2017届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解素材：15
<p> 伊拉克举行美军撤离后的首次选举</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="withdrew">withdrew</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p> 伊拉克国内目前正戒备森严，这是美军三年前撤军之后举行的首次议会选举。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Polling">Polling</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="at">at</span> 07:00 <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="closes">closes</span> <span word="at">at</span> 18:00.</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Nouri">Nouri</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Maliki">Maliki</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="insurgency">insurgency</span>（叛乱） <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2008, <span word="with">with</span> 160 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>.</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Some">Some</span> 22 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Iraqis">Iraqis</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 50,000 <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p> </p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Quentin">Quentin</span> <span word="Sommerville">Sommerville</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span>.</p><p> </p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="bombers">bombers</span>. </p><p> </p><p> <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="searches">searches</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>.</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="voter">voter</span> <span word="Essam">Essam</span> <span word="Shukr">Shukr</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="bombing">bombing</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span>: "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="amusement">amusement</span> <span word="parks">parks</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Iraqis">Iraqis</span>."</p>
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