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雅思阅读理解真题及答案解析★Next Year Marks the EU's 50th Anniversary of the TreatyA.After a period of introversion and stunned self-disbelief,continental European governments will recover their enthusiasm for pan-European institution-building in 2007. Whether the European public will welcome a return to what voters in two countries had rejected so short a time before is another matter.B.There are several reasons for Europe’s recovering self-confidence. For years European economies had been lagging dismally behind America (to say nothing of Asia), but in 2006 the large continental economies had one of their best years for a decade, briefly outstripping America in terms of growth. Since politics often reacts to economic change with a lag, 2006 ’s improvement in economic growth will have its impact in 2007,though the recovery may be ebbing by then.C.The coming year also marks a particular point in a political cycle so regular that it almost seems to amount to a natural law. Every four or five years, European countries take a large stride towards further integration by signing a newtreaty: the Maastricht treaty in 1992, the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1997, theTreaty of Nice in 2001. And in 2005 they were supposed to ratify a European constitution, laying the ground for yet more integration —until the calm rhythm was rudely shattered by French and Dutch voters.But the political impetus to sign something every four or five years has only been interrupted, not immobilised, by this setback.D.In 2007 the European Union marks the 50th anniversary of another treaty —the Treaty of Rome, its founding charter. Government leaders have already agreed to celebrate it ceremoniously, restating their commitment to “ever closer union ” and the basic ideals of European unity. By itself, and in normal circumstances,the EU’s 50th -birthday greeting to itself would be fairly meaningless, a routine expression of European good fellowship.But it does not take a Machiavelli to spot that once governments have signed the declaration (and it seems unlikely anyone would be so uncollegiate as to veto it) they will already be halfway towards committing themselves to a new treaty. All that will be necessary will be to incorporate the 50th-anniversary declaration into a new treaty containing a number of institutional and other reforms extracted from the failed attempt at constitution-building and—hey presto — a newquasi-constitution will be ready.E.According to the German government—which holds the EU’s agenda-setting presidency during the first half of 2007 —there will be a new draft of a slimmed-down constitution ready by the middle of the year, perhaps to put to voters, perhaps not. There would then be a couple of years in which it will bediscussed,approved by parliaments and, perhaps, put to voters if that isdeemed unavoidable. Then, according to bureaucratic planners in Brussels and Berlin, blithely ignoring the possibility of public rejection, the whole thing will be signed, sealed and a new constitution delivered in 2009-10. Europe will be nicely back on schedule. Its four-to-five-year cycle of integration will have missed only one beat.F.The resurrection of the European constitution will be made more likely in 2007 because of what is happening in national capitals.The European Union is not really an autonomous organisation. If it functions, it is because the leaders of the big continental countries want it to, reckoning that an active European policy will help them get done what they want to do in their owncountries.G.That did not happen in 2005-06. Defensive, cynical and self-destructive, the leaders of the three largest euro-zone countries —France, Italy and Germany—were stumbling towards their unlamented ends. They saw no reason to pursue any sort of European policy and the EU, as a result, barely functioned. But by the middle of 2007 all three will have gone, and this fact alone will transform the European political landscape.H.The upshot is