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听力文本
There is a new global trade agreement that will make IT products cheaper. More than 50 countries agreed to end tariffs and import duties on over 200 IT products. All 28 countries from the European Union signed, as well as China, Japan, South Korea, the U.S. and others. The deal was signed at a World Trade Organization meeting in Geneva. It will affect a wide variety of products, including smartphones, digital cameras, ink cartridges, video game consoles and even telecommunications satellites. Import duties will be completely removed from the selected IT products in the next four years. The deal applies to $1.3 trillion worth of global trade. This is about 7 per cent of all world trade.
Many people believe the deal will be good for the world. The EU Trade Commissioner, Cecilia Malmstrom, said: "This is a great deal for consumers, and for companies big and small. We've worked hard [on] this compromise between different countries to find the best solutions." She added: "This deal will cut costs for consumers and business - in particular, for smaller firms, which have been hit especially hard…in the past." Ms Malmstrom hopes more countries will sign up to the deal in the next few years. She said: "It clearly shows that countries around the world can work together to achieve solutions that benefit everyone. I [expect to see] other countries joining soon."
中文翻译
新一轮的全球贸易协定将让信息技术产品更加廉价
许多人相信该协议将有利于全球
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重点讲解
1.World Trade Organization 世界贸易组织
例句:Trade disputes should be settled through the World Trade Organization, not through politics.
贸易争端应该通过世界贸易组织来解决,而不是用政治来解决
。2.import duty 进口税
例句:Can you help calculate our import duty?
你能帮我们算一下进口税吗?
3.agree to 同意
例句:She doesn't agree to this arrangement.
她不赞同这个安排
。4.telecommunications satellite 通信卫星
例句:They are closely charting the progress of the telecommunications satellite.
他们正在密切跟踪通讯卫星的运行
。听力题目
1.How many countries signed up to the new deal?
a) 60
b) more than 50
c) 50
d) 49
2.In which city was the deal signed?
a) Tokyo
b) London
c) New York
d) Geneva
3.What kind of cartridges are included in the deal?
a) ink
b) gun
c) tape
d) toner
4.When will all the import duties be removed?
a) 2017
b) soon
c) within 4 years
d) by the end of the year
5.What percentage of world trade does this deal represent?
a) 6%
b) 7%
c) 8%
d) 9%
6.Who is Cecilia Malmström?
a) the EU Trade Commissioner
b) CEO of Sony
c) a small business leader
d) a WTO spokeswoman
7.What did countries work hard on to find?
a) a common language
b) a framework
c) the best solutions
d) better technology
8.Who in particular will the deal cut costs for?
a) smaller firms
b) the EU
c) the WTO
d) Samsung
9.When have smaller firms been hit especially hard?
a) in the past
b) 2000
c) in the global recession
d) since the digital revolution
10.Who does the article say benefits from the solutions?
a) China
b) the WTO
c) bigger companies
d) everyone
听力答案
1.b
2.d
3.a
4.c
5.b
6.a
7.c
8.a
9.a
10.d