叙利亚全国停火协议生效
叙利亚全国停火协议生效

There is a fresh but tentative hope for a cessation(停止) of hostilities in Syria. The United States, Russia and Syria have signed an agreement to target the group known as ISIS. Their joint declaration will come into effect on Monday. There is mixed reaction around the world to the latest initiative due to the failures of previous attempts over the past few years. Even with the new 10-day truce(休战) being hours away, the bombs continued to rain down in areas around the capital Damascus. Syrian government air strikes on ISIS-held areas killed at least 82 people over the weekend. At least 45 people died on Aleppo.
Most of the major players responded positively to the new ceasefire, despite the strained relations between Russia and the USA. An American official said, "This remains the most promising way that we see in front of us to try to get this terrible situation to a better place." The US Secretary of State John Kerry said, "It is an opportunity and not more than that until it becomes a reality." Russian Foreign Minister said the US and Russia had agreed on zones in which joint strikes against terrorists would be conducted. Turkey and the European Union welcomed it but warned that further action was needed. There has been no official reaction from Iran.

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1.The United States, _______ and Syria signed an agreement to target ISIS.

A China

B Russia

C Japan

D the UK

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句The United States, Russia and Syria have signed an agreement to target the group known as ISIS.可知，故选B。

2.How many people died on Aleppo?

A At least 82.

B At least 45.

C At most 72.

D At most 35.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句At least 45 people died on Aleppo.可知，故选B。

3.Most of the major players was______ to the new ceasefire.

A positive

B negative

C unhappy

D excited

解析：选A。观点态度题。根据第二段第一句Most of the major players responded positively to the new ceasefire可知，故选A。

4.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “promising”？

A 有希望的.

B 可改变的.

C 令人失望的.

D 不可预见的.

解析：选A。词义猜测题。这是让当前糟糕的形势好转的“最有希望的”方式，故选A。

5.The passage is about _____.

A the cooperation between the United States and Russian

B ceasefire in Syria

C the third world war

D strikes against terrorists

解析：选B。主旨大意题。本文主要讲述叙利亚战争停火协议，故选B。