2013届高考英语听力特训3（文本）29.doc

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1、2013届高考英语听力特训3（word文本）：29fTherewasmixedreactionathomeandabroadonthelackofaconcreteagreementfromthemeetingsinIceland.OnCapitolHill,reactionbrokedownalongpartylines,withDemocratscriticizingthePresidentformissingagoldenopportunity;RepublicanspraisedhimfornotcavingintotheSoviets.America'sNATOallieswered

2、isappointedthatpromisingarmsreductioninitiativesnevermaterialized.Theyespeciallyregrettedthelackofanagreementtoeliminatemedium-rangeUSandSovietmissilesfromEurope.ButKennethAdelman,DirectoroftheUSArmsControlandDisarmamentAgency,saystoomuchcriticismisunfounded.Hesaysthemeetingsdidyieldtwoproposalswhic

3、hhavemovedthearmscontrolprocessfarbeyondwhereitwasbeforethemeetingsinIceland."IthinktheprospectsarebetternowbecausetheSovietshaveagreedtoparticularnumbersontheir50%proposalforreductionsofstrategicweapons,andagreedtoonly,tohaveonlyahundredwarheadsworldwideintheINF,orintermediate-rangenuclearforce.Sov

4、ietnegotiatorscannotnowsaytheSovietsneedfivehundredandthirteenwarheadsinAsiaastheydidlastweekiftheirleadersays,no,theyonlyneedahundredinAsia."AdelmansaysarmsnegotiatorsinGenevacannowpickupwherethetalksleftoffinReykjavik.FloodwatersbegantorecedetodayinAlaskaafterthreedaysofraincausedheavydamage,damag

5、eexpectedtoreachintothemillionsofdollars."It'sgettingbetter,"saidoneemergencyworker."Thingsareactuallystartingtolookup."AlaskaGovernorBillSheffieldplannedtoflyovertheflood-strickenareasnorthandsouthofAnchorage.Sofar,therearenoreportsofinjuries.Manypeoplehavebeenevacuatedfromtheirhomes.Allthehighscho

6、olsandmiddleschoolsinSouthAfricaintheblacktownshipofSowetowereshutdowntodayasstudentsstagedamassivewalkout.Thousandsofstudentsreportedtoclasses,butwalkedoutinmid-morningaspartofaprotest.Hundredsofpeoplearehomelessandthousandsmorestranded,aftersevererainandwindstormlastingthreedaysslammedportionsofSo

7、uthCentralAlaska.Floodingthatwashedawaybridgesandroadsanddestroyedatleastfifteenhomescontinuesinmanyareas,andpersistentbadweatherishamperingrescueanddamageassessmentefforts.TimWolston,ofmemberstationK