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In fact, the Iraq war was fairly______across the West.
A．conversational
B．contradictory
C．contrary
D．controversial
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According to the passage, which of the following is true？
A．Vice President Dick Cheney is in fact somewhat agree with the cooperation in the Iraq war.
B．The American Government is going to be splited into two sides.
C．America will take charge of Iraq in the near future.
D．America can solve the problem in Iraq all by itself.
To the writer，the fact that women alter their old-fashion dress is seen as_________.
A.a waste of money
B.a waste of time
C.an exDression of taste
D.an expression of creativity
What attracted the writer to the shop？
A. The lack of a sign or name.
B. The fact that it was nearby.
C. The empty window display.
D. The light coming from inside.
Pains anti. Gains
Pains
The Iraq War is dragging into its fourth year. While peace remains uncertain in Iraq, opinion polls in the United States have shown that support for the war is falling down. However, U.S. President George W. Bush has outwardly expressed his confidence on more than one occasion. "I'm optimistic we'll succeed. If not, I'd pull our troops out," he said at a recent press conference.
When he ordered troops into Iraq on March 20, 2003, George W. Bush probably would not have imagined that the country would be plunged into such a chaotic situation three years later.
Despite its victorious offensives, U.S. forces have not been able to clear anti-U. S. resistance, which in effect has seen a drastic restoration recently. Although the U.S. dominated democratic process has largely been completed, and Washington continues to increase economic assistance, Iraq has made little progress in its reconstruction, leaving Iraqi people with severe water and power shortages. In particular, ever since the bombing of a famous Shiite shrine (什叶派教徒的圣地) on February 22, the feud between the Sunnis(逊尼派教徒) and the Shiites, Iraq's two major religious sects, has degenerated to the edge of a complete loss of control.
At present, the United States can neither come up with a quick answer to the Iraq problem, nor rid itself of the heavy burden easily. Behind the "Iraq syndrome" are the huge costs on the part of the United States: over 2,300 troops killed and $ 200 250 billion spent.
Gains
As a matter of fact, the United States has reaped remarkable benefits from the war in spite of its vast costs.
Geopolitical Priority
The geopolitical situation has been made more favorable to the United States. One of the underlying reasons why the United States seeks a transformation of Iraq is to smash Arab nationalism so as to keep a firm grip on Arab countries. If their advantages in population, natural resources and geographic position are integrated and they speak with one voice, let alone establish a unified Arab country, the 22- nation Arab world will be capable of resisting intervention by big powers. Unity means power and provides the best screen against the interference of Western superpowers. Arab nationalism, championed by former Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser, was at its height in the 1950s to 1960s. In 1956, Nasser successfully defended the military aggression waged by Britain, France and Israel. In the Fourth Middle East War, or the Yom Kippur War in 1973, the Arab countries effectively protected their dignity and interests by using the oil weapon. Although Arab nationalism gradually declined after that, with conflicts emerging among the various nations, the basis for political integration still exists. For the United States, the Arab world is, of course, too large.
Iraq is at the core of the Arab world. Its former leader Saddam Hussein had been going out of his way to revive Arab nationalism by taking advantage of the anti-U. S. sentiments popular in the Middle East, something inauspicious for Washington. It is for these reasons that the United States set about changing the nature of Iraq through the Iraq War, the post-war democratic transformation, and especially supporting the Kurds (库尔德人). In the new Iraqi Constitution, the country is no longer labeled an "Arab country".
The United States has therefore succeeded in breaking the Arab world from within, preventing the revival of Arab nationalism and getting rid of the biggest threat for it to control the oil and strategic zones in the Middle East. In the meantime, as Iraq is turned into a dependent, pro U. S. (支持美国的) country, the United States will be able to establish a new strategic base in the heart of the Middle East. A curve link
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
A journalist for Australia's SBS Arabic radio service, Majida Abboud-Saab, said Sheik al-Hilali, in Iraq to try to free 63-year-old Donglas Wood, had told her he had spoken to a man who said he represented the militants holding the engineer.
"They said that they were willing to release Donglas Wood," Abboud-Saab told Southern Cross Broad- casting on Wednesday.
