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shouseinLondon.
TheyarealwaysacceptedatthedoorbyoneofthePM'
Sofficials.Whathappensthen?
Nothingmuch,usually.Butpetitionshavealwaysbeenthoughtofasausefulwayforthosewhogoverntofindoutwhatthepeoplereallythink.
That'
swhytheUKgovernmentlaunchedits"
e.petition"
siteinNovember2006.Insteadofphysicallycollectingsignatures,allanyonewithanideahastodonowistomakeaproposalonthegovernmentwebsite,andanyonewhosupportstheideaisfreetoaddhisorhersignature.
Thepetitionssoonstartedtoflowin.TheideawasfortheBritishpeopletoexpresstheirconstructiveideas.Manychoseinsteadtoexpresstheirsenseofhumor.
OnepetitionercalledonTonyBlairto“stoptheDeputyPrimeMinistereatingsomuch”.Anotherwantedtoexpel(驱逐)ScotlandfromtheUnitedKingdombecauseScottishfootballfansneversupportEnglandIntheWorldCup.
OtherpetitionerscalledonthePrimeMinistertoabolishthemonarchy.Somewantedtogiveitmorepower.SomewantedtoopposetheUnitedStates.OtherswantedtoleavetheEuropeanUnion.Somewantedtosendmoretroopstolraqandotherswantedthemallbroughthome.Somewantedtoadopttheeuro(欧元).Otherswantedtokeepthepound.
Yetifsomepetitionsarenotserious,otherspresentadirectchallengetogovernmentpolicy.Apetitioncallingonthegovernmenttodropplanstochargedriversforusingroadshasalreadydrawnaroundl8millionsignatures.Inresponsetothat,arivalpetitionhasbeenpostedinsupportofroadpricing.Andthatisalsorapidlygrowing.
Thereareabout60millionpeopleinBritain.Soitisunderstandablethatthegovernmentwantstofindoutwhatpeoplearethinking.Buttheproblemwiththee-petitionsiteseemstobethattheBritishpeoplehaveabout70millionopinions,andwantthePrimeMinistertohearallofthem.Perhapshecouldstartapetitionaskingeveryonetojustshutupforawhile.
16.Apetitionneedstobesigned.[1分]
ARight
BWrong
CNotmentioned
17.ThePrimeMinisterreadspetitionseveryday.[1分]
18.ApetitionhastobemailedtothePrimeMinister’shouseinLondon.[1分]
19.PetitionshavebeentakentobeoneofthewaysfortheBritishpeopletoexpresstheirideas.[1分]
20.Noothergovernmentshavelaunchedtheire-petitionsites.[1分]
21.Allpetitionsareserious.[1分]
22.ItisimpossibleforthePrimeMinistertohearalloftheopinions.[1分]
第3部分:
概括大意与完成句子(第23~30题,每题l分,共8分)
下面的短文后有2项测试任务:
(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2~5段每段选择1个最佳标题;
(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。
A.NewCitizenshipTest
1Lastweek,asampleofthenewUScitizenship(公民身份)examwasreleasedbytheUSCitizenshipandImmigrationServices(US-CIS).Itwillbetriedoutin10citiesearlynextyeartoreplacethecurrenttestin2008.InsteadofaskinghowmanystripestheUSflaghas,asthecurrenttestdoes,thenewoneaskswhytherearel3stripes.Insteadofhavingtonamethebranchesofgovernment,anapplicantisaskedtoexplainwhytherearethree.
2Thegoalistomakeitmoremeaningful.”explainsEmilioGonzalez,directoroftheUS—CIS.Immigrantswhopassitareexpectedtohaveabetter“understandingandrespect”forUScivic(公民的)values,Gonzalezsays.
3TheUSisn'
ttheonlycountrydealingwithcitizenshipteststhataimtogeta“sharedcommitment”fromimmigrantsfortheiradoptedcountry'
s“values”.Inrecentyears,inadditiontotheusualrequirementoflanguage/workskillsandeconomicstatus,severalEuropeancountrieshaveadoptedcitizenshiptests.BritainintroducedanewcitizenshiptestlastNovember.InMarch,anewDutchlawtookeffectrequiringallwould-beimmigrantstotakeacitizenshiptest.itinvolvedwatchingavideoshowingnude(裸体的)womenbathingatbeachesandgay(同性恋的)menkissinginpublic.Theaimwastoensurethat“newcomerswillbecomfortablewiththecountry'
sliberalsocialmores(风俗)”.
4Europehasbeenknownforwelcomingimmigrantsfordecades.But,today,thefactisthatsomeimmigrantsarekeptapartfromlocalcitizensbycultureandtheybecomehostiletoeachother.PromotingintegrationhasbecomeamajorconcernforEuropeancountries,aftertheriotinginMuslimghettoes(少数民族聚居区)inFranceandthekillingofDutchpublicfiguresbyreligiousextremists.
5Officialsbelievethataperson'
sattachmentto,acountrycanbetestedbyhisorherknowledgeofthecountry.However,somecriticssaythatthechangescandolittletohelppeopleassimilate(同化)themselves.”Immigrationisaculturewartoday.Isgivinganewtesttherightwaytolessentheaccusationsinthatfight?
