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Many countries have a tradition of inviting foreigners to rule them. The English called in William of Orange in 1688, and, depen
Many countries have a tradition of inviting foreigners to rule them. The English called in William of Orange in 1688, and, depen
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2014-06-13
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Many countries have a tradition of inviting foreigners to rule them. The English called in William of Orange in 1688, and, depending on your interpretation of history, William of Normandy in 1066. Both did rather a good job. Returning the compliment, Albania asked a well-bred Englishman called Aubgrey Herbert to be their king in the 1920s. He refused—and they ended up with several coves called Zog.
America, the country of immigrants, has no truck with imported foreign talent. Article two of the Constitution says that "no person except a natural-born citizen. . . shall be eligible to the office of the president". This is now being challenged by a particularly irresistible immigrant: Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Barely a year has passed since the erstwhile cyborg swept to victory in California’s recall election, yet there is already an Amend-for-Arnold campaign collecting signatures to let the Austrian-born governor have a go at the White House. George Bush senior has weighed in on his behalf. There are several "Arnold amendments" in Congress: one allows foreigners who have been naturalized citizens for 20 years to become president. (The Austrian became American in 1983.)
It is easy to dismiss the hoopla as another regrettable example of loopy celebrity politics. Mr. Schwarzenegger has made a decent start as governor, but he has done little, as yet, to change the structure of his dysfunctional state. Indeed, even if the law were changed, he could well be elbowed aside by another incomer, this time from Canada: the Democratic governor of Michigan, Jennifer Granholm, who appears to have fewer skeletons in her closet than the hedonistic actor.
Moreover, changing the American constitution is no doddle. It has happened only 17 times since 1791 (when the first ten amendments were codified as the bill of rights). To change the constitution, an amendment has to be approved by two-thirds of both houses of Congress, and then to be ratified by three-quarters of the 50 states. The Arnold amendment is hardly in the same category as abolishing slavery or giving women the vote. And, as some wags point out, Austrian imports have a pretty dodgy record of running military superpowers.
It can be inferred from the concluding paragraph that______.
选项
A、the American constitution is changeable and falls into a vicious cycle
B、there is a faint chance that legal adjustments are made for Arnold running
C、abolishing slavery and granting women the vote give an impetus to Arnold running
D、both houses of Congress hold whether he deserves to win is another matter
答案
B
解析
这是一道细节推导题。测试考生准确理解并且进行相应推导的能力。本题的答案信息来源在尾段,尤其是第一句,该句的大意是:“修改美国宪法决非易事(doddle)”。由此可以推断:为史瓦辛格个人去修改宪法机率渺茫,故本题的正确选项应该是B“there is a faint chance that legal adjustments are made for Arnold running”(为阿诺·史瓦辛格竞选而进行法律调整的机率不大)。考生在阅读时一定要抓住全文叙述的中心点,并且进行相应的引申推导,推导出作者叙述时的弦外之音。
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