2017年高考英语一轮复习 Unit 4 Earthquakes单元检测卷 新人教版必修1.docVIP

Unit 4 Earthquakes Ⅰ.阅读理解 Six Chinese surveillance（监视） ships have entered waters near islands claimed by both China and Japan. China said the ships were carrying out “law enforcement” to demonstrate its jurisdiction（管辖权） over the islands, known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan. At least two of the vessels left after the Japanese coast guard issued a warning, Japanese officials said. The move came after Japan sealed（确定） a deal to buy three of the islands from their private Japanese owner. Japan controls the uninhabited but resourcerich East China Sea islands, which are also claimed by Taiwan. The Japanese Coast Guard said the first two Chinese boats entered Japan’s territorial waters at 06:18 local time （21:18 GMT Thursday）, followed by another fleet of four other ships just after 07:00.The first two ships then left the area. A third ship left later on Friday morning, one report said. No force was used, Japanese officials added.“Our patrol vessels are currently telling them to leave our country’s territorial waters,” the coastguard said in a statement. The Chinese foreign ministry confirmed that its ships were there.“These law enforcement and patrol activities are aimed to demonstrate China’s jurisdiction over the Diaoyu Islands and its affiliated islets(附属小岛) and ensure the country’s maritime interests,” a statement said. The US has called for“cooler heads to prevail”as tension intensifies between China and Japan over the islands, which lie south of Okinawa and north of Taiwan.US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is due to visit both Japan and China from this weekend as part of a tour of the region that also includes New Zealand. The dispute has seriously damaged diplomatic relations between China and Japan and threatened to damage the strong trading relationship, says the BBC’s John Sudworth in Beijing.The quarrel has also generated strong nationalist feelings on both sides that observers think it very difficult to be seen to be backing down, says our corres