”saysAliNoorani,oftheMassachusettsImmigrantandRefugeeAdvocacyCoalition(难民辩护联盟).
A.Preparationfortakingacitizenshiptest
B.CitizenshiptestsinEuropeancountries
C.Importanceofpromotingintegration
D.Necessitytoknowthebranchesofgovernment
E.Differentviewsonthenewcitizenshiptest
F.Goalofthenewcitizenshiptest
23.Paragraph2.[1分]
A
B
C
D
E
F
24.Paragraph3.[1分]
25.Paragraph4.[1分]
26.Paragraph5.[1分]
A.toknowalotmoreaboutthecounty
B.towatchavideo
C.tohelpimmigrantsacceptthenewculture
D.tomarryAmericancitizens
E.todolow-skilljobs
F.toanswer
27.Thequestionsinthenewcitizenshiptestaremoredifficult.[1分]
28.Would-beimmigrantstotheUSareexpected.[1分]
29.IntheDutchcitizenshiptest,allwould—beimmigrantsarerequired.[1分]
30.Somepeoplefearthatchangesinthecitizenshiptestwilldolittle.[1分]
第4部分:
阅读理解(第31~45题,每题3分,共45分)
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。
第一篇
PoliticalSpins
Lastweek,USWhiteHousespokesmanTonySnowsentjournalistsdiggingfortheirdictionaries.HecalledrecentcriticismbytheformerPresidentBillClinton“chutzpah”(大胆放肆).Withjustonesentence,Snowmanagedtomakeheadlines,ajokeandadefenseofPresidentGeorgeW.Bush.Interestingly,thisishowbattlesarefoughtandwoninUSpolitics-withcarefully-wordedone-liners(一行字幕新闻)madeforTVwhichoftenlacksubstanceandclarity(清晰度).
“Theamountofinformationthatcandidatesattempttocommunicatetopeopleisactuallygettingsmallerandsmaller,”saidMarkSmith,apoliticalscienceprofessoratCedarvilleUniversity.Thishasbeenaccompaniedbyachangingmediaenvironment,Smithsaid.Inl968,theaverageTVorradiosoundbite(演讲中的句子或短语)was48seconds,accordingtoSmith.Inl996,theaveragesoundbitehadshrunkTo8seconds.Thus,politicianswantingpublicitytrytomaketheirpubliccommunicationasquotableaspossible.
Campaigningpoliticiansalsouse30-secondTVadsandclevercampaignsloganstoboosttheirmessages.RepublicanpresidentialcandidateJohnMcCainridestocampaignstopsinabusnamedthe“Straight.TalkExpress”.McCainhopesthenamewillconvincevotersheplanstotellpeoplethetruth-whetherit'
sinfashionornot.DemocraticpresidentialcandidateHillaryClinton,ontheotherhand,haschosenthecampaignslogan“Lettheconversationbegin”.Shehopesitwillhelpherappearopen-mindedandfriendly.
Butone-liners,TVadsandcampaignslogansallhaveasinglekeyingredient:
somethingcommonlycalledpolitical“spin”.BrooksJackson,aformerjournalistandthecurrentdirectorofthenon-partisan(无党派的)websiteFactCheck..org,callsspin“justa politewordfordeception(欺骗).”
“Idobelievethatveryoftenpoliticiansbelievetheirownspin,”saidJackson.”
Strongpartisanssufferfromauniversalhumantendency:
Theyignoretheevidencethatwouldforcethemintotheuncomfortablepositionofhavingtochangetheirmindsandadmitthattheywerewrong.”
31.WhichstatementisNOTtrueofone1iners?
[3分]
ATheyareunclear.
BTheycontainalotofinformation.
CTheylacksubstance.
DTheyarecarefullyconstructed.
32.Whatchangedfroml968to1996?
APublicity.
BInformation.
CCommunication.
DTheaveragesoundbite.
33.Thecampaignslogan“Straight—TalkExpress”aimsatconvincingvotersthatthepresidentialcandidateis[3分]
Ahonest.
Bfriendly.
Copen-Minded.
Dwarm-hearted.
34.AccordingtoBrooksJackson,allcampaignslogansare[3分]
Aattractive.
Bimpressive.
Cdeceptive.
Dinformative.
35.Whichstatementbestdescribesstrongpartisans?
ATheyareveryfunny.
BTheyareveryhealthy.
CTheyareveryaggressive.
DTheyareverystubborn(顽固的).
第二篇
A.TaleofScottishRuralLife
LewisGrassicGibbon'
sSunsetSong(1932)wasvoted“thebestScottishnovelofalltime”byScotland'
sreadingpublicin2005.OnceconsideredshockingforitsfrankdescriptionofaspensofthelivesofScotland’spoorruralfarmers.Ithasbeenadaptedforstage,film,TVandradioinrecentdecades.
ThenovelissetonthefictionalestateofKinraddie,inthefarmingcountryoftheScottishnorthwestintheyearsuptoandbeyondWorldWarl.AtitsheartisthestoryofChris,whoisbothpartofthecommunityandalittleoutsideit.
Grassic