Question

Washington, November 1, 2012  (CNN) -- After years of planning and months of campaigning（竞选）, the most expensive presidential race in history comes down to a final five-day whirlwind of speeches and television ads in the eight states still up for grabs.
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney plan to hold virtually nonstop events between now and the Tuesday election considered too close to call.
The focus is on battleground states worth 95 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win. Both sides are trying to close the deal with a decreasing number of uncommitted(未表态的) voters, while making sure supporters actually cast ballots.
That means a game of campaign chess that started Thursday, with appearances by the candidates (候选人)and their assistants as well as advertising dollars allocated to the places considered most vital to success.
Concluding a race expected to cost more than $6 billion overall, Obama and Romney and their running mates will hit all the battleground states -- Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, Nevada, Virginia and Wisconsin. The campaigns also are unloading a blast of television ads and mailings that threaten to overwhelm voters already saturated with politicking. Perhaps no one said it better than 4-year-old Abigael Evans of Fort Collins, Colorado, who -- according to NPR -- cried after listening to more election coverage on the radio and told her mother, ‘I'm tired of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.’
【小题1】The underlined phrase “too close to call” probably means               .

A．a game that one side is clearly winning.

B．a tie in which neither side seems likely to win

C．so close that you need not use a telephone

D．a visit close to one’s home state

【小题2】What is the focus of the last-5 -day campaigns for both presidential candidates?

A．To make sure that their supporters understand their policies.

B．To collect enough money for campaign ads.

C．To paint their rival as black as possible.

D．To win over the voters who have not decide which candidate to vote for.

【小题3】The public generally feel ________ about these last-days election efforts.

A．excited

B．disappointed

C．annoyed

D．relieved

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】C 

解析试题分析：文章介绍奥巴马和罗姆利的选举，耗费大量的人力物力，公众很生气。
【小题1】猜词题：从第二段的内容可知too close to call 是双方都有可能获胜的平局，选B
【小题2】细节题：从第三段的句子：Both sides are trying to close the deal with a decreasing number of uncommitted(未表态的) voters, while making sure supporters actually cast ballots.可知这五天的活动就是为了赢得还没决定的选举人。选D。
【小题3】推理题：从文章最后一段的句子：‘I'm tired of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.’可知推断出公众对持续几天的选举活动感到生气。选C 。
考点：考查新闻报道类短文
点评：本文并不简单，但以细节题的考查为主，只要考生仔细审题，再切入文章，准确定位考点。难度不大。