翻译三级笔译综合能力分类模拟题语气(二)

翻译三级笔译综合能力分类模拟题语气(二)ⅠGrammar:MoodAMultipleChoices1.

Ifyouhadspokenmoreclearly,you______.A.（江南博哥）wouldunderstandB.wouldbeunderstoodC.wouldhavebeenunderstoodD.wouldhaveunderstood正确答案：C

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Whatdoyouthinkofhisproposalthatsomemeasures______toimprovetheworkingconditions?A.wouldbetakenB.betakenC.willbetakenD.willhavetobetaken正确答案：B

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Ifyouhadbeenmorecarefulintypingthereport,you______todoitoveragain.A.didnothaveB.wouldnothaveC.hadnothaveD.wouldnothavehad正确答案：D

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Itisourwishthatshe______whatshelikes.A.takeB.takesC.willtakeD.cantake正确答案：A

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Yesterdaythemanagerinsistedthatthecontract______signedassoonaspossible.A.hadB.haveC.havebeenD.be正确答案：D

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Henry______arichmantodayifhehadbeenmorecarefulabouthisinvestmentinthepast.A.wouldbeB.isC.willbeD.wouldhavebeen正确答案：A

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Thatmanmusthavethestrengthofahippopotamus,orhenever______thatgreatbeast.A.couldhavevanquishedB.wouldvanquishC.shouldhavevanquishedD.hadvanquished正确答案：A[解析]28．此句中的or意为“否则”，此句为假设条件被隐蔽的虚拟句。

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Themillionsofcalculations,hadtheybeendonebyhand,______allpracticalvaluebythetimetheywerefinisheD．A.couldloseB.wouldhavelostC.mightloseD.oughttohavelost正确答案：B[解析]26．此句为假设条件被隐蔽的虚拟句，可还原为Iftheyhadbeendonebyhand,themillionsofcalculationswouldhavelostallpracticalvaluebythetimetheywerefinisheD．

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______youwerebusy,Iwouldn'thavebotheredyouwithmyquestions.A.IfIrealizedB.IrealizedthatC.HadIrealizedD.AsIrealized正确答案：C此句为与过去事实相反的虚拟句，条件上句用的是ifIhadrealizedyouwerebusy的倒装形式。

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IfyouhaddoneasItoldyou,this______.A.shouldhavenothappenedB.wouldnothavehappenedC.didnothappenD.hadnothappened正确答案：B

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______hehere,he______hisbesttohelpyou.A.Were...wouldtryB.Were...wouldhavetriedC.If...wouldtryD.Hadbeen...wouldhavetried正确答案：A

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TheprofessorrecommendedinhislastlecturethatEnglishlearners______onthelookoutfortenses.A.willbeB.areC.shouldbeD.mustbe正确答案：C

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Thesunrisesintheeastandsetsinthewest,soitseemsasifthesun______roundtheearth.A.werecirclingB.circlesC.iscirclingD.becircling正确答案：A

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______anytroublewiththeboiler,theautomaticcontrollingunitwillcutoffthefueloilsupply.A.ThereshouldbeB.IftherehadbeenC.ShouldtherebeD.Iftherewas正确答案：C[解析]30．此句为倒装形式的虚拟条件句，相当于Ifthereshouldbeanytroublewiththeboiler,与将来可能情况相反。

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______Irealizedtheconsequences,IwouldneverhaveintendedtogetinvolveD．A.IfB.WhenC.HadD.Unless正确答案：C

ⅡClozeTestBBaush'sLegacy(Ⅱ)布什的遗产(Ⅱ)

PresidentBush'spushtooustSaddamHussein

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powersoonbecamemorethanaforeign-policyinitiative;the

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andhisalliesuseditasawedgeissue

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Democratsintherun-uptothe2002elections.

"After9/11,he

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acountrythatsaid,'We'rereadytofollow,'"

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Rep.RahmEmanual,D-Ⅲ.,aformertopaidetoPresidentBill

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andnowamemberoftheHouseDemocraticleadership."There

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somuchwecouldhavedone.Buthesaid,'Goshopping',

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thenhedividedthenation."

Thehyper-politicalpushfor

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costhimthesupportofDemocrats;therewouldbeno

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bigbipartisansuccessesforhimtocelebrate,suchashis

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educationlaw,NoChildLeftBehinD．

Republicansstayedwithhim,

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,andwhiletheycontrolledCongress,thatwasoftenenough.It

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himpoliticallypotentthroughthe2002and2004campaigns.

