2013年GMAT考试阅读理解模拟试题(9)
<p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="its">its</span> 1903 <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lone">Lone</span> <span word="Wolf">Wolf</span> <span word="v">v</span>. <span word="Hitchcock">Hitchcock</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Native">Native</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="tribes">tribes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tribal">tribal</span> <span word="lands">lands</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="tribal">tribal</span> <span word="consent">consent</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lone">Lone</span> <span word="Wolf">Wolf</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="Clark">Clark</span> <span word="properly">properly</span> <span word="emphasizes">emphasizes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="assertion">assertion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="unlimited">unlimited</span> <span word="unilateral">unilateral</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span>) <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Native">Native</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fails">fails</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="far">far</span>-<span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="impact">impact</span>: <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Lone">Lone</span> <span word="Wolf">Wolf</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="execution">execution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="tribes">tribes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prerequisite">prerequisite</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="implementation">implementation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="commentators">commentators</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1871 <span word="when">when</span>--<span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="primacy">primacy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>--<span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="abolished">abolished</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="treaties">treaties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Native">Native</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="tribes">tribes</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="tribal">tribal</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="documents">documents</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="treaties">treaties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sovereign">sovereign</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="ratification">ratification</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Lone">Lone</span> <span word="Wolf">Wolf</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="formality">formality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="obtaining">obtaining</span> <span word="tribal">tribal</span> <span word="consent">consent</span>.</p><p> <span word="Question">Question</span> #8.</p><p> <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1871 <span word="had">had</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="effects">effects</span>?</p>
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