2011年最新六级阅读理解模拟练习（62）
<p> 62</p><p> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="firestorm">firestorm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span>, <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="fights">fights</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="editorialists">editorialists</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="intervene">intervene</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="preferences">preferences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Michigan">Michigan</span> <span word="admissions">admissions</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="howls">howls</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loud">loud</span>. <span word="Judging">Judging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="conclude">conclude</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reelection">reelection</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="dominating">dominating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="hurling">hurling</span> <span word="brickbats">brickbats</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="stimulus">stimulus</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="favors">favors</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="abandonment">abandonment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="minorities">minorities</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="opposing">opposing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Michigan">Michigan</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="poised">poised</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brink">brink</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="he">he</span>? <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="outward">outward</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span>. <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="TODAY">TODAY</span> <span word="CNN">CNN</span> <span word="Gallup">Gallup</span> <span word="Poll">Poll</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="Bushs">Bushs</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="rating">rating</span> <span word="dipping">dipping</span> <span word="below">below</span> 60% <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 11, <span word="to">to</span> 58%. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="trod">trod</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="elder">elder</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Persian">Persian</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="ratings">ratings</span> <span word="erode">erode</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span>, <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inadequate">inadequate</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slumping">slumping</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bond">bond</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 11 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="transcends">transcends</span></p>
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