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2014年公共英语五级考试阅读模拟试题及答案(7)

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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

　　18. 断裂，19. 折断

　　20. 污点，21. 败坏，22. 感染

　　23. dissent 不同24. 意，25. 异议

　　26. provisionally 暂时的，27. 临时的

　　28. aplomb 镇静，29. 沉着

　　30. restraint 抑制，31. 克制，32. 谨慎


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