China’s President arrived in Pakistan on Monday for a two-day visit. President Xi Jinping and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held talks on trade and other issues in the capital, Islamabad. The two sides signed agreements for $46 billion of investments in energy and infrastructure projects. Chinese and Pakistani officials were also set to talk about action against fights and unrest in Afghanistan.

Before Mr. Xi’s arrival, Pakistani state television broadcast programs praising Pakistan’s friendship with China. During his visit, the Chinese leader is to receive Pakistan’s highest civilian award, the Nishan-e-Pakistan. He will also speak to Pakistan’s parliament.

Pakistan has called China its “all weather” friend. Some observers accuse the United States, a major foreign aid and ally of Pakistan, of basing its relationship on individual issues and actions.

Both countries want to discuss the China Pakistan Economic Corridor during the visit. The corridor is a system of roads, railroads, and gas and oil pipelines linking southwestern China to the Pakistani port of Gwadar. China wants to renew the ancient Silk Road. The goal is to expand road and sea links between southwest Asia and China from the time of the Han Dynasty.

Pakistan’s adviser on the economy, Sartaj Aziz, hopes new investments from China will help Pakistan’s economy. “So this investment over an 8-10 year period of $4 billion a year, would certainly step up the investment rate, GDP ratio as well as growth rate, which has somehow stopping increasing between three and four percent for the last seven, eight years.”

China’s ambassador to Pakistan, Sun Weidong, has noted increased cooperation between the two countries. He told Chinese state television that his country has established a joint agreement with Pakistan to protect their interests. He said that Pakistan will set up a special military force to protect Chinese workers. And it plans to support projects linked to the economic corridor.

President Xi is expected to meet with Pakistan’s military leadership. The meeting is expected to include a discussion of military operations in Pakistan’s tribal areas. It also will likely include discussions about security in neighboring Afghanistan.

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1.What did Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif talk about?

A Pakistan’s friendship with China, weather and ancient Silk Road.

B Foreign aid, Pakistan’s economy and protection of Chinese workers.

C Trade, fights and unrest in Afghanistan and Pakistan’s GDP ratio.

D Trade, economic cooperation, relationships and security issues.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。综合全文内容可知，习主席与巴总统会谈中涉及巴中友谊，经济合作，贸易投资以及地区安全问题。

2.What can we infer from the passage?

A The United States provides Pakistan with a lot of aid.

B Pakistan considers China to be its best friend.

C Pakistan’s economy has developed very fast in the last eight years.

D Afghanistan has good relations with Pakistan.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据文章第2、3段praising Pakistan’s friendship with China, “all weather” friend可以判断，巴基斯坦将中国视为最好的朋友。

3.What does the China Pakistan Economic Corridor refer to?

A It refers to roads and energy lines between the two countries.

B It refers to an economic zone between China and Pakistan.

C It refers to the continuation of China’s ancient Silk Road.

D It refers to the projects that connect China and Pakistan.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据文章第4段The corridor is a system of roads, railroads, and gas and oil pipelines linking southwestern China to the Pakistani port of Gwadar.可知，中巴经济走廊指的是中国西南部到巴基斯坦瓜达尔港之间的道路交通和能源输送系统。

4.What will be done to protect Chinese workers in Pakistan?

A Cooperation will be increased between the two countries.

B A joint agreement will be established for their interests.

C A special military force will be set up to keep them safe.

D Military operations in tribal areas will be controlled.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据文章第6段Pakistan will set up a special military force to protect Chinese workers可知，巴方将建立特别部队保护在巴中国工人的安全。

5.What can be the best title of the passage?

A China Will Help Pakistan with Its Infrastructure Projects.

B President Xi JinPing Paid An Official Visit to Pakistan.

C China Pakistan Economic Corridor Will Soon Be Started.

D China-Pakistan Relationships Further Developed.

解析：选B。B 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了习近平主席访问巴基斯坦，与巴基斯坦总统举行会谈的情况。