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By LOS ANGELES TIMES
Published on 2002-02-10
Posted on 2002-01-18 10:59:14
Nervous 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 the troublesome port 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 e-mail allegedly from his kidnappers contained four photos of him and a variety of demands, including one for the release of Pakistani 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 born in Princeton, New Jersey and graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's 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 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.
Pearl's French wife, Marianne, is six months 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.
1.We can see from the text that ________.
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A.Pearl has been murdered
B.Pearl has escaped from his kidnappers
C.Pearl is in danger
D.Pearl's fate still remains in question
2.According to the text, Pearl most probably disappeared ________.
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3.Pearl's disappearance has something to do with ________.
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A.Tanzeem ul-Fuqra
B.a radical Islamic group in Pakistan
C.the US naval base in Cuba
D.the Israeli intelligence service
解析:
1.根据文章第一段可知. 2.根据文章第二段的two weeks ago及本报导的日期Posted on 2002-01-18,可知正确答案应为C. 3.从文章的倒数第三段可知. |
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Education is required and free for every child in the United States. Most children start school by the age of six. They attend eight years of elementary school and four years of high school(or secondary school). The money for free public schools comes from Texas, and each state is responsible for its own educational system. State legislatures(立法机关) set the educational requirements but leave the management of the schools in the hands of the local communities. Most states require their children to go to school until a certain age. This age varies from 16 to 18, according to the laws of the individual(个别的) state. The Federal government contributes funds to the states for additional schools and school services.
After graduation from high school, a student can start his higher education in a two-year college, a four-year college, a university or a specialized professional school? Either public or private. Most colleges admit students on the basis of their high-school records. The cost of a college education is expensive in private universities, but it is much less in those supported by states and cities. Many students receive scholarships from the schools, the government, or private foundations and organizations. More than 50 percent of the college students work to help pay their college expenses.
Only 2 percent of the population of the country cannot read and write.
1.Where does the money for public schools come from?
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A.From the Federal government.
B.From the state legislatures.
C.From Texas.
D.From the parents of the school children.
2.What is the educational system in the United States based on?
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A.The Federal government. |
B.Individual school. |
C.Individual state. |
D.Local communities. |
3.What percentage of the population is illiterate(文盲)?
A.50 | B.2 |
C.4 | D.6 |
4.How are college expenses of most students paid?
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A.They won earnings from part-time work.
B.Scholarship from the schools, the government or private foundations.
C.Taxes.
D.Funds provided by state and cities.
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