六级英语听力试题训练

六级英语听力试题训练TrumpDeniesReportsHisTransitionIsinTurmoil特朗普否认他的过渡期是动荡的U.S.President-electDonaldTrumpisdenyingpressreportshistransitionteamisinturmoiloverargumentsoverwhowillgettopnationalsecurityappointmentsinhisadministration.Thingsare"goingsosmoothly,"TrumpwroteWednesdayonTwitter."VeryorganizedprocesstakingplaceasIdecideonCabinetandmanyotherpositions.Iamtheonlyonewhoknowswhothefinalistsare."ThecommentfollowedU.S.newsmediaaccountsthathistransitionwasinturmoilafterhisaidespushedouttwoofhisnationalsecurityadvisersfromthetransitiongroup.TrumpsingledoutTheNewYorkTimesforitsreportonhistransitionefforts,sayingthatoneoftheworld'sleadingnewspapers"isjustupsetthattheylookedlikefoolsintheircoverageofme."Hesaidthenewspaper's"storyissototallywrongontransition."TheTimesalsoreportedthattheStateandJusticedepartments,aswellasthePentagon,haveyettohearfromanyonefromtheTrumpteam,morethanaweekaftertheelection.VitalcontactsSuchcontactsduringthetransitionperiodarenotjustroutine,theyarevitalsothatofficialscanhandoffdetailedbriefingpackagestotheirsuccessorsintimeforthenewgovernmenttotakepoweronJanuary20.Trumpalsotweetedthatreportsheistryingtoget"top-levelsecurityclearances"forthreeofhisadultchildrenDonaldTrumpJr.,EricTrumpandIvankaTrump,andpossiblyherhusband,JaredKushneris"atypicallyfalsenewsstory."Allfour,whohelpedadviseTrumpduringthecampaign,havealsobeenhelpingthepresident-electwithkeyappointments.SomeofthetransitiontalkshavecenteredonwhethertonameformerNewYorkMayorRudyGiulianiassecretaryofstate.The72-year-oldGiulianihaslittleforeignpolicyexperience.However,hewasastaunchadvocateforTrumpthroughouthiscampaign,oftenappearingontelevisionnewsshowstodefendhim.TherearequestionsaboutGiuliani'soverseasinvestments,particularlyinVenezuelaandQatar,thatmightprovetobeconflictsofinterest."RudyGiulianifixedNewYorkCity,”saidU.S.CongressmanBlakeFarentholdfromTexas.“Ifhecanfixourforeignrelations,thatwouldbegreat.Ifyoudisqualifiedanybodywhohadbusinessdealingsabroadfromacabinetpost,that'saprettylonglistofpeopleyouwoulddisqualify."TrumpaideshavedescribedGiulianiasthenarrowchoiceassecretaryofstate,withformerUnitedNationsAmbassadorJohnBoltonandSouthCarolinaGovernorNikkiHaleyasotherpossibilities.OthernewsreportssayTrumpisconsideringStevenMnuchin,aWallStreetfinancierandTrump'scampaignfinancechief,astreasurysecretary.AshearrivedWednesdayatTrumpTowerinNewYork,MnuchinsaidTrump'seconomicprioritiesincludetaxandtradereformandplanstoboostjobgrowthbyfixingthecountry'sdeterioratinginfrastructure."YougottheRepublicanPartycomingtogether,yougotTrumpgoingthroughthelistofpeoplethatarecomingtovisitTrumpTowerandthefolksthatthey'veannouncedalreadyareprettypopular,”Farentholdsaid.“Obviously,nobodylikeseverybody."AppointmentsTrumphasmadetwoWhiteHouseappointmentssofar.HenamedReincePriebus,thechairmanoftheRepublicanNationalCommittee,ashischiefofstaff,aselectionapplaudedbymanyRepublicans.Trump'schoiceofStephenBannonashischiefstrategisthasdrawnwidespreadcriticismfromDemocrats,someRepublicans,andcivilrightsgroups.BannonwastheTrumpcampaign'schiefexecutive.HeformerlyledBreitbartNews,awebsitethathasprintedwhitenationalistandanti-Semiticvitriol.ButsomeofthosewhoknowBannondenyheisananti-Semite.CurrentNewYorkMayorDemocratBilldeBlasio,oftenaTrumpcriticduringthecampaign,saidhemetwithTrumpforanhourWednesday,tellingthepresident-elect"whypeople[inNewYork]aresodeeplyconcerned"aboutthiselection.DeBlasiosaidhetoldTrumpthatNewYorkers,whovotedoverwhelminglyforrivalHillaryClinton,opposehisplanstodeportupto3millionundocumentedimmigrantswithcriminalrecordsandtorescindcontrolsonWallStreetthatwereenactedintheaftermathofthecountry'ssteeprecessionin2008and2009.Themayorsaidhehad"respectful,candid"talkswithTrump,butdeclinedtocharacterizeTrump'sreactiontohiscomments.Biden-PencemeetingMeanwhileinWashingtononWednesday,VicePresidentJoeBidenandhiswife,Jill,hostedincomingVicePresidentMikePenceandhiswife,Karen,forlunchattheirofficialhomeonthegroundsoftheU.S.NavalObservatory.BidensaidhehopesthePencefamilywillenjoythehouseasmuchashedoes.WhenareporteraskedhimifhethinkstheTrumpadministrationwillbereadyondayone,Bidensaid,"Noadministrationisreadyondayone.Wewere