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Compared with the glamorous thrill of the presidential primary, state elections in New Hampshire do not grip the voter—all those unfamiliar names, way down at the end of the ballot. That, at least, is the current explanation of how Tom Alciere managed to get elected to the state legislature last November. After an uneventful campaign of hand-shaking and sign-waving, this Republican from Nashua, who had lost several previous bids for office, won a seat by 55 votes. Whereupon his constituents learned that he was an advocate of killing policemen.

Mr. Alciere had not tried to conceal this. He posted vigorous notes on Internet discussion boards; one, in October, declared that “nobody will ever be safe until the last cop is dead.” He often joined in radio talk shows, sometimes describing himself as “Angry Tom”. But in his election campaign Mr. Alciere was much mistier: he promised only to fight for individual freedom. He later said that he did not bring up his opinions about the police because nobody asked.

This has prompted some soul-searching among journalists, and others, who failed to spot Angry Tom behind Candidate Tom. Mr. Alciere blames the voters. In one Internet message, he called his constituents “a bunch of fat, stupid, ugly old ladies that watch soap operas, play bingo, read tabloids and don’t know the metric system.” These people, be it noted, are part of the New Hampshire electorate that is so often admired for its maverick charm, wielding much power in the choice of America’s presidents through its first-in-the-nation primary.

The point is that New Hampshire pays attention to presidential races, but considers its own state law makers pretty unimportant. As Ken Gidge, a radio talk show host, puts it, quite possibly “a dog-catcher in a particular community has more power.” New Hampshire’s legislature has 400 members who face re-election every two years and earn an annual salary of $100. The legislature is a “dinosaur with a tiny little brain”, a symbol of New Hampshire’s disdain for government, says Arnie Arnesen, a political science professor at Franklin Pierce College. She claims that, in the past, some of its members have been found to have mental problems. No doubt others held opinions as pungent as Mr. Alciere’s; but they did not have an Internet on which to publicize them.

At first, Mr. Alciere refused to leave his seat, insisting he was “not a nut”. Then he said that he would step down, if 11 law makers pledged to bring his pet bills to a roll-call vote. He wants to legalize drugs, ban involuntary commitments to mental institutions, and replace state schools with online education. On January 10th, a compromise was reached: another freshman Republican agreed to submit eight of his proposals, and Mr. Alciere resigned. Some think he should have been kept around—to remind voters that they sometimes get what they deserve.

16. Tom Alciere could have been elected to the state legislature because ______.

A) people were familiar with his name for his several attendance campaigns

B) he was a charming person and gave thrills to his people

C) he approved of killing policemen

D) he was always the last one on the ballot list

17. In the election campaign, Mr. Alciere ______.

A) declared that all the cops should be killed

B) showed his anger on radio talk shows

C) didn’t answer the questions about the police issue

D) only played tricks with his constituents

18. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) Some New Hampshire electorate has a little prestige in government.

B) Journalists didn’t pay enough attention to Alciere’s hatred to police.

C) Tom blamed his voters just to draw people’s attention.

D) The “stupid, fat, ugly old ladies” are a little popular in society.

19. The legislature is a “dinosaur with a tiny little brain(Lines 4~5, Paragraph 4)”, which implies ______.

A) New Hampshire pays too much attention to presidential races

B) some of the legislature members have mental problems

C) some people want to be as pungent as Mr. Alciere

D) there is indifference of the people on its own state governing

20. Mr. Alciere at last ______.

A) refused to leave his seat

B) would never pay his pet bills

C) resigned with some compromises accepted by the legislature

D) was expelled from the position by the opposite leader

题目分析

16. A 细节题。文章第一段中提到“和富有魅力的总统初选相比,在新罕布什尔州的州选举中,投票人对那些他们不熟悉的名字没有任何兴趣。而这就是Tom Alciere去年参选获胜的缘故。他曾好几次落选公职,但那次他获得了55票而获选。A“经过他几次的参选,人们记住了他的名字”;B“他非常有魅力,给他的人民以魅力四射的震颤”;C“他赞成杀死警察”;D“他常常在投票名单上是最后一个”。因此A最符合题意。

17. D 细节题。文章第二段Mr. Alciere在选举中只是许诺为个人而奋斗,并未提到警察,对此举文章用了misty的比较级来形容Alciere,misty意为“模糊的,不清楚的”。当时他没谈及关于警察的问题,因为他心里明白那会引起什么反应。A“宣布所有警察该死”;B“在广播脱口秀中发表愤怒”;C“没有回答有关警察的问题”;D“和他的选民玩心计”。Alciere说当时没有人问有关警察的问题,也就无从说他是否回答了这些问题,排除干扰项C。D更能体现misty一词,因而选D。

18. C 细节题。C“他污蔑他的选民只是为了引起人们的注意”,文中并没有这一点意思;A“许多选民在政府中有一定的声望”;B“记者并没有过多关注他仇恨警察这件事”;D“那些所谓‘愚蠢、肥胖、丑陋’的老女人在社会上还是有一定市场的”,这三个选项都能从文中找到。

19. B 语义题。由第四段可知“dinosaur with a tiny little little brain”是Arnie的评价。她接下来声称部分立法人员被证实精神有问题,因而我们可推知她之前的评价是基于此的,故选B“立法机构成员有精神问题”。A“新罕布什尔州给予总统选举太多的注意力”;C“一些人想和Alciere一样尖刻”;D“人们对本州立法机构的运作方式漠不关心”。这三项均不符合题意。

20. C 细节题。文章最后一段提到Alciere的8项提议被通过后,他才辞职。A“拒绝离位”;B“永不付宠物账单”(bill在文中的含义为“议案”);C“Alciere与立法机关达成部分妥协后辞职了”;D“被反对派领导驱逐下台”。因此C为正确答案。


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