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TESTATime30minutes20Questions1.Mr.Janeck:Idon’tbelieveStevensonwillwintheelectionforgovernor.Fewvotersarewillingtoelectabusinessmanwithnopoliticalexperiencetosucharesponsiblepublicoffice.Ms.Siuzdak:You’rewrong.Theexperienceofrunningamajorcorporationisavaluablepreparationforthetaskofrunningastategovernment.M.Siuzdak’sresponseshowsthatshehasinterpretedMr.Janeck’sremarktoimplywhichofthefollowing?(A)Mr.JaneckconsidersStevensonunqualifiedfortheofficeofgovernor.(B)Nocandidatewithoutpoliticalexperiencehaseverbeenelectedgovernorofastate.(C)Mr.Janeckbelievesthatpoliticalleadershipandbusinessleadershiparecloselyanalogous.(D)Acareerspentinthepursuitofprofitcanbeanimpedimenttoone’sabilitytorunastategovernmentfairly.(E)Votersgenerallyoverestimatethevalueofpoliticalexperiencewhenselectingacandidate.2.Whichofthefollowingbestcompletesthepassagebelow?Onetax-reformproposalthathasgainedincreasingsupportinrecentyearsistheflattax,whichwouldimposeauniformtaxrateonincomesateverylevel.Opponentsoftheflattaxsaythataprogressivetax（累进税）system,whichleviesahigherrateoftaxesonhigher-incometaxpayers,isfairer,placingthegreaterburdenonthosebetterabletobearit.However,thepresentcrazyquiltoftaxdeductions（扣除）,exemptions（免税额）,credits,andloopholesbenefitsprimarilythehigh-incometaxpayer,whoisconsequentlyabletoreducehisorhereffectivetaxrate,oftentoalevelbelowthatpaidbythelower-incometaxpayer.Therefore,______(A)higher-incometaxpayersarelikelytolendtheirsupporttotheflat-taxproposalnowbeingconsideredbyCongress(B)aflat-taxsystemthatallowednodeductionsorexemptionswouldsubstantiallyincreaseactualgovernmentrevenues(C)thelower-incometaxpayermightwellbepenalizedbytheinstitutionofaflat-taxsysteminthiscountry(D)theprogressivenatureofourpresenttaxsystemismoreillusory（虚幻的）thanreal(E)theflattaxwouldactuallybefairertothelower-incometaxpayerthananyprogressivetaxsystemcouldbe3.Aspartofourprogramtohalt（停止）theinflux（涌入）ofillegalimmigrants（移民）,theadministrationisproposingthecreationofanationalidentitycard.ThecardwouldbeavailableonlytoU.S.citizensandtoregistered（注册登记）aliens,andallpersonswouldberequiredtoproducethecardbeforetheycouldbegivenajob.Ofcourse,suchasystemholdsthepotential,howeverslight,fortheabuseofcivilliberties.Therefore,allpersonalinformationgatheredthroughthissystemwouldbeheldstrictlyconfidential,tobereleasedonlybyauthorizedpersonnelunderappropriatecircumstances.Thosewhoareincompliance（服从、听从）withU.S.lawswouldhavenothingtofearfromtheidentitycardsystem.Inevaluatingtheaboveproposal,apersonconcernedaboutthemisuseofconfidentialinformationwouldbemostinterestedinhavingtheauthorclarify（使澄清）themeaningofwhichofthefollowingphrases?(A)“allpersons”(line5)(B)“howeverslight”(line7)(C)“civilliberties”(line8)(D)“appropriatecircumstances（适当的条件下）”(line11)(E)“U.S.laws”(line2)4.Atonetime,EuropeanandJapanesecompaniestriedtoimitate（模仿）theirAmericanrivals（竞争对手）.Today,Americanappliancemanufacturers（制造商）importEuropeanscientiststoleadtheirresearchstaffs;AmericanautomakersdesigncarsthatmimicthestylingofGerman,Italian,andFrenchimports;andAmericanelectronicsfirmsboast（自吹自擂）intheiradvertisingof“Japanese-style”devotiontoqualityandreliability.Intheworldofhightechnology,Americahaslostthebattleforinternationalprestige（国际威望）.Eachofthefollowingstatements,iftrue,wouldhelptosupporttheclaimaboveEXCEPT:(A)AnAmericancameracompanyclaimsinitspromotionalliteraturetoproducecameras“asfineasthebestSwissimports.”(B)AnAmericanmakerofstereocomponentsdesignsitsproductstoresemblethoseofapopularJapanesefirm.(C)AnAmericanmanufacturerofvideogamesusesabrandnamechosenbecauseitsoundslikeaJapaneseword.(D)AnAmericanmakeroftelevisionsstudiesGerman-madetelevisionsinordertoadoptGermanmanufacturingtechniques.(E)AnAmericanmakeroffrozenfoodsadvertisesitsdinnersas“RealEuropean-styleentreespreparedbyfineFrenchandItalianchefs.”5.Johnsonisonfirmground（坚定的）whenheasserts（声称、断言）thattheearlyeditorsofDickinson’spoetryoftendistorted（扭曲）herintentions.YetJohnson’sown,morefaithful,textisstillguiltyofitsownformsofdistortion.Tostandardize（使规范）Dickinson’softenindecipherablehandwrittenpunctuationbytheuseofthedashistorenderpermanentacasualmodeofpoeticphrasingthatDickinsonsurelyneverexpectedtoseeinprint.ItimpliesthatDickinsonchosethedashashertypicalmarkofpunctuationwhen,infact,sheapparentlynevermadeanydefinitivechoiceatall.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizestheauthor’smainpoint?(A)AlthoughJohnsonisrightincriticizingDickinson’searlyeditorsfortheirdistortionofherwork,hisowntextisguiltyofequallyseriousdistortions.(B)Johnson’suseofthedashinhistextofDickinson’spoetrymisleadsreadersaboutthepoet’sintentions.(C)BecauseDickinsonneverexpectedherpoetrytobepublished,virtuallyanyattemptateditingitmustruncountertoherintentions.(D)AlthoughJohnson’sattempttoproduceamorefaithfultextofDickinson’spoetryiswell-meaning,hisstudyofthemateriallackssufficientthoroughness.(E)Dickinson’seditors,includingJohnson,havefailedtodealadequatelywiththeproblemofdecipheringDickinson’shandwrittenmanuscripts.6.Alawrequiringcompaniestoofferemployeesunpaidtimeofftocarefortheirchildr