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职称英语综合A级练习阅读理解

<p>　　下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。　　第一篇 <span word="Trying">Trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Find">Find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Partner">Partner</span>　　<span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="interviewed">interviewed</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="with">with</span>.　　<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sustain">sustain</span> <span word="intimate">intimate</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>? <span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span>? <span word="or">or</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>?　　<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>. <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="status">status</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="spouse">spouse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="children">children</span>.　　<span word="But">But</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="persuade">persuade</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>.　　<span word="In">In</span> <span word="theory">theory</span>, <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="simpler">simpler</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soulmate">soulmate</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="constrained">constrained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="geography">geography</span>, <span word="social">social</span> <span word="convention">convention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="explicit">explicit</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="marriages">marriages</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span>.　　<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="barriers">barriers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="builder">builder</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="surgeon">surgeon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="oyster">oyster</span> ,<span word="you">you</span> <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pearl">pearl</span>.　　<span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="conventions">conventions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="tighter">tighter</span> <span word="constraint">constraint</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tyranny">tyranny</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>.　　<span word="The">The</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="inflated">inflated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unmanageable">unmanageable</span> <span word="degree">degree</span>: <span word="good">good</span> <span word="looks">looks</span>, <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="salary">salary</span>, <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="socks">socks</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="error">error</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="impression">impression</span>.　　<span word="We">We</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="disposable">disposable</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="heartache">heartache</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="realities">realities</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="child">child</span>-<span word="rearing">rearing</span> <span word="creates">creates</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span>.　　31. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="show">show</span>?　　<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>.　　<span word="B">B</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span>.　　<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>.　　<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intimate">intimate</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="spouse">spouse</span>.　　32. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="couple">couple</span>?　　<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>.　　<span word="B">B</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>.　　<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="household">household</span>.　　<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="sum">sum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>.　　33. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="constraint">constraint</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soulmate">soulmate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span>?　　<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span>.　　<span word="B">B</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="geographical">geographical</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>.　　<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="convention">convention</span>.　　<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>.　　34. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>?　　<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="looks">looks</span>.　　<span word="B">B</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="career">career</span>.　　<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="salary">salary</span>.　　<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humor">humor</span>.　　35. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="sustaincould">sustaincould</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span>　　<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="reduce">reduce</span>.　　<span word="B">B</span>. <span word="shake">shake</span>.　　<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="maintain">maintain</span>.　　<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="weaken">weaken</span>.　　第二篇 <span word="Milosevics">Milosevics</span> <span word="Death">Death</span>　　<span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="Yugoslav">Yugoslav</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Slobodan">Slobodan</span> <span word="Milosevic">Milosevic</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hague">Hague</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Criminal">Criminal</span> <span word="Tribunal">Tribunal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 64-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="February">February</span> 2002.　　<span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="Pozarevac">Pozarevac</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1941,<span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="priest">priest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="adult">adult</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Milosevic">Milosevic</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="untypical">untypical</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Slavoljub">Slavoljub</span> <span word="Djukic">Djukic</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="unofficial">unofficial</span> <span word="biographer">biographer</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="avoided">avoided</span> <span word="excursionsand">excursionsand</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="fashioned">fashioned</span> <span word="way">way</span>-<span word="white">white</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tie">tie</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="station">station</span>-<span word="master">master</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="punctiliouscivil">punctiliouscivil</span> <span word="servant">servant</span>.　　<span word="Indeed">Indeed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="Mira">Mira</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="force">force</span>.　　<span word="At">At</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="communist">communist</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="member">member</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 1986 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Serbias">Serbias</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span>.　　<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Kosovo">Kosovo</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span>, <span word="Kosovo">Kosovo</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Albanian">Albanian</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Serbian">Serbian</span> <span word="minority">minority</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1989,<span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Serbians">Serbians</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="discriminated">discriminated</span> <span word="against">against</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nationalist">nationalist</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> ,<span word="he">he</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ruthless">ruthless</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mira">Mira</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="plotted">plotted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="downfall">downfall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span>. <span word="Conspiringwith">Conspiringwith</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Serbian">Serbian</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="mounted">mounted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.　　<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="Serbian">Serbian</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1990.<span word="In">In</span> 1997,<span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span>: <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nationalist">nationalist</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="Yugoslavias">Yugoslavias</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lands">lands</span>. <span word="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="republics">republics</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1991.