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spendingprogramsandotherbreakswithconservativedogmahurtthe

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standinginsidetheGOP,andheneverreallyworkedtheWashingtongameto

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relationshipswithmembersofCongress.

Inhis

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term,DemocratsscuttledSocialSecurityreformevenbeforethepresident

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fileabill.OppositiontoBushbecametheirorganizingprinciple—theformulatheyrodetosuccessin2006,

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thebotchedfederalresponsetoHurricaneKatrinaandacontinuingwarleft

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asdamagedgoods.1.

正确答案：from

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正确答案：president

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正确答案：against

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正确答案：had

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正确答案：said

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正确答案：Clinton

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正确答案：was

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正确答案：and

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正确答案：war

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正确答案：more

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正确答案：signature

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正确答案：however

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正确答案：kept

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正确答案：new

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正确答案：president's

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正确答案：develop

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正确答案：second

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正确答案：Bush

ⅢReadingComprehensionPassageOne

StaytheCourseonTerrorWar

坚持反恐战争的道路

PresidentBushurgedUSalliesTuesdaytoremaincommittedtothereconstructionofIraq,vowingthatterroristattackslikelastweek'sbombingsinSpain"willnevershakethewilloftheUnitedStates."

"It'sessentialthatweremainside-by-sidewiththeIraqipeopleastheybegintheprocessofserf-government,"BushsaidinaWhiteHouseappearancewithDutchPrimeMinisterJanPeterBalkenende.

Bush'scommentscomeoneyearaftertheUS-ledinvasionofIraqandatatimewhenhishandlingofthewaronterrorisbeingquestionedbymanyDemocrats,particularlySen.JohnKerry,thepresumedDemocraticpresidentialnominee.

"They'llkillinnocentpeopletotrytoshakeourwill,"Bushsaidofterrorists."That'swhattheywanttodo.They'llnevershakethewilloftheUnitedStates.Weunderstandthestakes."

TheadministrationhascastthetopplingoftheregimeofformerIraqiPresidentSaddamHusseinaspartofthebroaderwaronterror.BushhasgenerallyenjoyedhighmarksfromtheAmericanpublicforhisleadershiponnationalsecurityfollowingtheterroristattacksofSeptember11,2001.

ButDemocratshavegrownincreasinglyvocalintheircriticismofBush'sapproachtothewaronterror,sayinghehasalienatedalliesabroadandfailedtomatchhisoftentoughrhetoricwithsupportforfirstresponders,suchasfirefighters,athomeandequipmentforsoldiersinthefielD．

TypicalwasacommentMondayfromKerry,whenheaddressedonefirefighters'unionthathasendorsedhisbidforthepresidency.

"IdonotfaultGeorgeBushfordoingtoomuchinthewaronterror,"KerrysaiD．"Ibelievehe'sdonetoolittle."

Theadministrationhasrefutedthecharges.AdministrationfigurespointoutthataboutthreedozennationshavecontributedinsomefashiontothereconstructionofIraq.AndBush-Cheneycampaignofficialssayit'sKerry—notBush—whohasfailedtoprovidesupportforhomelandsecuritythroughvariousSenatevotes.KerrysaidtheRepublicancampaignistakingaselectiveandmisleadingreviewofhisvotes.

"I'mnotgoingtoworryaboutthemmisleadingbecausewe'regoingtokeeppoundingawayatthetruthoverthenextfewmonths,"KerrysaidatacampaigneventinWestVirginiaonTuesday,talkingabouttheadministration'srecordonseveralfronts.

ButthechallengeforBushontheterrorwarisnotjustcomingfromtheUScampaigntrail.

Intheaftermathoflastweek'sbombingsofcommutertrainsinMadrid,SpanishvotersoustedthePopularPartyofBushallyJoseMariaAznarinfavoroftheSocialists,whoopposedtheUS-ledinvasionofIraqlastMarch.SocialistleaderJoseLuisRodriguezZapaterosaidMondayhewantstopullSpanishtroopsoutofIraqunlesstheUnitedNationstakesongreaterrolethere.

AskedhowhewouldrespondtoDutchcitizenswhohavecalledforBalkenendetowithdrawthatcountry'stroops,Bushsaid,"IwouldaskthemtothinkabouttheIraqicitizenswhodon'twantpeopletowithdrawbecausetheywanttobefree."

