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SectionⅡReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text1
U.S.-ledoccupationauthoritieshavebegunasecretcampaigntorecruitandtrainagentswiththeonce-dreadedIraqiintelligenceservicetohelpidentifyresistancetoAmericanforceshereaftermonthsofincreasinglysophisticatedattacksandbombings,accordingtoU.S..andIraqiofficials.
Theextraordinarymovetorecruitagentsofformerpresident’ssecurityservicesdemonstratesagrowingrecognitionamongU.S.officialsthatAmericanmilitaryforces—alreadystretchedthin—cannotalonepreventattackslikethedevastatingtruckbombingoftheU.N.headquartersrecently,theofficialssaid.
Authoritieshavesteppeduptherecruitmentoverthepasttwoweeks,oneseniorU.S.officialsaid,despitesometimesfirmobjectionsbymembersoftheU.S.-appointedIraqiGoverningCouncil,whocomplainthattheyhavetoolittlecontroloverthepoolofrecruits.WhileU.S.officialsacknowledgethesensitivityofcooperatingwithaforcethatembodiedtheruthlessnessoftheoverthrownpresident’srule,theyassertthatanurgentneedforbetterandmorepreciseintelligencehasforcedunusualcompromises.
“Theonlywayyoucancombatterrorismisthroughintelligence,”theseniorofficialsaid.“It’stheonlywayyou’regoingtostopthesepeoplefromdoingwhatthey’redoing.”Headded:“WithoutIraqiinput,that’snotgoingtowork.”
Officialsarereluctanttodisclosehowmanyformeragentshavebeenrecruitedsincetheeffortbegan.ButIraqiofficialssaytheynumberanywherefromdozenstoafewhundred,andU.S.officialsacknowledgethattherecruitmentisextensive.
“We’rereachingoutverywidely,”saidoneofficialwiththeU.S.-ledadministration,wholikemostspokeonconditionofanonymitybecauseofsensitivityoverquestionsofintelligenceandsources.
AddedaWesterndiplomat:“ThereisanobviousevolutioninAmericanthinking.Firstthepolicearereconstituted,thenthearmy.Itislogicalthatintelligenceofficialsfromtheregimewouldalsoberecruited.”
Officialssaythefirstlineofintelligence-gatheringremainstheIraqipolice,whonumber6,500inBaghdadand33,000nationwide.Butthatforceishamperedinintelligenceworkbyalackofcredibilitywithabelief-brokenpublic,anditsnumbersremainfarbelowwhatU.S.officialssaytheyneedtobringordertoanunrulycapital.AcrossIraq,walk-ininformershaveprovidedtipsonweaponshidingsandlocationsofsuspectedguerrillas,butmanyIraqisdismissthosereportsasoccasionalandsometimesmotivatedbyadesireforpersonalgain.
TheemphasisinrecruitmentappearstobeontheintelligenceserviceknownastheMukhabarat,oneoffourbranchesintheformersecurityservice,althoughitisnottheonlytargetfortheU.S.effort.TheMukhabarat,whosenameitselfinspiredfearinordinaryIraqis,wastheforeignintelligenceservice,themostsophisticatedofthefour.
1.America’sattitudetowardsIraqiintelligencewasoneof_____
[A]disgust[B]hatred[C]fear[D]resent
2.Theword“devastating”(Line3,Paragraph2)isclosestinmeaningto_____
[A]destructive[B]regretful[C]frustrating[D]terrible
3.TheU.S.officialsconsiderthenatureoftherecruitmentsofformersecurityservices_____
[A]give-instothebombing
[B]setbacksofUS-ledadministration
[C]examplesofUS-Iraqicooperation
[D]compromisesofsomekind
4.Whichofthefollowingistrueregardingtherecruitmentoftheintelligence?
[A]Thenew-releasepeopleareunwillingtotellanythingaboutthemselves.
[B]ItisjustapreparatorystepforthereconstructionoftheIraqiarmedforces.
[C]Thewesternworldasawholedislikestheideaofreconstructioninthisway.
[D]Anobviousconnectionexistsinthereconstructionsofthearmyandthepolice.
5.AlargepartoftheIraqipeopleholdinformationaboutweaponhidingsas_____
[A]fear-inspired[B]money-driven
[C]unreliable[D]sophisticated
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