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1、真题例析 Aproposaltochangelong standingfederalpolicyanddenycitizenshiptobabiesborntoillegalimmigrantsonU S soilranagroundthismonthinCongress butitissuretoresurface kindlingbitterdebateevenifitfailstobecomelaw Atissueis birthrightcitizenship providedforsincetheConstitution s14thAmendmentwasratifiedin1868
2、 Section1ofthatamendment draftedwithfreedslavesinmind says AllpersonsbornornaturalizedintheUnitedStates andsubjecttothejurisdictionthereof arecitizensoftheUnitedStates 2020 4 4 1 SomeconservativesinCongress aswellasadvocacygroupsseekingtocrackdownonillegalimmigration saytheamendmenthasbeenmisapplied
3、overtheyears thatitwasneverintendedtograntcitizenshipautomaticallythebabiesofillegalimmigrants Thustheycontendthatfederallegislation ratherthanadifficult to achieveconstitutionalamendment wouldbesufficienttoendbirthrightcitizenship MostAmericansfeelitdoesn tmakeanysenseforpeopletocomeintothecountryi
4、llegally givebirthandhaveanewU S citizen saidthespokesmanofthefederationofAmericanimmigrationreform Buttheadvocatesforillegalimmigrantswillmakeafuss they llclaimyou repunishingthechildren andIsuspecttheleadershipdoesn twanttodealwiththat 0609 2020 4 4 2 ForyearsIhavebeenmercilesslylampoonedbyfriends
5、andacquaintancesalikeformyunorthodoxlifestylechoiceofhavingnoTV Inanageofincreasinglylargeplasmaflat screensandsurroundsound digitalhomeentertainmentsystemswhichaccostyoutheminuteyouwalkintosomeone shouse peopleregularlylookatmelikeI meitherseverelyhandicappedorchronicallyharddonebywhenImentionthatI
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7、moderation Thecompositeetymologicalderivation fromtheGreekandtheLatinwords literallymeaning toseefromafar tellsofatremendoustechnologicalfeatwhichcertainlydeservestobeapplauded What smore ifoneisdiscerning itcanbethesourceofsomequalityentertainment instructionandenjoyment Someofthenaturedocumentarie
8、sandartsprogrammersonBBC2aretrulyfantasticandarewellworththelicensefeealone Butthesadrealityisthatyoungpeoplearerarelydiscerningand bydintofpoortimemanagementskills oftenendupwastinganinordinateamountofprecious never returningtimewatchingtrash theirbrainswallowinginatroughofmentallethargy 1209 2020
9、4 4 4 CharlesDickensobservedofrevolutionaryFrancethatitwasthebestoftimesandtheworstoftimes thespringofhopeandthewinterofdespair Morerecently theUSNationalIntelligenceCouncilborrowedfromATaleofTwoCitiesforthetitlepageinareportabouthowtheworldmaylookin2030 YoucanseewhytheauthorsalightedonDickens sobse
10、rvation Thetumultuousupheavalsintheinternationalsystemcanstiroptimismandpessimisminequalmeasure Thegreatprosperitythatglobalizationhasbroughttotheeastandsouthsitsalongsidetherisksandinsecuritiesthataccompanythepassingofanolderorder 2020 4 4 5 Thefirstinstinctistocelebratethewayglobalizationliftshund
11、redsofmillionsofpeopleoutofpoverty thesecondtofretwhethertherebalancingofglobalpowerwillusherinaneweraofmightisrightininternationalrelations EvenEuropeans whohavecometolookattheworldthroughnormativelenses arebeginningtothinkthatsoftpowermaysometimesneedahardcenter Thecoldwarhaditsdrawbacks notleastt
12、hethreatofnuclearincineration Thebigworriesnowflowfromuncertainty Theuncertaintymakesittemptingtoturnforadvicetothelookingglassofhistory Afterall history isAlexisdeTocqueville smetaphor isapicturegallerystockedwithahandfuloforiginalsandmanymorecopies 201409 2020 4 4 6 Inthecomingdecades Europe sinfl
13、uenceonaffairsbeyonditsborderswillbesharplylimited anditisinotherregions notEurope thatthe21stcenturywillbemostclearlyforgedanddefined Certainly onereasonforNATO sincreasingmarginalizationstemsfromthebehaviorofitsEuropeanmembers WithNATO criticaldecisionsarestillmadenationally muchofthetalkaboutacom
14、mondefensepolicyremainsjustthat talk Thereislittlespecializationorcoordination Missingaswellaremanyofthelogisticalandintelligenceassetsneededtoprojectmilitaryforceondistantbattlefields WiththeColdWarandtheSovietthreatadistantmemory thereislittlepoliticalwillingness onacountry by countrybasis toprovi
15、deadequatepublicfundstothemilitary 1109 2020 4 4 7 WhatanoblemediumtheEnglishlanguageis Itisnotpossibletowriteapagewithoutexperiencingpositivepleasureattherichnessandvariety theflexibilityandtheprofoundnessofourmother tongue IfanEnglishwritercannotsaywhathehasto sayinEnglish andinsimpleEnglish itisp
16、robablynotworthsaying WhatapitythatEnglishisnotmoregenerallystudied Iamnotgoingtoattackclassicaleducation Noonewhohastheslightestpretensiontoliterarytastescanbeinsensibletoitsattraction 2020 4 4 8 ButIconfessourpresenteducationalsystemexcitesinmymindgravemisgivings whichIcannotbelieveisthebestorevenreasonable asystemthatthrustsuponreluctantanduncomprehendingmultitudestreasureswhichcanonlybeappreciatedbytheprivilegedandgiftedfew Tothevastmajorityofchildrenwhoattendourpublicschools classicaleducat
