Harvard University says its endowment has tumbled $8 billion in the four months since the end of the last fiscal year. The school’s endowment is the largest in higher education. The estimated 22 percent decline is the school's sharpest endowment drop in modern history. The endowment was valued at $36.9 billion on June 3. The school has said its U.S. stock portfolio and foreign equity portfolio had taken hard hits recently. The university's president warned that the estimated drop may be conservative because some money managers have yet to report figures.
Question 6: What can we know about the world’s efforts to fight pirate attacks?
Question 7: At a press conference in New Delhi, what did US Secretary of State Rice urge Pakistan to do?
Question 8: What is Canada’s Minority Conservative Government likely to do according to the news?
Question 9: Which of the following statements is true about the political situation in the Philippines according to the news?
Question 10: At least how much has Harvard University’s endowment dropped since the end of the last fiscal year?
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本次新闻题选材自China Daily, Reuters等国内外权威英语媒体，时间点为2008年12月初的新闻。 加入收藏夹
考题分布依然遵守“4+1”，即4题为主旨大意，1题为数字细节。
5篇新闻分别关于
· 欧盟舰队开赴索马里打击海盗
· 美国国务卿敦促巴基斯坦配合恐怖主义袭击调查
· 加拿大保守党政府与议会的斗争
· 菲律宾总统躲过议会弹劾
· 哈佛所获捐赠资金大幅减少
考试前为大家整理的新闻50条中，体现了这次新闻题的绝大多数关键词。比如
anti-piracy operation 打击海盗
humanitarian aid 人道主义援助
US Secretary of State 美国国务卿
Mumbai attacks 孟买袭击
rampage 肆虐
peace process 和平进程
transparently 透明地
Parliament 议会
Conservative 保守党
coalition government 联合政府
impeachment 弹劾
opposition 反对派
House of Representatives 众议院
endowment 校友捐赠
fiscal year 财年
portfolio 投资组合 |
