Indonesia has defended its bloody crackdown on protesters seeking higher compensation for land on Bintan Island, where Singaporeans hold the lions share of investments, reports said yesterday. I am very sad by the turn of events, the head of the Bintan District Assembly, Mr Huzrin Hood, was quoted as saying in Singapores Straits Times daily. But if nothing was done, there will be problems for Bintan in the long run.

　　Bintan, about 50 kilometers east of Singapore, is a popular weekend resort for Singaporeans, who also hold the majority of the $S1.35 billion in investments there. In a pre-dawn operation on Sunday, Indonesian troops moved in to quell nearly a week of protests outside the Bintan Beach International Resort by about 200 disgruntled villagers. At least 13 people were injured, four of them seriously, and more than 70 people arrested in the 45-minute operation, according to the Straits Times. Three of the injured were said to have gunshot wounds in the chest and stomach. The report said the arrested were blindfolded and tied up before being put into a speedboat and brought to a police station in Tanjung Pinang, south of Bintan island. Eight of 12 student leaders fighting for the villagers rights were also held in the operation.

　　The villagers had set up a blockade and camped at a road leading to the Bintan Beach International Resort, demanding additional compensation for the land they sold for the resort and an industrial estate managed by a unit of Singapore conglomerate SembCorp Industries Ltd. Armed with knives and spears, they had last week seized a power plant of the Bintan Industrial Estate, severing electricity and water supply to the 27 factories there. They left the plant after being given assurances their demands would be looked into.

　　Indonesias President Abdurrahman Wahid had cancelled at the last minute a planned meeting yesterday with representatives of the protesters, who declined to relent. Singapores Prime Minister, Mr. Goh Chok Tong, also expressed regret over the protests and appealed to Indonesia to protect foreign investors in Bintan. 『Mr. Hood said the Indonesian Government had no choice but to act, because the villagers kept on rejecting its proposals for an end to the blockade.』① He would go to Jakarta this week to meet senior central Government officials to help resolve the problems faced by the villagers, he said. There are many of them still out there, and if they are still unhappy they can cause problems for Bintan in the future.

　　1.What is the topic of this passage, according to the passage?

　　A. Indonesia villagers attacked the Bintan District Assembly.

　　B. Indonesia government defended its protesters who sought higher compensation for land on Bintan island from Singapore.

　　C. Indonesia defended its bloody crackdown on protesters seeking higher compensation for land on Bintan Island.

　　D. Indonesia government defends its villagers cracked down by Singapore.

　　2.Bintan is .

　　A. a popular weekend resort for Singaporeans

　　B. an island where Singaporean hold the majority of the $1.23 billion investment

　　C. a place where Indonesia cracked down protesters seeking more compensation

　　D. all of the above

　　3.Which of the following is Not true about the crackdown in Bintan?

　　A. Indonesian troops quelled the protesters outside the Bintan Beach international Resort by about 200 villagers.

　　B. At least 13 people were injured, but no death so far.

　　C. Eight of 12 student leaders fighting for the villagers rights were also injured in the operation.

　　D. The villagers demand additional compensation for the land they sold for the resort and an industrial estate managed by a unit of Singapore conglomerate SembCorp Industrials Ltd.

　　4. Which of the following is the most probable result?

　　A. The villagers request was finally fulfilled.

　　B. The Singaporeans were driven out and everything was settled.

　　C. The villagers was given a little more money and warned not to make any more disturbance, they have no choice but to submit.

　　D. More protest broke out and evolved into a revolution.

　　5.From the last part of the passage we know .

　　A. the representatives declined to relent after the meeting with President Wahid

　　B. Singapores Prime Minister expressed regret over the protesters and appealed to Indonesia to protect foreign investors in the country

　　C. head of the Bintan District Assemble will meet senior central Singapore government officials to deal with the problems faced by the villagers