that the politics of the three large continental countries, bureaucratic momentum and the economics of recovery will all be aligned to give a push towards integration in 2007. That does not mean the momentum will be irresistible or even popular. The British government, for one, will almostcertainly not want to go with the flow, beginning yet another chapter in the long history of confrontation between Britain and the rest of Europe. More important, the voters will want a say. They rejected the constitution in 2005. It would be foolish to assume they will accept it after 2007 just as a result of an artful bit of tinkering.Questions 1-6Do the following statemets reflect the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 1?Write your answer in Boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet. TRUE if the statemenht reflets the claims of the writer FALSE if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer NOTGIVEN if it is possbile to say what the writer thinks about this.1.After years ’ introspection and mistrust, continental European governments will resurrect their enthusiasm for more integration in 2007.2. The European consitution was officially approved in 2005 in spite of the oppositon of French and Dutch voters.3. The Treaty of Rome , which is considered as the fundamental charter of the European Union, was signed in 1957.4.It is very unlikely that European countries will sign the declaration at the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.5.French government will hold the EU ’s presidency and lay down the agenda during the first half of 2008.6.For a long time in hisotry, there has been confrontation between Britain and the rest of European countries.Questions 7-10Complet the following sentencces.Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from Reading Passage 1 for each answer.Write your answer in Boxes 7-10 on your answer sheet.7. Every four or five years, European countries tend to makea rapid progress towards ___________________by signing a new treaty.8. The European constitution is supposed to ______________________for yet more integration of European Union member countries.9. The bureaucratic planners in Brussels and Berlin rashly ignore the possibility of __________________and think the new consitution will be delivered in 2009-10.10. The politics of the three large continental countries, __________________ and the economic recovery will join together to urge the integration in 2007.Questions 11-14Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes 11-14 on your answer sheet.11. Which of the following statemnts is true of Euopeaneconomic development.A. The economy of Europe developed much faster than that of Asia before 2006.B. The growth of European economy was slightly slower than that of America in 2006.C. The development of European economy are likely to slow down by 2007.D. The recovery of European economy may be considerably accelerated by 2007.12. The word “immobilised ” in the last line of Section C means ___________.A. stopped completely.B. pushed strongly.C. motivated wholely.D. impeded totally.13. Which of the following statements about the treaties in European countries is NOT TRUE.A. The Maastricht Treaty was signed in 1992.B. The Treaty of Amsterdan was signed in 1997.C. The Treaty of Nice was signed in 2001.D. The Treaty of Rome was signed in 2007.14. The European constitution failed to be ratified in 2005--2006, becauseA. The leaders of France, Italy and Germany were defensive,cynical and self-destructuve..B. The voters in two countries of the Union --France and Holland rejected the constitution.C. The leaders of the EU thought that it was unneccessary to pursue any European policy.D. France, Italy and Germany are the three largest and most influential euro-zone countries.Part IINotes to the Reading Passage1. pan-Enropeanpan-: 前缀：全，总，泛pan-African 全/ 泛非洲的(运动)pan-Enropean 全/ 泛欧的(机构建设)2. outstrip超越，胜过，超过，优于Material development outstripped human development ”“物质的发展超过了人类的进步”3. ebb回落跌落;衰退或消减The tide is on the ebb. 正在退潮。

