If you can’t catch the bad guy, t’s game over－this is the rule of life for computer game players in cyber-world(网络世界)．
But similar thoughts might be worrying US President George W．ush as he prepares for election year with the world’s most wanted man still out of his reach．
The hunt for Osama Bin Laden, eader of the AL-Qaida group, as been going on since the attack on New York’s World Trade Center on September 11,2001．Progress has been slow and, ith Democrat Senator John Kerry winning the race last Tuesday to challenge Bush in November’s presidential elections, he president needs results．f Osama Bin Laden can be caught before the presidential election, ush will gain an obvious advantage．
The American public’s support for the war in Iraq has been falling, specially as the Bush government cannot find the banned weapons(武器)that it said were in the country．ut the way the president’s popularity rose following the capture(捕获)of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in December shows how useful it would be if Bin Laden could be caught．
The latest polls suggest the election will be close, ith 48 per cent of Americans saying they will vote for Bush and 46 per cent backing Kerry．
In order to capture the Saudi Arabia-born AL Qaida leader, housands of US soldiers were moved from Iraq to Afghanistan earlier this week．urther efforts have been made to strengthen Afghanistan’s border(边境)area with Pakistan, ith soldiers inspecting nearby villages more frequently than before．
However, akistan has denied(否认)reports that US soldiers will be allowed to search for Bin Laden on its land．ush’s battles, oth at home and abroad, ill not be won easily．
(1)
Why does the writer mention the rule of life for computer game players in cyber-world?
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A．
Because catching Osama Bin Laden is another game．
B．
Because real life can be similar to life in cyber-world．
C．
Because this is also one of the rules in the American presidential election．
D．
Because a game like this has become a real life situation for Bush．
(2)
We can learn from the passage that Osama Bin Laden ________
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A．
was born in Afghanistan and lives in Saudi Arabia
B．
is sure to be captured since Saddam Hussein has been caught
C．
must be found so that 48％ of the Americans will back Bush
D．
is probably hidden in the border area of Afghanistan and Pakistan
(3)
The underlined word “inspecting”(Paragraph 6)can be replaced by ________
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A．
seeking
B．
searching
C．
bombing
D．
visiting
(4)
It can be inferred from the passage that ________
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A．
the Bush government has great difficulty in seizing Bin Laden
B．
Kerry is more likely than Bush to win the coming presidential election
C．
more and more people are supporting the war in Iraq
D．
Pakistan will allow US soldiers to search for Bin Laden on its land
The United Automobile Workers Union reached a tentative agreement with the Ford Motor Company early this morning after a 41-hour marathon bargaining session, completing a series of new contracts with the American auto companies．
No details were released, but it is expected to resemble contracts reached earlier this fall for General Motors and Chrysler LLC．
Unlike the G．M．and Chrysler contracts, the agreement at Ford was reached without a strike．Analysts say that Ford, which lost 12.6 billion last year, is the weakest of the Detroit auto companies．
“Our bargaining committee came through for our active and retired members,”the U.A.W.'s president, Ron Gettelfinger, said in a statement．He said that its bargaining team had“encouraged Ford to invest in product and people while addressing the economic needs of our active and retired members．”
“We face enormous challenges－and we also have enormous potential,”said U.A.W.Vice President Bob King, who directs the union's National Ford Department．“Our goals for this contract were to win new product and investment, to enhance(增强)job security and protect seniority－and we made progress in all these areas．”
Any job guarantees will be closely examined by union members at Ford, who have watched G..M.and Chrysler cut jobs since their new contracts were reached．
Ford had no immediate comment．Union leaders will review the contract next week, before it is presented to members for a vote．
Bargainers began the latest round of talks at 10 a.m．Eastern time Thursday．The deal was reached at 3∶20 a.m.today, about two hours after most of the negotiators had been sent home．That left a small group to finalize the terms, people briefed on the negotiations said．The U.A.W.'s president, Ron Gettelfinger, participated in most of the final session．
Ford shares rose more than 5 percent Friday, to 8.95, on news that a deal was close．
Ford was the last of the three Detroit automakers without a new four-year labor contract．The previous deal expired Sept．14, but the company and the union had agreed to an indefinite extension．
Some workers expressed hope that several of the plants whose future is in doubt can be saved by the new U.A.W.contract．But analysts say that if anything, Ford needs to cut costs faster．Ford has mortgaged most of its United States assets to raise cash, and executives say they do not expect the company to be profitable in North America until 2009．
Ford's declining sales have raised expectations that the company will announce further job and spending cuts in the near future．Ford officials held off making the cuts while they completed negotiations with the U.A.W., but the company could make an announcement before the end of the year, a person involved in the planning said．
(1)
The passage is most probably taken from ________．
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A．
a textbook
B．
a newspaper
C．
an advertisement
D．
a magazine
(2)
How many auto companies are mentioned in the passage?