　　D. many protesters are still keeping on their act in Bintan

　　Vocabulary

　　1.disgruntled adj. 不滿的;不高興的

　　2.blindfold n. 眼罩;障眼物

　　vt. 遮眼;蒙騙

　　adj. 看不清的;盲目的

　　3.blockade n. 阻塞

　　vt. 封鎖

　　4.relent vi.發慈悲，動憐憫的

　　長難句解析

　　①【解析】have no choice but to do意為沒有別的選擇，只能。

　　【譯文】 Hood先生說印度尼西亞政府別無選擇只能采取行動，因為村民仍然拒絕結束封鎖。

　　答案與詳解

　　【短文大意】本文是一篇資訊稿，報道的是發生在印度尼西亞的一個沖突事件。印尼的Bintan島是與新加坡東部毗鄰的一個島，有很多來自新加坡的投資商，也是新加坡人周末度假的勝地。當地居民為獲得更高的土地補償，在向政府抗議時發生流血沖突。該事件如果不得到妥善解決，很可能會引起社會的不穩定。

　　1.C主旨題。印尼的Bintan島居民要求獲得對其賣出土地的更多賠償，官方派部隊鎮壓抗議群眾，造成流血事件。第二、四項說新加坡政府的鎮壓和要求新加坡政府賠償都是錯誤的，第一項當地居民襲擊地區議會也是不正確的。

　　2.D細節題。對于Bintan島的敘述，幾項均正確。這是新加坡東部毗鄰的一個島，是新加坡人周末度假的勝地，但最近發生流血事件，居民抗議活動遭到鎮壓。見原文。

　　3.C細節題。文中提及12名學生領袖中的8名被捕，是否受傷并未提及，故選此項。第一、二項符合文意，第四項不屬于沖突事件的結果，所以排除選擇的可能性。

　　4.C推斷題。從這段文章中可以看出，政府關心的并不是島上居民的利益，而是保證國外投資和島的長期發展?因此A、B是不可能出現的，而從島上居民從前那些反抗的結局來看，D項基本上也是不現實的，最可能的就是他們得到了一點點錢，放棄了更多的努力。

　　5.D推斷題。從文中最后一句也可以判斷仍有村民繼續抗議，其他幾項均有錯。第一項瓦希德總統在最后一分鐘取消了預計的會議，因為抗議者聲勢已減弱了。第二項是保護該島的新加坡投資商而不是全國范圍。第三項應是與印尼政府高級官員商談，非新加坡政府官員。

　　Indonesia has defended its bloody crackdown on protesters seeking higher compensation for land on Bintan Island, where Singaporeans hold the lions share of investments, reports said yesterday. I am very sad by the turn of events, the head of the Bintan District Assembly, Mr Huzrin Hood, was quoted as saying in Singapores Straits Times daily. But if nothing was done, there will be problems for Bintan in the long run.

　　Bintan, about 50 kilometers east of Singapore, is a popular weekend resort for Singaporeans, who also hold the majority of the $S1.35 billion in investments there. In a pre-dawn operation on Sunday, Indonesian troops moved in to quell nearly a week of protests outside the Bintan Beach International Resort by about 200 disgruntled villagers. At least 13 people were injured, four of them seriously, and more than 70 people arrested in the 45-minute operation, according to the Straits Times. Three of the injured were said to have gunshot wounds in the chest and stomach. The report said the arrested were blindfolded and tied up before being put into a speedboat and brought to a police station in Tanjung Pinang, south of Bintan island. Eight of 12 student leaders fighting for the villagers rights were also held in the operation.

　　The villagers had set up a blockade and camped at a road leading to the Bintan Beach International Resort, demanding additional compensation for the land they sold for the resort and an industrial estate managed by a unit of Singapore conglomerate SembCorp Industries Ltd. Armed with knives and spears, they had last week seized a power plant of the Bintan Industrial Estate, severing electricity and water supply to the 27 factories there. They left the plant after being given assurances their demands would be looked into.

　　Indonesias President Abdurrahman Wahid had cancelled at the last minute a planned meeting yesterday with representatives of the protesters, who declined to relent. Singapores Prime Minister, Mr. Goh Chok Tong, also expressed regret over the protests and appealed to Indonesia to protect foreign investors in Bintan. 『Mr. Hood said the Indonesian Government had no choice but to act, because the villagers kept on rejecting its proposals for an end to the blockade.』① He would go to Jakarta this week to meet senior central Government officials to help resolve the problems faced by the villagers, he said. There are many of them still out there, and if they are still unhappy they can cause problems for Bintan in the future.

