Published on 2002-02-10

    Posted on 2002-01-18 10:59:14

    Nervous uncertainty surrounds the fate (命运) of US journalist Daniel Pearl, with no clear communication from his kidnappers (绑匪) and no sign of his whereabouts after three separate police searches for his body in the troublesome port city Karachi, Pakistan.

    Pearl, a 38-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter, disappeared two weeks ago on his way to an interview in Karachi. An e-mail allegedly from his kidnappers contained four photos of him and a variety of demands, including one for the release of Pakistani prisoners being held at the US naval base in Cuba.

    The searches were started last Friday night by an email claiming that Pearl had been killed and his body thrown “in the graveyards of Karachi.”

    Pearl has worked for The Wall Street Journal for 12 years and is now their South Asia bureau chief. He was born in Princeton, New Jersey and graduated form Stanford University with a bachelor’s degree in communications.

    He joined The Wall Street Journal in November 1990, first as a reporter in the Atlanta bureau. In 1993 he moved to the Washington office to cover transportation before beginning a series of overseas postings.

    The members of a radical (激进的) Islamic group in Pakistan who admit having kidnapped him say Pearl is a member of the Israeli intelligence service, Mossad. But Pearls employers have angrily denied (否认) that he is the agent (代理) of any government.

    Pearl’s French wife, Marianne, is six months pregnant with their first child.

    For the past few weeks the couple have been living in Karachi while Pearl tried to arrange an interview with Mubarak Ali Shah Gilani, head of the small militant Islamic group Tanzeem ul-Fuqra.

1. We can see from the text that ________.

    A. Pearl has been murdered　　　　　　　　 B. Pearl has escaped from his kidnappers

    C. Pearl is in danger　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Pearl’s fate still remains in question

2. According to the text, Pearl most probably disappeared ________.

    A. on January 24, 2002 　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. on January 26, 2002

    C. on January 4, 2002 　　　　　　　　　　   D. on January 11, 2002

3. Pearl’s disappearance has something to do with ________.

    A. Tanzeem ul-Fuqra 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a radical Islamic group in Pakistan

    C. the US naval base in Cuba 　　　　　　 D. the Israeli intelligence service

By LOS ANGELES TIMES

    Published on 2002-02-10

    Posted on 2002-01-18 10:59:14

    Nervous uncertainty surrounds the fate (命运) of US journalist Daniel Pearl, with no clear communication from his kidnappers (绑匪) and no sign of his whereabouts after three separate police searches for his body in the troublesome port city Karachi, Pakistan.

    Pearl, a 38-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter, disappeared two weeks ago on his way to an interview in Karachi. An e-mail allegedly from his kidnappers contained four photos of him and a variety of demands, including one for the release of Pakistani prisoners being held at the US naval base in Cuba.

    The searches were started last Friday night by an email claiming that Pearl had been killed and his body thrown “in the graveyards of Karachi.”

    Pearl has worked for The Wall Street Journal for 12 years and is now their South Asia bureau chief. He was born in Princeton, New Jersey and graduated form Stanford University with a bachelor’s degree in communications.

    He joined The Wall Street Journal in November 1990, first as a reporter in the Atlanta bureau. In 1993 he moved to the Washington office to cover transportation before beginning a series of overseas postings.

    The members of a radical (激进的) Islamic group in Pakistan who admit having kidnapped him say Pearl is a member of the Israeli intelligence service, Mossad. But Pearls employers have angrily denied (否认) that he is the agent (代理) of any government.

    Pearl’s French wife, Marianne, is six months pregnant with their first child.

    For the past few weeks the couple have been living in Karachi while Pearl tried to arrange an interview with Mubarak Ali Shah Gilani, head of the small militant Islamic group Tanzeem ul-Fuqra.

1. We can see from the text that ________.

    A. Pearl has been murdered　　　　　　　　 B. Pearl has escaped from his kidnappers

    C. Pearl is in danger　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Pearl’s fate still remains in question

2. According to the text, Pearl most probably disappeared ________.

    A. on January 24, 2002 　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. on January 26, 2002

    C. on January 4, 2002 　　　　　　　　　　   D. on January 11, 2002

3. Pearl’s disappearance has something to do with ________.

    A. Tanzeem ul-Fuqra 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a radical Islamic group in Pakistan

    C. the US naval base in Cuba 　　　　　　 D. the Israeli intelligence service

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　　By LOS ANGELES TIMES

　　Published on 2002-02-10

　　Posted on 2002-01-18 10:59:14

　　Nervous uncertainty surrounds the fate (命运) of US journalist Daniel Pearl, with no clear communication from his kidnappers (绑匪) and no sign of his whereabouts after three separate police searches for his body in the troublesome port city Karachi, Pakistan.

　　Pearl, a 38-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter, disappeared two weeks ago on his way to an interview in Karachi. An e-mail allegedly from his kidnappers contained four photos of him and a variety of demands, including one for the release of Pakistani prisoners being held at the US naval base in Cuba.

　　The searches were started last Friday night by an email claiming that Pearl had been, killed and his body thrown “in the graveyards of Karachi.”

　　Pearl has worked for The Wall Street Journal for 12 years and is now their South Asia bureau chief. He was born in Princeton, New Jersey and graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's degree in communications.

　　He joined The Wall Street Journal in November 1990, first as a reporter in the Atlanta bureau. In 1993 he moved to the Washington office to cover transportation before beginning a series of overseas postings.

　　The members of a radical (激进的) Islamic group in Pakistan who admit having kidnapped him say Pearl is a member of the Israeli intelligence service, Mossad. But Pearls employers have angrily denied (否认) that he is the agent (代理) of any government.

　　Pearl's French wife, Marianne, is six months pregnant with their first child.

　　For the past few weeks the couple have been living in Karachi while Pearl tried to arrange an interview with Mubarak Ali Shah Gilani, head of the small militant Islamic group Tanzeem ul-Fuqra.

1．We can see from the text that ________.

[　　]

A．Pearl has been murdered

B．Pearl has escaped from his kidnappers

C．Pearl is in danger

D．Pearl's fate still remains in question

2．According to the text, Pearl most probably disappeared ________.

[　　]

3．Pearl's disappearance has something to do with ________.

[　　]

A．Tanzeem ul-Fuqra

B．a radical Islamic group in Pakistan

C．the US naval base in Cuba

D．the Israeli intelligence service