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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(叛亂分子) 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 position) 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(浸潤(rùn)), 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(巡邏) 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.

31．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

32．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

33．As for NATO soldiers’ rude action, Abdul Hadi is        .

A．a(chǎn)bsolutely angry and upset   B．a(chǎn) little pleased but impatient

C．very angry and dissatisfied   D．impatient but bearable

34．We can infer from the passage that        .

A．NATO troops can completely control Afghanistan

B．NATO troops can bring security to Afghanistan

C．Afghans will accept NATO’s control sooner or later

D．it’s impossible for NATO to conquer Afghanistan and its people

35．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

這是一篇新聞報(bào)道， 講述美軍士兵槍殺四名阿富汗平民引起阿富汗人民的憤怒之情。

31. B 考查主旨要義。從整體和阿富汗人民憤怒的言語(yǔ)得出結(jié)論。

32. D考查猜測(cè)詞義。從第五段第二行infiltration Kandahar和第二段第一行the 會(huì)Taliban”s birthplace可以得出答案。

33. C 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。從第六段killing Afghans is not the answer, international forces should publish a schedule of their patrols可以得知。

34. D 考查推理判斷。文中沒(méi)有直接表達(dá)出來(lái)，根據(jù)第五段the Taliban have stepped up infiltration和阿富汗人民憤怒的言語(yǔ)得出，

35. A 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。從第二段第二行dealt a blow to U.S. and NATO efforts to win popular support可以得出結(jié)論。