2015年最新英语六级听力练习材料VOA标准英语(11)
<p> <span word="LONDON">LONDON</span><span word="A">A</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="Somalilands">Somalilands</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> -- <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="purely">purely</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> -- <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nevertheless">nevertheless</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="hailed">hailed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Somaliland">Somaliland</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span>. <span word="Somalilanders">Somalilanders</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="Sheffield">Sheffield</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="hall">hall</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="determination">determination</span>. <span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Somaliland">Somaliland</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="Somalilands">Somalilands</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="Bihi">Bihi</span> <span word="Yonis">Yonis</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span> <span word="importance">importance</span>. <span word="Somaliland">Somaliland</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> , <span word="the">the</span> <span word="currency">currency</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Somaliland">Somaliland</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Somaliland">Somaliland</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="statehood">statehood</span>. <span word="Somaliland">Somaliland</span> <span word="occupies">occupies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="plagued">plagued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="lawlessness">lawlessness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overthrow">overthrow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Somalias">Somalias</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1991. <span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Somalilanders">Somalilanders</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> -- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>. <span word="Oasis">Oasis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="Yonis">Yonis</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="Somaliland">Somaliland</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="oasis">oasis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="functioning">functioning</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> -- <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="piracy">piracy</span>, <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span>, <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Shabab">Shabab</span> . <span word="Somaliland">Somaliland</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="statehood">statehood</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> 1960. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="merge">merge</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span>. <span word="Convincing">Convincing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Somaliland">Somaliland</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Alex">Alex</span> <span word="Vines">Vines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="Chatham">Chatham</span> <span word="House">House</span>. <span word="Internationally">Internationally</span>, <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Vines">Vines</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="Somaliland">Somaliland</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="insist">insist</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>. <span word="Thriving">Thriving</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Berbera">Berbera</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Horn">Horn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chaotic">chaotic</span>, <span word="dusty">dusty</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="hub">hub</span>; <span word="camels">camels</span>, <span word="goats">goats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="transferred">transferred</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carts">carts</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exported">exported</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span>. <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backbone">backbone</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Somalilands">Somalilands</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>; <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Livestock">Livestock</span> <span word="Abdi">Abdi</span> <span word="Aw">Aw</span> <span word="Dahir">Dahir</span> <span word="Ali">Ali</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="livestock">livestock</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Somaliland">Somaliland</span>. <span word="Berbera">Berbera</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="livestock">livestock</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="livestock">livestock</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Horn">Horn</span>. <span word="Somaliland">Somaliland</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span> <span word="licenses">licenses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="firms">firms</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Somali">Somali</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mogadishu">Mogadishu</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="hub">hub</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="landlocked">landlocked</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Vines">Vines</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="precedent">precedent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recognizing">recognizing</span> <span word="Somaliland">Somaliland</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="complexity">complexity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Somaliland">Somaliland</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Somali">Somali</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="progressing">progressing</span>. <span word="Observers">Observers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Mogadishu">Mogadishu</span> <span word="favors">favors</span> <span word="unity">unity</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="Sheffields">Sheffields</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="future">future</span>. </p>
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