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  3. "The essential qualities of a true Pan-Americanism", remarked Franklin Roosevelt in 1933, "must be the same as those which cons

"The essential qualities of a true Pan-Americanism", remarked Franklin Roosevelt in 1933, "must be the same as those which cons

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问题     "The essential qualities of a true Pan-Americanism", remarked Franklin Roosevelt in 1933,  "must be the same as those which constitute a good neighbour, namely mutual understanding and… a sympathetic appreciation of the other’s point of view." That is advice which the United States would do well to heed in its relations with its immediate neighbours, Canada and Mexico. Most Americans may not be aware of it, but frustrations and resentments are building just across their borders to both south and north.
     Of course, neighbourly ties in North America are closer than in Roosevelt’s day. Under the North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA), trade among the three countries has more than doubled since  1994 and cross-border investment climbed even faster.  In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, the United States moved quickly to sign "smart border" agreements with both Canada and Mexico, to try to ensure that the demands of security did not interrupt trade. By the standards of much of the 20th century, political ties between the United States and Mexico are warm.
    Yet go to either border and you wouldn’t know all this. Fed up with the flow of illegal migrants from the south, the governors of Arizona and New Mexico this month declared a state of emergency. Violence between drug gangs recently led the United States temporarily to close its consulate in Nuevo Laredo, the busiest border-crossing point. The American ambassador bluntly criticises Mexico for its failure to prevent drug-related violence along the border. That has prompted retaliatory verbal blasts from Mexican officials.
    Canada’s mood is not much more cordial. Since September 11th, Canadians and Americans alike have become less keen on popping over what they liked to call " the world’s longest undefended border" for shopping or recreation. Canadians increasingly disagree with Americans over matters as varied as the Iraq war and gay marriage. They are disillusioned with NAFTA, claiming it has failed to prevent the United States from unlawfully punishing their exports of, for example, lumber.
    So what? Friction is in the nature of international relations,  and the problems on the northern border are different from those in the south. Yet there is a common denominator. Americans tend to see security, migration, drugs, even trade, as domestic political issues. But so they are for Canada and Mexico too. Like it or not, Americans rely on their neighbours for prosperity, energy and help with security. It behoves all three countries to show some "sympathetic understanding".  
In the last paragraph of the text, the author intends to define______.
选项 A、the friction of the northern border
B、the significance of international ties
C、the difference between Canadians and Mexicans
D、the importance of being good neighbours
答案D
解析 本题是一道细节题，测试考生识别原文中心主旨句的能力。本题的答案信息来源在尾段的最后两句话。这两句话的大意是：“不管怎样，美国人依赖于其邻国来取得繁荣、能源和安全方面的帮助。这三个国家显示出一些真诚的理解是必要的”。由此可以推断本文作者在尾段所强调的观点与全文的中心主旨一致，即强调友好的睦邻关系。可见本题的正确选项是D“the importance of being good neighbours”(友好邻邦的重要性)。
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