题目内容
5.King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted"kings don't give up the throne(王位),they die in their sleep."But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down.So does the Spanish crisis suggest that monarchy(君主制) is seeing its last days?Does that mean the writing is on the wall for all European royals,with their magnificent uniforms and majestic lifestyles?The Spanish case provides arguments both for and against monarchy.When public opinion is particularly polarized,as it was following the end of the Franco regime,monarchs can rise above mere politics and symbolize a spirit of national unity.
It is this apparent transcendence(超越) of politics that explains monarchs continuing popularity as heads of state.And so,the Middle East excepted,Europe is the most monarch-filled region in the world,with 10kingdoms (not counting Vatican City and Andorra).Most royal families have survived because they allow voters to avoid the difficult search for a non-controversial but respected public figure.
Even so,kings and queens undoubtedly have a downside.Symbolic of national unity as they claim to be,their very history and sometimes the way they behave today symbolizes outdated and indefensible privileges and inequalities.At a time when Thomas Piketty and other economists are warning of rising inequality and the increasing power of inherited wealth,it is strange that wealthy noble families should still be the symbolic heart of modern democratic(民主的)states.
The most successful monarchies try their best to abandon or hide their old noble ways.Princes and princesses have day-jobs and ride bicycles,not horses (or helicopters).Even so,these are wealthy families who party with the international 1%,and media interference makes it increasingly difficult to maintain the right image.
32.According to the first two paragraphs,King Juan Carlos of SpainD
A.used to enjoy high public support
B.was unpopular among European royals
C.eased his relationship with his rivals
D.gave up his throne in embarrassment
33.Monarchs are kept as heads of state in Europe mostlyA
A.owing to their undoubted and respectable status
B.to achieve a balance between tradition and reality
C.to give voters more public figures to look up to
D.due to their everlasting political symbolizing
34.Which of the following is shown to be strange,according to Paragraph 4?B
A.The noble families'excessive dependence on inherited wealth
B.The role of the nobility in modern democracies
C.The simple lifestyle of the noble families
D.The nobility's sticking to their privileges
35.Which of the following is the best title of the text?C
A.Carlos,a good example of All European Monarchs
B.Europe,the most monarch-filled region in the world
C.Carlos,a Lesson for All European Monarchs
D.Europe,symbolic heart of modern democracy.
分析 本文属于议论文,用西班牙国王Carlos退位一事开篇,展开了对君主制是穷途末路的探讨,并着重分析了欧洲各国当下君主制的优劣势.
解答 32-35 DABC
32 D 细节题. 根据文章第一 段 embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down.可知尴尬的丑闻和共和的风行结束了Carlos退位,故选D.
33 A 细节题. 根据文章第三 段 they allow voters to avoid the difficult search for a non-controversial but respected public figure.可知欧洲国家王室留下来的原因是他们可以让选民们不用去艰苦地寻找一个不受争议、受到尊敬的公众人物的形象,给选民以精神寄托,故选A.
34 B 细节题. 根据文章第四 段wealthy noble families should still be the symbolic heart of modern democratic(民主的)states. 可知有钱的贵族家庭居然仍然是现代民主国家的核心象征,故选B.
35 C 主旨大意题. 通读全文可知全文用西班牙国王Carlos退位一事开篇,展开了对君主制是穷途末路的探讨,并着重分析了欧洲各国当下君主制的优劣势.故选C.
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A.They make people love nature.
B.They cost very little to enter.
C.They have something nice to eat.
D.They are good for art research.
25.You can't studyA when you visit Shanghai Natural History Museum.
A. robots
B.dinosaurs
C.bamboo
D.rocks
26.If someone is interested in silver bowls of the Tang Dynasty,he can go toB.
A.Shanghai Art Museum
B.Shanghai Museum
C.Lu Xun's Museum
D.Shanghai Natural History Museum
27.How many museums with paintings are mentioned in the text?B
A.One.
B.Two.
C.Three.
D.Four.