G8时代要终结？ - FT速读测试

速读测试：G8时代要终结？

本文作者为新加坡国立大学李光耀公共政策学院院长马凯硕（Kishore Mahbubani）

测试中可能遇到的词汇和知识：
Uruguay round	乌拉圭回合谈判
subsidy	补助金
bedevil	使痛苦
radar screens	雷达幕
deliberate on	审议，仔细研究
commonality	公共，共性
autonomy	自治，自治权
fora	论坛

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<b>Forget the G8, the US needs a China-India summit</b>

The G8 begins this evening, overshadowed by the eurozone crisis. But while the US spends time with stricken European leaders, it should also look back to a recent summit attended by the Secretary of State.

When she was in India this month, Hillary Clinton proposed a new dialogue between China, India and America (CIA). Some in Beijing are likely to reject this suggestion instinctively. Yes, it is possible that two of the world’s largest democracies may gang up against China. However, before rejecting this idea, they should think twice. Indeed, Ms Clinton may have presented a wonderful geopolitical opportunity for all three countries. It is not a given that America and India will see eye to eye against China on the main global challenges. It is equally likely that India and China, or even America and China, may see eye-to-eye on some issues.

Press reports of Ms Clinton’s proposal noted the American belief that consultations among the three countries are crucial to resolve issues such as climate change and global trade. China and India may see eye-to-eye on these two challenges. For example, China and India agree that it is unfair for America, which has contributed a greater stock of greenhouse gas emissions than any other country, to ask relatively poorer countries like China and India to limit their emissions. Both agree that America should first pay an economic price for its contribution to this stock of greenhouse gas emissions and also make a commitment to reduce its the current flows. This is why Xie Zhenhua, the head of the China delegation, lost his temper at the Copenhagen climate change summit. Hence, China and India would find that a trilateral dialogue provides a wonderful opportunity for them to explain their point of view to America.

Similarly, on the efforts to revive the Doha round, China and India can remind America that there was a clear understanding at the end of the Uruguay round that both America and Europe would agree to reduce their agricultural subsidies as part of a comprehensive deal in the following round. One reason why Doha has failed so far is because America and Europe have walked away from this commitment. Now with fiscal deficits haunting America and Europe, these agricultural subsidies are no longer sustainable. Hence, a CIA meeting could put together a trade deal that no other global meeting could possibly achieve.

The Islamic world presents another challenge to America. The Chinese and Indian civilisations have had a longer connection with the Islamic world and can help America deal wisely with this world. An Iranian deal worked out by the new CIA is more likely to stick and could even be acceptable to Iran.

On other issues, America and China may see eye to eye. Historically, at different points in time, both have been allies of Pakistan when Pakistan provided a big challenge to India. Both America and China have a vested interest in a stable Pakistan. Now, fortunately, so does India. Both China and America could brief India on how the Taiwan issue, which once bedeviled Sino-American relations, has disappeared under the radar screens. India could learn a lesson or two from America and China on using the Taiwan approach to solve its own Pakistan problem. Let me quickly emphasize here that any such suggestion is politically explosive now. Yet it is precisely because the CIA can now meet in private to discuss politically sensitive issues that all such previously unthinkable and unmentionable approaches can be quietly deliberated on.

Of course, on domestic political issues like democracy or Tibet and the Dalai Lama, there will be greater commonality of views between America and India. However, it is also in China’s interest to reach a long-term understanding on Tibet while the Dalai Lama is still alive. Time is not necessarily on the side of China on this issue. It may be in China’s interest to work out soon a long-term win-win deal of autonomy for Tibet. Again, sensitive issues like democracy and the Dalai Lama can only be discussed after a series of private CIA meetings have built a community of trust among the three powers. In short, Ms Clinton’s proposal to convene a new CIA meeting is geopolitically brilliant. It can lead to three sets of win-win propositions on all three legs of the triangle and the world would be better off too.

Understandably, other powers, especially Europe, Japan, and Russia, will be miffed that a major dialogue is being created without their participation. However, the good news here is that there is no shortage of fora which link Europe, Japan, Russia and even Brazil to the CIA. The G20 meetings bring them all together, with heavy European over-representation. In addition, President Putin is now invited to attend East Asian Summit meetings with President Obama. The record shows that the larger the group is, the lesser the results are likely to be. A new CIA could therefore make a huge difference.

A long time ago, Goldman Sachs projected that by 2050 or earlier, the number one economy in the world would be China, the number two economy would be India, and the number three economy would be America. Clearly, the world would be a better place if these three powers start to cooperate as early as possible. Both India and China should respond positively to Ms Clinton’s brilliant proposal.

选择正确答案

In paragraph two,which of the country may be against China?

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原文中"it is possible that two of the world’s largest democracies may gang up against China."即美国也许会与印度联盟来挤兑中国，故而正确答案为C。

India
America
America combined with India
Europe Union

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Which of the following is incorrect according to the passage?

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"America and Europe would agree to reduce their agricultural subsidies as part of a comprehensive deal in the following round. One reason why Doha has failed so far is because America and Europe have walked away from this commitment."故而D是错误的，多哈谈判上并未达成协议。

China and India are alliance on climate change and global trade.
They both approve US should first pay an economic price for its greenhouse gas rather than themselves.
A trilateral dialogue is an excellent opportunity for India and China to explain their point to US.
America and Europe has agreed to reduce their agricultural subsidies as part of a comprehensive deal in Doha round.

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What did the author think about the new CIA meeting Ms Clinton propose to assemble?

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"Ms Clinton’s proposal to convene a new CIA meeting is geopolitically brilliant."希拉里克林顿提出重启中印美三方会议是明智之举，这正是作者的看法，故而是选项A。

Brilliant
Ironic
Hopeless
Satiric

选择正确答案

According to the passage,what does many countries which go in for CIA imply?

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根据文意，文章倒数第二段“The record shows that the larger the group is, the lesser the results are likely to be. A new CIA could therefore make a huge difference.”中"the record"是指欧洲，日本，俄罗斯甚至巴西都要积极加入CIA中，故而是选项D。 ”

A new CIA could therefore make a huge difference.
The larger the group is , the lesser the results are likely to be.
The G20 meetings bring them all together,with heavy European over-representation.
Both A and B.

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用正常语速来朗读一篇文章，平均速度是每分钟140词。这说明你的阅读速度比朗读还要慢。建议您：1. 每一段的第一句话往往是最重要的。
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您的阅读速度已经超过了正常语速，说明你已经开始有些速读的感觉了。美国大学生的最低阅读速度为每分钟250词，加把劲你就可以赶上了。建议您：
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