2014年公共英语五级考试阅读资料(4)

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  1. The main idea of this passage is

  [A]. Bush’s victory in presidential election bore a political taint.

  [B]. The process of the American presidential election.

  [C]. The Supreme Court plays a very important part in the presidential election.

  [D]. Gore is distressed.

  2. What does the sentence “as if to leave space for Mr. Gore to contemplate his next step” mean

  [A]. Bush hopes Gore to join his administration.

  [B]. Bush hopes Gore to concede defeat and to support him.

  [C]. Bush hopes Gore to congraduate him.

  [D]. Bush hopes Gore go on fighting with him.

  3. Why couldn’t Mr. Gore win the presidential election after he outpolled Mr. Bush in the popular vote? Because

  [A]. the American president is decided by the supreme court’s decision.

  [B]. people can’t directly elect their president.

  [C]. the American president is elected by a slate of presidential electors.

  [D]. the people of each state support Mr. Bush.

  4. What was the result of the 5-4 decision of the supreme court?

  [A]. It was in fact for the vote recount.

  [B]. It had nothing to do with the presidential election.

  [C]. It decided the fate of the winner.

  [D]. It was in essence against the vote recount.

  5. What did the “turbulent election of 1876” imply?

  [A]. The process of presidential election of 2000 was the same as that.

  [B]. There were great similarities between the two presidential elections (2000 and 1876).

  [C]. It was compared to presidential election of 2000.

  [D]. It was given an example.

  Vocabulary

  1. avenue 通向成功/获取成功的途径/手段

  2. running mate 竞选伙伴,3. 如作为总统的竞选伙伴,4. 获胜后为副总统

  5. pivotal 重要的,6. 枢纽的

  7. gingerly=carefully 小心翼翼地

  8. tumultuous 吵闹的,9. 骚动的,10. 激动的

  11. rancorous 充满仇恨的

  12. elector 总统选举团成员

  13. elector college 美国选举总统的选举团

  14. leeway 风压差,15. 余地

  16. for all practical purpose 事实上,17. 实际:


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