资源描述:
《unit2英语阅读第二册》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、Unit2MusicNewsDespiterisks,IraqisturnouttovoteMarch7,20101:02p.m.ESTBaghdad,Iraq(CNN)--Violentattacksonelectiondaydidn'tstoplargenumbersofIraqisfromsuccessfullycastingtheirvotesinkeyparliamentaryelectionsSunday."Yes,wewerescaredafterweheardthesebombings,butwejusthadto
2、come,"saidawomanwhoidentifiedherselfonlyasGhisoun.Hertwochildrenwereatherside."It'sanopportunitywecan'tmiss--notforus,butforourchildren,"shesaid.PollsinIraqtoelecta325-memberparliamentclosedSundayevening,capping(covering)anelectoralprocessinwhichmilitants(激进分子)intento
3、ndisrupting(破坏)thevotecarriedoutdozensofattacksthatkilled38people.Despitetherisks,voterturnout(出席)couldreach55percent,aseniorU.S.officialtoldCNN.Anothervoter,AliAbdulHassan,alsoriskedtheuncertaintyofvotingSundaywithhis2-month-oldinfant."Iwantmybabytostartvotingearly,"
4、hesaid.Thegeneralfeelingexpressedbyvotersonelectiondaywasalongingforchangeandforagovernmentthatwillbeabletoprovidebasicserviceslikewaterandelectricity,jobs,andsecurity.AwomaninlinetovoteinBaghdadsaidthathervotewasawayoffightingbackagainstactsofterrorisminIraq.Therewer
5、eabout60securityincidentsreportedthroughoutthecountrySunday,theofficialsaid.TheseincludedfatalmortarandrocketattacksinvariousBaghdadneighborhoods.Anumberofspecialmeasureswereputinplaceforsecurityreasons.SinceMonday,therehasbeenabanonmotorcyclesandbicyclesinBaghdadunti
6、lfurthernotice,andonSundayatwo-daybanonanyvehiclesincitieswentintoeffect.Provincialborderswereorderedsealed,preventingmovementsbetweenprovinces,fromSaturdaytoMonday.Politicians,LobbyistsandComplainersDescendon(蜂拥而至)Beijing(theNewYorkTimes)EthnicTibetandelegatesinfront
7、oftheGreatHallofthePeopleaftertheopeningceremonyoftheChinesePeople’sPoliticalConsultativeConferenceinBeijingonWednesday.BEIJING—Withgreatfanfare(大张旗鼓)andrigidsecurity,ChinaonWednesdaylauncheditsannualexerciseinparticipatorydemocracy参与民主,socialist-style:theopeningofthe
8、ChinesePeople’sPoliticalConsultativeCongress,a2,252-memberbodythatadvisesCommunistPartyleadersonhowtorunthenation.Howmuchatt