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1、欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！雅思阅读练习题及答案 Next Year Marks the EUs 50th Anniversary of the Treaty A. After a period of introversion and stunned self-disbelief, continental European governments will recover their enthusiasm for pan-European institution-building in 2007. Whether the Eur
2、opean public will welcome a return to what voters in two countries had rejected so short a time before is another matter. B. There are several reasons for Europes recovering self-confidence. For years European economies had been lagging dismally behind America (to say nothing of Asia), but in 2006 t
3、he large continental economies had one of their best years for a decade, briefly outstripping America in terms of growth. Since politics often reacts to economic change with a lag, 2006s improvement in economic growth will have its impact in 2007, though the recovery may be ebbing by then. C. The co
4、ming year also marks a particular point in a political cycle so regular that it almost seems to amount to a natural law. Every four or five years, European countries take a large stride towards 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！further integration by signing a new treaty: the Maastricht
5、 treaty in 1992, the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1997, the Treaty of Nice in 2001. And in 2005 they were supposed to ratify a European constitution, laying the ground for yet more integrationuntil the calm rhythm was rudely shattered by French and Dutch voters. But the political impetus to sign something
6、 every four or five years has only been interrupted, not immobilised, by this setback. D. In 2007 the European Union marks the 50th anniversary of another treatythe Treaty of Rome, its founding charter. Government leaders have already agreed to celebrate it ceremoniously, restating their commitment
7、to “ever closer union” and the basic ideals of European unity. By itself, and in normal circumstances, the EUs 50th-birthday greeting to itself would be fairly meaningless, a routine expression of European good fellowship. But it does not take a Machiavelli to spot that once governments have signed
8、the declaration (and it seems unlikely anyone would be so uncollegiate as to veto it) they will already be halfway towards committing themselves to a new treaty. All that will be necessary will be to incorporate the 50th-anniversary declaration into a new treaty containing a number of institutional
9、and other reforms extracted from the failed attempt at 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！constitution-building andhey prestoa new quasi-constitution will be ready. E. According to the German governmentwhich holds the EUs agenda-setting presidency during the first half of 2007there will
10、be a new draft of a slimmed-down constitution ready by the middle of the year, perhaps to put to voters, perhaps not. There would then be a couple of years in which it will be discussed, approved by parliaments and, perhaps, put to voters if that is deemed unavoidable. Then, according to bureaucrati
11、c planners in Brussels and Berlin, blithely ignoring the possibility of public rejection, the whole thing will be signed, sealed and a new constitution delivered in 2009-10. Europe will be nicely back on schedule. Its four-to-five-year cycle of integration will have missed only one beat. F. The resu
12、rrection of the European constitution will be made more likely in 2007 because of what is happening in national capitals. The European Union is not really an autonomous organisation. If it functions, it is because the leaders of the big continental countries want it to, reckoning that an active Euro
13、pean policy will help them get done what they want to do in their own countries. 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！Do the following statemets reflect the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 1? Write your answer in Boxes 1-6 on your answ
14、er sheet. TRUE if the statemenht reflets the claims of the writer FALSE if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer NOT GIVEN if it is possbile to say what the writer thinks about this 1.After years introspection and mistrust, continental European governments will resurrect their enthusias
15、m for more integration in 2007. 2. The European consitution was officially approved in 2005 in spite of the oppositon of French and Dutch voters. 3. The Treaty of Rome , which is considered as the fundamental charter of the European Union, was signed in 1957. 4.It is very unlikely that European coun
16、tries will sign the declaration at the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. 5.French government will hold the EUs presidency and lay down the agenda during the first half of 2008. 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！6.For a long time in hisotry, there has been confrontation between Bri
17、tain and the rest of European countries. Questions 7-10 Complet the following sentencces. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from Reading Passage 1 for each answer. Write your answer in Boxes 7-10 on your answer sheet. 7. Every four or five years, European countries tend to make a rapid progress toward
18、s _by signing a new treaty. 8. The European constitution is supposed to _for yet more integration of European Union member countries. 9. The bureaucratic planners in Brussels and Berlin rashly ignore the possibility of _and think the new consitution will be delivered in 2009-10. 10. The politics of
19、the three large continental countries, _ and the economic recovery will join together to urge the integration in 2007. Questions 11-14 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes 11-14 on your answer sheet. 11. Which of the following stat
20、emnts is true of Euopean economic development. A. The economy of Europe developed much faster than that of Asia before 2006. B. The growth of European economy was slightly slower than that of America in 2006. C. The development of European economy are likely to slow down by 2007. D. The recovery of
21、European economy may be considerably accelerated by 2007. 12. The word “immobilised” in the last line of Section C means _. A. stopped completely. B. pushed strongly. C. motivated wholely. D. impeded totally. 13. Which of the following statements about the treaties in European countries is NOT TRUE.
