2015年最新英语六级听力练习材料VOA标准英语(5)
<p> <span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="gangs">gangs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Salvador">Salvador</span> -- <span word="Mara">Mara</span> <span word="Salvatrucha">Salvatrucha</span> 13 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Barrio">Barrio</span> 18 -- <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="truce">truce</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span>. <span word="Fears">Fears</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Majucla">Majucla</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poorest">poorest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Salvador">Salvador</span>. <span word="Located">Located</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Salvador">Salvador</span>, <span word="Majucla">Majucla</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infamous">infamous</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Mara">Mara</span> <span word="Salvatrucha">Salvatrucha</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="MS">MS</span>13. <span word="Shootings">Shootings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="Rigoberto">Rigoberto</span> <span word="Hernandez">Hernandez</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="spared">spared</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="from">from</span> 4:00 <span word="AM">AM</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Hernandez">Hernandez</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-1990<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Mara">Mara</span> <span word="Salvatrucha">Salvatrucha</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="Barrio">Barrio</span> 18 <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 16 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Between">Between</span> 2003 <span word="and">and</span> 2009, <span word="hardline">hardline</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Salvadors">Salvadors</span> <span word="prisons">prisons</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2012, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="secretly">secretly</span> <span word="negotiated">negotiated</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="half">half</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gangs">gangs</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="sanctuaries">sanctuaries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rehabilitation">rehabilitation</span> <span word="centers">centers</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="bakeries">bakeries</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span>, <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="homicides">homicides</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="inspector">inspector</span> <span word="Perez">Perez</span>-<span word="Reyes">Reyes</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truce">truce</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gangs">gangs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truce">truce</span>. <span word="Apparently">Apparently</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gangs">gangs</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="homicides">homicides</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truce">truce</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Perez">Perez</span>-<span word="Reyes">Reyes</span>. <span word="Residents">Residents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="racketeering">racketeering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>. <span word="Bus">Bus</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="gangs">gangs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="tax">tax</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="renta">renta</span>. <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="Blackwell">Blackwell</span>, <span word="security">security</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="truce">truce</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="permanently">permanently</span> <span word="rid">rid</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Salvador">Salvador</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scourge">scourge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="truce">truce</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="truce">truce</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cease">cease</span>-<span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Blackwell">Blackwell</span>. <span word="Analysts">Analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rehabilitation">rehabilitation</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="costly">costly</span>. <span word="Hopes">Hopes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incoming">incoming</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leftist">leftist</span> <span word="President">President</span>-<span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="Salvador">Salvador</span> <span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span> <span word="Ceren">Ceren</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>. </p>
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