【题目】阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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The Secretary-General of the U.N. has always been chosen in private meetings. But for the first time in its 70-year history, part of the selection process is taking place in public.

At least eight countries have announced their candidates (候选人) for the position, among whom are women, including Irina Bukova from Bulgaria, Susana Malcorra from Argentina and Helen Clark from New Zealand. 56 countries says the next U.N. chief should be a woman. There have been eight U.N. chiefs, none of whom was a woman.

All member states were permitted to ask the candidates questions during two hour-long meetings last week in the U.N. General Assembly (联合国大会). The candidates were also asked some of the 1,000 questions written by people on social media.

They were asked questions about development, how they would improve efforts to create peace and how they would protect human rights.

The U.N. Security Council will examine the candidates backgrounds. Then the 15 members will vote secretly until one person is chosen. The General Assembly will then vote on whether to accept the choice.

Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States are the five permanent members of the Security Council. Experts say they are likely to have more influence on who will be the new secretary-general than the 10 non-permanent nations on the council.

The Security Council will begin to discuss who will be named the next secretary-general in July. A new secretary-general may not be confirmed until as late as November.

The U.N. has a tradition of choosing its new leader from a part of the world different from its current leader. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is from Asia. The previous U.N. chief was Kofi Annan, who was from Africa.

Dan Thomas is a spokesman for the president of the General Assembly. He says there is no rule that says where a new secretary-general must come from. But most observers say the new U.N. chief will not be from Asia or Africa.

【1】 What do the first two paragraphs imply?

A. All the Secretary-Generals of the U.N. have been chosen privately.

B. Women havent been allowed to apply for the Secretary-General.

C. The next Secretary-General of the U.N. might be a woman.

D. The process of choosing a new secretary-general is being made public.

【2】Which of the following has the final decision on who will be the next secretary-general?

A. The five permanent members of the Security Council.

B. The Security Council.

C. The 10 non-permanent nations on the council.

D. The current Secretary-General.

【3】 Which of the following is not the factor affecting whether a candidate will become the next U.N. chief?

A. Whether he is concerned about the human right.

B. Where he is from.

C. What his background is.

D. Male or female.

【4】 What is the best title of the passage?

A. U.N. Seeks New Secretary-General

B. The First Female Secretary-General of the U.N.

C. A Hard Decision in U.N.s History

D. Who can be the Secretary-General of the U.N.

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