语法填空题考查形式及考点分布

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Secretary-General's Message for 2017

Our world faces many ___31___ challenges.

Widening conflicts and ___32___.

Extreme weather and ___33___ intolerance.

Security threats – ___34___ nuclear weapons.

We have the tools and wealth to overcome these challenges.  All we need is the ___35___.

The world’s problems ___36___borders.

We have to transcend our differences to ___37___ our future.

When we ___38___ human rights and human  dignity for all people – they will build a peaceful, sustainable and___39___ world.

On United Nations Day, let us, ‘We the Peoples’, ___40___ this vision a reality.

Thank you. Shokran. Xie  Xie. Merci. Spasibo. Gracias. Obrigado. Yet

António  Guterres

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B

24 October 2017 – Gladys Ngwepekeum Nkeh is a United  Nations police officer (UNPOL) from Cameroon,  one of some 12,870 uniformed personnel working with the UN peacekeeping ___31___ in the Central African Republic.

Earlier this year, the officer and her team went to a  school – Ecole des 136 villas – in Bangui looking for Ashley, a young girl  who she ___32___ out from  community leaders had been raped and became pregnant.

“She was so very sad,” Gladys told UN News.  That day would be a ___33___ point for Ashley,  for Gladys, and for hundreds of girls who attend the school.

Gladys was ___34___ to the UN Multidimensional Integrated  Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) eight months  ago as a ___35___ officer.

Every day, Gladys ___36___ with the national police in the capital,  Bangui, at the police station for the First District. She ___37___ the work of the national police, ensuring  that the basic human rights of detainees are respected, and that  international professional ___38___ are met.

She also meets ___39___ with community members in central Bangui,  talking to local leaders and traditional chiefs to promote gender rights.

By meeting with community members, Gladys ___40___ about Ashley Bongo Passi. Gladys  supported Ashley, and her 25-year-old mother, by sending Ashley to the  non-governmental organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), or Doctors  Without Borders, for medical aid.

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C

Jojutla, in Morelos state, is near the epicentre of the  earthquake and was among the hardest-hit places in Mexico. Almost half of the  small one- and two-story ___31___ in the town’s  centre were destroyed.

Hurricanes Irma, Harvey and Maria may be over, but the ___32___ impact they had on the countries in their  path continues, likewise the effects of ___33___ earthquakes in Mexico, said senior United  Nations officials Tuesday, calling for more action at all levels to manage  disaster and climate risk and to prepare for ___34___ extreme weather events.

As the UN and the international community step up efforts  to ___35___countries affected  by hurricanes and earthquakes, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)  organized on Tuesday a Special Meeting on the  'Aftermath of recent hurricanes: Achieving a risk-informed and ___36___ 2030 Agenda,' to discuss the  current situation along with the economic, social and environmental impacts  on those affected.

“These disasters led to ___37___ loss of lives, displaced people, damaged  infrastructure and homes, and disrupted livelihoods in both developed and  developing countries,” said Marie Chatardová,

“We have seen how ___38___ exacerbated people's exposure to the  impact of disaster,” she continued, noting how easily development gains can  be ___39___ if a risk-informed,  resilient 2030 Agenda is not pursued.

Saying that the impending cost of recovery and  reconstruction in affected communities ___40___concerns over long-term sustainable  development, Ms. Chatardová underscored, “We must  help affected States get back on the path towards sustainable development.”

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Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said “the international community has a ___31___ to support  affected countries to become more resilient; to promote a risk-informed  approach to reconstruction; and to ___32___ their financial systems so that they can  cope with such large-scale shocks.”

She ___33___ Secretary-General António  Guterres' visit to the hurricane-devastated Caribbean earlier this month and  his strong ___34___ not only for  humanitarian aid, but also for new mechanisms for building resilience.

“___35___ in  disaster-resilient infrastructure and housing pays off over the long term by  reducing economic losses and loss of life. We must harness the power of  technology, ___36___ and partnerships  to move towards a green, clean, sustainable energy future,” she argued.

Ms. Mohammed outlined a three-fold aim to meet ___37___ needs, put new concessionary financing  arrangements into place and design and ___38___ a framework for long-term financing  resilience, saying “the Secretary-General looks forward to ___39___ follow-up action by the Council to ensure  strong progress on the ground.”

In his introductory ___40___, General Assembly President Miroslav  Lajčák said that the response must “match the magnitude and urgency  of the situation.”

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知识点六：新闻改编

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in  the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the  blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the  given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Each year nearly three out of  four children around the world experience some kind of violence.

A new report confirms that  finding and another troubling development: Childhood violence is linked with  violence___1____ women. Children who see their mother ___2____（insult）are  more likely to be  insulted as an adult or become abusers themselves.

The  report is called "Ending Violence in Childhood: Global Report  2017."

The  study was prepared for a children's rights group called Know Violence in Childhood. The  organization ___3____（launch）in India three years ago.

