The German court is facing a legal dilemma because the law hasn't stipulated the punishment of________.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：通过上下文语义进行合理推断。本题原文并未明确说明。

单选题 According to the passage, what kind of tomatoes will induce the biggest offense?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：根据上下文语义作判断。

单选题 According to the spokeswoman for a local court, what is the most important feature of a tomato in deciding a tomato-throwing offense?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：根据上下文掌握多义词词义是解题的关键。本题相关原文中单词consistency的含义有：1)一致性，连贯性；2)坚实度；粘稠度，这里根据上下文应取第二个含义。

单选题 According to the passage, why are the public in eastern Germany especially furious with the politicians?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：1)掌握同义词替换。原文关键词jobless benefit cuts与选项中unemployment benefits…to be reduced意思相同；2)掌握句中逻辑关系。通过上下文可知本题相关原文where定语从句说明了公众愤怒的原因，因此需对该部分重点处理。

单选题 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A、 Many people protested in the past six months.
B、 Many people threw tomatoes at the German Chancellor.
C、 Many people threw eggs at an important member of the German Chancellor's Social Democrats.
D、 Many people threw eggs at the German Chancellor, but he was not hit.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：理解比喻性表达是解题的关键。原文中none of which hit their mark“没有击中目标”，即指Schroeder没有被砸着，与选项D中he was not hit意思相同。