27. How did the residents in the Vrain School District respond to the budget shortage?
A) They felt somewhat helpless about it.
B) They accused those responsible for it.
C) They pooled their efforts to help solve it.
D) They demanded a through investigation.(C)
題目問(wèn)這個(gè)校區(qū)的居民對(duì)預(yù)算短缺如何反應(yīng)。
A,他們對(duì)此事有些愛(ài)莫能助。
B,他們譴責(zé)此事的罪魁禍?zhǔn)讉儭?/P>
C,他們?yōu)榻鉀Q此事共同出力。
D,他們要求徹查此事。
文章開(kāi)頭一句話即是敘述居民們?nèi)绾闻椭處熍c學(xué)校官員們:residents are pitching in to help teachers and administrators。Pitch in詞組是努力投入的意思,可見(jiàn)居民們對(duì)此事十分重視,力爭(zhēng)幫助學(xué)校走出難關(guān)。C的敘述符合這個(gè)意思,而A的敘述與C的意思恰好相反,可以排除。至于B,從全篇來(lái)看,對(duì)居民們的描寫均為始終是如何幫助學(xué)校,沒(méi)有提到譴責(zé)誰(shuí)的問(wèn)題,也沒(méi)有要求徹查此事——要求調(diào)查此事的是Coffman(At Coffman’s request——在Coffman的要求下——the District Attorney has begun investigating the district’s finances),而他是一位官員,不是該地居民。
28. In the view of State Treasurer Mike Coffman, the educational budget shortage is ________.
A) unavoidable
B) unthinkable
C) insolvable
D) irreversible(B)
題目問(wèn)在Mike Coffman看來(lái),教育預(yù)算短缺是……
A,不可避免的。
B,不可想象的。
C,無(wú)法解決的。
D,不能取消的。
文章講到Coffman的地方一共三處,第一次是引用了他對(duì)預(yù)算短缺事件的評(píng)論:It’s extraordinary. Nobody would have imagined something happening like this at this level。意思是“這太不尋常了。誰(shuí)也想不到會(huì)發(fā)生這樣的事,這種程度的事”。第二次是他擬定了一份緊急貸款方案(Coffman and district officials last week agreed on a state emergency plan),第三次是他要求調(diào)查地區(qū)財(cái)政(At Coffman’s request, the District Attorney has begun investigating the district’s finances)。
從本題的題意及四個(gè)選項(xiàng)來(lái)看,應(yīng)該考查的是對(duì)第一處——也就是他的發(fā)言的理解。Coffman的發(fā)言首先指出此事的extraordinary,不同尋常;而后表示了驚訝——誰(shuí)也想不到會(huì)發(fā)生這樣的事,這種程度的事。他對(duì)此事的態(tài)度大體上是“不可思議”。這樣A和D明顯不對(duì),B的說(shuō)法正確,至于C,引言中無(wú)法體現(xiàn)出來(lái),而結(jié)合后面二處的描寫,也沒(méi)有發(fā)現(xiàn)“無(wú)法解決”的跡象,反倒是緊急貸款和調(diào)查財(cái)政等雷厲風(fēng)行的行事態(tài)度顯示出解決此事的決心。因?yàn)镃的說(shuō)法也不正確。
29. Why did Coffman request an investigation?
A) To see if there was a deliberate cover-up of the problem.
B) To find out the extent of the consequences of the case.
C) To make sure that the school principals were innocent.
D) To stop the voters approving the $212 million bong issue.(A)
題目問(wèn)Coffman為什么要求展開(kāi)調(diào)查。
文中講述Coffman要求調(diào)查此案是在第六段,除此外再無(wú)段落出現(xiàn)相關(guān)敘述,因此只要完全理解這一段的意思就可以做出正確的解答。
At Coffman’s request, the District Attorney has begun investigating the district’s finances. Coffman says he wants to know whether district officials hid the budget shortage until after the November election, when voters approved a $212 million bond issue for schools.
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