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高考网汇集整理《高一英语知识点：提高班知识讲解(六)》 时文阅读强化 Playing politics 穿西装、讲英语，北大模拟联合国大会让北京高中生跃跃欲试 WEARING a tie and smart suit, you are not yourself, a student any more, but a diplomat (外交官) at the United Nations (UN). You discuss global issues such as \"restarting peace talks in Palestine\" in English with other \"UN members\". This is what impressed a group of high school students who took part in an event to mark UN day. On October 24, 20 teenagers from Beijing No 4 High School and three other high schools in Beijing attended the fourth Peking University Model UN (模拟联合国). The event has been organized every year since 2000 by the university\'s Model UN Association (协会) for college students throughout the country. This year\'s conference had three sections: General Assembly (联合国大会), Security Council (安理会) and Youth Assembly, and it was the first time that high school students were invited. \"The Youth Assembly was set up for high school students this year. We hope to help them understand how the UN works and learn more about the world. The programme also aims to offer them opportunities to develop leadership and problem solving skills,\" said sophomore (大学二年级) Chen Guan, one of the organizers. Although students read a lot in their textbooks about the institutions (机构) and roles of the UN, seeing with their own eyes how the organization works will teach them a lot more. \"It\'s new and totally different from answering questions in classrooms. You have to organize ideas quickly on behalf of your country\'s interest,\" said Zhao Yi, a Senior 2 boy from the High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University. The 17-year-old also felt very happy that he had learnt lots of terms (术语) used in the procedures of the assembly. As the conference was mainly held in English, teenagers were challenged to express themselves clearly when talking about complex (复杂的) issues such as terrorism. (责任编辑：admin) |