:阅读理解训练题（十七）
（A）
He
has lived through various dangers but time may be running out for the
Palestinian leader , Yasser Arafat .
On
September 11, Israel（以色列）announced its decision to remove him , following several Palestinian
suicide bomb attacks on Israel . “He should be punished for the killings ,” an
Israeli official said , “He has done nothing to stop the terrorist groups .”
But
the decision has angered many other countries . China said that Arafat is the
true leader , elected by the Palestinian people , and removing him would harm
the peace in the Middle East . This idea is shared by other governments .
Arafat
himself said : “They can kill me , but never get me out of my country .” He has
spent most of his life in danger as the most important aim of Israel .But ,
just like a cat with nine lives , Arafat escaped every time .
For
years he has made a practice of sleeping in a different bed each night ,
thinking a moving person is harder to hit . In 1985 , Israel sent fighter
planes to kill Arafat . The wild bombing destroyed his office in Tunis but
Arafat himself was unhurt . In 1992 , the aircraft in which he was flying over
north Africa broke in two during a crash landing . The pilot was killed but he
managed to remain alive .
What
is so unbelievable is that he always remains calm in great danger .
Israeli
tanks and planes attacked his office building in Ramallah in December , 2001 .
When they saw the attackers coming , Arafat’s bodyguards ignored his
orders to stay still and carried him to safety underground . Seconds later ,
several bombs were dropped nearby . Though safe , his bodyguards were so
frightened that they were wet in sweat .
But
, Arafat , with Israeli tanks only 200 meters away , showed no fear at all . He
stayed in the damaged office , talking by phone with foreign leaders in hope of
preventing further attacks from Israel .
All
these experiences have made him a beloved leader to his people and an enemy to
some others .
But
has he used up the last of his nine lives ? Only time will tell .
56．Which of the following statements
cannot be used to describe Arafat ?
A．He went to visit a few foreign
countries last year. B．He is not afraid of death in face of his enemy.
C．His office used to be in
Tunis.
D．He remained
alive during an air crash in 1992.
57．According to the passage, which
statement is true?
A．In 1992, Arafat’s plane crashed in
south Africa.
B．Israeli officers thought Arafat
himself sent the terrorist groups to Israel.
C．China is the only country against
Israel’s decision of removing Arafat.
D．Being Palestinian leader, Arafat
would rather die in his own country than be driven away from his people.
