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【正文】 eutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante. He is considered the leading Democratic candidate. If Mister Davis is recalled, the candidate with the most votes will bee governor. Republicans worry that another Republican on the ballot, state Senator Tom McClintock, could take votes away from Mister Schwarzenegger. Mister McClintock, however, was refusing to withdraw. Republican Congressman Darryl Issa financed the recall effort. He said he would urge people to vote “no” on the recall unless one of the Republicans withdrew to avoid splitting the vote. Opinion studies show that a majority of Californians want to recall Governor Davis. Many people say they are unhappy with the way he has dealt with a budget crisis. Critics of the recall effort say it is an undemocratic way to try to remove an elected governor from office. Mister Davis is in his second term. He says the recall is a Republican effort to seize power in California and possibly other states. 18 of the 50 states permit special elections to recall the governor. 6 of those states say the governor must be guilty of some wrongdoing. California is not one of them. It has some of the easiest rules for recall elections. 11. According to public opinion studies, who is most likely to replace Governor Gray Davis as the new governor? A. Arnold Schwarzenegger B. Cruz Bustamante C. Tom McClintock D. Darryl Issa 12. What is the main reason for removing Governor Gray Davis from office according to the passage? A. he is not good at getting along with others B. he is not very politically influential C. he is unable to cope with the budget crisis satisfactorily D. the Republican wants to seize power in California 13. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? 4 A. if Mister Davis is recalled, the candidate needs fiftypercent of the votes plus one to be the governor B. Darryl Issa argues the Governor Gray Davis should stay in office C. Gray Davis has been the governor of California for less than 3 years D. any Republican candidate to replace Gray Davis may split votes from Arnold Schwarzenegger 14. What may be inferred from the passage? A. most US states permit special elections to recall the governor B. in California, special elections to recall the governor is permitted only when the governor is guilty of some wrongdoing C. Arnold Schwarzenegger is sure to win the election D. the election to recall the governor is actively supported by the Republican 15. What is the author’s attitude in talking about the election to replace the governor? A. critical B. objective C. approving D. arbitrary Model Test 2 Passage One The International Moary Fund has agreed to help Argentina refinance some of its debt. Argentine President Nestor Kirchner announced the deal Wednesday in Buenos Aires. The agreement is designed to help the country recover from its worst economic crisis. The threeyear agreement will refinance 21,000 million dollars of debt owed to international lenders. This includes more than 12,000 million dollars owed to the IMF. Most of the rest is owed to the World Bank and the InterAmerican Development Bank. The agreement needs official approval by the IMF board which meets in Dubai on September 19th. Officials had criticized the IMF’s demands in return for the aid program. The IMF had demanded that Argentina pay private banks for money lost during the economic crisis at the end of 2022. The crisis led the government to devalue (貶值 ) the peso (比索 ). The IMF had also demanded that Argentina permit private utility panies to increase their rates. The agreement does not include either of these demands. IMF Managing Director Horst Koehler said the agreement is designed to help Argentina meet goals for growth, employment and social equity (平等 ). He said it also would help the country’s banking system and increase lending needed to support recovery. The country’s economic troubles were largely caused by too much spending by the government. The crisis in December of 2022 deepened a recession. Argentines are still dealing with the crisis. Half of the country’s 36 million people are poor. And there are few jobs. Many Argentines blame dishonest government officials for the problems. 1. Among the 21,000 million dollars of debt that the threeyear agreement will 5 refinance, whom most of them are owed to? A. the United States B. the International Moary Fund C. the World Bank D. the InterAmerican Development Bank 2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. all the debt Argentina owes is 21,000,000,000 dollars B. IMF’s original demand s are included in the agreement C. this agreement will take effect at least after September 19th D. the money IMF lends to Argentina is mainly used for government spending 3. Why had the IMF demanded that Argentina pay private banks for money according to the passage? A. the devaluation of the peso during the economic crisis brought a great loss to the private banks B. the Argentina government owed the private banks a lot of money C. these private banks are subsidiaries of the IMF D. the gain in the value of peso caused a lot of trouble to the private banks 4. What led to Argentina’s economic crisis according to the passage? A. the bankruptcy of some private banks in the country B. the sharp increase of unemployment C. the lack of help from the IMF before D. too much government spending 5. What can be inferred from the passage? A. the Argentina government has overe the economic crisis B. half of the country’s citizen are unemployed C. government officials are not responsible for the economic crisis D. the Argentina’s banking system is greatly influenced during the economic crisis Passage Two