Lucy Fisher
Political Correspondent
Nick Clegg has hit back at the Tories’ plans on tax and spending, accusing
them of “kidding” both voters and themselves over the future of the economy.
The Liberal Democrat leader said that the Conservatives’ promises to balance
the books were implausible and called on them to “come clean” on where cuts
would fall.
He told BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show: “I just think the Conservatives are
kidding themselves and seeking to kid British voters if they are claiming
that it’s possible to balance the books, deliver unfunded tax cuts, shrink
the state and support public services in the way that everybody wants. It
just doesn’t add up.”
Mr Clegg’s intervention comes after George Osborne said in a damning
article in The Sunday Times that the Lib Dems would lead to a
“return to economic chaos”. In a counter attack, Mr Clegg said of the
chancellor’s proposal: “I just don’t think it’s plausible.”
Mr Cleg laid out clear dividing lines between his party’s plans and those of
the Conservatives, stating that “big differences” are now opening up between
the coalition partners. The Lib Dems, he said, would avoid cuts after the
structural deficit is eliminated and would borrow to invest.
The deputy prime minister added: “I think it is impossible to - as the
Conservatives are now saying - balance the books, remorselessly shrink the
state, deliver unfunded tax cuts a
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who was killed by his al-Qaeda captors in Yemen during a failed rescue
attempt involving US special forces.
Luke Somers, a dual US-British citizen who had been held by the terror group
for more than a year, was killed together with Pierre Korkie, a South
African teacher also held captive by the terrorist group.
Chuck Hagel, the US defence secretary, said that the high-stakes rescue
attempt had taken place because “there were compelling reasons to believe Mr
Somers’ life was in imminent danger”.
A senior US official told The New York Times that Mr Somers appeared to
have been shot by the militants during the raid. He was found with severe
injuries, and died while being airlifted to a ship for treatment, the source
Mr Obama said he “strongly condemns the barbaric murde
The Archbishop of Canterbury has called on the government to step in to tackle
the “shocking” amount of extreme hunger within modern-day Britain.
Justin Welby has backed the findings of a parliamentary report which is
expected to call for the state to help to organise large-scale food banks
for the poor as part of a radical shake-up designed to combat the scourge of
The report, which was funded by his charitable trust, is also expected to
include calls for an increase in the minimum wage to tackle poverty among
working families, provision of school meals for children even during the
holidays and changes to make it harder to sanction benefit claimants.
The archbishop says in an article for the Mail on Sunday that the
report paints a “stark picture” showing how “hunger stalks large parts of
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Education cuts(削减) have become routine (惯常的) over the past few years, which has made it difficult for students to learn. The results of a survey of 1,850 Los Angeles County high school students show just how much the cuts are affecting students.Because of teacher layoffs (解雇), class sizes at some high schools have risen to 50 students — even in math and English classes. Some 37 percent of students report that they sometimes don’t have a desk to sit at. Sixty-seven percent say crowded classrooms make them feel the teachers don’t have enough time to teach, and 30 percent say they’ve not been able to join in a program because it’s no longer offered at their school.At a time when technology is an important skill, 52 percent of students say there aren’t enough computers. Or they’re often broken, and there’s no one to fix them. Fifty-one percent say they’ve had to share textbooks with a classmate because there aren’t enough copies to go around. Fifty-seven percent say they’ve had to copy information because their school doesn’t have enough paper to make copies.“We have only one science teacher for the entire(整个的) high school,” writes Felix Ruano, a 16-year-old student. He goes on to describe how that teacher, who is only qualified to teach chemistry, is teaching physics — or, at least, is trying to do so. “He shows physics videos and we teach ourselves from our textbook,” says Ruano. And, as has been seen elsewhere, “all but one of the restrooms” at Ruano’s school “have been closed because we don’t have enough people to clean them.”Ruano notes that though faced with the challenges, 97 percent of students say they plan to go to college. But without “properly trained teachers and the best resources,” says Ruano, it’s not likely that every student will achieve that goal. “Unless schools fix these problems,” he says, “students could lose hope.”小题1:According to the text, education cuts have led to the following results EXCEPT that _____.A．class sizes at some high schools have risenB．some students don’t have a desk to sit atC．some students have to share textbooksD．some students have to leave school小题2:The underlined word “qualified” in the fourth paragraph can best be replaced by “_____”.A．fitB．willingC．boredD．worried小题3:According to Ruano, _____.A．he is good at teaching himselfB．most students plan to go to collegeC．his school is going to be closedD．most students are hopeful about their school小题4:What would be the best title for the text?A．What caused education cuts?B．Education cuts, right or wrong?C．Education cuts have hurt studentsD．How to deal with education cuts
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&小题1:D小题2:A小题3:B小题4:C试题分析：本文讲述的是教育费用的削减对学生产生的影响。小题1:D 细节题。根据class sizes at some high schools have risen to 50 studentsthey sometimes don’t have a desk to sit at.和Fifty-one percent say they’ve had to share textbooks with a classmate说明ABC三项都是这样的结果，只有D项文章没有提及。故D项正确。小题2:A 推理题。根据He goes on to describe how that teacher, who is only qualified to teach chemistry, is teaching physics — or, at least, is trying to do so.说明这里的qualified是指有资格教化学，故A正确。小题3:B 细节题。根据文章倒数3,4行Ruano notes that though faced with the challenges, 97 percent of students say they plan to go to college.说明很多的学生都计划上大学，故B正确。小题4:C 主旨大意题，根据文章第一段Education cuts(削减) have become routine (惯常的) over the past few years, which has made it difficult for students to learn.说明本文讲述的是教育费用的削减导致的结果伤害了学生的利益，故C项正确。点评：本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读任务。
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