About1,100DutchtroopsarestationedinsouthernIraq,partofthecoalitionthathasoccupiedthecountrysincetheUS-ledinvasionlastMarch.BalkenendesaidhisgovernmenthasyettodiscusswhetherDutchtroopswouldremaininIraqbeyondtheendofJune,whentheUnitedStatesplanstohandoverpowertoanewIraqigovernment.

BushsaidthealQaedaterroristnetwork—aleadingsuspectintheMadridbombings,whichkilled201people—hopestostopthespreadoffreedomanddemocracyintheMiddleEast.

"A1QaedawantsusoutofIraqbecausealQaedawantstouseIraqasanexampleofdefeatingfreedomanddemocracy,"hesaiD．1.

Thisnewsreportimpliesthat______.A.theUnitedStatesitselfisdividedinopinionregardingitsrelationshipwithitsalliesB.GeorgeBushandJohnKerrywereinserousdisputeconcerningtheprocessofself-governmentinIraqC.GeorgeBushhasnotdoneenoughtopreventterroristattacksD.theBushadministrationisunderpressurebothathomeandabroad正确答案：D

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WhichofthefollowingisafactorthatcontributestoBush'spopularityamongtheAmericanpublic?A.BushstartedtheIraqiwarresolutely,supportedbyallies.B.BushinsistedthattheIraqiwarwaspartofthewaragainstterrorism.C.Bushhastakenatoughlineonnationalsecurityissues.D.BushmaintainedthattheUnitedStateswouldwintheIraqiwar.正确答案：C

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WhichofthefollowingisNOTacriticismoftheBushAdministrationfromtheDemocrats?A.OnlythirtyplusnationshavecontributedtothereconstructionofIraq.B.TheUnitedStateshasbeenseparatingitselffromtheallynations.C.TheAdministrationhasnotdoneenoughtosupporthomelandsecurity.D.TheAdministrationhasnotkeptitspromiseofgivingsufficientsupporttothesoldiersinthebattlefield.正确答案：A

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Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.theRepublicansaremisleadingtheSenatevotesB.theDemocratsenjoymoreseatsintheSenatethanRepublicansC.KerryisnotrefutingBusheffectivelyD.BushislosingWestVirginiainhispresidentialcampaign正确答案：B

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ThetrainbombingsinMadridmayhave_____.A.causedtheSpanishPopularpartytoloseitspowertotheSocialistsB.ledtotheDutchcitizenstourgetheDutchgovernmenttowithdrawtroopsoutofIraqC.shakenpeople'sconfidenceinBushD.beenplottedbyA1Oaeda正确答案：A

PassageTwo

HillaryRodhamClinton

希拉里·罗德姆·克林顿

Duringthe1992presidentialcampaign,HillaryRodhamClintonobserved,"Ourlivesareamixtureofdifferentroles.Mostofusaredoingthebestwecantofindwhatevertherightbalanceis...Forme,thatbalanceisfamily,work,andservice."

HillaryDianeRodham,DorothyandHughRodham'sfirstchild,wasbornonOctober26,1947.Twobrothers,HughandTony,soonfolloweD．Hillary'schildhoodinParkRidge,Illinois,washappyanddisciplined.Shelovedsportsandherchurch,andwasamemberoftheNationalHonorSociety,andastudentleader.Herparentsencouragedhertostudyhardandtopursueanycareerthatinterestedher.

AsanundergraduateatWellesleyCollege,Hillarymixedacademicexcellencewithschoolgovernment.Speakingatgraduation,shesaid,"Thechallengenowistopracticepoliticsastheartofmakingwhatappearstobeimpossible,possible."

In1969,HillaryenteredYaleLawSchool,wheresheservedontheBoardofEditorsofYaleLawReviewandSocialAction,internedwithchildren'sadvocateMarianWrightEdelman,andmetBillClinton.ThePresidentoftenrecallshowtheymetinthelibrarywhenshestrodeuptohimandsaid,"Ifyou'regoingtokeepstaringatme,Imightaswellintroducemyself."Thetwoweresooninseparable—partnersinmootcourt,politicalcampaigns,andmattersoftheheart.

Aftergraduation,HillaryadvisedtheChildren'sDefenseFundinCambridgeandjoinedtheimpeachmentinquirystaffadvisingtheJudiciaryCommitteeoftheHouseofRepresentatives.Aftercompletingthoseresponsibilities,she"followedherhearttoArkansas,"whereBillhadbegunhispoliticalcareer.

