《现代大学英语听力 2》听力原文及题目答案 Unit 15(7 页)Good is good, but better carries it.精益求精，善益求善。orts from the United Nations. It was the eighth straight year that the General Assembly's passed a resolution calling on the United States to lift its trade sanctions against Cuba, and as in past years, it was approved overwhelmingly. This year's vote was 155 to 2, with always the United States and Israel voting "No", and 8 nations abstaining. Ricardo Alacon, President of the Cuban National Assembly and formerly this nation's ambassador to the United Nations, repeatedly referred to "genocide" in arguing in favor of the resolution. Mr. Alacon also said Cuba will file a 100-billion-dollar lawsuit against the United States because of the embargo, but he did not say where such a lawsuit would be filed. The United States representative Peter Burly said the US embargo against Cuba is a matter of bilateral trade policy, and has no place in the UN General Assembly.Task 3【答案】A.1) T2) F3) T4) FB.1) Shelter for the Homeless2) a set of stamps/six stamps3) building homes4) information; the UN; government; institutions; worldwide【原文】Narrator: Since 1946, when the United Nations General Assembly recommended that inter-national arrangements be set up to promote and coordinate research and the ex-change of information on housing, the United Nations has given increasing attention to the subject of human settlements. This year, the United Nations observes the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless. In commemoration of the year, the UN Postal Administration has released a special stamp issue. I recently spoke with Gisela Grunewald, Chief of the Postal Administration, who described the set and explained...
