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passageone阅读理解答案阅读理解及答案如下passage onePassageOne ClintonIs RightPresidentClintonrsquo;s decisionon Apr.8to sendChinese Premier Zhu Rongjipackingwithout anagreement onChinarsquo;s entryinto theWorld TradeOrganizationseemed tobe amassive miscalculation.The Presidenttook adrubbingfrom much of the press,which hadbreathlessly reported that a deal was in thebag.The Cabinetand Whit House stillappeared divided,and businessleaders werecharacterizedas furiousover thelost opportunity.Zhu chargedthat Clintonvlacked“the courageto reachan accord.And whenClinton latertelephoned theangryZhu topledge arenewed effortat negotiations,the gesturewas widelyportrayed as a flip-flop.In fact,Clinton madethe rightdecision inholding outfor abetter WTOdeal.A lotmore horsetrading isneeded beforea finalagreement canbe reached.Andwithout the Administrationrsquo;s goalof a^bullet-proof agreement^thatbusiness lobbyistscan enthusiasticallysell toa RepublicanCongress,the wholeprocesswill endup inpartisan acrimonythat couldharm relationswith Chinaforyears.THE HARDPART.Many business lobbyists,while disappointedthat the deal wasnotclosed,agree that better termscan stillbe had.And TreasurySecretary RobertE.Rubin,National EconomicCouncil DirectorGene B.美国将会作出让步,见上面注释商人是绝对不会放弃中国市场的
5.A.美国会故意拖延以求取得更好的条件这一点恐怕不会,见上文注释B.朱的强硬立场,商人的见解克林顿有签署批准中国入世之权民主党赞成中国C.D.加入世贸,这两项都是事实Sperling,Commerce SecretaryWilliam M.Daley,and toptrade negotiatorCharleneBarshefsky alladvised Clintonthat whilethe Chinesehad madea remarkablenumberof concessions,^wersquojre notthere yet,“according tosenior officials.Negotiating withZhu overthe remainingissues maybe theeasy part.AlthoughClinton cansignal U.S.approval forChinarsquo;s entryinto the WTO himself,he needsCongress togrant Beijingpermanent most-favored-nation statusas partof a broadtrade accord.And thetemptation formeddling onCapital Hillmay proveover-whelming.Zhu hadbarely landedbefore SenateMajority LeaderTrent LottR-Miss declaredhimself skepticalthat Chinadeserved entryinto theWTO.AndSenators JesseA.Helms R-N.C.and ErnestF.Hollings D-S.C.promised tointroducea billrequiring congressionalapproval ofany deal.The hiddenmessage from these threetextile-state Southerners:Get moreprotectionfor theU.S.clothing industry.Hoping tosmooth theway,theAdministration tried,but failed,to budgeZhu ontextiles.Also leftin thelurch:Wall Street,Hollywood,and Detroit.Zhu refusedto openup muchof thelucrativeChinese securitiesmarket andinsisted on“cultural”restrictions onAmericanmovies andmusic.He alsoblocked effortsto allowU.S.auto makersto providefleetfinancing.BIG JOB.Already,business lobbyistsare blanketingCapitol Hillto presaleanyeventual agreement,but whattheyrsquo;ve heardso farisnrsquo;t encouraging.uRepublicans,including Lott,say thatthe timejust isnrsquo;t right“for thedeal.Translation:Wersquojre determinedto makeit lookas ifClinton hascapitulatedto theChinese andis ignoringhuman,religious,and laborrightsviolations;the theftofnuc1ear-weapons technology;and thesale ofmissile partsto Americarsquo;senemies.Beijingrsquo;s fiercecritics within the Democratic Party,such asSenatorPaul D.Wellstone ofMinnesota andHouse Minorityleader RichardA.Gephardt ofMissouri,wonrsquo;t help,either.Just howtough thelobbying jobon Capitol Hill willbe becomeclear onApr.20,when Rubinlectured19chief executiveson theneed todiscipline theirRepublicanallies.With businessand theWhite Housestill tradingcharges overwhois responsiblefor thedefeat offast-track tradenegotiating legislationin1997,working togetherwonrsquo;tbeeasy.And Republicansmdash;with awinkmdash;say thattheyrsquo;11eventually embraceChinarsquo;s entryinto theWTOas afavor toCorporate America.Though notlong beforethey tortureClinton.But Zhuis out on a limb,and ifCongress overdoesthe criticism,he maybe forcedbydomestic criticsto renege.Business mustmake thismuch dearto bothits GOPalliesand theWhitHouse:This historicdeal istoo importantto risklosing toanymore partisansquabbling
1.The mainidea ofthis passageis[A].The Contradictionbetween theDemocraticPartyand theRepublican Party.[B].On Chinarsquo;s entryinto WTO.[C].Clinton wasright.[D].Business LobbyistsControl CapitolHill.
