PartBDirections:
Inthefollowingtext,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45,choosethemostsuitable onefromthelistA-Gtofitintothenumberedblankwhentherearetowextr achoices,whichdonotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
Afteritsmisadventuresin1993,whenAmericanmarinesweredrivenoutofSomaliabyskinnygunmen,AmericahasusedalongspooninsuppingwithSomalia'swarlords.This,likesomuchelse,changedonSeptember11th.(41).
Clandestine,uptoapoint:withinhoursofthearrivalinBaidoaofninecloselycroppedAmericanssportingmatchingsatellitephonesandshades,theiractivitieswerebroadcast.Aftermeetingvariouswarlords,thegroupinspectedacompoundthathadapparentlybeenofferedtothemastheirfuturebase.Theyalsosawanoldmilitarydepot.Neithercanhavebeenencouraging:thecompoundhasbeentakenoverbywar-displacedfamilies,andthedepotbythorn-scrub.
Americawasalreadyconvincedofal-Qaeda'spresenceinSomalia.ItshadlistedaSomaliIslamicgroup,al-Itihaadal-Islamiya(IslamicUnity),asaterroristorganisation.(42).ItfearsthatlawlessSomaliacouldbecomeahavenforescapesfromAfghanistan.TheAmericannavyiscurrentlypatr ollingthecountr y'slongcoastline,whilespyplanesaresaidtobecriss-crossingtheheavens.
(43).Withalittlebitofhelp,hetoldhisAmericanvisitors,hewouldbeready"toliberatethecountr yfromtheseevilforces".AmericahadalreadyheardasmuchthroughitsembassiesinNairobiandAddisAbaba,whichmaintaincontactwithwarlords,andfromEthiopia.
ThewarlordsaresupportedbyEthiopia,whichhasahistoricalfearofstr ongSomalia,inabidtoopposethegovernment.Buttheirdifferingviewsonwheretostr ikeatthe"terrorists"revealthattheirindividualambitionsareevensharperthantheirdislikeofthegovernment.
Mr.IsmailsaysthatMerca,whichisclaimedbyhisRahanweinclan,isthecapitalofterror.(44).TheUNsaysthereisonlyanorphanagetherenow.ButtheislandisclosetoMr.Morgan'shometownofKismaayo,whichhefailedtocapturefromapro-governmentmilitiainJuly,andheisdeterminednottofailagain.
NoneofthislooksgoodforSomalia'sofficialpresident,AbdiquassimSaladHassan,Whosegovernmentisincontr olofabouthalfthecapital,Mogadishu.Hehasformedhisownanti-terrorismunit,andinvitedAmericatosendinvestigators,oreventr oops.America,armedwithstoriesaboutthepresenceofal-Itihaadmembersheldback,butonDecember18thsentanenvoytoMogadishu.
BothMr.HassanandtheUNsaythatal-Itihaadisnotaterroristorganisation.Itemergedasanarmedforcein1991,battlingforpowerintheaftermathofSiadBarre'sfall.Ithadsomeearlysuccesses,brieflytakingKismaayo.Butitwasalwaysdependentontheblessingofitsmembers'clanelders.Whentheelderseventuallycalledtheirfightersback,ahardcoreofIslamistsfledtotheGedoborderregionwhere,in1997,theywerecrushedbyEthiopiantr oops(45).
TheBaidoaallianceplainlyhopestobesupportedasproxiesinafightagainst"terrorism"andtheMogadishuregime.Butthelatestintelligenceleakssuggestthatthefirstr eportsmayhaveoverestimatedal-Qaeda'spresenceinSomalia.NorwouldMr.binLadenandhishenchmenfinditeasytolielowinanoralculturethatconsidersrumour-mongeringtobeaform.ofmanners.Evenso,thewarlordsseemtobelievethattheyhavewonsomepromiseofhelp.SoonafterthearrivaloftheAmericangroup,theypulledoutofthepeacetalkstheyhadbeenholdingwiththeirgovernmentinNairobi.
[A]Al-Itihaadsubsequentlyinfiltr atedSomalia'sbusinessclass,andnowrunsIslamicschools,courtsandclinicswiththemoneyithasaccumulated.
[B]AccordingtoAbdullahiSheikhIsmail,theactingchairmanofthelooseallianceofwarlordswhocontr olmostofSomaliaandarebasedinBaidoa,thereare"approximately20,480armedextr emists"inSomaliaand"85%ofthegovernmentisal-Itihaad".
[C]MuhammadHersiMorgan,knownasthe"butcherofHargeisa"becauseheoncerazedthattowntotheground,saysanal-ItihaadcamponRasKamboniisland,isstillactive.
[D]ButsinceSeptember11th2001,westerngovernmentsanxioustoprevental-QaedafromusingSomaliaasabase,havepressedthewarlordstomakepeace.
[E]Americanintelligenceofficersareworkingwithtwowarlordstogatherinformationaboutsuspectedal-QaedapeopleinSomalia.
[F]OnDecember9thAmericasentaclandestinemissiontotalktoacollectionofSomaliwarlords,wholiketoclaimthattheircountr y,inparticulartheirUN-sponsoredgovernment,isoverrunwithterrorists.
[G]IthadalsoforcedtheclosureofBarakaat,Somalia'sbiggestbankingandtelecomscompany,whichhandlesmostoftheremittancesthatsomalisworkingabroadsendbacktotheirfamilies.
第41题：
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正确答案：F本段主要讲述“9·11”事件前美国对索马里采取的政策，然后引出“9·11”事件后其政策的改变。从上文中“This,likesomuchelse,changedonSeptember11th.”可以推断，接下来讲的应该是事件后的举措。[D]、[E]、[F]似乎都与事件后的举措有关，但[D]讲的是西方国家的总体策略，[E]讲的是美国情报人员的具体行动，只有[F]讲的是美国举措，而且下面一段讲的就是这个举措的具体情况。因此[F]与上文内容相吻合。
