英语六级(CET6)阅读理解冲刺试题及答案解析(八)
<p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> 36<span word="th">th</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="voted">voted</span>, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="president">president</span>: <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>.</p><p> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Gore">Gore</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="realistic">realistic</span> <span word="avenue">avenue</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contest">contest</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> 10 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="advisers">advisers</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Lieberman">Lieberman</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="mate">mate</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ceremonial">ceremonial</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="Building">Building</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Gores">Gores</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="claw">claw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="come">come</span>-<span word="from">from</span>-<span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pivotal">pivotal</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recount">recount</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>, <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Daley">Daley</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gore">Gore</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Gore">Gore</span> <span word="authorized">authorized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Tipper">Tipper</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="advisers">advisers</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Daley">Daley</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="gingerly">gingerly</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Gore">Gore</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contemplate">contemplate</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="steps">steps</span>.</p><p> <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tumultuous">tumultuous</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sleepless">sleepless</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="counters">counters</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="courtrooms">courtrooms</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="Miami">Miami</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tallahassee">Tallahassee</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Atlanta">Atlanta</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> 43<span word="d">d</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="president">president</span>.</p>
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