The (former) Czech Prime Minister criticized the Obama economic strategy as a “road to hell”.
They were at war during the World War II.
The government backs former President Bush’s missile defence shield.
The US is using the Czech as a bargaining chip as the White House ponders its relations with Russia.
第1题：
Text 2 At the start of the year, The Independent on Sunday argued that there were three over-whelming reasons why Iraq should not be invaded: there was no proof that Saddam posed an imminent threat; Iraq would be even more unstable as a result of its liberation; and a conflict would increase the threat posed by terrorists. What we did not know was that Tony Blair had received intelligence and advice that raised the very same points.
Last week’s report from the Intelligence and Security Committee included the revelation that some of the intelligence had warned that a war against Iraq risked an increased threat of terrorism. Why did Mr. Blair not make this evidence available to the public in the way that so much of the alarmist intelligence on Saddam’s weapons was published? Why did he choose to ignore the intelligence and argue instead that the war was necessary, precisely because of the threat posed by international terrorism?
There have been two parliamentary investigations into this war and the Hutton inquiry reopens tomorrow. In their different ways they have been illuminating, but none of them has addressed the main issues relating to the war. The Foreign Affairs Committee had the scope to range widely, but chose to become entangled in the dispute between the Government and the BBC. The Intelligence Committee reached the conclusion that the Government’s file on Saddam’s weapons was not mixed up, but failed to explain why the intelligence was so hopelessly wrong. The Hutton inquiry is investigating the death of Dr. David Kelly, a personal tragedy of marginal relevance to the war against Iraq.
Tony Blair has still to come under close examination about his conduct in the building-up to war. Instead, the Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon, is being fingered as if he were master-minding the war behind everyone’s backs from the Ministry of Defence. Mr. Hoon is not a minister who dares to think without consulting Downing Street first. At all times he would have been dancing to Downing Street’s tunes. Mr. Blair would be wrong to assume that he can draw a line under all of this by making Mr. Hoon the fall-guy. It was Mr. Blair who decided to take Britain to war, and a Cabinet of largely skeptical ministers that backed him. It was Mr. Blair who told MPs that unless Saddam was removed, terrorists would pose a greater global threat—even though he had received intelligence that suggested a war would lead to an increase in terrorism.
Parliament should be the forum in which the Prime Minister is called more fully to account, but Iain Duncan Smith’s support for the war has neutered an already inept opposition. In the absence of proper parliamentary scrutiny, it is left to newspapers like this one to keep asking the most important questions until the Prime Minister answers them.
第26题：We learn from the first two paragraphs that _____.
［A］ the evidence should have been made available to the Parliament
［B］ the necessity of war has been exaggerated by the Committee
［C］ Blair had purposely ignored some of the intelligence he received
［D］ it was The Independent that first revealed the intelligence
本题考查事实细节。第二段末句以问句的形式指出，布莱尔选择了无视情报而只强调战争的必要性。因此［C］正确。［B］将“布莱尔”换成了“委员会”，是错误的。第一段开始指出，《独立报》提出了伊拉克不应该受到侵略的几点重要原因；该段末句则指出，我们不知道的是布莱尔已经收到了提出以上几点的情报或建议。由此可见，早在《独立报》公布这个情报之前已有其它部门对此作了报道。所以，《独立报》不是第一个公布情报的。［D］错误。文章前两段没有涉及“议会”，排除［A］。
第2题：
A OK, then please cover both War Risks and WPA for us. ;
B Well, that rate is acceptable. Thanks. ;
C But the extra premium is for buyer’s account.
第3题：
此题为判断题(对，错)。
第4题：
Fresh vegetables were ______during the World War II.
A、lack
B、scarce
C、little
D、sparse
第5题：
A have conducted
B have been conducted
C had conducted
D had been conducted
第6题：
The newly described languages were often so strikingly different from the well studied languages of Europe and Southeast Asia that some scholars even accused Boas and Sapir of fabricating their data Native American languages are indeed different, so much so in fact that Navajo could be used by the US military as a code during World War II to send secret messages.
第7题：
Before and during World War II, families faced few financial problems in the industrialized world, so women didn’t have to work outside the home. Families were perfect.()
第8题：
A、called as
B、named
C、refered to
D、spoken of as
第9题：
after the second world war, the united states became a stronger country, proved by the following facts except_______.
A. the US had over 70% of the gold reserve of the world in its coffers
B. the US had over 50% of industrial production of the world in its hand
C. the US was the sole possessor of atomic bombs
D. the US suffered no losses in the war
第10题：
Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A ,B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET I . ( 10 points)
In the United States, the first day-nursery was opened in 1854. Nurseries were established in various areas during the
(1) half of the 19th century; most of (2) were charitable. Both in Europe and in the U. S. the day nursery movement received great (3) during the First World War, when (4) of manpower caused the industrial employment of unprecedented numbers of women.
In some European countries nurseries were established (5) in munitions plants, under direct government sponsorship. (6) the number of nurseries in the U.S. also rose (7) , this rise was accomplished without government aid of any kind. During the years following the First World War, (8) , Federal, State, and local governments gradually began to exercise a measure of control (9) the day-nurseries, chiefly by (10) them and by inspecting and regulating the conditions within the nursries.
The (11) of the Second World War was quickly followed by an increase in the number of day-nurseries in almost all countries, ms women were (12) called upon to replace men in the factories.
On this (13) the U.S. government immediately crone to the support of the nursery schools, (14) $ 6,000, 000 in July, 1942. for a nursery- school program for the children of working mothers.
Many States and local communities (15) this Federal aid. By the end of the war, in August, 1945, more than 100,000 children were being cared (16) in daycare centers receiving Federal (17) . Soon afterward, the Federal government (18) cut down its expenditures for this purpose and later (19) them, causing a sharp drop in the number of nursery schools in operation. However, the expectation that most employed mothers would leave their (20) at the end of the war was only partly fulfilled.
1. A) latter
B) late
C) other
D) first