高考英语阅读理解精读试题3

高考英语阅读理解精读试题3

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1、江苏省高三英语阅读理解精读(3)ItIsBushOnthe36thdayaftertheyhadvoted,AmericansfinallylearnedWednesdaywhowouldbetheirnextpresident:GovernorGeorgeW.BushofTexas.VicePresidentAlGore,hislastrealisticavenueforlegalchallengeclosedbyaU.S.SupremeCourtdecisionlateTuesday,plannedtoendthecontestformallyinatel

2、evisedeveningspeechofperhaps10minutes,adviserssaid.TheysaidthatSenatorJosephLieberman,hisvicepresidentialrunningmate,wouldfirstmakebriefcomments.ThemenwouldspeakfromaceremonialchamberoftheOldExecutiveofficeBuilding,tothewestoftheWhiteHouse.Thedozensofpoliticalworkersandlawyerswhohad

3、helpedleadMr.Gore’sunprecedentedfighttoclawacome-from-behindelectoralvictoryinthepivotalstateofFloridawerethankedWednesdayandaskedtostanddown.“Thevicepresidenthasdirectedtherecountcommitteetosuspendactivities,”WilliamDaley,theGorecampaignchairman,saidinawrittenstatement.Mr.Goreautho

4、rizedthatstatementaftermeetingwithhiswife,Tipper,andwithtopadvisersincludingMr.Daley.HewasexpectedtotelephoneMr.Bushduringtheday.TheBushcampaignkeptalowprofileandmovedgingerly,asiftoleavespaceforMr.Goretocontemplatehisnextsteps.Yet,attheendofatryingandtumultuousprocessthathadfocused

5、worldattentiononsleeplessvotecountersacrossFlorida,andoncourtroomsformMiamitoTallahasseetoAtlantatoWashingtontheTexasgovernorwassettobecomethe43dU.S.president.ThenewsofMr.Gore’splansfollowedthelongestandmostrancorousdisputeoveraU.S.presidentialelectioninmorethanacentury,onecertainto

6、leavescarsinabadlydividedcountry.ItwasabitterendingforMr.Gore,whohadoutpolledMr.Bushnationwidebysome300000votes,but,withoutFlorida,fellshortintheElectoralCollegeby271votesto267—thenarrowestElectoralCollegevictorysincetheturbulentelectionof1876.Mr.Gorewassaidtobedistressedbywhatheand

7、manyDemocraticactivistsfeltwasapartisandecisionfromthenation’shighestcourt.The5-to–4decisionoftheSupremeCourtheld,inessence,thatwhileavoterecountinFloridacouldbeconductedinlegalandconstitutionalfashion,asMr.Gorehadsought,thiscouldnotbedonebytheDec.12deadlineforstatestoselecttheirpre

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