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Text2Atthestartoftheyear,TheIndependentonSundayarguedthattherewerethreeover-whelmingreasonswhyIraqshouldnotbeinvaded:therewasnoproofthatSaddamposedanimminentthreat;Iraqwouldbeevenmoreunstable asaresultofitsliberation;andaconflictwouldincreasethethreatposedbyterrorists.WhatwedidnotknowwasthatTonyBlairhadreceivedintelligenceandadvicethatr aisedtheverysamepoints.

Lastweek’sreportfromtheIntelligenceandSecurityCommitteeincludedtherevelationthatsomeoftheintelligencehadwarnedthatawaragainstIraqriskedanincreasedthreatofterrorism.WhydidMr.BlairnotmakethisevidenceavailabletothepublicinthewaythatsomuchofthealarmistintelligenceonSaddam’sweaponswaspublished?Whydidhechoosetoignoretheintelligenceandargueinsteadthatthewarwasnecessary,preciselybecauseofthethreatposedbyinternationalterrorism?

TherehavebeentwoparliamentaryinvestigationsintothiswarandtheHuttoninquiryreopenstomorrow.Intheirdifferentwaystheyhavebeenilluminating,butnoneofthemhasaddressedthemainissuesrelatingtothewar.TheForeignAffairsCommitteehadthescopetorangewidely,butchosetobecomeentangledinthedisputebetweentheGovernmentandtheBBC.TheIntelligenceCommitteereachedtheconclusionthattheGovernment’sfileonSaddam’sweaponswasnotmixedup,butfailedtoexplainwhytheintelligencewassohopelesslywrong.TheHuttoninquiryisinvestigatingthedeathofDr.DavidKelly,apersonaltr agedyofmarginalrelevancetothewaragainstIraq.

TonyBlairhasstilltocomeundercloseexaminationabouthisconductinthebuilding-uptowar.Instead,theDefenceSecretary,GeoffHoon,isbeingfingeredasifheweremaster-mindingthewarbehindeveryone’sbacksfromtheMinistr yofDefence.Mr.HoonisnotaministerwhodarestothinkwithoutconsultingDowningStr eetfirst.AtalltimeshewouldhavebeendancingtoDowningStr eet’stunes.Mr.BlairwouldbewrongtoassumethathecandrawalineunderallofthisbymakingMr.Hoonthefall-guy.ItwasMr.BlairwhodecidedtotakeBritaintowar,andaCabinetoflargelyskepticalministersthatbackedhim.ItwasMr.BlairwhotoldMPsthatunlessSaddamwasremoved,terroristswouldposeagreaterglobalthreat—eventhoughhehadreceivedintelligencethatsuggestedawarwouldleadtoanincreaseinterrorism.

ParliamentshouldbetheforuminwhichthePrimeMinisteriscalledmorefullytoaccount,butIainDuncanSmith’ssupportforthewarhasneuteredanalreadyineptopposition.Intheabsenceofproperparliamentaryscrutiny,itislefttonewspaperslikethisonetokeepaskingthemostimportantquestionsuntilthePrimeMinisteranswersthem.

第26题：Welearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat_____.

［A］theevidenceshouldhavebeenmadeavailabletotheParliament

［B］thenecessityofwarhasbeenexaggeratedbytheCommittee

［C］Blairhadpurposelyignoredsomeoftheintelligencehereceived

［D］itwasTheIndependentthatfirstr evealedtheintelligence

本题考查事实细节。第二段末句以问句的形式指出，布莱尔选择了无视情报而只强调战争的必要性。因此［C］正确。［B］将“布莱尔”换成了“委员会”，是错误的。第一段开始指出，《独立报》提出了伊拉克不应该受到侵略的几点重要原因；该段末句则指出，我们不知道的是布莱尔已经收到了提出以上几点的情报或建议。由此可见，早在《独立报》公布这个情报之前已有其它部门对此作了报道。所以，《独立报》不是第一个公布情报的。［D］错误。文章前两段没有涉及“议会”，排除［A］。