Imagine asking a presidential candidate to sit down for a sensitivity session on gay and lesbian issues. That's exactly what we did last week in Austin， Texas. George W. Bush invited us， a dozen gay Republicans， after he'd refused to meet with a gay Republican group that had criticized him. Our meeting set an important precedent： never again will a major-party candidate be able to run for president without addressing gay and lesbian issues.

　　Bush didn't like everything we had to say. I was struck by his lack of familiarity with the issues， as well as by his desire to learn. I described how my partner， Rob Morris， and I have been in a 17-year relationship. We both come from healthy， strong， religious families. Rob grew up in a conservative Republican family in Georgia; I come from a longtime Republican family in Wisconsin. I'm now the vice president of my Lutheran church. I wanted Governor Bush to understand that long-term， loving relationships， stable families， strong faith-based traditions and Republican voting histories are all part of the gay and lesbian community.

　　Our stories had an impact. Bush admitted that， growing up in Texas， he had not been as open to elements of America's diverse culture. He had a narrow set of friends and a firm set of traditions. But he was surprised and dismayed to hear that people saw him as intolerant. “What have I said that sent that signal?” he asked repeatedly. We confronted him about his reported statement that if you were openly gay or lesbian you would not be considered for a job in his administration. “I never said that，” he insisted， assuring us he would hire gays and lesbians who both were qualified and shared his political views.

　　Our perspective was clearly eye-opening to him. When one of us talked about his lesbian sister and her partner adopting children， the governor acknowledged his often-stated belief that gays should not adopt. “Now you're telling me of a very loving， caring relationship，” he said. “I really appreciate hearing that.” We stressed that a Bush administration could not roll back any of the progress made in recent years. We talked about AIDS funding and research. Though Bush was attentive——and does show a willingness to hear all sides——I don't think we changed his positions. He still opposes gay marriage and classifying crimes against gays as hate crimes. To be honest， Bush still has a long way to go. But I think he's a lot farther along today than he was last week.

　　1. What is implied in the first paragraph?

　　[A]A gay Republican group criticized Bush for his political views.

　　[B]It is impossible to invite a president for discussing the gay issues.

　　[C]No president candidate can ignore gay and lesbian issues at the present time.

　　[D]Gay and lesbian issues are hot issues for the president.

　　2. The author uses himself as an example to show _________.

　　[A]what it is like in the gay and lesbian community

　　[B]what it is like to be a gay.

　　[C]what kind of a family the gays come from.

　　[D]what it is like to maintain a gay relationship

　　3. The author‘s attitude toward Bush’s performance at the meeting is _________.

　　[A]scornful

　　[B]satisfactory

　　[C]supporting

　　[D]objective

　　4. In spite of his careful listening， Bush still opposes the following behaviors except _________.

　　[A]adopting the child

　　[B]getting married

　　[C]redefining hate crimes

　　[D]employing the gays and lesbians

　　5. The text intends to express the idea that _________.

　　[A]the gays and lesbians long for the normal life

　　[B]Bush has partly changed his views about the gay issues

　　[C]there is still a long way to go to deal with the gay issues properly

　　[D]the gays has had a successful talk with Bush

　　答案與解析

　　1. C 推論題。本題的問題是“第一段中暗示了什么?”文章第一段首先提到了與布什的會面，接著指出，我們的會面開創(chuàng)了一個重要的先例，再也不會有一個主要政黨的候選人可以在競選總統(tǒng)時不面對同性戀問題了。由此可知，總統(tǒng)候選人不能再忽視同性戀問題了。[C]“沒有總統(tǒng)候選人可以忽視目前的同性戀問題”是對文中“never again will a major party candidate be able to run for president without addressing gay and lesbian issues”這句話的改寫，為正確答案。文中提到“共和黨同性戀問題團(tuán)體”時是說“一個批評他的共和黨同性戀問題團(tuán)體”，所以[A]“一個共和黨同性戀問題團(tuán)體因為布什的政治觀點而批評他”屬于偷換概念;文中是說“要求一位總統(tǒng)候選人就同性戀問題進(jìn)行敏感的對話”，所以[B]“不可能邀請一位總統(tǒng)討論同性戀問題”屬于偷換概念;文中只提到總統(tǒng)候選人，沒有提到總統(tǒng)，所以[D]“對于總統(tǒng)來說，同性戀問題是熱門話題”屬于偷換概念。

　　2. A 結(jié)構(gòu)題。本題的問題是“作者用他自己作為例子，是為了說明 ”。第二段首先提到，我感到驚奇的是布什缺乏對同性戀問題的了解以及他希望了解這些問題的愿望，隨后作者舉了自己的例子，最后一句話說，我希望布什州長明白，長期鐘愛的關(guān)系、穩(wěn)定的家庭、堅定的宗教信仰傳統(tǒng)以及共和黨的選舉史是男、女同性戀群體的所有組成部分。這說明，作者舉自己的例子是為了讓布什了解同性戀群體。[A]“同性戀群體像什么”是對該段最后一句話的概括，為正確答案。[B]“成為一名同性戀者像什么”、[C]“同性戀者來自于什么樣的家庭”和[D]“維持同性戀關(guān)系像什么”都是作者舉例時提到的具體內(nèi)容，不是作者舉例的目的。

