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Passage ★★★★☆ Questions 1to 5are basedonthe following passage. In recentdecades,there isaphenomenonwhich makesusgivesome attention;theso-calledSoutheastAsian tigershaverivaledthewestern lions for stock cliches that make economic headlines. The myth of American economic hegemony(霸权) over Asia in the imposing and patriarchalfigureofUncleSamhasprovidedfrequentpoliticalgrist(有利) for Southeast Asian political leaders, particularly Malaysias Prime Minister Mahathir. He has attempted to forge an international reputationasasnarlingtiger,butlatelysoundsmorelikeabarnyarddog groaning at shadows. Without demeaning in any way the remarkable achievements ofthe newlydeveloping economies of Malaysia,Thailand and Indonesia, these nations at times appear to be their own worst enemies.This isoftenexemplified by Dr.Mahathir,who railsatWestern evil whenever an international or domestic crisis provides an opportunity。 To be more specific, the recent devaluation of the Philippine and Thaicurrencies,andthe subsequentpressureonthe Malaysiancurrency hasinspired Dr.Mahathirto launchan all-out attack onthe West asthe source of the problem. He even alleges that the United States has deliberately destabilized Southeast Asian economies in revenge for these nations, supporting the brutal military rule in Mahathir,an action which the UnitedStates seemsto want inspected ratherthan rewarded. Butbyresortingtosuchscapegoat(替罪羊) ，insteadofacceptingevena bit responsibility,the Prime Minister mayunderminethe future success ofthe regionand Malaysiainparticular。 Uponfurther questioning, Dr. Mahathir narrowed hisattack to one wealthy individual,thewell-known philanthropist(慈善家) ，Mr.George Soros,whoseoppositionto MyanmarsadmissiontoASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Mahathir found particularity,irritating. The logical mistakes that underlie such conspiracy theories do not help Malaysia address the serious issues of economic overheating that experts ha