One of the political issues that is heard a lot about in the States lately is campaign(竞选)finance reform(改革). The people who are  36  for reform usually want the  37  to pay for campaigns and/or limit the amount of money that candidates(候选人)and their  38  can spend.

One reason that reform is called for is that it costs so much to  39  for political office. Candidates have to spend a great deal of time and effort  40  money. The incumbents (those already in office) have less time to do chief jobs since they must  41  so many money raising events.

Another  42  is the fear that candidates will be owned or  43  by the “special interest groups” that give money to their campaigns. Sometimes this certainly seems to be the  44 .

On the  45  side are those who say that it doesn’t mean it’s really  46  just because you call something “reform”. They argue that the right to freedom of speech is  47  if the government can limit anyone’s ability to get his or her message out to the people.

If one person or a group of people want to tell the  48  what they think about an issue or candidate, they have to buy  49  on TV, radio, and in newspapers and magazines. They might want to put up advertisements along highways and on websites. All this costs a lot of  50 .

Those against laws that control or limit spending say that you don’t really have freedom of  51  or freedom of the press if you can’t get your message out. They say the government should never be able to control  52  discussions. They believe that this is most important when the voters are about to make  53 .

What do you think about this  54 ? Listen to what the candidates for national office have to say. Which candidates  55  the most sense to you?

36.A.waiting                   B.calling                    C.standing                  D.preparing

37.A.government            B.president                 C.candidates               D.citizens

38.A.leaders                   B.bosses                     C.supporters               D.states

39.A.pay                        B.compete                  C.wait                       D.work

40.A.raising                    B.earning                   C.giving                    D.getting

41.A.notice                     B.report                     C.guard                            D.attend

42.A.event                      B.cost                        C.reason                    D.office

43.A.encouraged             B.forced                    C.controlled               D.ordered

44.A.joke                       B.purpose                  C.case                        D.example

45.A.other                      B.same                      C.another                   D.different

46.A.worse                     B.better                            C.easier                     D.harder

47.A.meaningless            B.unimportant            C.unnecessary             D.impossible

48.A.reporters                 B.truth                       C.story                      D.public

49.A.time                       B.copies                     C.rights                            D.advertising

50.A.energy                    B.effort                            C.time                       D.money

51.A.argument                B.opinion                   C.speech                    D.election

52.A.common                 B.political                  C.general                   D.special

53.A.profit                            B.trouble                   C.plans                      D.decisions

54.A.quarrel                   B.problem                  C.issue                       D.affair

55.A.find                       B.make                      C.create                     D.produce

A daughter’s duty? Adult daughters are often expected to caregiver for older parents. In 2007, Jorjan Sarich and her dad moved from California to Idaho. It was where he wanted to live his rest time.
“I left my occupation, I left my friends; he did the same thing,” said Sarich, who bought a house with her father, George Snyder, in the China Gardens neighborhood of Hailey after his health began to decline. Though a graduate student struggling to finish her dissertation(论文), Sarich chose to be her dad’s full-time caregiver.
“It’s only now, several years later, that I’m realizing how much work it was. It’s the kind of exhaustion(疲惫)that sleep doesn’t cure,” she said.
About 6 million Americans provide care to elderly relatives or friends living outside of nursing homes. Laurel Kennedy, author of “The Daughter Trap” (Thomas Dunne Books, $25.95), says that women bear a disproportionate(不成比例的)share of the burden — about 70 percent of hands-on care giving such as bathing.
“I want to be clear: Women don’t hate this,” Kennedy said. “What they hate is that everyone just assumes they’ll do it.”
Kennedy is calling for a social revolution equal to the rise of affordable child care and day care: Employers should help working caregivers by offering accommodations. Men should step up more often. It’s unfair that women are always chosen to provide care for an elderly family member.
Despite the hard work it took on Sarich — interrupted sleep and the knowledge that his 2009 death was the end game, she would do it again. Since about half a century had gone by, she wasn’t the person he remembered, and he wasn’t the person she remembered either. Caring for her father changed how each saw the other.
【小题1】 Why did Jorjan Sarich caregiver for her father?

A.It was a very easy job.B.She had no work to do.
C.It was the social practice.D.She lived with her father.
【小题2】What can we infer from the book “The Daughter Trap”?
A.Daughters don’t like care giving.
B.Daughters devote a lot to care giving.
C.Care giving is daughters’ duty.
D.Care giving should be sons’ duty.
【小题3】What does the underlined phrase “a social revolution” refer to?
A.The child care revolution.B.The reform in day care.
C.The social development.D.The change in care giving.
【小题4】How many years did Jorjan Sarich work as her father’s full-time caregiver?
A.Five years.B.Only one year.C.Four years.D.Two years.
【小题5】In her care giving, Jorjan Sarich _____.
A.got along well with her fatherB.was a little tired of her father
C.changed her father in every wayD.felt it was unfair to do so

The quality of water supply in southern Beijing has been improving in recent years, an official said.

In addition to improvements in the network of pipes, the government has been upgrading three recycled water plants in the south of the capital, said Zhao Lei, spokesman for the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform.

"The transformation of the three plants has increased the recycled water processing capacity by 160,000 cubic meters per day," he said.

In addition, the city is also speeding up the construction of sewage treatment plants to further recycle the sewage, Zhao said.

Zhang Xiang, a researcher from Nature University, an environmental protection NGO in Beijing, said recycled water use should be promoted, especially in water-scarce cities such as Beijing.

Setting up more recycled water plants in the capital will not only promote efficient water use, but also reduce costs because recycling water is much cheaper than transferring it over long distances, he said.

According to the Beijing Water Authority, the capital will set up 46 more recycled water plants citywide in the next three years while upgrading 20 sewage treatment plants.

The treatment rate of domestic sewage in downtown Beijing will reach 98 percent by the end of 2015, it said.

The capital's recycled water is mainly used for industry, landscaping and cleaning, Zhang said.

Many new communities in southern Beijing are equipped with a network to recycle water.

In the past, people were not enthusiastic about using recycled water. However, as the government has boosted the quality of recycled water and set up more recycled water plants, more residents are gradually accepting it.

Residents in southern Beijing will also enjoy more clean energy, as the government will replace traditional coal-burning stoves with electric radiators as part of a three-year plan to develop southern Beijing from 2013 to 2015.

Since 2010, Beijing has taken measures to develop its southern areas. Earlier efforts have seen the region, which used to rely heavily on low-end industries such as cement factories and small coal mines, being turned into a bustling commercial center and home to many educational institutions.

1.This passage may appear in ________ section.

A.business          B.life               C.politics           D.forum

2.which statement is true according to the passage

A.Recycled water will be mainly used for drink.

B.As usual, recycled water is accepted by people.

C.Traditionally people in southern Beijing use coal-burning stove for cooking.

D.The water Transferred over long distance is cheaper than recycled water.

3. How many recycled water plants will the capital city have in about 3 years?

A.46.              B.20               C.3                D. 49

4. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?

A.Southern area in Beijing has taken on a new look.

B.The southern area is hone to many educational institutions

C.Southern area in Beijing is more beautiful now.

D.Southern area in Beijing is a busy place now .

5. Which is the best title for the passage?

A.Beijing government has taken measures to improve its people`s life.

B.Recycled water flows to southern Beijing.

C.More recycled water plants will be built.

D.The southern Beijing residents will enjoy clean water

 

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