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  3. The characters for "Africa" in the Mandarin language mean "wrong continent".

The characters for "Africa" in the Mandarin language mean "wrong continent".

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问题     The characters for "Africa" in the Mandarin language mean "wrong continent". But the Chinese have often【C1】______ this etymological hint. In the 15th century the emperor’s emissaries sailed as far as Mozambique, carrying silk and【C2】______ with a giraffe.  In the cold war Maoists dotted Africa with hospitals and football stadiums.
    Next week China will host more than 30 African【C3】______ from the wrong continent in Beijing, offering them a pinch of debt【C4】______ , a splash of aid, plus further generous helpings of trade and investment. China already buys a tenth of sub-Saharan Africa’s exports and owns almost $ 1.2 billion of direct【C5】______ in the region. A Chinese diaspora in Africa now numbers perhaps 80, 000, including labourers and businessmen, who bring entrepreneurial wit and wisdom to places usually visited only by Land Cruisers from international aid agencies.
    What is in it for China? It no longer wants Africa’s hearts, minds or giraffes. Mostly, it just wants its oil, ores and timber-plus its【C6】______ at the United Nations. Thus, even as the Chinese win mining【C7】______ , repair railways and lay pipelines on the continent, Africa’s governments are shuttering their embassies in Taiwan in【C8】______ to Beijing’s one-China policy.
    This suits Africa’s governments. The scramble for resources invariably passes the ministerial doorstep, where concessions are sold and royalties collected. China helps African governments ignore Western nagging about human rights: its support has allowed Sudan to avoid UN sanctions over Darfur. And some Africans look on China as a development【C9】______ , replacing the tough Washington Consensus with a "Beijing Consensus": China’s economic progress is cited by statists, protectionists and thugs alike to "prove" that keeping the state’s grip on companies, trade and political【C10】______ need not stop a country growing by 8% plus a year.
    A) backing                           I. model
    B) country                           J. money
    C) deference                         K. offered
    D) freedoms                          L. relief
    E. ignored                           M. returning
    F. investments                       N. rights
    G. leaders                           O. shipping
    H. leadership [br] 【C4】
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答案 L
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