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The Bush team welcomed the news with an outward show of restraint and aplomb. The governor’s hopes had risen and fallen so many times since Election night, and the legal warriors of each side suffered through so many dramatic reversals, that there was little energy left for celebration.
26 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.
27 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.
28 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.
29 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.
30 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.
答案：A B C D B
二、完型填空
Business and government leaders also consider the inflation rate to be an important general indicator. Inflation is a period of increased __1__ that causes rapid rises in prices. __2__ your money buys fewer goods so that you get less for the same amount of money as before, inflation is the problem. There is a general rise __3__ the price of goods and services. Your money buys less. Sometimes people describe inflation as a (n) __4__ when "a dollar is not worth a dollar anymore".
Inflation is a problem for all consumers. People who live on a fixed income are hurt the ___5__. Retired people, for instance, cannot __6__ on an increase in income as prices rise. Elderly people who do not work face serious problems in stretching their incomes to __7___ their needs in time of inflation. Retirement income __8__ any fixed income usually does not rise as fast as prices. Many retired people must cut their spending to keep up with rising prices. In many cases they must stop __9__ some necessary items, such as food and clothing. Even for working people whose incomes are going up, inflation can be a problem. The __10__ of living goes up, too. People who work must have even more money to keep up their standard of living. Just buying the things they need costs more. When incomes do not keep __11__ with rising prices, the standard of living goes down. People may be earning the same amount of money, but they are not living __12__ because they are not able to buy as many goods and services.
Government units gather information about prices in our economy and publish it as price indexes __13___ the rate of change can be determined. A price index measures changes in prices using the price for a __14__ year as the base. The base price is set at100, and the other prices are reported as a __15__ of the base price. A price index makes it possible to compare current prices of typical consumer goods, for example, with prices of the same goods in previous years.
1. A. spending B. demanding C. consuming D. saving
2. A. Because B. While C. Since D. When
3. A. in B. on C. at D. to
4. A. chance B. time C. moment D. occasion
5. A. best B. least C. most D. worst
6. A. rely B. rest C. depend D. count
7. A. meet B. obtain C. care D. acquire
8. A. or B. and C. excluding D. including
9. A. to buy B. buying C. having bought D. from buying
10. A. price B. level C. cost D. standard
11. A. race B. pace C. speed D. step
12. A. as usual B. as such C. as before D. as well
13. A. in which B. of which C. from which D. by which
14. A. given B. last C. fixed D. definite
15. A. portion B. percentage C. proportion D. fraction
参考答案： ADABC DAABC BDCAB
三、字词理解
1. The forecast for this evening is wind and rain, the
outlook for tomorrow is fine and sunny.
A. out of hand B. on every hand C. on the other hand D. on all hands 答案：C
2. - I wonder if you could help me.
- _________________________________.
A. I could B. Yes, I do C. No, not at all D. Of course 答案：D
3. She paid the builder _________ the gate.
A. to repair B. repair C. repairing D. repaired 答案：A
4. Not until most of the people had left the airport _________ his sister was there.
A. that he saw B. had he seen C. did he see D. that he had seen 答