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One of the political issues that is heard a lot about in the States lately is campaign(竞选)finance reform(改革). The people who are 36 for reform usually want the 37 to pay for campaigns and/or limit the amount of money that candidates(候选人)and their 38 can spend.
One reason that reform is called for is that it costs so much to 39 for political office. Candidates have to spend a great deal of time and effort 40 money. The incumbents (those already in office) have less time to do chief jobs since they must 41 so many money raising events.
Another 42 is the fear that candidates will be owned or 43 by the “special interest groups” that give money to their campaigns. Sometimes this certainly seems to be the 44 .
On the 45 side are those who say that it doesn’t mean it’s really 46 just because you call something “reform”. They argue that the right to freedom of speech is 47 if the government can limit anyone’s ability to get his or her message out to the people.
If one person or a group of people want to tell the 48 what they think about an issue or candidate, they have to buy 49 on TV, radio, and in newspapers and magazines. They might want to put up advertisements along highways and on websites. All this costs a lot of 50 .
Those against laws that control or limit spending say that you don’t really have freedom of 51 or freedom of the press if you can’t get your message out. They say the government should never be able to control 52 discussions. They believe that this is most important when the voters are about to make 53 .
What do you think about this 54 ? Listen to what the candidates for national office have to say. Which candidates 55 the most sense to you?
36.A.waiting B.calling C.standing D.preparing
37.A.government B.president C.candidates D.citizens
38.A.leaders B.bosses C.supporters D.states
39.A.pay B.compete C.wait D.work
40.A.raising B.earning C.giving D.getting
41.A.notice B.report C.guard D.attend
42.A.event B.cost C.reason D.office
43.A.encouraged B.forced C.controlled D.ordered
44.A.joke B.purpose C.case D.example
45.A.other B.same C.another D.different
46.A.worse B.better C.easier D.harder
47.A.meaningless B.unimportant C.unnecessary D.impossible
48.A.reporters B.truth C.story D.public
49.A.time B.copies C.rights D.advertising
50.A.energy B.effort C.time D.money
51.A.argument B.opinion C.speech D.election
52.A.common B.political C.general D.special
53.A.profit B.trouble C.plans D.decisions
54.A.quarrel B.problem C.issue D.affair
55.A.find B.make C.create D.produce
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54.[2010·湖北黄冈中学一模]They had an accident on the road and didn’t ________ at their hotel until after midnight.
A. check out B. check in C. check on D. check over
54B考查动词短语的含义。句意:他们在路上发生了意外事故,午夜后还没有入住他们的旅馆。此处check in入住。
53. [2010·浙江宁波十校联考]The second runway of Hong Kong International Airport was officially ____ on May 26,1990.
A. put into effect B. made use of C. taken notice of D. put into use
53D考查短语的含义。句意:香港国际机场的第二跑道于1990年5月26日正式启用。此处put into use付诸使用;put into effect生效;make use of 利用; take notice of 注意,留心。
52. [2010·拉萨中学6次月考]They ______ a tent and got ready for the night when evening came
A. put off B. put up C. put on D. put out
52B考查动词短语的含义。句意:夜幕降临时他们支起帐篷准备过夜。根据句意选B。此处put up意为:支起,搭起。put off推迟; put on穿上;put out扑灭。
51.[2010·河北唐山市三模]She asked for an interview which she expected to be formal, but which to be an easy five-minute chat.
A. made out B.broke out C.turned out D.looked out
51C考查动词短语的含义辨析。句意:她要求一个她认为正式的面试,可是结果却是一次简单的5分钟的聊天。made out辨别出;broke out爆发;turned out结果是。。。;looked out小心。根据句意选C。
50.[2010·成都三诊]--- What’s wrong with your mobile phone? Every time I call, the only response is “Sorry, the number you dialed is out of service…”!
--- Really? Maybe it’s because my mobile isn’t the signal well.
A.picking out B.picking up C.giving out D.giving up
50B考查动词短语的含义及语境。句意:可能是因为我的手机接收信号不好。根据句意选B。pick out挑选;pick up接收;give out发出;give up放弃。
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