2.What doesthe sentence“Also leftin thelurch:Wall Street,Hollywood,Detroit“convey[A].PremierZhurejected theirrequirements.[B].The threeplaces overdidcriticism.[C].They wantedmore protection.[D].They arein trouble.
3.What wasthe attitudeof theRepublican Partytoward Chinarsquo;s entryinto theWTO[A].Contradictory.[B].Appreciative.[C].Disapproving.[D].Detestful.
4.Who playsthe leadingpart in thedealin America[A].White House.[B].Republicans.[C].The DemocraticParty.[D].Businessmen.
5.It canbe inferredfromthepassage that[A].America willmake concessions.[B].America willhold outfor abetter WTO[C].Clinton hasthe rightto signalU.S.approval forChinarsquo;s entry.[D].Democratic partyapprove Chinarsquo;s entryintotheWTO.Vocabulary痛打遭人痛打
1.drubbing get/take adrabbing游说,突然改变,突然反方向人字
2.flip-flop=great changesuddenly拖鞋,趾拖鞋维持,保持
3.hold out故意拖延达成协议以谋求hold outfor sth.hellip;hellip;精明的讨价还价
4.horse ndash;trading防弹的
5.bullet-proof收买,暗中活动
6.lobby院外活动集团成员
7.lobbyist党人,帮派,是党派强硬支持者
8.partisan语言/态度的刻薄
9.acrimony说服(某人)接受或采用
10.sell to干预
11.meddle美国国会
12.CapitolHill使稍微移动,改变
13.budge有利可图的,赚钱的
14.lucrative制止
15.block舰队,船队,车队,机队
16.fleet覆盖,妨碍扫兴,扑灭
17.blanket投降,停止抵抗
18.Capitulate快速行程(轻车熟路)
19.fast track眼睛一眨,很快的
20.with awink孤立无援(尤指争论和意见上)
21.outonalimb违约
22.renege争吵
23.squabble难句译注
1.
2.The Presidenttook adrubbing frommuchofthepress,which hadbreathlesslyreportedthatadealwasin the bag.[结构简析]倒手,囊中之物inthebag[参考译文]总统遭到许多报界舆论的抨击,它们曾报道过这桩买卖(入世贸)已是囊中之物
3.Zhu chargedthat Clintonlacked“the courage”to reachan accord.[参考译文]朱指责克林顿缺乏达成协议的勇气
4.the gesturewas widelyportrayedasaflip-flop[参考译文]普遍认为总统的姿态来了一个一百八十度的转弯
5.Clinton madethe rightdecision inholding outfor abetter WTOdeal.[参考译文]总统故意拖延协议以谋取一笔更好的入世贸组织交易的决定完全正确u v
6.And withoutthe Administrationrsquo;s goalofabullet-proof agreementthatbusinesslobbyistscan enthusiasticallysell toa RepublicanCongress,thewhole processwill endup inpartisan acrimonythat couldharm relationswith Chinaforyears.[参考译文]没有商界院外活动集团成员热情的劝说共和党国会采纳政府目标中的防弹性(保护性)协议,那么整个过程将会以党派之间的尖刻的争吵而结束,这会影响以后多年和中国的关系