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A．
1
B．
2
C．
3
D．
4
(3)
One probable reason why there hasn't been a strike is that ________．
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A．
the U.A.W.'s president, Ron Gettelfinger, participated in most of the final session
B．
the contract hasn't been presented to members for a vote
C．
it's hoped that several plants can be saved by the U.A.W.contract
D．
Ford is not expected to be profitable in North America until 2009
(4)
The passage mainly tells about that ________．
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A．
auto companies have a tense relationship with the U.A.W．
B．
there is a severe competition among the auto companies in the US
C．
an agreement has been reached between Ford and the U.A.W．
D．
Ford is the weakest of the Detroit auto companies
(5)
Which of the statements is correct according to the passage?
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A．
Though Ford is not expected to be profitable in several years, it will not cut jobs and spending．
B．
The U.A.W.'s president is quite satisfied with the agreement．
C．
Many workers in Ford don't expect much of the new U.A.W.contract．
D．
The new contracts are the same as the ones reached earlier this fall for General Motors and Chrysler LLC．
阅读理解
The sometimes tense relationship between presidents and New York City mayors was seemingly set 30 years ago with the famous Daily News headline following President Gerald R．Ford's decision not to help the city out from a financial crisis．(“Ford to City：Drop Dead,” it read．)
But yesterday provided something of a role of the opposite：President Bush came to promote strong national economic data and to do it in the glow of a New York City economy that he said was “booming with a bond rating(债券评级)at an all-time high, and unemployment near an all-time low．”
The moment highlighted the unique relationship Mr．Bush has with New York City, to which he has been linked since the 2001 terrorist attacks, even though he is unpopular with many voters here．
And as he spoke at the Federal Hall National Memorial on Wall Street for an event held by the Association for a Better New York, he addressed an audience that included not only business leaders but also three New York City mayors-one of them a Republican, two of them Democrats．
There was Mayor Michael R．Bloomberg, a late-blooming Republican, who kept his distance from the president throughout the 2005 mayoral campaign in case the president's low poll(选举投票)ratings rub off on him．
Mr．Bloomberg seemed to receive slightly louder applause than Mr．Bush did yesterday, though, to be fair, both were warmly received and many of Mr．Bloomberg's own officials were in the audience．
But Mr．Bush did not seem to take offense either way．
“Mr．Mayor, thanks for being here, I appreciate your coming,” Mr．Bush told Mr．Bloomberg．“You're doing what people want you to do, and that is to lead this city．”
Then there was former Mayor David N．Dinkins, the liberal Democrat．“Mr．Mayor-David Dinkins, thank you for being here,” Mr．Bush said from the lectern．“Proud you're here．”
His warmest words were for Mayor Edward I．Koch, the Democrat who crossed party lines to endorse Mr．Bush in 2004．
“And it's good to see my buddy(密友), Mayor Ed Koch,” Mr．Bush said．“Mr．Mayor, thank you for coming．”
One former mayor who was not there：Rudolph W．Giuliani, the man at or near the top of many polls of possible Republican presidential contenders(竞争者), who, according to an aide, was at tending a fund-raiser out of town．
(1)
How many New York City mayors are mentioned in the passage?
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A．
Two．
B．
Three．
C．
Four．
D．
Five．
(2)
According to the passage, what was the cause of the tense relationship between President Ford and New York City mayors?
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A．
The misleading of the famous Daily News．
B．
His decision not to help the city out from a financial crisis．
C．
His refusal to promote strong national economic data．
D．
His often attending fund-raisers．
(3)
What was the attitude of the New York voters towards Mr．Bush?
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A．
They all supported him and voted for him．
B．
All of them did not vote for him．
C．
They received him as they had done to Mr．Ford．
D．
He was unpopular with them．
(4)
Why did Mr．Bloomberg receive slightly louder applause than Mr．Bush at the Federal Hall National Memorial?
[ ]
A．
Because Mr．Bush was not warmly received by the audience．
B．
Because Mr．Bush had seldom visited City before．
C．
Because Mr．Bloomberg was one of the possible Republican presidential contenders．
D．
Because many of Mr．Bloomberg's own officials were in the audience．
12.6 billion last year, is the weakest of the Detroit auto companies．