Lesson 1 Child‟s Development: Language Takes on New Significance孩子的发展：语言具有新的重要意义Researchers are focusing with new intensity on the earliest stages of childrens language acquisition as a key indicator of normal-and-abnormal-development.研究人员现在开始将炙热的目光聚焦在儿童语言学习的最早阶段，并以此阶段作为测试他们发展正常或是失常最重要的指标。

They say that the age at which infants smile when spoken to, say “ah-goo”，habblc and coo foreshadow later development and may be important clues pointing to learning, sensory or psychiatric disorders and need for early intervention to foster language development. Intervention to stimulate language ability perhaps correct an underlying disorder, they say, may head off behavioral and learning problems that often cause family disruptions and lead to social and school failure.他们称：当对孩子说话，他们会微笑，牙牙学语，而通过这一年龄的表现可以预测他们后天的发展，成为测知他们学习、意识或精神紊乱以及预测他们语言发展的培养是否需要早期干预的重要依据。

the brith of sicentific englishWorld science is dominated today by a small number of languages , including Japanese, German and French, but it is English which is probably the most popular global language of science(Introduce the topic: English as the language of science). This is not just because of the importance of English-speaking countries such as the USA in scientific research; the scientists of many non-English-speaking countries find that they need to write their research papers in English to reach a wide international audience. Given the prominence of scientific English today, it may seem surprising that no one really knew how to write science in English before the 17th century. Before that, Latin was regarded as the lingua franca for European intellectuals.麦考瑞雅思The European Renaissance( 指欧洲文艺复兴运动，运动提倡复古，召唤古希腊精神，所以这篇文章是按时间线索写的，Sub-topic: English Renaissance ) (c. 14th-16th century) is sometimes called the 'revival of learning', a time of renewed interest in the 'lost knowledge' of classical times. At the same time, however, scholars also began to test and extend this knowledge. The emergent nation states of Europe developed competitive interests in world exploration and the development of trade. Such expansion, which was to take the English language west to America and east to India, was supported by scientific developments such as the discovery of magnetism (and hence the invention of the compass), improvements in cartography and - perhaps the most important scientific revolution of them all - the new theories of astronomy and the movement of the Earth in relation to the planets and stars, developed by Copernicus (1473-1543).麦考瑞雅思England was one of the first countries where scientists adopted and publicised Copernican ideas with enthusiasm. Some of these scholars, including two with interests in language -John Wall's and John Wilkins - helped Found the Royal Society in 1660 in order to promote empirical scientific research. (这篇文章是谈科技英语的，所以在这里陈述了英国的科学作为铺垫, Sub-topic: Science in England )麦考瑞雅思Across Europe similar academies and societies arose, creating new national traditions of science (开始探讨科学语言的发展) . In the initial stages of the scientific revolution, most publications in the national languages were popular works, encyclopaedias, educational textbooks and translations. Original science was not done in English until the second half of the 17th century. For example, Newton published his mathematical treatise, known as the Principia, in Latin, but published his later work on the properties of light - Opticks - in English.麦考瑞雅思There were several reasons why original science continued to be written in Latin. (一开始占主导的是拉丁语，以下陈述原因)The first was simply a matter of audience . Latin was suitable for an international audience of scholars, whereas English reached a sociallywider, but more local, audience. Hence, popular science was written in English.麦考瑞雅思A second reason for writing in Latin may, perversely, have been a concern for secrecy. Open publication had dangers in putting into the public domain preliminary ideas which had not yet been fully exploited by their 'author' . This growing concern about intellectual properly rights was a feature of the period - it reflected both the humanist notion of the individual, rational scientist who invents and discovers through private intellectual labour, and the growing connection between original science and commercial exploitation. There was something of a social distinction between 'scholars and gentlemen' who understood Latin, and men of trade who lacked a classical education. And in the mid-17th century it was common practice for mathematicians to keep their discoveries and proofs secret, by writing them in cipher, in obscure languages, or in private messages deposited in a sealed box with the Royal Society. Some scientists might have felt more comfortable with Latin precisely because its audience, though inte national, was socially restricted. Doctors clung the most keenly to Latin as an 'insider language'.麦考瑞雅思A third reason why the wriling of original science in English was delayed may have been to do with the linguistic inadequacy of English in the early modern period. English was not well equipped to deal with scientific argument. First, it lacked the necessary technical vocabulary. Second, it lacked the grammatical resources required to represent the world in an objective and impersonal way, and to discuss the relations, such as cause and effect, that might hold between complex and hypothetical entities.麦考瑞雅思Fortunately (指示词，作者在转换话题) , several members of the Royal Society possessed an interest in language and became engaged in various linguistic projects. Although a proposal in 1664 to establish a committee for improving the English language came to little,the society's members did a great deal to foster the publication of science in English (英语开始受到重视) and to encourage the development of a suitable writing style. Many members of the Royal Society also published monographs in English. One of the first was by Robert Hooke, the society's first curator of experiments, who described his experiments with microscopes in Micrographia (1665). This work is largely narrative in style, based on a transcript of oral demonstrations and lectures.麦考瑞雅思In 1665 a new scientific journal, Philosophical Transactions, was inaugurated. (进一步发展，举例子) Perhaps the first international English-language scientific journal, it encouraged a new genre of scientific writing, that of short, focused accounts of particular experiments.The 17th century (近代科学英语的发展) was thus a formative period in the establishment of scientific English. In the following century much of this momentum was lost as German established itself as the leading European language of science. It is estimated that by the end of the 18th century 401 German scientific journals had beenestablished as opposed to 96 inFrance and 50 inEngland. However, in the 19th century scientific English again enjoyed substantial lexical growth as the industrial revolution created the need for new technical vocabulary, and new, specialised, professional societies were instituted to promote and publish in the new disciplines.。