7.theAdministrationtried,but failed,to budgeZhu ontextiles.[参考译文]美国政府希望(为纺织业)铺平道路,试图使朱在纺织品上让步,结果失败
8.Also leftinthelurch:Wall Street,Hollywood,and Detroit.[结构简析]这句句子连接上文而说固定用法,义置某人于困难之中弃之不顾,遗弃某人Leave sb.In thelurch完整句型应该是Wall Street,Hollywood andDetrait arealso leftinthelurch.[参考译文]同样也陷于困境的有华尔街,好莱坞和底特律
9.翻译这是作者为共和党的做注
10.Translation.“The timeisnrsquo;t right”解/解释写作方法与*大意*以先声夺人的写作手法克林顿不同意中国加入世贸打发朱回国引出两党(共和党和民主党)矛盾,国会和白宫之相反意见(对比写法)到最终四方趋向一致来证明总统决定是对的以最好的价码使美国获得最佳利益为前提同意中mdashjmdash;国加入世贸来满足美国商人的要求阅读理解答案详解passage one总统是对的这篇*摘自*是从商人的角度来看待中国加
1.C.Business Weekly.入他们希望从谈判中获得更多的利益,而克林顿的同意不同意的目的和他们相符WTO,争取更多利益这篇就是从四方利益最终趋向一致“同意中国加入世贸”mdash;mdash;来证明“总统结论正确”的中心思想第一段指出由打发朱回国,不同意中国入世到一百八十度大转弯,在电Clinton话中愤怒的朱表示再次努力协商内阁和白宫官员意见分歧,商人对失去机会火冒三丈第二段点出克林顿故意拖延以谋取更多的利益的决定是正确的的主mdash;mdash;*旨句商人院外活动集团成员要以“政府完美无缺的协议的目标来说服共和党赞成/接受以免整个过程以党争而告终第三,四段是商业方面的高级官员的代表纷纷却说”当中国作出许多优Clinton惠让步时,美国不在那里”(意美国吃亏了现在不要再吃亏了)克林顿有权签署赞成中国加入世贸组织,可他需要国会批准北京永久性最惠国作为扩大贸易协定的组成部分再说对国会的干预的诱惑力相当大就在朱踏上美国本土时,参议院多数派领袖宣布他对中国是该不该入世持怀疑态度,而参议院Trent LottTesse A承诺提出一项要求国会批准任何交易的提案Helmshellip;第五段讲了朱的强硬立场第六段又是共和党的反对声,使民主党内站在北京以便的批评家也无能为力最后一段指出尽管困难重重,这一历史事件太重要了,不能因党争而冒失失去机会的危险民主党和共和党的矛盾两党之争见上文译注,最终还是一致A.论中国加入世贸组织*不是论中国加入而是论美国环绕中国入世贸的种B.种商人院外活动集团成员控制国会这在第五段中提到商人院外活动集团成员阻D.挠美国国会事先接受最终协议,但不是主题思想朱拒绝了他们的要求见难句译注这三个地方批评过头
2.A.9B.他们要求更多的保护C..他们陷入困境D矛盾共和党一开始就反对什么对中国该不该加入世贸组织持怀疑态度
3.A.第六段说得更露骨,时间不对意思是他们想把整个事件看起来好象克林顿屈从于中国,忽视了“中国违反人权,宗教权,劳动权,偷窃核武器技术,把导弹组成部件买给美国的敌人”等事实最后一段共和党一下子又所他们最终将会接受中国加入世贸组织以表示对整体美国的好感不管是商人院外活动集团的作用,还是明确指出重开谈判的重要性这一历史事件太重要绝不能因党争而失去机会共和党纵然心中不愿,也不得不接受现实心情是矛盾的赞赏不赞成厌恶B.C.D.商界第一段中就点出商界领袖对失去这次机会火冒三丈第二段中提到
4.D.商界院外活动成员要以实实在在的协议来说服共和党国会,免得以党争告终第三段明确指出许多商界院外人士一方面对协议未签定表示失望,另方面又同意,还会更好的条件各种和商界直接关系的高级官员对克林顿劝说第五段纺织,金融股票,汽车以至电影等都是商界的要求朱拒绝的就是商界要求第六段提及商界院外活动的成员制止国会事先接受最终协定最后一段又是商界使共和党联盟和白宫懂得此事的重要性。
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