【2018年职称英语综合类阅读判断练习九】职称英语综合类.docx

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1、【2018年职称英语综合类阅读判断练习九】职称英语综合类PetitionsPetitions(请愿书)havelongbeenapartofBritishpoliticallife.AnyonewhowantedtochangesomethingwouldgetalistofsignaturesfrompeoplewhoagreedtotheideaandeithersendthemtothegovernmentordeliverthempersonallytothePrimeMinister"shouseinLo

2、ndon.TheyarealwaysaeptedatthedoorbyoneofthePM"Sofficials.Whathappensthen?Nothingmuch,usually.Butpetitionshavealwaysbeenthoughtofasausefulwayforthosewhogoverntofindoutwhatthepeoplereallythink.That"swhytheUKgovernmentlaunchedits"e-petition"siteinNovemberxx.Inste

3、adofphysicallycollectingsignatures,allanyonewithanideahastodonowistomakeaproposalonthegovernmentwebsite,andanyonewhosupportstheideaisfreetoaddhisorhersignature.Thepetitionssoonstartedtoflowin.TheideawasfortheBritishpeopletoexpresstheirconstructiveideas.Manycho

4、seinsteadtoexpresstheirsenseofhumor.OnepetitionercalledonTonyBlairto"stoptheDeputyPrimeMinistereatingsomuch".Anotherwantedtoexpel(驱逐)ScotlandfromtheUnitedKingdombecauseScottishfootballfansneversupportEnglandintheWorldCup.OtherpetitionerscalledonthePrimeMin

5、istertoabolishthemonarchy.Somewantedtogiveitmorepower.SomewantedtoopposetheUnitedStates.OtherswantedtoleavetheEuropeanUnion.SomewantedtosendmoretroopstoIraqandotherswantedthemallbroughthome.Somewantedtoadopttheeuro(欧元).Otherswantedtokeepthepound.Yetifsomepetit

6、ionsarenotserious,otherspresentadirectchallengetogovernmentpolicy.Apetitioncallingonthegovernmenttodropplanstochargedriversforusingroadshasalreadydrawnaround1.8millionsignatures.Inresponsetothat,arivalpetitionhasbeenpostedinsupportofroadpricing.Andthatisalsora

7、pidlygrowing.Thereareabout60millionpeopleinBritain,soitisunderstandablethatthegovernmentwantstofindoutwhatpeoplearethinking.Buttheproblemwiththee-petitionsiteseemstobethattheBritishpeoplehaveabout70millionopinions,andwantthePrimeMinistertohearallofthem.Perhaps

8、hecouldstartapetitionaskingeveryonetojustshutupforawhile.Apetitionneedstobesigned.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned17.ThePrimeMinisterreadspetitionseveryday.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned