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1、阅读理解训练题（七十八）ABy LOS ANGELES TIMESPublished on 2002 - 02 - 10Posted on 2002 -01 - 18 105954Nervous uncertainty surrounds the fate（命运）of US journalist Daniel Pearl, with no clear communication from his kidnappers （绑匪）and no sign of his whereabouts after three separate police searches for his body in t
2、he troublesome pert city Karachi, Pakistan.Pearl, a 38 - year - old Wall Street Journal reporter, disappeared two weeks ago on his way to an interview in Karachi. An email allegedly from his kidnappers contained four photos of him and a variety of demands, including one for the release of Pakistani
3、prisoners being held at the US naval base in Cuba. The searches were started last Friday night by an email claiming that Pearl had been killed and his body thrown “in the graveyards of Karachi.”Pearl has worked for The Wall Street Journal for 12 years and is now their South Asia bureau chief. He was
4、 born in Princeton, New Jersey and graduated from Stanford University with a bachelors degree in communications. He joined The Wall Street Journal in November 1990, first as a reporter in the Atlanta bureau. In 1993 he moved to the Washington office to cover transportation before beginning a series
5、of overseas postings.The members of a radical（激进的）Islamic group in Pakistan who admit having kidnapped him say Pearl is a member of the Israeli intelligence service, Mossad. But Pearls employers have angrily denied（否认）that he is the agent（代理）of any government.Pearls French wife, Marianne, is six mon
6、ths pregnant with their first child.For the past few weeks the couple have been living in Karachi while Pearl tried to arrange an interview with Mubarak Ali Shah Gilani, head of the small militant Islamic group Tanzeem ul-Fuqra.56We can see from the text that_.A. Pearl has been murderedB. Pearl has
7、escaped from his kidnappersC. Pearl is in dangerD. Pearls fate still remains in question57According to the text, Pearl most probably disappeared_.A. on January 4, 2002B. on January 26, 2002C. on January 4, 2002D. on January 11, 200258Pearls disappearance has something to do with_.A. Tanzeem ul - Fuq
8、raB. a radical Islamic group in PakistanC. the US naval base in Cuba.D. the Israeli intelligence serviceB218 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA28774May 7th, 2002Social Security Administration2119 Main StreetPhiladelphia, PA28000Dear Social Security, I am applying for a new Social Security Card.I lost
9、my old one last week. I was walking home from the subway station, and I pulled a tissue （纸巾）out of my pocket and lost my wallet at the same time. My card was in my wallet. Please send me a new card. ff you can get the card to me within two weeks, please sent it to the address at the top of the page.
10、 If it will take longer than this, then you will have to send it to my new address. I am moving on May 23rd to: 103 Walnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA28445If you can send my new card within two weeks, I would be very pleased. I am applying for a new job at Ventura Savings Bank, and I know they will want
11、to have my Social Security Number. Unfortunately I have forgotten it, so I will need my card to find out. On my old card I was called Victoria Matthews. Since then I have gotten married. Please issue my new card in my married name: Victoria Villata. In case you need more information about me to hunt
12、 down my old number, my date of birth was September 11, 1985. Thank you very much.SincerelyVictoria Villata59Why does Mrs. Villata need a new Social Security Card?A. She is moving.B. She lost the old one.C. She has just gotten married.D. She doesnt remember her Social Security Number.60Why does Mrs.
13、 Villata give the Social Security Administration her date of birth?A. She wants them to know how old she is.B. She is afraid they may have lost her Social Security Card.C. She thinks it will help them track down her Social Security Number.D. She thinks that the older she is, the more Social Security
14、 she will get.61Which part of Victoria Villatas letter is LEAST important to the Social Security Administration?A. The fact that she has changed her name.B. The fact that her card should be mailed to a new address.C. The fact that she needs a replacement Social Security Card.D. The fact that she los
15、t her wallet while pulling a tissue out of her pocket.CWater SafetyTo Rescue a Drowning PersonDont jump in to save a drowning person unless you are a trained lifesaver. The victim may pull you under.Instead, try to toss（抛）a life preserver if you have one. Anything that will float can save the persons life. A beach ball, a vacuum jug, or a picnic chest will also help. The National Safety Council points out that many drowning could be prevented if people knew all the common objects that float well enough to help a drown
