:高三英语阅读与理解训练题（20套）

:阅读理解训练题（七）
If you cant catch the bad guy, its game over-- this is the rule of life for computer game players. But similar thoughts might be worrying US President George W Bush as he prepares for election year with the worlds most wanted man still out of his reach.
The hunt for Laden has been going on since the attack on New Yorks World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Progress has been slow and, with John Kerry winning the race last Tuesday to compete against Bush in presidential elections, the president needs results.
“If Laden can be caught before the presidential election. Bush will get an upper hand”, a senior US official told the New York Times.
The American publics support for the war in Iraq has been falling, especially as the Bush govern­ment cannot find the banned weapons it said were in the country. But the way in which the presidents popularity rose following the arrest of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in December shows how useful the capture of Laden would be.
The latest information suggests the election will be close, with 48 percent of Americans saying they will vote for Bush and 46 percent hacking Kerry.
In order to seize Laden, thousands of US soldiers were moved from Iraq to Afghanistan (阿富汗) earlier this week, according to a US official. Further efforts have been made to strengthen Afghanistans border area with Pakistan, with soldiers checking nearby villages more frequently than before.
56. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The arrest of Saddam did Bush some good.
B. The American soldiers have sent Laden to prison.
C. The arrest of Laden will make no difference to the election.
D. Laden may hide himself far away from the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
57. We can infer from the passage that___________.
A. it’ s difficult to catch Laden
B. Bush will lose the presidential election
C. Americans didnt set out to catch Laden until 2003
D. American presidential election will take place in October
58. What does the underlined word “banned” in Paragraph 4 mean?
  A. advanced    B. dangerous   C. forbidden  D. expensive