READING 1READING PASSAGE 1You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.AIRPORTS ON WATERRiver deltas are difficult places for map makers. Their river build them up, the seas wears them down; their outlines are always changing The changes in China's Pearl River delta, however, are more dramatic than these natural fluctuations. An island six kilometres long and with a total area of 1248 hectares is being created there. And the civil engineers are as interested in performance as in speed and size. This is a bit of the delat than they want to endure.The new island of Chek Lap Kok, the site of Hong Kong's mew airport, is 83% complete. The giant dumper trucks rumbling across it will have finished their job by the middle of this year and the airport itself will bebuilt at a similarly breakneck pace.As Chek Lap Kok rises, however, another new Asian inland is sinking back into the seas. This is a 520-hectare island built in Osaka Bay, Japan, that serves as the platform for the new Kansai airport, Chek Lap Kok was built in a different way, and thus hopes to avoid the same sinking fate.The usual ways to reclaim land is to pile sand rock on to the seabed. When the seabed oozes with mud, this is rather like placing a textbook on a wet sponge: the weight squeezes the water out, causing both water and sponge to settle lower. The settlement is rarely even: different parts sinkat different rates. So buildings, pipes, roads and so on tend to buckle and crack. You can engineer around these problems, or you can engineer them out. Kansai took the first approach; Chek Lap Kok is taking the second.The differences are both political and geological. Kansai was supposed to be built just one kilometre offshore, where the seabed is quite solid. Fishermen protested, and the site was shifted a further five kilometres. That put it in deeper water (around 20 metres) and above a seabed that consisted of 20 metres of soft alluvial silt and mud deposits. Worse, below it was a not-very-firm glacial deposit hundreds of metres thick.The Kansai builders recognised that settlement was inevitable. Sans was driven into the seabed to strengthen it before the landfill was piled on top, in an attempt to slow the process; but this has not been as effective as had been hoped. To cope with settlement, Kansai's giant terminal is supported on 900 pillars. Each of them can be individually jacked up. allowing wedges to be added underneath. That is meant to keep the building level.But it could be a tricky task.Conditions are different at Chek Lap Kok. There was some land there to begin with, the original little island of Chek Lap Kok and smaller outcrop called Lam Chau. Between them, these two outcrops of hard, weathered granite make up a quarter of the new island's surface area. Unfortunately, between the islands there was a layer of soft mud, 27 metres thick in places.According to Frans Uiterwijk, a Dutchman who is the project's reclamation director, it would have been possible to leave this mud below the reclaimed land, and to deal with the resulting settlement by the Kansai method. But the consortium that won the contract for the island opted for a more aggressive approach. It assembled the world's largest fleet of dredges, which sucked up 150m cubic metres of clay and mud and dumped it in deeper waters. At the same time, sand was dredged from the waters and piled on top of the layer of stiff clay that the massive dredging had laid bare.Nor was the sand the only thing used. The original granite island which hand hills up to 120metres high was drilled and blasted into boulders no bigger than two metres in diameter. This provided 70m cubic metres ofgranite to add to the island's foundations. Because the heap of boulders does not fill the space perfectly, this represents t he equivalent of 105m cubic metres of landfill. Most of the rock will become the foundations for the airport's runways and its taxiways. The sand dredged from the waters will also be used to provide a two-metre capping layer over the granite platform. This makes it easier for utilities to dig trenches-granite is unyielding stuff. Most of the terminal buildings will be placed above the site of the existing island. Only a limited amount of pile-driving is needed to support building foundations above softer areas.The completed island will be six to seven metres above sea level. In all, 350m cubic metres of material will have been moved. And much of it, like the overloads, has to be moved several times before reaching its final resting place. For example, there was to be a motorway capable of carrying 150-tonne dump-trucks; and there has to be a raised area for the 15,000 construction workers. These are temporary; they will be removed when the airport is finished.The airport, though, is here to stay. To protect it, the new coastline is being bolstered with a formidable twelve kilometres of sea defences. The brunt of a typhoon will be deflected by the neighbouring island of Lantau; the sea walls should guard against the rest. Gentler but more persistentbad weather-the downpours of the summer monsoon-is also being taken into account. A mat-like material called geotextile is being laid across the island to separate the rock and sand layers. That will stop sand particles from being washed into the rock voids, and so causing further settlement. This island is being built never to be sunk.Questions 1-5Classify the following statements as applying toA Check Lap Kok airport onlyB Kansai airport onlyC Both airportsWrite the appropriate letters A-C in boxes 1-5 on your answer sheet. Example Answerbuilt on a man-made island C1 having an area of over 1000 hectares2 built in a river delta3 built in the open sea4 built by reclaiming land5 built using conventional methods of reclamationQuestions 6-9Complete the labels on Diagram B below.Choose your answers from the box below the diagram and write them inboxes 6-9 on your answer sheet.NB There are more words/phrases than spaces, so you will not use them all.DIAGRAM ACross-section of the original area around Chek Lap Kok before work began.DIAGRAM BCross-section of the same area at the time the article was written。

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A Persistent Myth 永远的神话Genius has a way of calling attention to itself. But then that’s only natural, considering its rarity and the dramatic manner in which it often manifests itself.天才总是能够引人注目。

但是意识到天才自身的稀有性以及本身通常表现出的戏剧性的行为举止，这很自然了。

We do not, however, always recognize it for what it is and frequently prefer to dismiss its more startling and extreme manifestations as heresy or antisocial behavior~or even as a touch of madness. One of our most persistent cultural myths, in fact, states that artistic genius generally remains unrecognized until well after those who possess it have departed this earth.然而，我们却并不是总能看到问题的实质，我们通常更喜欢对天才极端的令人惊讶的所作所为不肩一顾，把它们视为异端和有悖社会的行为，甚至看做是疯狂之举。

