2015考研英语阅读集中练Abdicate and Capitulate
<p> <span word="Abdicate">Abdicate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Capitulate">Capitulate</span></p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="streamlined">streamlined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="confirmation">confirmation</span> <span word="process">process</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Mukasey">Mukasey</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consent">consent</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consent">consent</span> <span word="part">part</span>.</p><p> <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="confirmation">confirmation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="appointments">appointments</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>-<span word="starting">starting</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="like">like</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="approval">approval</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="presumption">presumption</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="equal">equal</span>.</p><p> <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="counted">counted</span>. <span word="Was">Was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nominee">nominee</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="background">background</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span>? <span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="discharge">discharge</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="honorably">honorably</span>, <span word="upholding">upholding</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="oath">oath</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>? <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nominee">nominee</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>? <span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supervise">supervise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="branch">branch</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enforce">enforce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="law">law</span>?</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boil">boil</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="denominator">denominator</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="abetted">abetted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slavish">slavish</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="balked">balked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span>-<span word="Harriet">Harriet</span> <span word="Miers">Miers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doubts">doubts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p>
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