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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　The latest FOX news has made several polls (民意测验) recently and it shows that more than 1 in 10 Americans are somewhat confident that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will cooperate (合作) with the UN weapons inspectors. Most have little or no confidence (信心). Polling was conducted by telephone in the evening. The sample is 900 registered (登记) voters nationwide with a margin of error of ±3 percentage points.

　　1．Do you support or oppose U. S. military action to disarm (解除武装) Iraq and remove Iraqi President Saddam Hussein?

　　2．How confident are you that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will cooperate fully with the UN inspection team?

　　3．How confident are you that the UN inspection team will actually announce violations (违反) by Iraq, knowing that a violation could possibly lead to war?

1．What is the passage mainly about?

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A．Uses of polling.

B．Dangers of war.

C．Public opinions about the political situation.

D．Problems caused by war.

2．The public's doubt about Iraq's cooperation shows that ________.

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A．only a few people believe his country will be at war

B．a large majority of the public believe the country will soon be at war

C．most Americans believe there will be no war

D．most Americans are not sure about the present situation

3．With time going by, the sentiment (情绪) is slightly down by the end of September. But the latest poll shows ________.

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A．support remains fairly strong for US military action to disarm Iraq and remove Saddam

B．most Americans are very confident that a violation of the UN inspection team will lead to war

C．there is a steady rise at the number of the supporters

D．few people think the US should attack Iraq with the UN's agreement

4．The polling was carried out through ________.

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