2008职称英语考试真题及答案解析：综合B级阅读理解
<p> 第4部分：阅读理解(第31～45题，每题3分，共45分)</p><p> 下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。</p><p> 第一篇</p><p> <span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="Spins">Spins</span></p><p> <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="Snow">Snow</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dictionaries">dictionaries</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="chutzpah">chutzpah</span>(大胆放肆). <span word="With">With</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="Snow">Snow</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span>. <span word="Interestingly">Interestingly</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> - <span word="with">with</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span>-<span word="worded">worded</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="liners">liners</span>(一行字幕资讯)<span word="made">made</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="substance">substance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clarity">clarity</span>(清晰度).</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Cedarville">Cedarville</span> <span word="University">University</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>, <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="l">l</span>968, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="soundbite">soundbite</span>(演讲中的句子或短语)<span word="was">was</span> 48 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="l">l</span>996, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="soundbite">soundbite</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="shrunk">shrunk</span> <span word="To">To</span> 8 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span>, <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="publicity">publicity</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="quotable">quotable</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.</p><p> <span word="Campaigning">Campaigning</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="use">use</span> 30-<span word="second">second</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="ads">ads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clever">clever</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="slogans">slogans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="messages">messages</span>. <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="McCain">McCain</span> <span word="rides">rides</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Straight">Straight</span>. <span word="Talk">Talk</span> <span word="Express">Express</span>. <span word="McCain">McCain</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="convince">convince</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> - <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="slogan">slogan</span> <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="begin">begin</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="open">open</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span>.</p>
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