第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。KANDAHARAfghanistan

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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

KANDAHAR Afghanistan–-- Afghans burned tires and chanted “Death to America” after U.S troops fired Monday(April 12 2010) on a civilian bus near Kandahar killing four people and wounding more than a dozen. Afghanistan’s president accused NATO of breaking its commitment to safeguard civilian lives.

The attack angered Afghan officials and the public in Kandahar the Taliban’s birthplace and dealt a blow to U.S and NATO efforts to win popular support for a coming offensive to drive the insurgents(叛乱分子) from the biggest city in the south. NATO expressed regret for the loss of civilian lives and said it was investigating.

Nearly 200 Afghans blocked highway where the shooting occurred burning tires firing weapons and chanting “Death to America” and other slogans. They also called for the ouster (forcing somebody out of a pasition) of Afghan President Hamid Karzai a Kandahar native who has been appealing for the people here to support the U.S-led campaign against the Taliban.

“The Americans are constantly killing our civilians and the government is not demanding an explanation ” protester Mohammad Razaq said. “We demand justice from the Karzai government and the punishment of those soldiers responsible.”

Kandahar a city of about a half million people is nominally under government control but the Taliban have stepped up infiltration(浸润) staging attacks and threatening local people.

“These foreigners have their enemies but killing Afghans is not the answer ” said Abdul Hadi who sells homemade herbal medicine in a public market. He said international forces should publish a schedule of their patrols(巡逻) so Afghans can keep out of the way.

“Better yet I would like to see them leave Afghanistan ” he added.

Haji Zahir who runs a transport firm said it was time for U.S. and other foreign forces to withdraw from the country.

“They say they want to bring security. It is all lies lies. They kill Afghans. That is not the way to bring security ” Zahir said.

56．According to the passage we can safely conclude that__________

A．American soldiers are killing Talibans effectively

B．Anger rises as US troops kill 4 Afghans on a bus

C．NATO expressed great dissatisfaction with American troops

D．Afghan President Hamid Karzai required NATO to withdraw

57．The underlined word in Paragraph 5 nominally most probably means________.

A．completely unknown to the people in the world

B．partially well-known to the people across the globe

C．bearing the name of a famous person around the world

D．officially described as something when this is not really true

58．As for NATO soldiers’ rude action Abdul Hadi is__________.

A．absolutely angry and upset

B．a little pleased but impatient

C．very angry and dissatisfied

D．impatient but bearable

59．Which statement is true according to the passage?

A．NATO fails to win popular support for a coming offensive.

B．Kandahar is the most important city in Afghanistan.

C．NATO has really brought security to Afghanistan.

D．NATO troops will withdraw from Afghanistan in the near future.

Answer 1

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