2015考研英语阅读纽约州长安德鲁科莫
<p> <span word="FOR">FOR</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="adrift">adrift</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="EliotSpitzer">EliotSpitzer</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crusading">crusading</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span>, <span word="became">became</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="in">in</span>2007, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="uncompromising">uncompromising</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="politicalgridlock">politicalgridlock</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Albany">Albany</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="ayear">ayear</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="frolicking">frolicking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="aprostitute">aprostitute</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="successor">successor</span>, <span word="DavidPaterson">DavidPaterson</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="affable">affable</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="topush">topush</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="books">books</span>.<span word="When">When</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Cuomo">Cuomo</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="hispredecessors">hispredecessors</span>, <span word="handily">handily</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2010 <span word="governorsrace">governorsrace</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rebuild">rebuild</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>,<span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="competence">competence</span>, <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="trust">trust</span>, [<span word="and">and</span>] <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span>,<span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorkers">Yorkers</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cynical">cynical</span> <span word="snort">snort</span>.</p><p> 近四年来，纽约的政局并不稳定。2007年，时任州长艾略特?斯皮策，他律师出身，作风凌厉，毫不妥协。这种做法曾让纽约州首府奥尔巴尼一度陷入政治僵局。且任职仅一年多，斯皮策就陷入招妓门事件，辞去了州长职务。民主党人大卫?帕特森继任，他亲和有余，力度不足，无力推动纽约州立法机构平衡财政收支。同为民主党人的安德鲁?科莫，于2010年参加州长竞选，并轻松取胜。他承诺要重建政府，重塑能力，重拾信任，让州民能够再次相信政府。纽约民众曾对此不以为然。</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Cuomo">Cuomo</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="couldpoint">couldpoint</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budget">budget</span>: <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="bringingspending">bringingspending</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="controlfilling">controlfilling</span> <span word="a">a</span> $10 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nudging">nudging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>-<span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="tomake">tomake</span> <span word="concessions">concessions</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> $450<span word="mbut">mbut</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="mechanisms">mechanisms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="infuture">infuture</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cantankerous">cantankerous</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="agree">agree</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Cuomo">Cuomo</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="acap">acap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tax">Tax</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> <span word="ranks">ranks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span>-<span word="most">most</span>-<span word="taxed">taxed</span> <span word="inthe">inthe</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Ward">Ward</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="NewYorks">NewYorks</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Medicaid">Medicaid</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p>
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