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Barack Obama spent much time on the campaign trail proposing a dramatic vision to change not only the United States for the bett

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问题    Barack Obama spent much time on the campaign trail proposing a dramatic vision to change not only the United States for the better, but also the world. The candidate outlined a new, multilateral global order with America still leading, particularly regarding hard power, but sharing more burdens with others. There was a strong " anything but Bush" flavor in many of Obama’ s campaign-trail foreign policies, such as his opposition to the Iraq war, his willingness to pragmatically negotiate with dictators, and his emphasis on a multilateral dimension to American foreign policy. He wanted—at least rhetorically—to bend the arc of history towards justice, freedom, progress, and prosperity.
   Has he fulfilled his vision during his first three years in the Oval Office? That is the question addressed by Bending History, a new book that offers a timely and insightful analysis of Obama’ s foreign policy performance and what he could do if he wins a second term.
   Although national interests have been fairly well protected, the authors believe that Obama ’ s first three years in the Oval Office are defined by a considerable gap between his vision and his record. Despite limited success, the president has not yet bent history in any major way, especially when measured against his own standards.
   Importantly, the authors argue that robust and strategic foreign policy cannot be achieved without having one’ s domestic affairs in order. Sadly, according to the authors, America has not done what it should to sustain its future global primacy. The country has been disinvesting in infrastructure and education, walking away from a serious program for clean energy, failing to address social divisions, and making merely partial fixes to the financial system that produced the crisis of 2008. Whoever occupies the Oval Office come 2013, Obama’ s foreign policy successes will matter little if the economy fails to sustain American power.
   The authors conclude that Obama’ s foreign policy to date has been more pragmatic than visionary. It suggests no clear road map for the future, no particularly compelling overall strategy for how the president would advance American interests and bend history in a second term. Obama’s accomplishments should be better understood as effective damage control than historic breakthroughs.
   Overall the book’ s analysis is compelling, although more attention might have been paid to the president’ s own role as a political leader and a strategic thinker. But all things considered, Bending History does a superb job of detailing what happened during the first three years of Obama’ s presidency. It provides a timely and insightful analysis worth reading for anyone interested in U. S. foreign policy.
What, in paragraph 4, is stressed by the writer of the text?
选项 A、The biological factors of domestic plants and animals.
B、The flaws of a serious program.
C、The significance of internal status.
D、A long-lasting effect of social division.
答案C
解析 本题是一道关键词语题。依据本题题干中的动词“stressed(强调)”可以把本题的答案信息来源确定在本文第四段的首句，因为第四段首句中的第一个词“Importantly(重要的是)”呈现了本题题干中的动词“stressed”的意味。第四段首句“Importantly，the authors argue that robust and strategic foreign policy cannot be achieved without having one’s domestic affairs in order．”的含义是：“重要的是，作者们认为，如果不理顺国内局面，就不可能制定出坚定而有策略的外交政策。”由此判断，选项C“The significance of internal status．(内部状况的重要性)”是本题的正确答案，因为第四段首句强调“国内的事务(domestic affairs)”的重要性。在解答此题时，一定要抓住题干中的核心词语与原文相应词语之间的相互关系，否则就无法判断本题的答案信息来源。
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