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GWANGJU, South Korea, Sept. 28，2013 (Xinhua) — Cultural ministers from China, Japan and South Korea participating in the 5th China-Japan-South Korea Ministerial Conference on Culture held here Saturday agreed to strengthen cultural exchange and cooperation to promote the cultural prosperity of East Asia.
Cai Wu, China's Minister of Culture, Hakubun Shimomura, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, and Yoo Jinryong, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea attended the meeting in the South Korean city with more than 2,000 years of history.
At the meeting, Cai said that the east and west differ in history, culture and values, but the East Asia as a whole, especially China, Japan and South Korea, should take good advantage of their cultural and historical similarities, trying to create “shared East Asia value”and seeking a greater say around the world.
The ministers drew the Gwangju Joint Document at the meeting to strengthen cultural exchange and cooperation in the fields of culture industry, exhibitions, cultural heritage preservation and the youth exchanges to promote the program of “East Asia City of Culture.”
China, Japan and South Korea also agreed that the host country of the annual ministerial meeting will organize a joint cultural festival, including art performances, exhibitions, academic seminars and other relevant events starting from 2014.
The annual trilateral Ministerial Conference on Culture was firstly launched in 2007. The Gwangju meeting is the fifth round of this series, and the last round of this meeting was held in Shanghai, China in May 2012

1. 1.
   Which of the following information is True according to the text?
   1. A.
      The 5th China-Japan-South Korea Ministerial Conference on Culture was held on Sunday
   2. B.
      The 5th China-Japan-South Korea Ministerial Conference on Culture is aimed at promoting the cultural prosperity of West Asia
   3. C.
      Yoo Jinryong, Minister of Culture, Science, Technology and Tourism of Korea attended the meeting
   4. D.
      GWANGJU is a South Korean city that has a history of more than 2,000 years
2. 2.
   The underlined phrase “seeking a greater say”in Paragraph 3 probably means ______.
   1. A.
      looking for more chances to speak Asian languages
   2. B.
      trying to get greater power or right of acting or deciding
   3. C.
      attempting to take up more space in the world
   4. D.
      getting more time to set a good example to others
3. 3.
   This text mainly tells us ______.
   1. A.
      three Asian leaders meet each other to discuss economic problems
   2. B.
      how the program of “East Asia City of Culture”came into being
   3. C.
      three Asian countries agree to promote cultural prosperity of East Asia
   4. D.
      the trilateral Ministerial Conference on Culture firstly began in 2007
4. 4.
   We can know from the text that ______.
   1. A.
      the fourth Ministerial Conference on Culture was held in GWANGJU
   2. B.
      the trilateral Ministerial Conference on Culture is held once a year
   3. C.
      the Ministerial Conference on Culture has never been held in China
   4. D.
      no changes were made about the forms of activities to be held in the future

Answer 1

DBCB
试题分析：本文是一篇新闻报道，报道了2013年9月28日在韩国光川召开的中日韩文化部长会议的有关情况。会议期间，三国部长就中日韩面向未来开展文化交流及合作的必要性达成一致，同时在认识文化重要性方面达成共识。
1.D细节理解题。本篇是一篇新闻报道，其特点是在文章首段提出时间地点和事件，根据GWANGJU, South Korea, Sept. 28，2013 (Xinhua)可知会议在韩国光川举行，再根据文章第二段末句Sports and Tourism of Korea attended the meeting in the South Korean city with more than 2,000 years of history.可以知道这个城市历史悠久，所以判断D选项正确。
2.B词意推测题。由上文should take good advantage of their cultural and historical similarities, trying to create “shared East Asia value”可知中日韩三国要利用文化历史的共同点去努力创造共同的东亚文化，其目的就是要争取在世界上更多的利益，拥有更大的发言权，故B选项正确。
3.C主旨大意题。新闻报道文章的特点是开头提出中心，而本文开头提出agreed to strengthen cultural exchange and cooperation to promote the cultural prosperity of East Asia.然后在下文作者对会议情况进行了详细介绍，由此可知C选项正确。
4.B细节理解题。根据文章最后一段The annual trilateral Ministerial Conference可知会议每年举行一次，annual意思是“每年的，年度的”故B选项正确。
考点：考查新闻报道类短文阅读。