13.He had travelled thousands of miles in the hope of earning some money,but 18-year old Lin Kongming never knew danger was waiting for him.
He and six other migrant workers from Fujian Province spent 36hours in Iraq as international hostages(人質(zhì)).But luckily,they were set free last Tuesday morning,unharmed by the people who had taken them hostages.
After hard work by Chinese diplomats(外交官) in the region,the Iraqi kidnappers(綁架者) agreed to hand them over to a local religious group."The friendly relations between the Chinese and Iraqi people have played a key role in the release(釋放) of the hostages,"said Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan.China refused to join the US-led coalition(聯(lián)軍) in the Iraqi war.
Since April 4,over 60hostages from 12countries,including America,Italy and Japan,have been taken in Iraq.Some have been released,others were killed.
The Iraqi resistance groups have started taking foreigners hostages in an attempt to force the US-led troops out of their country.As a result,many foreigners have left,fearing the situation will get worse.Some nations are also considering removing their troops from Iraq.Thailand has ordered its forces not to leave their camp and may bring them home before September as originally planned.New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark is considering similar action.
But Dan Senor,spokesman for the US-led coalition in Baghdad,said that it would not negotiate(談判) with"terrorists(恐怖分子) or kidnappers"to get hostages released.
56.The seven workers from Fujian were set free mainly becauseC.
A.they were too poor to pay anything
B.kidnappers didn't know they were Chinese
C.China didn't take sides with the US-led coalition
D.kidnappers were friendly to the Chinese
57.Why did the Iraqi resistance groups start to take foreigners hostages?C
A.To show their anger towards the occupation of foreign troops.
B.To tell the world they would fear nothing.
C.To make foreign armies leave their country.
D.To resist the American troops.
58.The author talks about Dan Senor to show the USA.
A.wouldn't give in to Iraqi terrorists or kidnappers
B.had enough power to station in Iraq
C.wouldn't give up unless it could get something
D.had no plan to bring its troops home
59.The passage mainly tells usA.
A.the hostage crisis(危機) in Iraq
B.foreigners were not welcome in Iraq
C.the Chinese hostages were set free
D.keeping away from Iraq is a wise choice.
分析 文章主要講述伊拉克人質(zhì)危機.
解答 56.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題. 根據(jù)文章第三段后半部分,特別是"China refused to join the US-led coalition in the Iraq war."一句,可知中國與美國聯(lián)軍不處于同一方,可判斷答案為C.
57.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.依據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段"The Iraqi resistance groups have started taking foreigners hostage in an attempt to force the US-led troops out of their country."可知伊拉克抵抗組織已經(jīng)開始接受外國人人質(zhì),試圖迫使美國領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的軍隊離開,判斷答案為C.
58.A.理解推斷題.由最后一段said that it would not negotiate(談判) with"terrorists(恐怖分子) or kidnappers"to get hostages released,他不會通過與"恐怖分子或綁匪"談判才能解救人質(zhì),可知是不會屈服的.故選A.
59.A.主旨?xì)w納題.本文主要講述了伊拉克爆發(fā)戰(zhàn)爭引起的人質(zhì)危機,故選A.
點評 本篇文章主要是細(xì)節(jié)理解方面的題型,需要考生通過跳讀迅速找到對應(yīng)的句子進(jìn)行詳細(xì)理解,句子的理解可以結(jié)合上下文意思,通過邏輯推理得到.