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绵阳市2014高考英语阅读理解精品训练（1）及解析 A (2011·南京二模，A) French tourist outsmarts Dutch thief AMSTERDAM—A quick-thinking French tourist outsmarted a Dutch thief after the thief tried to seize his bag, Amsterdam police said Wednesday. After winning a brief tug-of-war over the sports bag, the 27-year-old tourist ran into a nearby police station with the thief in hot pursuit. The thief“realized too late he had run straight into ‘the_long_arm_of_the_law’”，police spokeswoman Wilma Verheij said of the incident，which took place Tuesday. After it dawned on the thief, a 28-year-old man whose identity was not released, said that he was in the middle of a police station, so he tried to run away again. But he was quickly caught by officers and arrested，Verheij said. Liz Taylor remains hospitalized LOS ANGELES—Heart trouble is keeping Elizabeth Taylor hospitalized in Los Angeles for some time, but her publicist says the 78-year-old actress is OK and has been visiting with family and friends. Taylors spokeswoman Sally Morrison said in a statement Tuesday that the two-time Oscar winner is comfortable at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and“there has been steady improvement in her condition” since she was admitted last week. Taylor is being treated for symptoms of heart failure, a condition she revealed in November 2004. “Her medical team is satisfied by her progress to date, and it is hoped and expected that this will continue over the next few days. For now, she will remain under their care in the hospital for continued monitoring，” Morrison said. “Friends and fans around the world should be convinced that Elizabeth Taylor is in good health and receiving the best possible care from her skilled and devoted doctors and nurses.” Morrison described Taylors condition as stable but offered no other details. Japan halts(暂停) whale hunt after chase by protesters TOKYO—Japan has halted its annual Antarctic whale hunt following protests from a campaign group. Activists from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Socie