The G7 Meeting in Italy
BBC新闻：G7会议在意大利召开
燕山大学 刘立军 宋葳 编写
◇TRANSCRIPT
This is BBC World News, the latest headlines.
The G7 meeting of foreign ministers is beginning in Italy. The talks are expected to focus on how to pressure Russia to distance itself from the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad.
President Sisi has declared a 3-month state of emergency throughout Egypt after bomb attacks killed more than 40 people at two Coptic Christian churches. Funerals for some of the victims have been underway.
Australian scientists say two-thirds of the Great Barrier Reef has now been devastated by several coral bleaching caused by rising water temperatures. Researchers say aerial surveys also show an accelerated rate of damage.
And Sweden has observed a moment of silence to remember those killed and injured in Friday's truck attack in Stockholm.
◇VOCABULARY
1. devastate v. to completely destroy a place or an area 彻底破坏；摧毁；毁灭。例如：
The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
2. coral bleaching: 珊瑚白化就是珊瑚颜色变白的现象。珊瑚本身是白色的，它的美丽颜色来自于体内的共生海藻，珊瑚依赖体内的微型共生海藻生存，海藻通过光合作用向珊瑚提供能量。如果共生藻离开或死亡，珊瑚就会变白，最终因失去营养供应而死。由于海洋温度不断升高，致使珊瑚所依赖的海藻减少，珊瑚也因此更易受到白化的影响。三十年前，大规模的珊瑚白化现象比较罕见，但近年来却越来越多的出现。这表明，自然环境因为人类已经衰竭。
3. aerial survey: Aerial survey is a method of collecting geomatics or other imagery by using aeroplanes, helicopters, UAVs, balloons or other aerial methods. Typical types of data collected are aerial photography, LiDAR, remote sensing (using various visible and invisible bands of the electromagnetic spectrum, such as infrared, gamma, or ultraviolet) and also geophysical data (such as aeromagnetic surveys and gravity. It can also refer to the chart or map made by analysing a region from the air. Aerial survey should be distinguished from satellite imagery technologies because of its better resolution, quality and atmospheric conditions. Today, aerial survey is sometimes recognized as a synonym for aerophotogrammetry, part of photogrammetry where the camera is placed in the air. Measurements on aerial images are provided by photogrammetric technologies and methods. Aerial surveys can provide information on many things not visible from the ground. 航空测量From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_survey
◇QUESTIONS
Question 1: What's the focus of the G7 meeting?
(A) How to pressure Russia to distance itself from the Syrian President.
(B) How to solve the problems of the bomb attacks in Egypt.
(C) How to tackle the damage problems of the Great Barrier Reef.
(D) How to protect Sweden from the terrorist truck attack anymore.
Question 2: How many people were killed in the bomb attacks to Egypt?
(A) Less than 40.
(B) More than 40.
(C) Less than 50.
(D) More than 50.
Question 3: What shows an accelerated rate of damage of the Great Barrier Reef?
(A) Coral bleaching.
(B) Rising water temperatures.
(C) Aerial surveys.
(D) Australian scientists.
◇KEY
1. (A) 命题根据：The talks are expected to focus on how to pressure Russia to distance itself from the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad.
2. (B) 命题根据：President Sisi has declared a 3-month state of emergency throughout Egypt after bomb attacks killed more than 40 people at two Coptic Christian churches.
3. (C) 命题根据：Australian scientists say two-thirds of the Great Barrier Reef has now been devastated by several coral bleaching caused by rising water temperatures. Researchers say aerial surveys also show an accelerated rate of damage.