2013年12月六级考试阅读训练题（2）
<p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="MBA">MBA</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="loves">loves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boast">boast</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="background">background</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="wallets">wallets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stuffed">stuffed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executives">executives</span>. <span word="Faith">Faith</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="integrity">integrity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="undermined">undermined</span>， <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="fiercely">fiercely</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="breaching">breaching</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abusing">abusing</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ethic">ethic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="community">community</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="shading">shading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>。</p><p> <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="W">W</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span> <span word="lambaste">lambaste</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="cooperate">cooperate</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="laughable">laughable</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>, <span word="born">born</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="boom">boom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> 18-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="bull">bull</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cashed">cashed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="affair">affair</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="success">success</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="bubble">bubble</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>. <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sunk">sunk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="gloom">gloom</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scandals">scandals</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="firms">firms</span>--<span word="including">including</span> <span word="Enron">Enron</span>, <span word="Xerox">Xerox</span>. <span word="Tyco">Tyco</span>, <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Crossing">Crossing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Com">Com</span>??<span word="has">has</span> <span word="radically">radically</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="mood">mood</span>。</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="increases">increases</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="businessmans">businessmans</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>? <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="jaw">jaw</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aggrieved">aggrieved</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>. <span word="Probably">Probably</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="stems">stems</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>-<span word="apple">apple</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="penalties">penalties</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span> <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plea">plea</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="ethical">ethical</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="financial">financial</span>-<span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="SWAT">SWAT</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="suggestions">suggestions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="systemic">systemic</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>: <span word="little">little</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="shareholders">shareholders</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="endorsement">endorsement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span>-<span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>。</p>
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