事实上，我们大部分文化中就存在这样一成不变的神话：艺术家们的天赋总是要等到他们去世之后才能被人们认可。

Like most myths, this one contains both truth and fiction. It stems partly from the 19th century's highly romanticized perceptions of the artist as a wonderfully free but tragically misunderstood individual. And partly from the facts of the careers of such artists as van Gogh and Gauguin.像大多数神话一样，其中包含真实和虚构成分。

Passage 1：Agriculture and TourismALinkages定语between the Agri-Food Sector and Tourism offer significant opportunities 定语for the development of both sectors within the region. These linkages could lead to 宾语ensuring the sustainability (可持续性) of the region's tourism product, thus ensuring it preservation. Agriculture and tourism — two of Wisconsin's most industries — are teaming up in southwestern Wisconsin (美国，威斯康辛州). A pilot project has found that tourists, rural communities, and some farmers could benefit from stronger efforts定语to promote and market 宾语agricultural tourism there. In 1990, agricultural tourism project members surveyed 宾语290 visitors to the annual Monroe Cheese Festival and 宾语164 visitors to the Picnic on the Farm, 同位语a one-time event held in Platteville in conjunction with the Chicago Bears summer training camp. More than one-half of those 定语surveyed responded favorably to a proposed tour, 状语saying they would be interested in participating in some type of agricultural tour in southwestern Wisconsin. Surveyrespondents reported that they would prefer to visit cheese factories, sausage processing plants, dairy farms, and historical farm sites, as well as enjoy an old-fashioned picnic dinner. The study also found strong interest in visiting specialty farms (strawberries, cranberries, poultry, etc.). More than 75 percent of the Cheese Day visitors planned ahead for the trip, 状语with 37 percent planning at least two months in advance.BMore than 40 percent of the visitors came to Monroe for two- or three-day visits. Many stopped at other communities on their way to Cheese Days. Visitor at both events indicated that they were there to enjoy themselves and were willing to spend money on food and arts and crafts. They also wanted the opportunity 定语to experience the "country" while there. The study found that 主语planning around existingevents should take谓语into account what brought visitors to the area and provide谓语additional attractions 定语that will appeal to them. For example, visitors to Cheese Days said they were on a holiday and appeared to be more open to various tour proposals. Picnic visitors came specifically to see theChicago Bears practice. They showed 宾语less interest in a proposed agricultural tour than Cheese Day visitors,宾语but more interest in a picnic dinner.CThe study identified three primary audiences for agricultural tourism: 1) elderly people who take bus tours to see the country; 2) families interested in tours that could be enjoyed by both parents and children; and 3) persons already involved in agriculture, including international visitors. Agricultural tourism can serve 状语to educate urban tourists about the problems and challenges facing farmers, says Andy Lewis, 同位语Grant county community development agent. While agriculture is vital to Wisconsin, more and more urban folk are becoming isolated from the industry. In fact, Lewis notes, farmers are just as interested in the educational aspects of agricultural tours as they are in any financial returns.D“Farmers feel that urban consumers are out of touch with farming,"Lewis says. "If tourists can be educated on issues that concern farmers, those visits could lead to policies定语more favorable to agriculture." Animal rights and the environmentare examples of two issues 定语that concern both urban consumers and farmers. Farm tours could help consumers get the farmer's perspective on these issues, Lewis notes. Several Wisconsin farms already offer some type of learning experience for tourists. However, most agricultural tourism enterprises currently market their businesses independently,状语leading to a lack of a concerted effort 定语to promote agricultural tourism as an industry.ELewis is conducting the study with Jean Murphy, assistant community development agent. Other participants include UW-Platteville Agricultural Economist Bob Acton, the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems,UW-Extension Recreation Resources Center, the Wisconsin Rural Development Center, and Hidden Valleys, a Southwestern Wisconsin regional tourism organization. This past fall状语Murphy organized several workshops with some Green and Grant County farmers, local business leaders, and motor coach tour operators 状语to discuss how 状语best to organize and put on farm tours. Committees were formed to look at the following: tour site evaluations, inventory of the area's resources, tour marketing, and familiarization of tours. The fourth committee is organizingtours for people such as tour bus guides and local reporters to help better educate them about agricultural tourism. Green County farmers already have experience 状语hosting visitors during the annual Monroe Cheese Day s. Green county Tourism Director Larry Lindgren says these farmers are set to go ahead with more formal agricultural tours next year. The tours will combine a farm visit with a visit to a local cheese factory and a picnic lunch.FAnother farm 定语interested in hosting an organized tour is Sinsinawa, a 200-acre Grant County farm 定语devoted to sustainable agriculture and run by the Dominican Sisters. Education plays a major role at the farm, which has an orchard, dairy and beef cows, and hogs. Farm tours could be combined with other activities 定语i n the area such as trips to the Mississippi River and/or visits to historical towns or landmarks 定语, Lewis says. The project will help expose farmers 状语to the tourism industry and farm vacations as a way to possibly supplement incomes状语, he adds. While farm families probably wouldn't make a lot of money through farm tours, they would be compensated for their time, says Lewis.GFarmers could earn additional income through the sale of farm products, crafts, and recreational activities. Below 倒装are results from the 1990 survey of Monroe Cheese Days and Picnic on the Farm visitors .。