"They are not placing any conditions on his release. Sheikh Taj al-Din al-Hilali is very convinced and he is very optimistic and he is very happy about the fact that they have agreed to release Douglas."
Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has said that Wood, who is married to an American, may have been kidnapped two days before a two-minute video was delivered to news agencies on May 1.
Sheikh Taj al-Din al-Hilali was ______
A．was a journalist working for Australia's SBS Arabic radio service
B．was a leader of militants who held an Australian hostage
C．was a Muslim leader designated to rescue the hostage
D．was the American to whom the hostage was married
SECTION B PASSAGES
Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文： On the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea is the nation of Syria. In ancient times, Syria was much larger and included all the land on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It reached all the way inland to the Arabian Desert. Today Syria is bordered by Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and the Mediterranean.
The capital, Damascus, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the entire world. In fact, it is believed that people have lived there for about four thousand years.
Damascus is located in an oasis created by the Barada River. Two other important rivers are the Euphrates and Orontes. There are two mountain ranges in the western area near the Mediterranean.
Most Syrians are Arabs, but there are a few other groups. The official language is Arabic, and all Syrians are Muslims.
Turkey controlled Syria from 1516 until the end of the First World War. From that time until Syria became independent in 1946, France controlled the country.
Which of the following is TRUE about Syria today？
A．Syria has very few Muslims.
B．Syria smaller than it was.
C．Syria lies to the west of the Mediterranean.
D．Syria reaches all the way to the Arabian Desert.
Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary (周年纪念) of the signing of a friendship agreement called the Entente Cordiality. The agreement marked a new beginning for the countries following centuries of wars and love-hate partnership.
But their relationship has been ups and downs over the past century. Just last year, there were fierce disagreements over the Iraq war-which British Prime Minister Tony Blair supported despite French President Jacques Chirac speaking out against it. This discomfort is expressed in Blair and Chirac's body language at international meetings. While the French leader often greets German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with a hug (拥抱), Blair just receives a handshake. However, some political experts say the war in Iraq could in fact have helped ties.
The history of divisions may well be because of the very different ways in which the two sides see the world. But this doesn't stop 12 million Britons taking holidays in France each year. However, only 3 million French come in the opposite direction. Surveys (调查) show that most French people feel closer to the Germans than they do to the British. And the research carried out in Britain has found that only a third of the population believes the French can be trusted. Perhaps this bad feeling comes because the British dislike France's close relationship with Germany, or because the French are not happy with Britain's close links with the US.
Whatever the answer is, as both sides celebrate 100 years of "doubtful friendship", they are at least able to make jokes about each other. Here's one: What's the best thing about Britain's relationship with France? The English Channel.
161.For centuries, the relationship between Britain and France is（）.
A.friendly
B.impolite
C.brotherly
D.a mixture of love and hate
162.The war in Iraq does（） to the relationship between France and Britain.
A.good
B.harm
C.neither good nor harm
D.both good and harm
163.The British are not so friendly to（） and the French are not so friendly to（）.
A.Germany; America
B.America; Germany
C.Germany; Germany
D.America; America
164.（）are more interested in having holidays in（）.
A.American people … Britain
B.British people … Germany
C.French people … Britain
D.British people … France
165.What does the last sentence mean?（）
A.As long as the English Channel exists, no further disagreement will form between France and Britain.
B.The English Channel can prevent anything unfriendly happening in both France and Britain.
C.France and Britain are near neighbors, and this will help balance the relationship between them.
D.The English Channel is the largest enemy between France and Britain.
New York's streets were covered by people dressed in elephant costumes (服装)and others waving anti war posters with pictures of U. S. President George W. Bush on them last week. But this was no carnival (狂欢节)— it was the Republican Party's National Convention (共和党全国大会), which attracted thousands of protestors (抗议者). It was the largest protest ever at a U. S. political convention, with at least 120,000 people marching through Manhattan on August 29. They demanded that the U. S. leave Iraq and a new president be chosen.