Theymarriedin1975.ShejoinedthefacultyoftheUniversityofArkansasLawSchoolin1975andtheRoseLawFirmin1976.In1978,PresidentJimmyCarterappointedhertotheboardoftheLegalServicesCorporation,andBillClintonbecamegovernorofArkansas.Theirdaughter,Chelsea,wasbornin1980.

HillaryservedasArkansas'sFirstLadyfor12years,balancingfamily,law,andpublicservice.ShechairedtheArkansasEducationalStandardsCommittee,co-foundedtheArkansasAdvocatesforChildrenandFamilies,andservedontheboardsoftheArkansasChildren'sHospital,LegalServices,andtheChildren'sDefenseFunD．

Asthenation'sFirstLady,Hillarycontinuedtobalancepublicservicewithprivatelife.Heractiverolebeganin1993whenthePresidentaskedhertochairtheTaskForceonNationalHealthCareReform.Shecontinuedtobealeadingadvocateforexpandinghealthinsurancecoverage,ensuringchildrenareproperlyimmunized,andraisingpublicawarenessofhealthissues.Shewroteaweeklynewspapercolumnentitled"TalkingItOver,"whichfocusedonherexperiencesasFirstLadyandherobservationsofwomen,children,andfamiliesshehasmetaroundtheworlD．Her1996bookItTakesaVillageandOtherLessonsChildrenTeachUs

AsFirstLady,herpublicinvolvementwithmanyactivitiessometimesledtocontroversy.Undeterredbycritics,Hillarywonmanyadmirersforherstaunchsupportforwomenaroundtheworldandhercommitmenttochildren'sissues.

ShewaselectedUnitedStatesSenatorfromNewYorkonNovember7,2000.SheisthefirstFirstLadyelectedtotheUnitedStatesSenateandthefirstwomanelectedstatewideinNewYork.1.

OntheeveofbecomingtheFirstLadyoftheUnitedStates,HillaryRodhamClintonbegantotakeserviceintoconsideration.Heretheword"service"means______.A.workinthearmy,navyortheairforceB.workordutydoneforthecountryC.workinanyofthegovernmentdepartmentsD.workinthePresident'shome正确答案：B

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In1969,HillaryRodhamClintonenteredYaleLawSchool,wheresheworkedas______.A.Ph.D.studentB.wifeofBillClintonC.editorandinternD.secretary正确答案：C

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HillaryRodhamClintonwenttoArkansasforthepurposesofbecoming______.A.afollowerofBillClintonB.anadvisorfortheChildren'sDefenseFundC.aneditorofamagazineD.agovernmentofficial正确答案：A

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HillaryRodhamClintongotherfirstgovernmentappointmentinthe______Administration.A.NixonB.CarterC.ClintonD.Bush正确答案：B

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WhichofthefollowingisNOTthetaskthatHillaryRodhamClintonwasinvolvedinaschairoftheTaskForceonNationalHealthCareReform?A.expandinghealthinsurancecoverageB.ensuringchildren'simmunizationC.raisingpublicawarenessofhealthissuesD.writingabestseller正确答案：D

PassageThree

EthicsOfficeBacksInteriorOfficial

民族部支持内政部的官员

TheOfficeofGovernmentEthicssaidtheInteriorDepartment'sNo.2official,StevenGriles,didnotappeartoviolateethicsrulesbyarrangingmeetingsbetweenInteriorofficialsandhisformerlobbyingclientsandpartners.

Theoffice,afterreviewingan18-monthinvestigationbytheInteriorDepartment'sinspectorgeneral,saiditfoundnoethicsviolationsbyGrilesinthedepartment'sawardingofmorethan$1.6millionicontractsin2001and2002toAdvancedPowerTechnologiesInc.,aformerclient.

InteriorDepartmentInspectorGeneralEarlDevaneysaidGriles'behavioristhelatestcaseofanInteriorofficialfallingtoconsiderperceivedimproprietyinhisactions.Healsocalledthedepartment'sunderfundedethicsoffice"atrainwreckwaitingtohappen."

InteriorSecretaryGaleNortonandRepublicansinCongresssaidthereportclearsGrilesofanywrongdoing.Grilesisgratifiedbythefindingthathehad"adheredtoethicslawsandrules."

