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1、Passage★★★☆☆Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TherehewasAmerica'sfirstPresidentwithaMBA,themanwholovestoboastabouthisbusinessbackground,whosepresidentialcampaignraisedunprecedentedsumsfromcorporatewalletsandwhosecabinetisstuffedwithchiefexecutives.FaithintheintegrityofAm
2、ericanbusinessleaderswasbeingundermined(破坏)，GeorgeBushsaidfiercely,byexecutives"breachingtrustandabusingpower".Itwastimefor"anewethicofpersonalresponsibilityinthebusinesscommunity".Hewasgoingto"endthedaysofcookingthebooks,shadingthetruthandbreakingourlaws"。Onlymonthsago,theideath
3、atGeorgeWBushwouldpubliclylambasteAmerica'scooperatebosseswaslaughable.Asacandidate,bornonthewaveofadecade-longeconomicboomandanunprecedented18-yearbullmarket,hecashedinonAmerican'sloveaffairwithcorporatesuccess.Butthingsaredifferentnow.Thestockmarketbubblehasburstand,despitesign
4、sofeconomicrecovery.WallStreetseemstobesunkingloom.AstringofscandalsatsomeofAmerica'smosthigh-flyingfirms--includingEnron,Xerox.Tyco,GlobalCrossingandmostrecently,WorldComhasradicallychangedthepublicmood。Aspoliticalpressureforreformincreases,sotoodoestheheatonMrBush.Isthebusiness
5、man'spresidentreallypreparedtotakebusinessonandpushhardforreform?DespitethesetjawandaggrievedtoneinNewYork.Probablynot.Mr.Bushthinksthecurrentcrisisstemsfromafewbad-applechiefexecutivesratherthanthesystemasawhole.Hencehefocusontoughpenaltiesforcorruptbusinessmenandhispleaforhighe
6、rethicalstandards.Thepresidentannouncedthecreationofafinancial-crimesSWATteam,attheJusticeDepartmenttorootoutcorporatefraud,andwantstodoublethemaximumprisonsentenceforfinancialfraudfromfivetotenyears.Butheofferedfewconcretesuggestionsforsystemicreform:littlementionofchangestostre
7、ngthenshareholders'rights,notevenanendorsementoftheSenatecorporate-reformbill。TherearefewsignsyetthatcleaningupcorporateAmericaisanissuethatanimatesthevoters.PollsshowthatAmericanshavelittlefaithintheirbusinessleaders,butpoliticiansdonotseemtobesufferingasaresult.Mr.Bush'sapprova
8、lratingshavefallenfromtheirsky-highs,but