The  study found that childhood violence happens nearly everywhere -- in rich and  poor countries alike. It affects an estimated1.7 billion children every year.

This  violence includes fighting or insulting -- the mistreatment of someone by  astronger or more powerful individual. ___4____can also include sexual  violence and physical punishment, both at home and in school. The researchers  did not include violence from war and other events.

Ramya  Subrahmanian is executive director of Know Violence in Childhood. She said  that children experience emotional and physical punishment at young ages --  some from as early as two years of age.

She  adds that violence is a learned behavior___5____comes from deep, long-held  cultural values. For example, in some societies, ___6____（beat）is  a form of discipline.

The  researchers say there is also an economic cost to society ___7____children  experience violence. They found that children who experience violence at home  are more likely to miss school or even leave school and never return. They  are ___8____to get an education and succeed in life.

Know  Violence in Childhood reports that up to 8% of the world's Gross Domestic  Product (GDP) is spent on repairing ___9____ damage caused by childhood  violence. GDP is usually defined as the total value of all goods and  services. The report notes that even with such a high cost, governments fail  to invest in policies that ___10____stop the causes of childhood violence.

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China's economy grew 6.8%  between July and September according to official data released Thursday,  slowing slightly from the prior quarter.

The growth rate,  ___________compares expansion with the same three months in the previous  year, met forecasts.

The latest GDP figures are still  ___________ Beijing's annual growth target of 6.5% for 2017.

The world's second largest  economy is trying to rein in debt and contain a housing bubble  ____________  hurting growth.

Those efforts ____________  (expect) to have weighed on economic activity in some parts of China,  ___________ growth has been supported by higher-than-expected rise in trade  and bank lending.

The result followed growth of  6.9% in the first and second quarters of the year.

"A less supportive fiscal  policy stance and __________(slow) credit growth ___________  result in a slowdown over the coming months," said Capital Economics  China economist Julian Evans-Pritchard.

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七、时政热点改编题型：

Chinese debate medical rights after pregnant woman's  suicide

Chinese social media users are  reacting with shock and horror after a heavily pregnant woman killed herself,  reportedly after her family refused to let her have a caesarean（剖腹产） section.

The 26-year-old woman, surnamed  Ma, jumped from a hospital window in northern Shanxi province on 31  August. The child she was carrying was also killed.Huo Junwei, a  doctor at the Yulin Number One hospital, told China Economic Daily that  Ms Ma "left the ward twice and told her family that the pain was  unbearable, and _______1_____ she wanted a caesarean section, but the family  were not willing to allow the procedure."Her  husband,_____2____(name)Yan, denies this, telling Beijing Youth Daily that  "we did not disagree to a caesarean".

'Risky delivery'A  statement_____3_____ the hospital says Ms Ma was 41 weeks pregnant, and  that doctors had decided that "the large foetal （胎儿的）head  circumference（头围） meant that vaginal delivery（顺产） would have  been very risky".The hospital says that when medical staff sought the  family's opinion, "the family said they understood, but refused the  surgery, and wanted to keep the situation under observation." The  hospital statement does not elaborate on the family members' relationship  to Ms Ma.Mr Yan confirmed that his wife ____4_______（leave） the ward  twice in pain. He said the situation had made him anxious and that he had  asked the doctor to find someone "familiar with caesarean  procedures". He said that by the time he got off the phone, his wife had  disappeared. "___5________（know） my wife's  character, I did not think she would have had such a strong reaction,"  he told Beijing Youth Daily.

'No right to make their own  decisions'Chinese law stipulates（规定） that medical staff  must seek permission from family members before carrying out major surgical  procedures.But social media users question____6______Ms Ma was not allowed to  make a decision for herself."A pregnant woman knows her own situation,  why isn't her own signature enough?" asked FreedomMarciaLeyuan,  receiving over 10,000 likes.Wuli Laotiaotiao said "the family should be  regarded as murderers," and Liuxingbo added that "they should be  sentenced."Jinling_xiaoxiao_sheng said sarcastically, "It is  wonderful that Chinese patients have no rights to make their own  decisions."This is not the first time that there ___7________（be）anger over  bureaucratic procedures overruling an individual's freedom to decide on their  own medical care.After the late Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo was  given medical parole for terminal liver cancer,_____8_____request to receive  medical treatment overseas was denied.

Push against C-sections

Caesarean  sections used to be favoured in China and were seen as a ____9_________（advanced）  and less painful way of delivering a child. But the abolition of the  one-child policy in October 2015 has changed this.The state and the media are  now actively encouraging parents to try for a second child, and women are  being advised to think twice about having the procedure."Women need  to consider that if they choose C-sections for their first birth, it_____10____  affect their second pregnancy," Mao Qun'an, from the official National  Health and Family Planning Commission, told the Financial Times in  2016.Caesarean procedures carry a slightly higher risk than natural births,  and can cause a ruptured uterus, or a low-lying placenta, both of which risk  causing complications for future pregnancies.