"Iamgladthismatterisbehindme,"hesaiD．

Sen.JoeLieberman,D-Conn.,calledDevaney'sreportacaseofthe"foxesguardingthefoxes,"sayingthequestionableconductandspecialtreatmentgiventoGriles'formerclients"cannothelpbutleaveasourtasteinthemouthofanyonewhobelievesinthefairnessofgovernment."

EnvironmentalistshadallegedthatGrileshelpedformerclientslandgovernmentcontracts,intervenedinanenvironmentalstudyofcoalbedmethanedevelopmentinWyoming,andheldadinnerforseniordepartmentofficialsatthehomeofhisformerlobbyingpartner.

Twomatters—thecoalbedmethaneanalysisandtheInteriorDepartmentdinner—werereferredtoNortonbytheOfficeofGovernmentEthicsforpossibleaction.NortonsaidtheyhadbeenadequatelyaddresseD．

"Thisclosestheissue,"Nortonsaidinastatement.

KristenSykesofFriendsoftheEarthdisagreedandsaidGrilesshouldbefireD．

"ItuncoversregularandconsistentbreachesofGriles'ethicsagreementsand,moreimportantly,blatantviolationsofthepublic'strust,"shesaiD．"IfthisWhiteHouseisseriousaboutethicsandaccountability,Mr.Grilesshouldbedismissedimmediately."

Devaneydidnotdrawconclusionsinhisreport,butsaidinalettertothedepartmentthatregardlessofwhetherGrilesbrokethelaw,theappearanceofwrongdoingerodespublictrust.

"Thisistheonlyoneinaseriesofcasesinwhichwehaveobservedaninstitutionalfailuretoconsidertheappearanceofaparticularcourseofconduct,"hewrote."Itismyhope,however,thatthismaybethecasethatchangestheethicalcultureinthedepartment."

Lastmonth,Devaneyclearedthedepartment'sformertoplawyer,BillMyers,ofallegationsthathisofficialactionsbenefitedformerlobbyingclients.AninvestigationisunderwayintowhetherBureauofLandManagementDirectorKathleenClarkeviolatedethicsrulesbyparticipatinginmeetingsregardingalandexchangeinUtah,whereshewasthestate'sdirectorofnaturalresources.

Grilescontinuestoreceive$284,000ayearaspartofafour-yearseverancepackagefromhisformerlobbyingfirm.

InApril2002,theEnvironmentalProtectionAgencywasabouttoobjecttoanenvironmentalstudyofcoalbedmethanedrillinginWyomingwhenGrilesinterveneD．Inaphonecallandletter,heurgedEPAtoresolveitsdifferencestokeeptheprojectontrack.AtleastsixofGriles'sformerclientshadinterestintheproject.

DevaneyalsofoundthatInteriorDepartmentofficialssoughtoutprojectstoawardtooneofGriles'formerclients,AdvancedPowerTechnologies,Inc.,atherthanlettingAPTIcompeteforexistingprojects.

AfterjoiningtheInteriorDepartment,Grilesheldadinnerpartyforseniordepartmentofficialsatthehomeofhisformerlobbyingpartner,MarcHimmelstein.AssistantSecretaryRebeccaWatson,toldDevaneyshebelieveditwasimproperandcouldgivetheappearanceoffavoritism.Grilessaiditwasasocialeventthathewouldhavehostedathishomeifhehadspace.

Devaneysaidethicsissuescanarisewithanyappointee,butneglectandalackoffundinghavelefttheInteriorDepartment'senthicsofficeunabletoshepherdofficialsthroughtheethicsminefielD．1.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofGriles?A.Grilesarrangedforofficialfromhisofficetomeethisformerclients.B.GrileswasinvestigatedbyEarlDevaney.C.Griles'sInteriorDepartmentfavoredAdvancedPowerTechnologiesInc.inbigcontracts.D.Grilesimproperlyviolatedethiccodes.正确答案：D

2.

ThenewsreportindicatesthatEarlDevaney______.A.madeaneighteen-monthinvestigationintoGriles'scaseB.referredtoGriles'scase"atrainwreck"C.accusedtheInteriorDepartmentoffundingethicsofficesecretlyD.didnotactinGriles'sfavor正确答案：A

3.

ByreferringtoDevaney'sreportasacaseofthe"foxesguardingthefoxes,"JoeLiebermanmostprobablymeantthat______.A.thereportwasverywellphrasedB.DevaneymadeaverycomplicatedreportC.thereportdeceitfullypicturedanalreadyunjustcaseD.hewasdoubtfulofthefairnessofgovernment正确答案：C

4.

