2007年12月英语六级考试阅读冲刺的模拟训练8
<p> <span word="Debates">Debates</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="staple">staple</span>1 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="debates">debates</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unscripted">unscripted</span>, <span word="live">live</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="History">History</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="gaffe">gaffe</span>2, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="debates">debates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span><span word="key">key</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="CNN">CNN</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="Jeff">Jeff</span> <span word="Greenfield">Greenfield</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="debates">debates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="advertisements">advertisements</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>3 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unanticipated">unanticipated</span>4 <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="criticisms">criticisms</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="adds">adds</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="debates">debates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="frontrunners">frontrunners</span>10, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reluctant">reluctant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uncontrolled">uncontrolled</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>--<span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="have">have</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="debates">debates</span>,<span word="both">both</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="primaries">primaries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="election">election</span>,<span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p> <span word="Since">Since</span> 1987, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="debates">debates</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bipartisan">bipartisan</span>17 <span word="organization">organization</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="Debates">Debates</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sponsor">sponsor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="debates">debates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Election">Election</span> 2000, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threshold">threshold</span>18 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debates">debates</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="support">support</span>--<span word="as">as</span> <span word="evidenced">evidenced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="polls">polls</span>--<span word="of">of</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 15 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span>.</p>
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