Question

Barack Obama urged congressional leaders on Monday to act quickly to pass a huge stimulus package for the U.S. economy. He met with a bipartisan (concerning or involving two different political parties) group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Later he met individually with Democratic and Republican House and Senate leaders and spoke to a bipartisan leadership gathering. In comments to reporters early on Monday, he emphasized the urgency of finalizing economic legislation (立法). “We have got an extraordinary economic challenge ahead of us,” he said, “We are expecting a sobering job report at the end of the week. Nancy Pelosi and her staff have been extraordinarily helpful in working with our team so that we can shape an economic recovery and reinvestment plan that starts putting people back to work.”

Mr. Obama wants tax cuts for individual Americans and businesses to make up a significant portion of expected legislation. This could involve as much as $300 billion of a bill that is likely to go beyond $700 billion and include aid to cash-poor U.S. states, and money for alternative energy and a range of infrastructure (基础设施) projects. Later, Mr. Obama said he expects to be able to sign legislation as soon as the end of this month, adding that quick action is necessary to “break the drive of the U.S. economic depression”.

Emerging later from bipartisan talks with Mr. Obama, Nancy Pelosi said lawmakers discussed with the president how to pass a stimulus package as quickly as possible. “An economic recovery package that will create jobs immediately and will grow the economy and that is what we talked about today,” said Nancy Pelosi. “How we could do this fast, deliberatively and to act upon it soon.” Just how soon that would be, Pelosi would not say.

How much support Democrats can obtain from Republicans will depend on the details. But the severity of the U.S. economic depression has created considerable bipartisan backing for quick action. Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid said: “There are investments that we need to make on behalf of the American people to turn around this economy. We felt very good about the meeting; we are confident that we can do this and we have to do this.”

“I think the best thing I can do is to decline to comment on what they are going to do going forward,” said Dana Perino. “Obviously, we think that tax cuts were the right way to help our economy get out of the economic depression that this president inherited and we know that tax cuts can stimulate innovation.” Asked by reporters how large the economic stimulus package might be, Senate Majority Leader Reid said Obama indicated that all but one of some 28 economists advising him had said it should range from $800 billion to $1.3 trillion.

1.Barack Obama urged congressional leaders and met with bipartisan leaders to _____.

A．take over the White House

B．end economic decline

C．understand each other better

D．negotiate political issues

2.If the stimulus package is passed quickly and successfully, it can _____.

A．obtain support from Republicans

B．finalize economic legislation

C．enhance America’s international position

D．provide job opportunities

3.What is the bipartisan leaders’ attitude towards this meeting?

A．Uncertain.         B．Hopeful.          C．Disappointed.      D．Indifferent.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A．The best way out of the economic depression is tax cuts.

B．The Republic Party plays the key role in coping with the economic depression.

C．Democrats and Republicans will team up in the economic depression.

D．When the stimulus package will be passed is known to the lawmakers.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是奥巴马刺激经济发展的一揽子计划，要敦促国会要尽快通过这个计划，避免经济进一步下滑。

1.B 推理题。根据文章第一段最后2行that quick action is necessary to “break the drive of the U.S. economic depression”.可知他所做的这些都是为了让国会尽快通过这个一揽子的计划，来刺激经济。避免经济下滑。故B正确。

2.D 细节题。根据第一段8,9,10三行Nancy Pelosi and her staff have been extraordinarily helpful in working with our team so that we can shape an economic recovery and reinvestment plan that starts putting people back to work.”可知这个计划可以有效促进就业，故D正确。

3.B 推理题。根据文章最后一段I think the best thing I can do is to decline to comment on what they are going to do going forward,

“Obviously, we think that tax cuts were the right way to help our economy get out of the economic depression that this president inherited and we know that tax cuts can stimulate innovation.可知他对于此次会见是抱有很大的希望的。故B正确。

4.C 推断题。根据文章倒数第二段How much support Democrats can obtain from Republicans will depend on the details. But the severity of the U.S. economic depression has created considerable bipartisan backing for quick action. Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid said: “There are investments that we need to make on behalf of the American people to turn around this economy. We felt very good about the meeting; we are confident that we can do this and we have to do this.”

可知民主党和共和党在这个问题上是一致的。故C正确。

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