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  3. Political platforms are usually written for election campaign purposes, then quickly scrapped after a presidential election. But

Political platforms are usually written for election campaign purposes, then quickly scrapped after a presidential election. But

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问题     Political platforms are usually written for election campaign purposes, then quickly scrapped after a presidential election. But the 1980 Republican platform bore a simple five-word title: "Family, Neighborhood, Work, Peace, Freedom," and was planned and written with the【C1】______of creating an agenda for a Reagan administration on Day One, Jan 20, 1981. My signal【C2】______of Reagan’s first year in office is that we were actually able to【C3】______to the plan that he insisted we put in place
   【C4】______with the basic policy framework, Reagan’s was one of the most carefully planned presidential【C5】______in modern political history, filled with teams of "Reaganauts" dispatched to each department and agency in the days following the election Staffing lists were【C6】______, and presidential and sub-cabinet appointments were made swiftly, and necessary Senate hearings were【C7】______.
    The plan from the outset was to put in place the Reagan economic program【C8】______the major priority and foundation for every major【C9】______, domestic and foreign. Tax cuts were high on the president’s agenda, and work began, on a huge "get well" program for the nation’s defenses.
    There were, of course,【C10】______moments that first year: Alexander Haig’s bizarre behavior as secretary of state; David Stockman’s effort, as budget director, to undercut the president’s budget; and, of course, the assassination【C11】______outside the Washington Hilton in March. Remarkably, Reagan【C12】______from all these.
    One other thing【C13】______: Reagan’s ability to get along with Democrats.【C14】______the House of Representatives was controlled by Democrats, the president managed to pass his tax reduction【C15】______. He also found a way, through one-on-one sessions with senatorial opponents of both parties, to gain Congressional【C16】______of the sale of Awacs radar planes to Saudi Arabia. By 1991, the deployed aircraft were a decisive【C17】______asset in the Persian Gulf war.
    As Reagan’s debut(初次登场)year came to a close, I remember thinking how remarkable it was that he had managed to stay the【C18】______. Having watched subsequent presidencies’ lurch(踉跄) 【C19】______response to political pressure, I find the president’s first-year【C20】______even more remarkable today.
【C9】
选项 A、discipline
B、democracy
C、initiative
D、legislation
答案C
解析 考查语义逻辑兼名词辨析。根据句意，填入的名词应与economic program有关，四个选项中只有initiative“新举措，首创”与之相符，选C。discipline“训练，处罚”；democracy“民主”；legislation“立法”。
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