摘要:40.A.第一空是考查not until的强调句型.第二空是宾语从句中的主语.用what.

网址:http://m.1010jiajiao.com/timu3_id_3190472[举报]

阅读下面短文,并根据短文后的要求答题。

People elect a mayor to help run a city. The mayor makes sure that a city functions properly. It is not an easy job. A mayor must keep track of all city government with help from city councils. Mayors may be “weak”or“strong”.In cities that use a weak-mayor system, the city budget. It hires city employees, or workers. Under this system, people elect the council members and the leaders of some departments, or city offices. The council also may choose leaders for city departments. A city may have many boards and committees, which are groups that make decisions. Each group manages one city department. 1._____.The weak mayor may suggest leaders for city departments. However, the council must approve these suggestions. In most cases, the mayor cannot veto, or override a council decision.

2._____. The mayor chooses the leaders of each department. He or she makes sure that these leaders run their departments efficiently. The elected city council does not have the power to approve the leaders that the mayor chooses. The council cannot veto a decision that the mayor makes. However, the mayor has the right to veto decisions that the council makes.

Strong mayors check the work of many different city departments. These departments include fire, police, health and transportation. Some mayors may check the work of a city planning department. 3._____. In a large city, such as New York, the mayor may also check the work of other departments. These departments could include culture, prisons, parks, consumer issues, immigration and environment. New York’s mayor also chooses judges for the city courts. The mayor makes sure that the people who break the laws are punished.

A strong mayor prepares the city budget. In this sense, the mayor decides how to spend money for city services. Citizens know whom to blame if services fail. However, the mayor works with the council to figure out the needs of the city and to complete city projects.

4._____.However,he or she must stay within the law. Most cities have a written city charter that explains city laws and tells how the city and its departments should be organized. The charter also explains the duties of the mayor and other officials.

第一节  根据短文内容,从A、B、C、D、E中选出最适合放入短文空缺处的选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。

A.A strong mayor has a great deal of control over the government of a city

B.Such a department prepares city budge.

C.Although people elect the mayor, he or she has little power.

D.In a strong-mayor system, the elected mayor is the city’s main executive.

E.This department plans the way that the city will grow and develop.

第二节  根据短文所给的信息回答问题。

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

查看习题详情和答案>>

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网