The Republicans say the opposition — Democrat Party (民主党) encouraged the people on to the streets. They believe it is a Democratic move to help win presidential election, to be held on November 2. The election is described as "the decisive battle between donkey and elephant". The two animals are the symbols of the two major political parties in the U.S. The elephant represents (象征) the Republicans, whose candidate (候选人) , President George W. Bush, is trying to defeat the donkey to win his second term. The donkey represents the Democrats, whose candidate, John Kerry, is trying to kick the elephant out of the White House.
Republicans think the elephant is powerful and clever, but the Democrats argue it is stupid and conservative (守旧的). In return, the Republicans regard the donkey as stubborn (倔强的) and silly but the Democrats say it is humble, plain, smart and courageous.
The Republicans have been sending e-mails to Bush supporters and journalists with the header, "An Elephant Never Forgets", said party spokeswoman Heather Layman. Elephants are known for their long memories. The e-mails suggest that Bush will keep his promises, while Kerry will not stick to his words.
It is interesting that both symbols were created by a single person, Thomas Nest, a famous political cartoonist of the late 19th century. During the election in 1874, Nest drew a cartoon, in which a donkey in a lion's skin frightened an elephant marked "Republican".
In the passage, the donkey stands for ______.
A．the White House
B．the Republicans
C．the Democrats
D．John Kerry
Instead, Mr. Kerry is in the process of setting out what looks like a sober and substantial altemative to Mr. Bush's foreign policy, one that correctly identifies the incumbent's greatest failings while accepting the basic imperatives of the war that was forced on the country on Sept. 11, 2001. In his opening speech on the subject Thursday, Mr. Kerry reiterated one of the central tenets of Mr. Bush's policy: Lawless states and terrorists armed with weapons of mass destruction present "the single greatest threat to our security. " He said that if an attack on the United States with unconventional weapons "appears imminent I will do whatever is necessary to stop it" and "never cede our security to anyone"—formulations that take him close to Mr. Bush's preemption doctrine.
Yet Mr. Kerry focused much attention on the president's foremost weakness, his mismanagement of US alliances. The Bush administration, he charged, "bullied when they should have persuadeD． They have gone it alone when they should have assembled a team. " Not only is the truth of that critique glaringly evident in Iraq and elsewhere, but Mr. Kerry is also right to suggest that repairing and reversing the damage probed will require a new president. Though Mr. Bush has belatedly changed course in response to his serial failures in Iraq, there is no evidence that he would pursue a more multilateral foreign policy if reelected．
Mr. Kerry's promise to "launch and lead a new era of alliances for the post 9/11 world" nevertheless does not add up to a strategy by itself. Tensions between the United States and countries such as France, Germany and South Korea predate George W. Bush and will not disappear if he leaves office; leaders in those nations have their own ambitions to challenge or contain American power. Strong alliances require a common strategic vision—and the vision offered so far by Mr. Kerry is relatively narrow. His Thursday speech focused on combating threats and on reducing dependence on Middle East oil; this week he will set out policies to block the spread of nuclear weapons. But he has had little to say about the good that the United States should seek to accomplish in the worlD． In an interview Friday, the candidate stressed that he has set out the "architecture" of his foreign policy and will talk more about goals and values in coming weeks. Thus far he has spoken more about protecting American companies and workers from foreign competition—something that hardly promotes alliances—than about fostering democracy in the Middle East or helping poor nations develop.
The emerging Kerry platform. suggests that ultimately he would adopt many of the same goals as Mr. Bush. In his latest speech he rightly warned of the terrible consequences of failure in Iraq and, like Mr. Bush, embraced elections and the training of Iraqi security forces as the best way forwarD． His proposal for a U. N. high commissioner represents a slight upgrade on the deference already given by the White House to U. N. representative Lakhdar Brahimi; his call for a NATO- led military mission already has been aggressively pursued by the Bush administration, with poor results. There are, in fact, few responsible alternatives to the
A．leave him in a disadvantaged position in the campaign
B．result in a draw against President Bush in the campaign
C．do him good instead of harm in the campaign
D．bring about a general disappointment among the public
The war in Iraq made many American cities drop in ranking.
A．Right
B．Wrong
C．Not mentioned
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