The agreement is backed by big business and free…trade Republicans； but is under fire from labor union leaders and many of their Democratic allies in Congress； who see more trade with China as a threat to U。S。 jobs。
In return for China opening its markets； Congress must grant Beijing permanent NTR status and do away with its annual review process。 That process has become increasingly controversial with lawmakers often speaking out against China’s human rights record and recently on allegations that China stole U。S。 nuclear secrets。 A White House official said the high…tech executives also discussed the “digital divide”—the growing division in the United States between those with easy access to the Internet and those without—in their talks with Podesta。 “Both the administration and the CEOs said it was a very positive meeting；” he said。 “Both sides pledged to work together。”
1。What does “blessing” mean in the context？
A。 An act of asking or receiving God’s favor； help or protection。
B。 A gift from God； something one is glad of 。
C。 Approval； encouragement。
D。 Something not very pleasant； which however is really a good thing after all。
2。The importance of “getting normal trade relations on China worked through” is 。
A。 the normal trade relations with China is important to the American economy
B。 the normal trade relations with China is important to the idea that the US can continue its prosperity and its economy expansion
C。 the normal trade relations with China is important to the big businesses and trade
D。 all of the above
3。Which of the following are the two sides that were present at the meeting？
A。 Clinton； President the US…Cisco Systems； Dell computer Corp； Intel Corp； Compaq Computer Corp； Hewlett； NCR Corp； Silicon Graphics Inc。
B。 Clinton and Podesta…leaders of some major U。S。 high…tech companies。
C。 Clinton； Podesta； Joe Lockhart…Cisco systems CEO； Dell Computer Corp CEO； Intel Corp Chairman； Compay computer Corp CEO； Hewlett…Packard CEO； NCR Corp CEO； Silicon Graphics Inc； Chairman and CEO。
D。 Podesta…John Chambers； Michael Dell； Andrew Grove； Mike Capella； Carly Fiornia； Lars Nyberg； Robert Bishop。
4。 The reason for labor union’s disapproval to NTR status for China is probably 。
A。 out of political consideration
B。 for the fear that China’s low labor cost may cause more unemployment in America。
C。 unreasonable and ridiculous
D。 for the fear of more business conflict between America and China as partners
5。What conclusion can we draw about the meeting ；according to the passage？
A。 It was a p