The presidential election takes place every four years in the United States.
2.多数党被提名者得到的支持率往往高出少数党候选人。
A majority party nominee usually has the advantage of support over a minority party one.
A major-party nominee always gets higher approval rating than a minor-party nominee.
3.策略在总统竞选中起关键性的作用。
Strategies play a critical role in the election.
Strategy is critical in the presidential election.
4.为了争取选票,总统候选人特别关注那些重要的州。
To win the presidency, a candidate is particularly concerned with winning the states which are important.
In order to get the votes, presidential candidates are concerned with those important states.
5.美国有十几个政党,其中只有两个党是主要党。
There are about a dozen political parties in America, only two of which are major parties.
历年考题:
1.Victory in the eleven ______(large) states alone would provide an electoral majority. (99.10)
答案:largest.此题主要考查large 的最高级。
2.Even Democrat George McGovern, _____ had the lowest level of party support among recent
Nominees, was backed in 1972 by nearly 60 percent of his party‘s voters. (99.10)
A.who
B.whose
C.that
D.which
答案:A. who 引导的非限定性定语从句。
3.汉译英:这与其说取决于候选人的个人特点不如说取决于外部因素。(00.4)
答案:This depends on external factors rather than on a candidate‘s personal characteristics.
4.In 1991, after the Gulf War, Bush‘s approval rating reached 91 percent, the highest level recorded since polling ______(begin) in the 1930s. (00.10)
答案:began.此题考查过去时,因为有一个明显的过去时间状语“in the 1930s”。
5.Americans have learned much about the way in which the system can be managed so as to _____ the peaceful transfer of power from one party to the other. (01.4)
6.In deciding _____ a course of action, the candidate tried to estimate its likely impact on the voters. (02.4)
A.what to pursue
B.which to pursue
C.whether to pursue
D.if to pursue
答案:C.分析:所要填的空是deciding 的宾语。而pursue 后面的宾语是a course of action. 选项A “what to pursue”, what 是宾语。选项B 中,which 也是作主语或宾语。选项D. 语法结构不对,因此选C.
7.A major-party nominee has the critical advantage in the campaign for the presidential election _______ he has the support from the party faithful. ( 03 ,10 )