22、 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！A. The Maastricht Treaty was signed in 1992. B. The Treaty of Amsterdan was signed in 1997. C. The Treaty of Nice was signed in 2001. D. The Treaty of Rome was signed in 2007. 14. The European constitution failed to be ratified in 2005-2006, because A.
23、 The leaders of France, Italy and Germany were defensive, cynical and self-destructuve. B. The voters in two countries of the Union -France and Holland rejected the constitution. C. The leaders of the EU thought that it was unneccessary to pursue any European policy. D. France, Italy and Germany are
24、 the three largest and most influential euro-zone countries. Part II Notes to the Reading Passage 1. pan-Enropean pan-: 前缀：全，总，泛 pan-African 全/泛非洲的（运动） pan-Enropean 全/泛欧的（机构建设） 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！2. outstrip 超越，胜过，超过，优于 Material development outstripped human development”“
25、物质的发展超过了人类的进步” 3. ebb 回落跌落；衰退或消减 The tide is on the ebb.正在退潮。 4. Machiavelli 马基雅维利，尼克尔 1469-1527 意大利政治理论家，他的著作君主论(1513 年）阐述了一个意志坚定的统治者不顾道德观念的约束如何获得并保持其权力。 文章中意为“任何一个人都可以看到，显而易见。”。 5. hey presto 突然地；立即（魔术师用语）您看，变！ 6. upshot 结果；结局 Part III Keys to the Questions 1-14 1. TRUE Explanation 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档
26、来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！See the first sentence in Section A “Aftera period of introversion and stunned self-disbelief, continental European governments will recover their enthusiasm for pan-European institution-building in 2007”. 2. FALSE Explanation See the third sentence in Section C “And
27、in 2005 they were supposed to ratify a European constitution, laying the ground for yet more integrationuntil the calm rhythm was rudely shattered by French and Dutch voters.”. 3. TRUE Explanation See the first sentence in the Section D “In 2007 the European Union marks the 50th anniversary of anoth
28、er treatythe Treaty of Rome, its founding charter.”. 4. FALSE Explanation See the third sentence in Section D“But it does not take a Machiavelli to spot that once governments have signed the 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！declaration (and it seems unlikely anyone would be so uncolleg
29、iate as to veto it) they will already be halfway towards committing themselves to a new treaty”. 5. NOT GIVEN Explanation See the first sentence in Section E “According to the German governmentwhich holds the EUs agenda-setting presidency during the first half of 2007”. 6. TRUE Explanation See the t
30、hird sentence in Section H“The British government, for one, will almost certainly not want to go with the flow, beginning yet another chapter in the long history of confrontation between Britain and the rest of Europe”. 7. further integration Explanation See the second sentence in Section C“Every fo
31、ur or five years, European countries take a large stride towards further integration by signing a new treaty”. 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！ 8. lay the ground Explanation See the third sentence in Section C “And in 2005 they were supposed to ratify a European constitution, laying t
32、he ground for yet more integrationuntil the calm rhythm was rudely shattered by French and Dutch voters.”. 9. publc rejection Explanation See the third sentence in Section E“Then, according to bureaucratic planners in Brussels and Berlin, blithely ignoring the possibility of public rejection, the wh
33、ole thing will be signed, sealed and a new constitution delivered in 2009-10.” 10. bureaucratc momentum Explanation See the frst sentence in Section H “The upshot is that the politics of the three large continental countries, bureaucratic momentum and the economics of recovery will all be aligned to
34、 give a push towards integration in 2007.”. 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！11. C Explanation See the last sentence in Section B “Since politics often reacts to economic change with a lag, 2006s improvement in economic growth will have its impact in 2007, though the recovery may be eb
35、bing by then”. 12. A Explanation See the last sentence in Section C “But the political impetus to sign something every four or five years has only been interrupted, not immobilised, by this setback.” 13 . D Explanation See the first sentence in Section D “In 2007 the European Union marks the 50th an
36、niversary of another treatythe Treaty of Rome, its founding charter.” 14 .B Explanation 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！See third sentence in Section C: “And in 2005 they were supposed to ratify a European constitution, laying the ground for yet more integrationuntil the calm rhythm was rudely shattered by French and Dutch voters.”.
