2017届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解素材：16
<p> 伊拉克大选竞选活动已经开始</p><p> <span word="Campaigning">Campaigning</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Nouri">Nouri</span> <span word="Maliki">Maliki</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p><p> 将于下月举行的伊拉克大选前期竞选活动已经开始展开，总理努里·马利基正寻求第三次连任。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="No">No</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 328 <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="on">on</span> 30 <span word="April">April</span>.</p><p> </p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Maliki">Maliki</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Shia">Shia</span>-<span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span>-<span word="runner">runner</span>.</p><p> </p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sectarian">sectarian</span>（宗派的） <span word="insurgency">insurgency</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2006 <span word="to">to</span> 2008.</p><p> </p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 592 <span word="Iraqis">Iraqis</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 484 <span word="civilians">civilians</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>.</p><p> </p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Anbar">Anbar</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="battling">battling</span> <span word="Sunni">Sunni</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="allied">allied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jihadist">jihadist</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Levant">Levant</span> (<span word="ISIS">ISIS</span>) <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Falluja">Falluja</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ramadi">Ramadi</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="December">December</span>.</p><p> </p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="stand">stand</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shia">Shia</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Sunni">Sunni</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Ramadi">Ramadi</span>. </p>
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