高考英语阅读冲刺：阅读理解4
<p> 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>)中选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="By">By</span> <span word="LOS">LOS</span> <span word="ANGELES">ANGELES</span> <span word="TIMES">TIMES</span></p><p> <span word="Published">Published</span> <span word="on">on</span> 2002-02-10</p><p> <span word="Posted">Posted</span> <span word="on">on</span> 2002-01-18 10∶59∶54</p><p> <span word="Nervous">Nervous</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="surrounds">surrounds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fate">fate</span>(命运) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="journalist">journalist</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="kidnappers">kidnappers</span> (绑匪) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="abouts">abouts</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="searches">searches</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="troublesome">troublesome</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="Karachi">Karachi</span>, <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>.</p><p> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 38-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Journal">Journal</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span>, <span word="disappeared">disappeared</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Karachi">Karachi</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="email">email</span> <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="kidnappers">kidnappers</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="demands">demands</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="naval">naval</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="searches">searches</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="email">email</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span>“<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="graveyards">graveyards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Karachi">Karachi</span>.”</p><p> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="journal">journal</span> <span word="for">for</span> 12 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="chief">chief</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Princeton">Princeton</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bachelor">bachelor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="communications">communications</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Journal">Journal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> 1990, <span word="first">first</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlanta">Atlanta</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1993 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="postings">postings</span>.</p>
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