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答案： 2012在职英语专业教育硕士----英语II 复习材料11 I. Reading Comprehension Passage 1 President Bush touched off 触发a firestorm大爆发 of criticism from congressional议会 Democrats(Bush是共和党), civil rights groups（民权组织） and newspaper editorialists评论员 Wednesday when he decided to intervene插手干预 in a Supreme Court case（案子是有人质疑）challenging（质疑）①racial preferences种族优先权 in the University of Michigan admissions录取 policy. The howls of protest were quick and loud. Judging from the noise, one might conclude that this president is in big political trouble as he looks to 指望reelection in 2004. After all, with public uncertainty about the economy, the possibility of war with Iraq, increased tensions with North Korea dominating the headlines, and Democrats hurling猛投 brickbats碎砖攻击 at Bush for everything from his economic stimulus plan that they say favors the rich to what they see as his abandonment放弃 of minorities少数民族 by opposing the Michigan case, he would appear to be poised (悬着的，泰然，准备好的，犹豫的) on the brink边缘 of political disaster. （注：美国最高法院6月23日裁决，支持美国密歇根州立大学法学院的招生政策，给予美国少数种族考生一定的优先权实施少数种族学生“绝对人数”的政策。此前，布什说，密歇根大学招生偏向黑人和西班牙裔美国人的做法“是不公正的，而且与宪法不符”反对“平权措施”的人认为，少数种族优先权政策违背了各种族平等的宪法，构成了对美国白人的“种族歧视”。 But is he? Not yet. His standing with the public is stronger than outward 表面poll 民意测验numbers suggest. Much was made this past week of 很注重宣扬a USA TODAY CNN Gallup民意调查 ② Poll that showed Bushs job approval rating支持率 dipping下沉到，浸泡 below 60% for the first time since Sept. 11, to 58%. That caused many to comment that he might be following down a path his father previously trod（tread踏）. The elder Bush achieved success in the Persian Gulf War but saw his job ratings满意度 erode 腐蚀消弱steadily, ③ largely because of what many read as解读为 an inadequate 不充分response to a slumping 坍塌economy. He was denied a second term. But for the younger Bush to be（将处于） in danger of a repeat照仿, he would have to do something that breaks the bond束缚 he has formed with the American public on a personal level私人层面since Sept. 11 that transcends超越 h