In a Polyglot Place, the Most Welcome of Voices 多国语目的地万，最受欢迎的声音The United Nations building would be little more than a glass Tower of Babel without them.没有他们，联合国大厦只不过是一座玻璃巴别塔。

But the United Nations* core of inter-preters, who sit tucked away in badly ventilated glass booths overlooking the General Assembly hall, are to most delegates hardly more than disembodied voices that come piped in through white plastic earphones.但是，联合国核心口译员隐蔽地坐在能俯视大会大厅的通风不好的玻璃小房间里，对干大多数代表来说，他们只不过是从白色塑胶耳机里传过来的脱离实体的声音。

“We are al l performers at heart，” said Monique Corvington, who has worked as an interpreter since 1968. “We get stage fright and the rush of adrenaline. Unfortunately, we do not pick the script.”“我们实质上都是表演者，”自1968 年就开始做口译工作的莫妮克•考温特说道：“我们得了怯场症和肾上腺素涌出症。

不幸地是，我们不挑选剧本。

”The United Nations Interpretation Service has been sorely tested of late by the crush of world leaders who have shown up here for the General Assembly session and the recent World Summit for Children, which was attended by more than 70 heads of state and government.联合国口译服务中心已接受了出席联合国大会会议和最近召开的世界儿童问题首脑会议的世界各国领导人的严峻考验，大会有70多个国家元首和政府首脑参加。

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雅思考试阅读真题及答案The Afghan army says at least ten members of the T aliban have been beheaded by rival militants from the Islamic State group in the east of the country. The beheadings followed weeks of fierce fightings between the two groups. Mark Lobell reports from Kabul.“The revelations emerged in a secret memo from the Afghan army’s 201th Col mistaken ly sent to the media on Wednesday. The document says that a Taliban attack on a government-held area in the remote action district close to the border with Pakistan was repelled by the army. Then ten fleeing insurgents were captured by Islamic State militants and beheaded. This is the first known beheadings of Taliban members by Islamic State linked fighters who have reportedly been trying to recruit soldiers from the Taliban.”South African police have launched a preliminary investigation into allegations that the country’s football association paid a $10 million bribe to FIFA officials to host the 2010 World Cup. The claim emerged as part of a corruption scandal that engulfed FIFA. South Africa’s Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said he had seen no indication of financial wrong doing.“We were very vigorous and then all the available information that we save before those instructions were intensely interrogated and I can attest that none of such evidence eversurfaced in those meetings.”Britain’s Sports Minister John Whittingdale says there’s a strong case for rerunning the bids to host the World Cup in 2018 and 2022 if there’s evidence of corruption. FIFA awarded the tournaments to Russia and Qatar.The Chinese authorities say they are planning to right the cruise ship that overturned in the Yangtze River on Monday. More than 450 people on board, but only 14 are known to have survived. From Jianli on the Yangtze River, John Sudworth reports.“The divers have been battling near 0 visibility and serious risks i n trying to search ship’s 150 compartments. The body recovery work had begun to gather pace after holes were cut into the Eastern Star’s exposed upturned hull allowing workers to enter from above, but it now seems the engineers have decided the best option is to raise the 4-decked cruise ship out of the water. Hooks have been well in the place and the net has been stretched around the entire structure.”Google has apologized to the India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his photo appeared in Internet search results for the world’s top ten criminals. Here's Anberison at Rajkot."Google said the way images were described on the Internet could lead to surprising results to specific queries and they were not reflective of the opinions of the company. Google’s apology came after many Indian politicians and commentators expressed concern on social media. Despite the company’s apology, an image search for the world’s top ten criminals still shows pictures of Mr Modi alongside the wanted militants, murders and dictators."马里恩·马歇尔为你播报BBC新闻。

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