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高考英语阅读训练(附详解)WASHINGTON, Sept. 23—The House of Representatives, which prides itself on being “the People’s House” has been turning into a rich man’s club.The representatives newly elected in 1984 were almost four times as wealthy as the first term lawmakers elected only six years before, according to a new study on the members’ financial reports.Behind this remarkable swing, the study says, are two main factors: a court decision that outlawed limits on what candidates could give to their own campaigns, and the enormous growth in the cost of pursuing a seat in congress. As a result, it is increasingly difficult for candidates of modest means, particularly women to amount successful challenge to entrenched office holders.One solution, the authors contend, is a system of public financing for campaigns, but congress seems in no mood to change the political rules any time soon. “The lower chamber is going upper class,” said Mark Green, the president of The Democracy Project, a public policy institute based in New York. “But this evolution from a House of Representatives to a House of Lords denies the diversity of our democracy. It establishes a de facto property qualification for office that increasingly says: low and middle income need not apply. The Democracy Project produced the study in cooperation with the United States Public Interest Research Group, a similar institute situated in Washington. But their research was not entirely theoretical. In 1980 Mr Green was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 15th District, in Manhattan. The winner was Bill Green, one of the wealthiest members of Congress.1. What can we know from the passage?A. The House of Representatives is poor men’s club.B. The House of Representatives was made up of people with low and middle income. C. The House of Representatives was rich men’s club.D. The House of Representatives is made up of people with low and middle income.2. What does “this remarkable swing” in the second paragraph refer to? A. The House of Representatives prides itself on being “the people’s House”.B. The new study based on the members’ financial reports. C. A court decision that outlawed limits on what candidates could give to their own campaigns.D. The representatives elected now are much wealthier than those elected a few years ago.3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the study?A. Any honest man can become a representative of the House.B. Women are more difficult than men to be an entrenched office holder.C. Limits on what a candidate could give to his campaign are outlawed.D. One must spend much money getting a seat in the Congress.4. What is the United States Public Interest Research Group like?A. The House of Representatives. B. A public policy institute based in New York.C. A public policy institute based in Washington.D. The House of lords.【答案与解析】1. B 事实细节题。 根据文章第 1 段及倒数第 2 段的最后一句low and middle income need not apply 可知答案为 B。2. D 词义猜测题。根据句子结构及第 1, 2 段的内容
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