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英语报刊选读A 学号 姓名 班级 得分 ⅠChoose the correct translation. Write your answer on the answer sheet.(10%) 1 yellow press A 黄色报刊 B 低级报刊 2 man-of-war A 军舰 B 战士 3 active trade balance A贸易逆差B 贸易顺差II. Translate the following items into Chinese. Write your answer on the answer sheet. (20%) 6 direct firefight 7 virtual doctor 8 nanoscale technology 9 air raid siren 10civilian casualties 11 regular troops 12 human genome 13 virtual shopping 14 Electoral College 15 combat aircraft Ⅲ. Read the short passages and choose the best answer. Write your answer on the ANWER SHEET .(20%) （A）Former Italian PM Charged with Mafia Tie PALERMO, Italy Former prime minister Giulio Andreotti, a pillar of Italys political establishment for half a century, was ordered by a Sicilian judge yesterday to stand trial on charges of having been a member of the mafia. Mr. Andreotti, 76, a seven-time prime minister, said he welcomed the chance to clear his name at a public trial, certain to be one of the most spectacular in Italy. It is with sadness that I will face an unjustified trial . I thought a mortifying two.year wait during the investigation] would have sufficed to establish the truth,the life senator and former Christian Democratic leader said. The preliminary hearing judge, Agostina, announced his decision to prosecution and defence lawyers in Palermos heavily guarded Palace of Justice after both sides spent six hours making final arguments during a private session. After retiring to his chambers for two hours consider his ruling, Judge Gristina issued the indictment order and decided the trial would start in the Sicilian capital on Sept.26. Lawyers for Mr. Andreotti, known as Mr. Italy around the world for decades, stressed that the indictment is not a verdict of guilt. This is not a verdict; we will now face justi