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　　Bill Clinton came to the White House with an ambitious domestic agenda. The two most important issues Clinton had with —— the economy and health-care reform —— by themselves would have required of any new administration an enormous investment of political will and energy. But Clinton also chose to press ahead quickly on a wide range of issues:

　　lifting the ban on gays in the military, seeking passage of a highly controversial U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement,pressing campaign finance reform and welfare reform, enacting a national service program to let young people repay federal

　　education loans through community service, proposing an anticrime program, devising a timber policy for the Northwest that balanced economic and environmental interests, and launching a program to streamline government —— or what Vice President Al Gore, put in charge of the effort by Clinton, called "reinventing government."

　　It was not surprising, therefore, that Clinton had a different first year in office. He was elected with a less than overwhelming mandate for so sweeping an agenda, having only won 43 percent of the vote in a three-way race against George Bush and the billionaire Ross Perot. And, to carry out his program, he first had to take control of the government Ultimately, Clinton won a hard-fought victory on his initial top priority, a deficit-reduction package. But the narrowness of that victory, and the fact that it inspired little enthusiasm among many Americans, raised questions about the strength of his presidency.

　　On foreign affairs, Clinton was confronted with a more complicated geopolitical map than his predecessors. The competition with the Soviet Union and the Communist world, which had been the central focus of American policymaking for more than four decades, had given way to less clear-out questions about what role theU.S. should play in keeping the peace in countries like Bosnia and Herzegovian or Somalia.

　　1.What is the main topic of this passage?

　　A) Clinton's victory in the president election.

　　B) Problems that Clinton tackled successfully.

　　C) The strength of Clinton's presidency.

　　D) The Americans' support for Bill Clinton.

　　2.According to the first paragraph, the economy and health-care reform ____.

　　A) are two issues for all new administrations

　　B) are not difficult for Clinton’s administration

　　C) are unsuccessfully tackled by Clinton

　　D) are difficult to tackle for any new administration

　　3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the issues tackled by Clinton?

　　A) Lifting the ban on gays in the military.

　　B) Finance reform and welfare reform.

　　C) Proposing an anticrime program.

　　D) Increasing military expenses

　　4.According to the third paragraph, "a deficit-reduction package"____.

　　A) is a Clinton's victory won with great effort

　　B) is Clinton's first great success

　　C) has won support from many American

　　D) has been objected to by many Americans

　　5. On foreign affairs, Clinton encountered ____.

　　A) the same problems as his predecessors

　　B) more problems than his predecessor

　　C) fewer problems than his predecessor

　　D) more subtle questions than his predecessors

　　答案与解析：

　　1.C

　　本文的主题是克林顿执政的实力。主旨理解题。文章一开始就谈到克林顿一上任就雄心勃勃要解决两大难题：经济和医疗卫生制度的改革，与此同时他还选择拿一系列难题开刀：在军队中禁止同性恋、寻求通过颇受争议的北美自由贸易协议、启动一项全国性工程来让年轻人通过社区服务来还联邦教育贷款、提出反犯罪工程、提高政府的工作效力等等，所有这些都反映了克林顿执政的实力。

　　2.D

　　从第一段来看，经济和医疗卫生改革是任何一届新政府都难处理的。细节理解题。文章的第二句就清楚地谈到这一点：“The two most important issues Clinton had promised to deal with —— the economy and health-care reform —— by themselves would have required of any new administration an enormous investment of political will and energy. ”这就是说，任何新政府处理这两个问题都要在政治上付出极大的力量和精力，这也就是说，这两个问题对任何新政府来说都是棘手的难题。

　　3.D

　　下面增加军费的问题不是克林顿要解决的?细节理解题。文章第一段提到了克林顿要解决一系列的问题，其中包括在军队中禁止同性恋、金融改革和福利改革、提出反犯罪工程等，但没有谈到增加军费的问题。

　　4.A

　　从第三段来看，“a deficit-reduction package”(一揽子减少赤字法案) 是克林顿艰难赢得的一次胜利。细节理解题。文章第三段谈到这一点：“Ultimately, Clinton won a hard-fought victory on his initial top priority, a deficit-reduction package. But the narrowness of that victory...”从本句来看，hard-fought 和narrowness这两个词清楚地说明克林顿的这次胜利来之不易。当然，这不是他的第一胜利，他前面的几个问题都顺利地解决了;本段还谈到他的这项来之不易的胜利并没有激起多少美国人的热情，即人们无所谓支持，也无所谓反对。

　　5.D

　　在外交上，克林顿面临着比他的前任更为微妙的问题。细节理解题。文章的最后一段谈到了这个问题：“On foreign affairs, Clinton was confronted with a more complicated geopolitical map than his predecessors.” 这里，a more complicate geopolitical map在本文的上下文中基本上与 more subtle questions同义。