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　　Compared with the glamorous thrill of the presidential primary, state elections in New Hampshire do not grip the voter - all those unfamiliar names, way down at the end of the ballot. That, at least, is the current explanation of how Tom Alciere managed to get elected to the state legislature last November. After an uneventful campaign of hand-shaking and sign-waving, this Republican from Nashua, who had lost several previous bids for office, won a seat by 55 votes. Whereupon his constituents learned that he was an advocate of killing policemen.

　　Mr. Alciere had not tried to conceal this. He posted vigorous notes on Internet discussion boards; one, in October, declared that "nobody will ever be safe until the last cop is dead." He often joined in radio talk-shows, sometimes describing himself as "Angry Tom". But in his election campaign Mr. Alciere was much mistier: he promised only to fight for individual freedom. He later said that he did not bring up his opinions about the police because nobody asked.

　　This has prompted some soul-searching among journalists, and others, who failed to spot Angry Tom behind Candidate Tom. Mr. Alciere blames the voters. In one Internet message, he called his constituents "a bunch of fat, stupid, ugly old ladies that watch soap operas, play bingo, read tabloids and don't know the metric system". These people, be it noted, are part of the New Hampshire electorate that is so often admired for its maverick charm, wielding much power in the choice of America's presidents through its first-in-the-nation primary.

　　The point is that New Hampshire pays attention to presidential races, but considers its own state law makers pretty unimportant. As Ken Gidge, a radio talk-show host puts it, quite possibly "a dog-catcher in a particular community has more power". New Hampshire's legislature has 400 members who face re-election every two years and earn an annual salary of $100. The legislature is a "dinosaur with a tiny little brain", a symbol of New Hampshire's disdain for government, says Arnie Arnesen, a political science professor at Franklin Pierce College. She claims that, in the past, some of its members have been found to have mental problems. No doubt others held opinions as pungent as Mr. Alciere's; but they did not have an Internet on which to publicize them.

　　At first, Mr. Alciere refused to leave his seat, insisting he was "not a nut". Then he said that he would step down, if 11 law makers pledged to bring his pet bills to a roll-call vote. He wants to legalize drugs, ban involuntary commitments to mental institutions, and replace state schools with online education. On January 10th, a compromise was reached: another freshman Republican agreed to submit eight of his proposals, and Mr. Alciere resigned. Some think he should have been kept around - to remind voters that they sometimes get what they deserve.

　　16. Tom Alciere could have been elected to the state legislature because        .

　　[A] people were familiar with his name for his several attendance campaigns
　　[B] he was a charming person and gave thrills to his people
　　[C] he approved of killing policemen
　　[D] he was always the last one on the ballot list

　　17. In the election campaign, Mr. Alciere        .

　　[A] declared that all the cops should be killed
　　[B] showed his anger on radio talk-shows
　　[C] was not asked about the police issue
　　[D] only played tricks with his constituents

　　18. Which of the following statements is not true?

　　[A] Some New Hampshire electorate has a little prestige in government.
　　[B] Journalists didn't pay enough attention to Alciere's hatred to police.
　　[C] Tom blamed his voters just to draw people's attention.
　　[D] The "stupid, fat, ugly old ladies" are a little popular in society.

　　19. The legislature is a "dinosaur with a tiny brain" implies        .

　　[A] New Hampshire pays too much attention to presidential races
　　[B] legislature members have mental problems
　　[C] some people want to be as pungent as Mr. Alciere
　　[D] there is indifference of the people on its own state governing

　　20. Mr. Alciere at last        .

　　[A] refused to leave his seat
　　[B] would never pay his pet bills
　　[C] resigned with some compromises accepted by the legislature
　　[D] was expelled from the position by the opposite leader

　答案：A D C B D
　　題目分析

　　16．答案為A，屬推理判斷題。對他的名字已經(jīng)比較熟悉了。文章第一段中提到"和富有美麗的總統(tǒng)初選相比，在New Hampshire的州選舉中，投票人對那些他們不認識的名字沒有任何興趣。而這就是之所以Tom Alciere去年參選獲勝的緣故——他曾好幾次落選公職。但那次他獲得了55票而獲勝。"答案A"經(jīng)過他幾次的參選，人們記住了他的名字"，答案B"他非常有魅力，給他的人民以魅力四射的震顫"，答案C"他贊成殺死警察"，答案D"他常常在投票名單上是最后一個".

　　17．答案為D，屬推理判斷題。文章第二段Mr. Alciere在選舉中只是許諾為個人而奮斗，并未提到警察什么的，其實我們可以從文章分析出來，不是當時別人沒有問他，而是他心里明白那會引起什么反應。答案A"宣布所有警察該死"，答案B"在廣播脫口秀中發(fā)表憤怒"，答案C"從未被問起過關于警察的事"，答案D"和他的選民玩心計".

　　18．答案為C，屬事實細節(jié)題。答案C"他污蔑他的選民只是為了引起人們的注意"，文中并沒有這一點意思。答案A"許多選民在政府中有一定的聲望"，答案B"記者對他仇恨警察這件事并不以為然"，答案D"'那些所謂愚蠢、肥胖、丑陋的老女人'在社會上還是有一定市場的".

　　19．答案為B，屬推理判斷題。文章第四段提到"無腦恐龍"是New Hampshire對政府蔑視的象征。說明人們不知乎本地政府的運作。答案A"New Hampshire給予總統(tǒng)選舉太多的注意力"，答案B"關于人們對本州立法機構的運作的漠不關心"，答案C"一些人想和Alciere一樣尖刻"，答案D"立法機構成員有精神問題".

　　20．答案為D，屬推理判斷題。文章最后一段提到Alciere的8項提議被通過后，他才辭職。答案A"拒絕離開"，答案B"永不付單"，答案C"被反對派領導驅逐下臺"，答案D"Alciere辭職了，但新任者需要有一些妥協(xié)".

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