雅思阅读实战:NextYearMarks2

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 towards ___________________by signing a new treaty.

8. The European constitution is supposed to ______________________for yet more integration¹ of European Union member countries.

9. The bureaucratic² 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 the three large continental³ countries, __________________ and the economic recovery will join together to urge the integration in 2007.

Questions 11-14

Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes 11-14 on your answer sheet.

11. Which of the following statemnts 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 European economy may be considerably⁴ 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. impeded⁵ totally.

13. Which of the following statements about the treaties in European countries is NOT TRUE.

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 ratified⁶ in 2005——2006, because

A. The leaders of France, Italy and Germany were defensive⁷, cynical⁸ 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 the three largest and most influential⁹ 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）

2. outstrip¹⁰

超越，胜过，超过，优于

Material development outstripped¹¹ human development“”物质的发展超过了人类的进步“

3. ebb¹²

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 presto¹³

突然地；立即（魔术师用语）您看，变！

6. upshot

结果；结局