4.A。在分析了伊拉克国内政局和自己从政的失误之后，“萨达姆”给布什提出了一点忠告，即“Don’t make my mistakes”(不要重蹈我的覆辙)。答案显然是A。

中考真题透视(2)“回答问题”式　

Passage 1

　“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs. White. There was no answer. Mrs. White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a motorbike was running fast.

　“Oh, Tom. You’re still playing on that computer. You must stop now, it’s half past eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow.” Said Mrs. White.

　“But I’ve nearly won the game.” Said Tom to Mrs. White. She could see the excitement (激动) on his face. She sat down beside him.

　“You’re always playing on the computer. You spend more time on this machine than on your homework.”

　Today more and more families have computers. Parents hope computers can help their children improve their study at school. But, many of their children use computers to play games, to watch videos, instead of studying. We often see that computer game houses are crowded with people, especially young boys. They spend a lot of money competing with the computerized machines. The more they lose, the more they want to win. The result is that they don’t want to work or study.

　In some other countries, even scientists hate computers. They say computers cause millions of people to lose their jobs or cause them a lot of trouble. Computer game addiction (瘾) is a serious problem in social life. Something has to be done to solve the problem.

3.A。本题源自于“If you want to build a self-governing country here, you had better understand that “shock and awe” is not just for war-making.”一句，答案非常明显。

2.A。根据“萨达姆”的分析，导致他的政治生涯结束的根本原因是，他没有让伊拉克人民摆脱战争的苦难。答案即在短文末段的“Mr. Bush, I know you are wondering why I didn’t do more to keep away from the war, which ended my political life.”这一句话之中。

1.C。本小题尤其具有迷惑性。由书信开始的“To: President Bush, the White House”、“From: Saddam Hussein, in Baghdad”，好像很容易就能得出结论：这是萨达姆写给布什的一封信。然而，在审题时，一定要特别注意并理解题干中的“real”(真正的)一词，再结合实际，萨达姆这么强硬的人怎能推心置腹地与势不两立的布什谈自己的真心话呢？由此，可推测这很可能是某一新闻记者以萨达姆的口吻分析伊拉克战争前后的局势。

3.What advice (建议) does Saddam give to Bush if Bush wants to build a self-governing country?

A.Bush should know “Shock and awe” is not just for war making.　 B.The Iraq people want Bush.

C.Bush was only listening to himself.　　　　　　　　　　 D.Let Iraq be the way it was.

2.What ended Saddam’s political life according to the letter?

　A.That he didn’t do more to keep away from the war.　B.That Iraq was what it is.

　C.That Kurds, Shiite and Sunnis found a way to live together.

　D.That Iraq was a very difficult place to rule without an iron fist.

1.Who do you think is the real writer of the letter?

　A. Kurds. B. Saddam. C. A news reporter. D. Bush

4.B.本题难度不大，可以从短文中直接找出答案。答案就在“If one of the begs of your table is broken, you can repair it.”一句中。

　Passage 7

　To: President Bush, the White House

　From: Saddam Hussein, in Baghdad

　Dear President Bush,

　Well, you sure ruined (毁掉) my birthday…. OK, you won, and your prize is Iraq. Are you ready

　for it? I don’t think so. Truth is, I hope you fail.

　Yes, Iraq was the way it was, in part, because I was the way I was---and I was a bad boy. But what you’re seeing now is that I was the way I was, in part, because Iraq was what it is---a very difficult place to rule (统治) without an iron fist (铁拳). You see, I know the Iraq people didn’t want me. And you will soon find they don’t want you. The big question here has always been: Do they want each other? Can Kurds, Shiite and Sunnis (库尔德人，会叶派，逊尼派) find a way to live together without an iron fist holding them together?

　If you want to build a self-governing (自治的)country here, you had better understand that “shock and awe (威慑)” is not just for war-making. It’s an everyday tool for running this place. Your powerlessness (无能为力)will make people more afraid than your power.

　Mr. Bush, I know you are wondering why I didn’t do more to keep away from the war, which ended my political (政治的) life. What in the world was I thinking? Who was I listening to? The answer is: I was listening to myself. Don’t make my mistakes.

3.C.“Recover”这部分的主要意思是说：如果食物存在部分变质的情况，要及早采取措施，扔掉已经坏掉的部分，保留可以吃的部分。根据这层意思，可知C为正确答案。