单选题 Nobody, it seems, wants to be left out of Argentina's current boom in television reality shows. After the success of local versions of "Big Brother" and "Survivor", a camera is now to be (1) in the presidential palace, the Casa Rosada, to film everything (well, almost) (2) President Fernando de la Rua gets (3) to. The results will be edited and (4) several times a day, (5) the state channel, Canal 7: thus dispell, it is (6) , the notion that the president spends his time twiddling his thumbs to his economy minister, Domingo Cavallo, runs the country.
This is a dangerous strategy. Mr. de la Rua's predecessor, Carlos Menem, was famous for his love of show business, even closing his 1995 presidential campaign (7) an appearance on the hit show "Videomatch". In deliberate (8) , before his election victory two years (9) . Mr. de la Rua (10) in television commercials that he was a very boring man. Audiences agree: his appearances last year on several leading talk (11) made their ratings fall. Worse, when he decided to make his own appearance on "Videomatch" last December, a member of the audience blamed him and left him (12) embarrassed.
With a congressional election (13) in October, opinion (14) suggest that over three-quarters of Argentines (15) dissatisfied with Mr. de la Rua. That, says his circle, is at least partly due to his (16) portrayal by Freddy Villarreal, an impressionist on "Videomatch", and by leading newspaper cartoonists, such as Nik in La Naeion.
Mr. de la Rua's team is apparently pressing the (17) to be nicer. But it is unclear whether blanket (18) will help the president win (19) viewers, or whether they will vote that Fernando should (20) the house in 2003

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】一台摄像机将装在总统宫殿里。本题测试点为动词词义辨析。A“安装,安置”;矿放,置”;C“建立”; D“安顿”;根据句意,A是正确答案。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】拍摄总统Fernando de la Rua的所有行动。本题测试点为关系代词用法。因先行同为everything,选项B、 D中B更为准确一些,故选B。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】见2。本题测试点为动词短语辨析。A“发现,开始认真考虑”;B“了解”;C“从事,做”;D“识破;理解,明白过来”;根据句意,C是正确答案。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】结果将进行编辑并在国家频道上每天播放数次。本题测试点为动词用法和辨析。拍摄结果是被播出,应用被动语态,故选D。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】见4。本题测试点为介词用法。“在…频道上播出”应用on,故选C。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】像希望的那样。本题测试点为动词用法和解析。句意是“某件事情被大家所期待”,应用被动语态,B、 D的区别是B实现的可能性更大,故选B。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】甚至1995年的总统竞选都是以在热播的"Videomatch"节目中露面为结尾。本题测试点为介词用法。根据句意,要表达的是“以…告终、结束”,close…with短语基本上已成为固定用法,故选D。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】故意与之相反。本题测试点为固定搭配。in contrast为固定搭配,意为“与…相反”,故选C。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】在两年前其总统竞选成功之前。本题测试点为副词用法。“两年前”的固定说法为two years ago,故选 A。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】de la Rua在电视广告中自诩说他是一个很无趣的人。本题测试点为动词词义辨析。根据上下文,de la Rua为和前总统形成鲜明对比,故意这样说,所以有自己令耀的意味,A“承认”,B、C没有自夸的意思, D“吹牛”。所以,D最恰当。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】去年他在几次主要现场访谈中的表现使其形象直线下降。本题测试点为固定搭配。talk show是固定搭配,意为“现场访谈,谈话节目”,因此A是正确答案。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】其中一名观众当场指责,使共倍感尴尬。本题测试点为动词用法和辨析。to look +adj.意为“看起来…”,而seem没有这种用法,故选D。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】随着十月国会大选的逼近。本题测试点为动词用法和辨析。表示“临近”应用approacl, comenear,verge on, 故选B。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】民意调查显示,四分之三以上的阿根廷人对de la Rua不满。本题测试点为固定搭配。“民意调查”一般用固定短语opinion polls, 故选D。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】见14。本题测试点为数词的性数配合。因为该数词修饰的是可数名词,应用复数,因此C是正确答案。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】这部分是由于某项"Videomatch"节目中一个印象派画家Freddy Villarreal给他了一幅神情冷漠的肖像画。本题测试点为形容词词义辨析。A“不予关注的”;B“麻木不仁的”;C“不关心的”;D“不同情的,冷漠的”。D最符合句意,是正确答案。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】de la Rua先生的工作组很明显地在给媒体施加压力,责令其态度缓和些。本题测试点为上下文理解。 A、C、D只是B的一部分,根据句意,B是正确答案。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】但很不清楚曝光是否可以帮助总统赢回观众。本题测试点为名词辨析。A“曝光”;B“揭露”;C“展览,显示”;D“败露”。A最符合句意,是正确答案。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】见18。本题测试点为动词短语辨析。A“克服困难并达到既定目标或结果”;B“成功,获胜”;C“赢回”; D“攀登,上”。C最符合句意,是正确答案。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】或者是他们投票决定Fernando应该于2003年下台。本题测试点为固定搭配。leave the house意为“下台”,是固定用法,因此A是正确答案。