六级听力文本材料.doc

I.听力基本功拓展 I-1单词听写能力训练 Exercise 1 The WTO was created in 1995 after the ( 1 ) round of world trade talks. The rounds began in 1947, each one on different areas of trade. The WTO tried to launch a ninth round in Seattle in 1999. But trade (2) argued and free trade (3) rioted. The WTO launched the ninth round in Doha, Qatar, in November of 2001. The new round was named the Doha Development Agenda. This was meant to show developing countries that the goals included reducing(4) . Two other ministerial (5) took place: in Cancun, Mexico, in 2003 and Hong Kong in 2005. There was little progress toward (6) on major issues. WTO Director General Pascal Lamy of France (7) the negotiations last July. But talks (8) in January. Mister Lamy said he planned to send a strong (9) this week to leaders of the Group of Eight and other nations at meetings in Germany. He said their active support is needed for a successful and (10) outcome. Last month he said the negotiations were (11) but not very fast. Twenty-one issues are listed under the Doha Development agenda. At the heart, though, is agriculture. Developing nations want industrial countries to end farm supports that (12) say drive down prices on world markets. The United States has (13) for as much as an eighty-five percent (14) and an(15) list of banned subsidies. European countries have (16) deep cuts. Last week, the new French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, said France would(17) any agreement that did not meet its (18) EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson warns that if the talks (19) now, they would not reopen before 2010. The European Union, the United States, India and Brazil are (20) for talks later this month. These four major WTO members are working for a deal on the Doha round by the end of the year. The World Trade Organization currently has one hundred fifty members. Exercise 2 A new form