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Nearly four years ago, a web-based political movement set itself the modest task of "closing the gap between the world we have a

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问题     Nearly four years ago, a web-based political movement set itself the modest task of "closing the gap between the world we have and the world most people everywhere want". Calling their group Avaaz, which means "voice" in several languages, the founders aimed to reproduce globally some of the success which their predecessors— like America’s Moveon.org, and Australia’s Getup! — had enjoyed in national political fields.
    By its own lights, the movement, using 14 languages and engaged in an astounding list of causes, has had some spectacular successes. Within the next few months, membership will top 6m. The number of individual actions taken is estimated at over 23m. Among the recent developments Avaaz claims to have influenced are a new anti-corruption law in Brazil; a move by Britain to create a marine-conservation zone in the Indian Ocean; and the spiking of a proposal to allow more hunting of whales.
    But is there any objective measure by which the reach of a global e-protest movement can be assessed? Sceptics use words like "clicktavism" to describe political action that demands nothing more of a protester than pressing a button, which may just imply curiosity; and it is rarely possible to prove beyond doubt that e-campaigning is a decisive factor in a political outcome.
    On the other hand, argues Ricken Patel, a co-founder of Avaaz, digital activism rarely ends with the click of a mouse. Avaaz’s campaign against the death sentence for adultery imposed on an Iranian woman asks members to phone Iranian embassies(and provides numbers); members are also being urged to put pressure on the leaders of Brazil and Turkey to intercede with Iran. Avaaz is collecting funds for a campaign in the Brazilian and Turkish press, too.
    Avaaz’s other demands range from the simple— close Guantanamo, because it plays into the hands of Osama Bin Laden— to the very broad: fight climate change, avoid a clash of civilisations. Despite the risk of foggy signals, the variety of causes is also a strength, says Dave Karpf, an American analyst of the net; it allows the group to act as a hub, attracting members to one campaign and telling them about others. As Evgeny Morozov, a writer on the Internet points out, Avaaz has lost whatever monopoly it had over the creation of instant, cross-border lobbies; you can do that on Facebook. But the way Avaaz bunches unlikely causes together may be an asset in a world where campaigns, like race and class, can still segregate people, not reconcile them.
In the beginning we know that______.
选项 A、A political website has been built four years ago
B、National politics have been quite enjoyable
C、Some political campaigns had achieved a lot
D、Voices in 14 languages has been well aimed
答案C
解析 题目告诉我们，此题位置在开头，那么首段的句子需要特别关注，尤其是其中的长难句。选项A中的four years ago直接指向第一句，但是“政治性网站”和原句中的“政治运动”并不对应。选项B中的national politics来自最后一句。原句中的动词enjoy的对象是success，即which指代的名词，而不是national politics。选项D中的数字14代表它的出处，即第二段第一句。尽管范围仍然在题干In thebeginning包含之内，但是原句中与14 languages相关的动词是“使用”，而不是“目标明确”之类。正确答案C来自the founders aimed to reproduce globallysome of the Success which their predecessors—like America’s Moveon．org，andAustralia’s Getup!一had enjoyed in national political fields．选项中的achieve取自句中的success。a lot对应句中的some。这种“词语替换”是很重要的记号，需要注意辨别。
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