2015考研英语阅读宪法改革英国剧变
<p> <span word="THIS">THIS</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="claim">claim</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modernisingfrenzy">modernisingfrenzy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unvaryingkingdom">unvaryingkingdom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="weddings">weddings</span>, <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="carriages">carriages</span> <span word="andclip">andclip</span>-<span word="clopping">clopping</span> <span word="Horse">Horse</span> <span word="Guards">Guards</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Establishment">Establishment</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="strip">strip</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pageantry">pageantry</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Camerons">Camerons</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span>-<span word="Liberal">Liberal</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="isproposing">isproposing</span> <span word="radical">radical</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="order">order</span>.</p><p> 现在似乎还不是下结论的时候，但是英国正受到对现代化的狂热情绪支配。在国外人看来这个王国并无变化：皇室婚礼、黄金马车、马蹄得得的皇家骑卫队以及正当权的年轻首相。但是在这华丽的虚饰下，大卫??卡梅隆的保守党、工党、自民党联合政府正提议彻底改革宪法。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 5<span word="th">th</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="wrangling">wrangling</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="allthe">allthe</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fruition">fruition</span>, <span word="British">British</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="lookand">lookand</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="set">set</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="May">May</span> 2015.</p><p> 5月5日全国范围的公民投票后是长达数月的议会辩论。如果所有联合政府提出的改革都得到成效，下一次联合政府举行大选时英国的民主会让人们看到、体会到很大的不同。</p><p> <span word="Depending">Depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newvoting">newvoting</span> <span word="system">system</span>: <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="shake">shake</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span>1928. <span word="Voters">Voters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>-<span word="takes">takes</span>-<span word="all">all</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="past">past</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="post">post</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span>-<span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="method">method</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="rankcandidates">rankcandidates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="numbered">numbered</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="preference">preference</span>. <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="AV">AV</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50%<span word="of">of</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="preferences">preferences</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="eliminated">eliminated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="secondpreferences">secondpreferences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="distributed">distributed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="continues">continues</span>, <span word="redistributingthird">redistributingthird</span>, <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="preferences">preferences</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="crosses">crosses</span> <span word="the">the</span> 50% <span word="line">line</span>.</p>
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