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1、2022年考博英语-桂林理工大学考试内容及全真模拟冲刺卷(附带答案与详解)1. 单选题If Hillary Clinton made her widely anticipated bid for the presidency, would her age become a legitimate issue?Skeptics have already taken to the Internet to raise their concerns. If Clinton won election in 2016, at age 69, she would be just months younger
2、than our oldest president. Ronald Reagan, when he was elected in 1980. Only one other candidate in 225 years (William Henry Harrison) moved into the White House past age 65, and his health proved so fragile that he contracted pneumonia (肺炎)on inauguration day in 1841 and died a month later. In fact,
3、 about half of the 43 men who have held the nations top office withered and died well before even reaching Hillarys 2016 Election Day age.The last half-century of presidential history served to shield the American people from such brutal truths about presidential mortality. The assassination of John
4、 F. Kennedy in 1963, a defining events for Clinton and her fellow Baby Boomers, marked the last time a chief executive died in office. But before that bloody day in Dallas, during a sad span of 122 years, sitting presidents perished with revolting regularity.Harrison died four weeks into his term in
5、 1841, and Zachary Taylor succumbed to mysterious digestive ailments nine years later. Assassins killed Abraham Lincoln in 1865, James Garfield in 1881 and William McKinley in 1901. Circulatory problems claimed Warren Harding in 1923, and a cerebral hemorrhage (脑出血) dispatched Franklin Roosevelt in
6、1945. All these disasters struck presidents younger than Hillary would be on her first day in office. But a balanced response to concerns over Clintons age reveals recent, relevant changes in presidential life spans that should reassure the former first lady and her supporters.No president since Lyn
7、don Johnson has died before age 81,and four of the six longest-lived presidents (Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter) have held the office since 1974. This reflects the increase in life expectancy for all of us. In 1963, life expectancy stood at 69 years, but now we can ant
8、icipate survival to 79 a gift of 10 extra years.Another factor working in Hillarys favor: Women live longer than men by five years (sorry, Bill). This means that a typical woman born in 1947 (as was Hillary) can expect to live an average of 20 more years after today enough to cover not only the two
9、terms as president that her fans desire, but an additional ten years as U.N. secretary-general, chief justice of the Supreme Court or president of Yale.None of this means that a person of Clintons age wont face significant health risks under the unimaginable pressures of presidential service. Like a
10、ny other candidate, she must release records detailing every aspect of her personal medical history. When her husband, Bill, first ran for president at age 46, he could get away with providing only selective access to his medical records. Hillary, at age 69, should set a different standard.6. In Ame
11、rican history, were elected as presidents after 65_.7. What can we learn about Hillary Clinton?8. All of the following are favorable factors for Hillary Clinton, expect_9. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?10. Whats the passage mainly about?问题1选项A.Hillary Clinton and Bill ClintonB.William
12、 Henry Harrison and Ronald ReaganC.John F. Kennedy and James GarfieldD.Warren Harding and Lyndon Johnson问题2选项A.Hillary Clinton is just months younger than Ronald Reagan.B.As a baby boomer, Hillary Clinton was born in 1947.C.Hillary Clinton was scared by the assassination of John F. Kennedy.D.Hillary
13、 Clinton first ran for president when she was 46 years old.问题3选项A.The fact that John F. Kennedy was the last president died in office.B.The extended life expectancy for people nowadays.C.The fact that women generally live a longer life than men.D.William Henry Harrisons death during his time in offi
14、ce.问题4选项A.Hillary Clinton will suffer from significant health problem under the tremendous stress.B.If Hillary Clinton wants to win other candidates, she must hide her personal medical history.C.No presidential candidate in American history had escaped from providing detailed medical records.D.Hilla
15、ry Clintons husband, Bill, may had run for president more than once.问题5选项A.Comment on whether Hillary Clinton is too old for 2016s presidential election,B.The presidents who died from the severe pressures of presidential service.C.A new regulation on legal age of the presidential election in America
16、.D.An introduction of American presidents who had done something great in their term.【答案】第1题:B第2题:B第3题:D第4题:D第5题:A【解析】6.推理判断题,定位到第二段第二三四句话If Clinton won election in 2016, at age 69, she would be just months younger than our oldest president. Ronald Reagan, when he was elected in 1980. Only one other candidate in