　　1.What is the topic of this passage, according to the passage?

　　A. Indonesia villagers attacked the Bintan District Assembly.

　　B. Indonesia government defended its protesters who sought higher compensation for land on Bintan island from Singapore.

　　C. Indonesia defended its bloody crackdown on protesters seeking higher compensation for land on Bintan Island.

　　D. Indonesia government defends its villagers cracked down by Singapore.

　　2.Bintan is .

　　A. a popular weekend resort for Singaporeans

　　B. an island where Singaporean hold the majority of the $1.23 billion investment

　　C. a place where Indonesia cracked down protesters seeking more compensation

　　D. all of the above

　　3.Which of the following is Not true about the crackdown in Bintan?

　　A. Indonesian troops quelled the protesters outside the Bintan Beach international Resort by about 200 villagers.

　　B. At least 13 people were injured, but no death so far.

　　C. Eight of 12 student leaders fighting for the villagers rights were also injured in the operation.

　　D. The villagers demand additional compensation for the land they sold for the resort and an industrial estate managed by a unit of Singapore conglomerate SembCorp Industrials Ltd.

　　4. Which of the following is the most probable result?

　　A. The villagers request was finally fulfilled.

　　B. The Singaporeans were driven out and everything was settled.

　　C. The villagers was given a little more money and warned not to make any more disturbance, they have no choice but to submit.

　　D. More protest broke out and evolved into a revolution.

　　5.From the last part of the passage we know .

　　A. the representatives declined to relent after the meeting with President Wahid

　　B. Singapores Prime Minister expressed regret over the protesters and appealed to Indonesia to protect foreign investors in the country

　　C. head of the Bintan District Assemble will meet senior central Singapore government officials to deal with the problems faced by the villagers

　　D. many protesters are still keeping on their act in Bintan

　　Vocabulary

　　1.disgruntled adj. 不滿的;不高興的

　　2.blindfold n. 眼罩;障眼物

　　vt. 遮眼;蒙騙

　　adj. 看不清的;盲目的

　　3.blockade n. 阻塞

　　vt. 封鎖

　　4.relent vi.發慈悲，動憐憫的

　　長難句解析

　　①【解析】have no choice but to do意為沒有別的選擇，只能。

　　【譯文】 Hood先生說印度尼西亞政府別無選擇只能采取行動，因為村民仍然拒絕結束封鎖。

　　答案與詳解

　　【短文大意】本文是一篇資訊稿，報道的是發生在印度尼西亞的一個沖突事件。印尼的Bintan島是與新加坡東部毗鄰的一個島，有很多來自新加坡的投資商，也是新加坡人周末度假的勝地。當地居民為獲得更高的土地補償，在向政府抗議時發生流血沖突。該事件如果不得到妥善解決，很可能會引起社會的不穩定。

　　1.C主旨題。印尼的Bintan島居民要求獲得對其賣出土地的更多賠償，官方派部隊鎮壓抗議群眾，造成流血事件。第二、四項說新加坡政府的鎮壓和要求新加坡政府賠償都是錯誤的，第一項當地居民襲擊地區議會也是不正確的。

　　2.D細節題。對于Bintan島的敘述，幾項均正確。這是新加坡東部毗鄰的一個島，是新加坡人周末度假的勝地，但最近發生流血事件，居民抗議活動遭到鎮壓。見原文。

　　3.C細節題。文中提及12名學生領袖中的8名被捕，是否受傷并未提及，故選此項。第一、二項符合文意，第四項不屬于沖突事件的結果，所以排除選擇的可能性。

　　4.C推斷題。從這段文章中可以看出，政府關心的并不是島上居民的利益，而是保證國外投資和島的長期發展?因此A、B是不可能出現的，而從島上居民從前那些反抗的結局來看，D項基本上也是不現實的，最可能的就是他們得到了一點點錢，放棄了更多的努力。

　　5.D推斷題。從文中最后一句也可以判斷仍有村民繼續抗議，其他幾項均有錯。第一項瓦希德總統在最后一分鐘取消了預計的會議，因為抗議者聲勢已減弱了。第二項是保護該島的新加坡投資商而不是全國范圍。第三項應是與印尼政府高級官員商談，非新加坡政府官員。