<span word="War">War</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="died">died</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="intervened">intervened</span>. <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="bombed">bombed</span> <span word="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000.　　<span word="Soon">Soon</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="Serbias">Serbias</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Zoran">Zoran</span> <span word="Djindjic">Djindjic</span>, <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yugoslav">Yugoslav</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="tribunal">tribunal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hague">Hague</span>.　　36. <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="Milosevic">Milosevic</span> <span word="die">die</span>?　　<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basement">basement</span>.　　<span word="B">B</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>.　　<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Kosovo">Kosovo</span>.　　<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="country">country</span>.　　37. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Milosevic">Milosevic</span>?　　<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="fashioned">fashioned</span> <span word="way">way</span>.　　<span word="B">B</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>.　　<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="avoided">avoided</span> <span word="excursions">excursions</span>.　　<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span>.　　38. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fate">fate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="except">except</span>　　<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Mira">Mira</span>.　　<span word="B">B</span>. <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>.　　<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Zoran">Zoran</span> <span word="Djindjic">Djindjic</span>.　　<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Serbian">Serbian</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>.　　39.<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Milosevic">Milosevic</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kosovo">Kosovo</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1989?　　<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>.　　<span word="B">B</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Albanians">Albanians</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="country">country</span>.　　<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Serbians">Serbians</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="discriminated">discriminated</span> <span word="against">against</span>.　　<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span>.　　40. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1991?　　<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="up">up</span>.　　<span word="B">B</span>. <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="intervened">intervened</span>.　　<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="bombed">bombed</span> <span word="Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</span>.　　<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="Milosevic">Milosevic</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span>.　　第三篇 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>　　<span word="This">This</span> <span word="summers">summers</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="football">football</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="kind">kind</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="styles">styles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>.　　<span word="What">What</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span>? <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="contrasts">contrasts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>, <span word="accuracy">accuracy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="cups">cups</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="victories">victories</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1994,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="modern">modern</span>, <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tactics">tactics</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cup">cup</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boring">boring</span> <span word="way">way</span>.　　<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Italians">Italians</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="differently">differently</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Italians">Italians</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="score">score</span> 0-0 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glorious">glorious</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>, <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="perfection">perfection</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="Kuper">Kuper</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="defences">defences</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="footballer">footballer</span> <span word="Johan">Johan</span> <span word="Cruyff">Cruyff</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>.　　<span word="In">In</span> <span word="Holland">Holland</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Arnold">Arnold</span> <span word="Muhren">Muhren</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>.　　<span word="A">A</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="argues">argues</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="Kuper">Kuper</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="obeys">obeys</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="superior">superior</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span> <span word="valued">valued</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="military">military</span>-<span word="strength">strength</span>, <span word="aggression">aggression</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="courage">courage</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="football">football</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="skillful">skillful</span> <span word="players">players</span>. <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Beckham">Beckham</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span>-<span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attacker">attacker</span>.　　<span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Germans">Germans</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ruthless">ruthless</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Germans">Germans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="Gary">Gary</span> <span word="Lineker">Lineker</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ninety">ninety</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Germans">Germans</span> <span word="win">win</span>.　　<span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strongest">strongest</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="best">best</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>.　　41. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="characteristic">characteristic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="football">football</span>?　　<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Accuracy">Accuracy</span>.　　<span word="B">B</span>. <span word="Surprise">Surprise</span>.　　<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span>.　　<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="Ruthless">Ruthless</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span>.　　42. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Italians">Italians</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="score">score</span> 0-0 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glorious">glorious</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>?　　<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="face">face</span>.　　<span word="B">B</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>.　　<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="Italians">Italians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="people">people</span>.　　<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span>.　　43. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Holland">Holland</span>?　　<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="football">football</span>.　　<span word="B">B</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="freely">freely</span>.　　<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fuss">fuss</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>.　　<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="ruthlessly">ruthlessly</span>.　　44. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="players">players</span>?　　<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span>.　　<span word="B">B</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="courageous">courageous</span>.　　<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span>.　　<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="obey">obey</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="superiors">superiors</span>.　　45. <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>?　　<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="team">team</span>.　　<span word="B">B</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="team">team</span>.　　<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Team">Team</span>.　　<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unpredictable">unpredictable</span>.　　参考答案</p>

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