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阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项

　　BAGRAM, Afghanistan: A transport helicopter packed with US soldiers crashed near a military base just north of the capital, killing at least five of them and wounding seven others, the US military said yesterday.

　　The cause of Sunday's crash, about 11 kilometers east of Bagram Air Base, was not immediately known. The US military said it was investigating, and it refused to take journalists from the base to the crash site.

　　But after a long search, reporters found the wreckage in a remote area yesterday afternoon. It was broken into three pieces, some of which had fallen into a mostly dry riverbed. About 15 US soldiers were guarding the site.

　　A statement sent by email from Central Command, in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday said, “Early reports indicate seven service members were killed,” when the US military helicopter went down.

　　At Bagram Air Base yesterday morning, US military spokesman Major Richard Sater said the plane was an MH-53 transport helicopter and confirmed that it was involved in all ongoing military operation, dubbed Mountain Resolve, taking place in the east of the country. He referred all other questions, including the numbers of casualties and the cause of the crash, to Central Command officials.

　　Bagram Air Base, just north of the capital, is home to most of the peacekeepers patrol Kabul.

　　In another development, three US soldiers were killed on Sunday in Iraq. Gunmen in Mosul shot two American soldiers driving through the city center, sending their vehicle crashing into a wall. About a dozen swarming teenagers dragged the men out of the wreckage and beat them with concrete blocks, witnesses said.

　　In recent weeks, attacks against US troops and their Iraqi allies-such as policemen and politicians working for tile interim Iraqi administration-have increased in the region surrounding Mosul.

　　In Baqouba, just north of Baghdad, insurgents detonated a roadside bomb as a 4th Infantry Divison convoy passed, killing one soldier and wounding two others, the military said on Sunday.

1．The US helicopter crashed ________.

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A．when it was investigating military operation

B．when it was carrying out a task in Afghanistan

C．when it was flying to Tampa, Florida packed with US soldiers

D．when it was working for Afghanistan's military

2．Which of the followings is the cause of the Sunday's crash the Central Command stated?

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A．The helicopter was attacked by coalition forces.

B．The pilot's carelessness caused the helicopter to knock into the mountain.

C．The central command didn't exactly state what had caused the crash.

D．The poor weather in the mountains caused the crash.

3．Which of the following statements is False?

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A．It seems that this passage tells us at least eight US soldiers were killed.

B．It seems that there are many forces from different countries in Afghanistan.

C．It seems that at least eight US soldiers were killed in two different incidents.

D．It seems that the number of the soldiers killed in Iraq has increased in recent weeks.

4．Which of the followings is the best title of this passage?

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A．US helicopter crash kills 5 soldiers

B．Afghanistan's crash

C．US soldiers are killed in Iraq

D．Eight deaths

Iraq has been ________ for a few years.

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　　BAGHDAD(Reuters)—Iraq(伊拉克)asked Arabs on Monday to seek martyrdom(殉难；牺牲)by attacking U.S. forces in Kuwait(科威特), saying the Americans were preparing to occupy(占领)Iraq.

　　“We in Iraq and in the entire(Arab)nation believe that every faithful(虔诚的)Arab has the right, duty, and the honor to deal with these forces in Kuwait, ”a spokesman was replying to the comments by al-Attiya, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC，海湾合作委员会), in which he turned down an apology by President Saddam Hussein(萨达姆·侯塞因)to the Kuwaiti people for the 1990 invasion(入侵).

　　Saddam apologized Saturday for his 1990-1991 invasion of the country, but scolded Kuwait rulers for conspiring(同谋；搞阴谋)with Washington against the Baghdad(巴格达)government.

　　Kuwait turned down the apology and said Saddam's message amounted to“incitement(煽动)for terrorism(恐怖主义)”.

　　The Iraq spokesman said, “Does Attiya not know that the U.S. forces occupy Kuwait, start from there to destroy the Iraq and kill the Iraqis, and that the U.S. army forces plan to occupy Iraq?”

　　The GCC is made up of Kuwait, Saudi Arabian(沙特阿拉伯), United Arab Empires(阿拉伯联合酋长国), Qatar(卡塔尔), Bahrain(巴林)and Oman(阿曼).

　　UAE Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zaid al-Nahayan said Saddam's speech had cost Baghdad what support it had left in the Arab world.

　　“I believe the speech cost the Iraq leadership any pity it had left and further proved the weakness of Iraq's political and media credibility(可靠性；确实性)at a time when Iraq needs to try its best to get rid of the threat of a face-off(对峙), ”Sheikh Abdullah told the official Kuwait News Agency.

　　Iraq invaded Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990.U.S.-led united forces drove the Iraq army from the oil-rich state in February, 1991.

　　Thousands of U.S. troops have been sent to Kuwait since the 1991 Gulf War. However, these forces have been attacked several times in recent weeks. At least one U.S. soldier has died.

1．It can be inferred that Iraq is ________.

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A．seeking support in the Arab world

B．trying to make Arab die for the Iraqis

C．sincerely apologizing to Kuwait

D．attacking U.S. forces in Kuwait

2．Which of the following are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council?

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A．Iraq and Kuwait.

B．Kuwait and Egypt.

C．Kuwait and Oman.

D．All the Arabian countries.

3．After Iraq apologized, it was generally thought in GCC that ________.

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A．Iraq would win more support from the Arab countries

B．it was too late for Iraq to do so

C．Iraq would lose support from Arabian countries though they all supported it at the time being

D．Iraq would lose all the support that it had from Arabian countries

4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

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A．Iraq was quite weak in politics.

B．Iraq was trying to avoid a war with the U.S.

C．The Gulf War Lasted for a whole year.

D．America won support from all the Arabian countries.

5．What does the underlined part“turned down”in Paragraph 2 mean?

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