（ ） inflation, driven by rising food and oil costs，is striking hardest at the world’ s poorest，who are forced to spend 60 to 80 percent of their income on food.

A.Sprouting B.Surging C.Spilling D.Spinning

“Genlle Ben’s Brewing Company” will （ ）a bell with anyone who has lived in Arizona.

A.ring B.spell C.strike D.sound

Americans began to search for some moral principles and justification for their increasingly interventionist conduct of international affairs. Psychologically, it was impossible for them to perceive a role without “good” aims and ideals. Politically, the stone had already been reached in which American was involved in international affairs simply because of the reality of its increasing power politics base and expanding economic system. Subsequently, the net effect of Theodore Roosevelt’s interventionist and aggressive diplomacy around the world was the maintenance of ii strung United States position in Latin America and its monitoring of the continuance of the precarious balance of power among the nations in the Far East and East and Europe. But Americans maintained that all such foreign policies were conducted in the cause of peace and democracy.The rapid changes in the international environment, however, presented a paradox. Along with the pursuit of peace and democracy, for example, went peripheral involvement in war and power politics and the paradox of a growing peace movement in the midst of mounting appropriations for armaments and battleship. For virtually the first time in its history, except in war, the United States began to take very seriously the establishment of a strong military force.But the moral rhetoric of American foreign policy continued (o be the underlying basis of its aims. Exercising its new-found powers, America moved toward world leadership, intervening in the cause of peace and democracy and urging the view that peace must be enforced, if necessary ---through what was certainly the ultimate paradox--- by war. Without yielding their faith in the goals of peace and democracy as mainsprings of that policy, the American people became more willing lo accept new means lo accomplish the ends. The methods of peace through power, and of democracy by intervention and force rather than by example, though not without precedent in American history, came to achieve nevertheless a new degree of official sanction and popular support.Therefore, peace and democracy were linked as related goals in American foreign policy - and the hint of America’s need lo intervene in the international affairs of other nations became a latent tenet of U.S foreign policy.1.According to Paragraph 1, what justifies the American foreign policy?2.Theodore Roosevelt’s diplomatic policies were mainly intended to（ ）. 3.The result of the paradox as discussed in Paragraph 2 is that （ ） .4.Which of the following could replace “appropriations” in Paragraph 2?5.The last two paragraphs seem to suggest that （ ）.6.The tone of the writing is mostly （ ）.

A.Maintenance of an internationally leading position B.The cause of peace and democracy C.The desire lo get involved in international affairs D.The wish lo keep balance among nation
问题2：
A.impose the US influence on much of the world Normal 0 7.8 磅 0 2 false false false EN-US ZH-CN X-NONE B.achieve friendship with other nations C.solve the European problems D.promote regional democracy
问题3：
A.the conflicts between nations became more intense B.every nation was taking part in the military armaments C.the United States was involved in several major wars D.developing military power became clearly important to the US
问题4：
A.Scisures B.Allocations C.Supports D.Possessions
问题5：
A.the warlike nature of the United Stales is reflected adequately in its foreign policy B.the intention was good but it ends up with the all-round intervention of international affairs C.both the US government and the public feel the need for intervention in the international affairs D.The United Slates has drifted away from its original goals and are deeply involved in power politics
问题6：
A.factual B.humorous C.hostile D.contemptuous

The predominant feature of his character is shyness, so he seldom （ ） his views in public.

A.conceals B.confides C.airs D.vents

Despite what I’d been told about the local people’s attitude to strangers, （ ）did I encounter any rudeness.

A.at no time B.in no time C.at any time D.at some time

The disarmament talks failed because neither side was prepared to risk taking the （ ）.

A.initiative B.offensive C.defense D.stake