The2002Wyomingcoalbedmethanedrillingcaseiscitedto______.A.clearGrilesofwrongdoinginitB.keepthedrillingprojectgoingC.showGriles'sinnocenceinallrelatedallegationsD.displayGriles'sinappropriatebehavior,ifnotlaw-breaking正确答案：D

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What,accordingtoDevaney,seemedtobethecausesofethicsproblemswiththeInteriorDepartment?A.Seekingoutprojectsforformerclients.B.Holdingdinnerpartiesatthehomeofformerlobbyingpartners.C.Practicingfavoritism.D.Havinginsufficientfunding.正确答案：D

PassageFour

Legislation,LawsuitsCoverBothSidesonSame-sexMarriage

法律，在同性婚姻问题上诉讼两边不得罪

Incourtroomsandstatecapitolsnationwide,opponentsandsupportersofgaymarriagehaveembarkedonacollisioncourse,pursuinglawsuitsandlegislationsodeeplyatoddsthatprolongedlegalchaosislikely.

Oneplausibleresult:anationdivided,atleastbriefly,betweenahandfulofstatesrecognizinggaymarriageandamajoritywhichdonot.

Themostclear-cutoptionforavertingsuchchaosisafederalconstitutionalamendmentbanninggaymarriage.However,despitesupportfromPresidentBush,theamendmentisgivenlittlechanceofwinningtheneededtwo-thirdssupportinboththeHouseandSenatethisyear.

Withoutit,expertssay,therivalsidesarelikelytolitigatesorelentlesslythattheUSSupremeCourtwilleventuallybecompelledtointercedeandclarifywhetheralegalsame-sexunioninonestatemustberecognizedinotherstates.

"It'sgoingtobecomplicatedformanyyears—we'regoingtohavesomefree-marriagesstates,andsomethatarenot,"saidMattForeman,executivedirectoroftheNationalGayandLesbianTaskForce.

"Thisisnotanewsituationinourcountry,"ForemanaddeD．"Wehavehadahodgepodgeoflawsondifferentsocialissues.Invariably,wecometowidespreadconsensus,andthat'sgoingtohappentothisissue."

Fornow,though,consensusseemsdistantastwocontrastinglegaloffensivestakeshape.

Ononehand,courtsinfiverelativelyliberalstates—California,NewJersey,NewYork,OregonandWashington—arebeingaskedtoconsiderwhethersame-sexmarriagesshouldbealloweD．

Ineachofthesestates,localofficialshaverecentlyperformedgaymarriages.Gay-rightssupporterspredictthesupremecourtsinatleastacoupleofthestateswilljoinMassachusetts'SupremeJudicialCourtinauthorizingsuchmarriages.

Meanwhile,legislatorsinmanystatesaremovingtoamendtheirconstitutionstotoughenexistingbansongaymarriageandexplicitlydenyrecognitiontosame-sexunionsforgedelsewhere.

Fourstates—Alaska,Hawaii,NebraskaandNevada—alreadyhavesuchconstitutionalamendments.SimilarmeasuresareeithercertainorlikelytogobeforevotersinseveralotherstatesinNovemberorthereafter,includingAlabama,Arkansas,Mississippi,UtahandWisconsin.

In10otherlegislatures,proposedconstitutionalamendmentsarepending—theirfatenotyetcertain.

MattDaniels,whoasheadoftheAllianceforMarriagehelpeddrafttheproposedfederalconstitutionalamendment,seesthedevelopmentsinstate,legislaturesasproofofstronggrass-rootsoppositiontogaymarriage.

"Asthecourtspushtheenvelope,publicopinionmovesinourdirection,"hesaid,"It'sagreatnationalreferendum...onwhetherweasasocietyaregoingtosendamessagethroughourlawsthatthere'ssomethinguniquelyspecialaboutmarriagebetweenamanandawoman."

However,DanielsisconvincedthatwithoutanamendmentputtingthatdefinitionintheUSConstitution,thecourtswilleventuallystrikedownstatedownstatelawsbanninggaymarriage,aswellasthefederalDefenseofMarriageAct.Thatmeasure,signedbyPresidentClintonin1996,allowsstatestorefusetohonorsame-sexunionsperformedelsewhere,anddeniesfederalrecognitiontosuchunions.

Danielssaidtheproposedfederalamendment,ifitdidclearCongress,wouldeasilywintherequiredratificationbyatleast38statelegislatures.

Heacknowledgedthatthem