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2014届高三英语二轮专题复习测试题：阅读理解 NEW YORK CITY?A hurricane warning has been given for New York City．Forecasters say Hurricane Irene could cause widespread flooding, power failure and billions of dollars in damage．About 65 million Americans live in Hurricane Irenes projected path —many of whom have been evacuated． In New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered the citys first-ever evacuation． Roughly 250,000 people have been told to leave their homes in low-lying areas, including the Wall Street financial district． WASHINGTON D．C．—On Aug．24, 2011, Apple announced that Mr．Steve Jobs, who has battled cancer for several years, was stepping down as the CEO but would serve as chairman． In January, he had announced that he was taking a medical leave of absence from Apple．In announcing his leave, he turned daily oversight of the company over to the chief operating officer, Timothy D．Cook, and it was Mr．Cook whom Apple named to succeed him as the next CEO of the company． TRIPOLI—Opposition forces in Libya say they control more than 90 percent of the country．It is still not clear where Moammar Gadhafi is．The opposition has offered more than 1,600,000 dollars for his capture （逮捕）．The head of the opposition forces said his group supports a decision by local businessmen to provide the money in an effort to speed up the capture．Earlier Wednesday, government forces fired onto the former headquarters （总部） of Mr. Gadhafi, which is now controlled by opposition forces．Heavy fighting also continued near Tripolis airport and in a town of Zuara． ．The underlined word evacuated probably means ________． A．sent away to safer places B．gathered around to higher positions C．flooded off to lower reaches D．left behind to dangerous situations ．Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Apple? A．Steve Jobs． B．Michael Bloomberg． C．Moammar Gadhafi． D．Timothy D．Cook． ．From the news above, we know that in Libya _______． A．the local businessmen ha