单选题 Henry Kissinger may be the most successful, certainly the most {{U}}flamboyant{{/U}}, Secretary of State to hold that office in modern times. When he was appointed in the late 1960's, there were no American ties with Communist China, Vietnam and Berlin seemed ready to draw the United States into a Third World War, and Russia was seen as "the enemy".
But all this has changed, and Henry Kissinger caused much of the change; in 1971, he made his first trip to China, a trip that was the beginning of the current ties between the United States and China. He brought the United States and Russia closer together on major issues by the policy he called "detente", literally meaning a relaxation. His philosophy was always to talk and to bring together. With these two policies, Kissinger did much to draw attention away from any possible Russian-American friction.
In 1973 he made his first visit to Egypt. Here he was able to begin U.S. relations with Egypt, He used his contact later to begin the sort of talks that the American press called "shuttle diplomacy". For ninety-nine days, he "shuttled" back and forth on flights between Cairo and Jerusalem to work out a step-by-step withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Sinai desert. His wit, his careful approach to detail, and his presence made "shuttle diplomacy" work. It was the only successful approach to Middle-east peace in the thirty years since the state Israel was founded.
Another major work was the Strategic Arms Limitation Talk. Though his term in office passed with the treaty unsigned, Kissinger left a draft of the treaty to which the Russians had already agreed. The SALT treaty spelled out a one-tenth reduction in nuclear arms, a major accomplishment by any standard, even if one does not consider all the other conditions and limitations included in the treaty.
Even though he successfully helped bring an end to the Vietnam War, Kissinger's final days in office were affected, as was the entire executive branch in one way or another, by the scandals of the Nixon White House. Kissinger's critics point to his role in placing wiretaps on the phones of reporters and officials and to what they consider his "high-handed" approach to setting foreign policy. But Kissinger, during the last few months of the Nixon presidency, limited the effects of American domestic problems on our foreign policy. He continued talks in the Middle East. He continued close contact with the Soviet Union.
History will decide in the final view, as Kissinger—and many presidents—often said, on the value of his service. Whatever they decide, whether his actions are finally to be considered wise or foolish, he had a personal vision that will be difficult to match.

单选题 We can draw a conclusion from the text that ______.

A. Kissinger did much to end the Cold War with the Communist World
B. Kissinger helped smooth over numerous conflicts in the world
C. Kissinger, as the Secretary of State, was outstanding in American diplomacy
D. many international problems would not have been solved without Kissinger

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[考点] 篇章主旨题 [解析] 可将首尾段主观评论信息进行总结或比对。首段首句Henry Kissinger may be the most successful, certainly the most flamboyant, Secretary of State to hold that office in modern times(基辛格或许是现代最成功、当然也是最光彩夺目的一位国务卿)，本句作为开篇首句，也是作者的主观评论句，开门见山亮出自己观点，对基辛格做出高度评价。考生注意态度提示词：may，most successful，certainly the most flamboyant等；尾段尾句Whatever they decide, whether his actions are finally to be considered wise or foolish, he had a personal vision that will be difficult to match(无论历史如何评价，无论他的行为最终被认定是智慧的还是愚蠢的，他的个人远见都是无与伦比的)，本句作为尾段尾句，同是作者的主观评论句，呼应首段首句，强化自己观点，即对基辛格给予高度评价。考生注意态度提示词：whatever与whether...or...是让步状语从句引导词，都是对a personal vision(个人远见)和difficult to match(无与伦比)的语气强调。由此可见，本文对基辛格作为国务卿给予了高度评价，故主旨为C。

单选题 Judging from the context, the word "flamboyant" (Line 1, Para.1) most probably means ______.

A. arbitrary
B. dazzling
C. notorious
D. ambiguous

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[考点] 词汇推断题 [解析] 根据题干信号词“flamboyant”以及出处提示语Para.1可回文定位到首段首句Henry Kissinger may be the most successful, certainly the most flamboyant, Secretary of State to hold that office in modern times(基辛格或许是现代最成功、当然也是最……的一位国务卿)，此句是本题“题眼”。鉴于词汇推断题的思路是根据问题词汇的上或下文信息分析推断词义，故考生须关注本句中的the most successful (certainly表示前后信息是并列等同关系)，所以flamboyant意思应与successful相近，词义积极，故答案选B。

单选题 According to the text, all of the following are true EXCEPT ______.

A. One of Kissinger's accomplishments was the signing of the SALT treaty
B. It was with Kissinger's help that America put an end to the Vietnam War
C. The whole executive system was affected by the scandals of the Nixon White House
D. The present Sino-American diplomatic relationship originated from Kissinger's first trip to China

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[考点] 排除性判断题 [解析] 判断题的题干往往缺乏信号词，需把各选项一一回文定位，进行比对与判断。

单选题 It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______.

A. as a man of great insight, Kissinger's personal vision is difficult to understand
B. such actions as Watergate scandals made Kissinger a controversial historical figure
C. though he was an outstanding politician, Kissinger was unable to cope with domestic affairs
D. it must be admitted that Kissinger's personal insight was unparalleled

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[考点] 段落推断题 [解析] 段落推断题可将各个选项一一回文定位，做比对判断。

单选题 The author's tone in the text can be summarized as one of ______.

A. admiration
B. sympathy
C. suspicion
D. objectivity

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[考点] 作者态度题 [解析] 有关通篇文章的作者态度题，考生可着重关注首尾段的主观感受性表达或态度提示词。根据首段首句中的the most successful(最成功的)和certainly the most flamboyant(当然也是最光彩照人的)，以及尾段尾句whatever(无论)、whether...or...(无论……还是……)、vision(远见卓识)以及difficult to match(无与伦比的)等强烈的态度提示，可推断出作者的语气是admiration(钦佩)，故答案为A。