　　3. B 態(tài)度題。本題的問題是“對于布什在會見時的表現(xiàn)，作者的態(tài)度是 ”。文章第二段提到，我同樣感到驚奇的是他希望了解同性戀問題的愿望;第三段提到，他強(qiáng)調(diào)他從來沒有說過這種話，并向我們保證，他會聘用那些能干并且與他的政治觀點相同的同性戀者;最后一段提到，他確實表現(xiàn)出愿意傾聽各方面的意見;我認(rèn)為，他比上個星期進(jìn)步了許多。這說明，作者對布什還是滿意的。[B]“滿意的”與作者的態(tài)度符合，為正確答案。 [A]“輕蔑的”與作者的態(tài)度相反;文中提到，我們沒有改變他的立場，他仍然反對同性戀者結(jié)婚，反對把針對同性戀者的犯罪歸為仇視犯罪，說明[C]“支持的”不對;文中多次提到“我認(rèn)為”，說明作者表達(dá)的是主觀看法，所以[D]“客觀的”不對。

　　4. D 細(xì)節(jié)題。本題的問題是“盡管他認(rèn)真傾聽，但布什仍然反對下列行為，除了 ”。題干中的“Bush still opposes”出自文章最后一段第七句話中，表明本題與最后一段有關(guān)。最后一段第二句話提到，州長承認(rèn)了他經(jīng)常陳述的觀點——同性戀者不應(yīng)該收養(yǎng)孩子，說明[A]“收養(yǎng)孩子”是仍然反對的;該段第七句話提到，他仍然反對同性戀者結(jié)婚，反對把針對同性戀者的犯罪歸為仇視犯罪，說明[B]“結(jié)婚”和[C]“定義為仇視犯罪”是仍然反對的。只有[D]“聘用同性戀者”與文章第三段最后一句話的意思不符，為正確答案。

　　5. C 主旨題。本題的問題是“本文希望表達(dá)的觀點是 ”。文章第一段提到了與布什的會面，指出，再也不會有一個主要政黨的候選人可以在競選總統(tǒng)時不面對同性戀問題了;隨后幾段具體介紹了會面的情況：我感到驚奇的是他缺乏對這些問題的了解;我們的觀點令他感到十分驚奇;我們沒有改變他的立場;最后指出，老實說，布什任重而道遠(yuǎn)。這說明，本文認(rèn)為，要想解決同性戀問題，布什面臨很大的困難。[C]“要想完全解決同性戀問題，仍然任重道遠(yuǎn)”是對本文的概括，為正確答案。同性戀者結(jié)婚和領(lǐng)養(yǎng)孩子的問題是文章在介紹會面時列舉的例子，并不是本文想要表達(dá)的觀點，所以[A].“同性戀者渴望正常的生活”不是本文希望表達(dá)的觀點;[B]“布什部分改變了他有關(guān)同性戀問題的觀點”和[D]“同性戀者同布什進(jìn)行了成功的交談”明顯與文中“我們沒有改變他的立場”這句話的意思不符。

　　全文譯文

　　想像一下要求一位總統(tǒng)候選人坐下來就同性戀問題進(jìn)行“敏感的對話”。這就是上個星期我們在得克薩斯州奧斯汀市所做的事情。在拒絕會見一個批評他的共和黨同性戀問題團(tuán)體之后，喬飴。W.布什邀請了我們——十幾個同性戀共和黨人。我們的會面開創(chuàng)了一個重要的先例：再也不會有一個主要政黨的候選人可以在競選總統(tǒng)時不面對同性戀問題了。

　　布什不喜歡我們要說的任何話。我感到驚奇的是他缺乏對這些問題的了解，我同樣感到驚奇的是他希望了解這些問題的愿望。我講述了我如何同我的伴侶羅布。莫理斯維持了17年的同性戀關(guān)系。我們都出生于健全、有勢力、信奉宗教的家庭。羅布在喬治亞州一個保守的共和黨家庭長大;我來自于威斯康星州一個資深的共和黨人家庭。我現(xiàn)在擔(dān)任著我所在的路德教會教堂的副會長。1)我希望布什州長明白，長期鐘愛的關(guān)系、穩(wěn)定的家庭、堅定的宗教信仰傳統(tǒng)以及共和黨的選舉史，這些均是同性戀群體的組成部分。

　　我們的故事起了作用。布什承認(rèn)，由于他在得克薩斯州長大，因此他不太了解美國的多元文化。他的朋友圈子狹小，而且他堅守傳統(tǒng)。但是，聽說人們認(rèn)為他偏執(zhí)后，他感到吃驚和沮喪。“我說的什么話表達(dá)了這樣的信息?”他反復(fù)問道。2)我們和他對質(zhì)他被報道過的話——如果你是公開的男同性戀者或女同性戀者，那么你就不會被考慮在他的政府部門任職�！拔覐膩頉]有說過這種話，”他強(qiáng)調(diào)，并向我們保證，他會聘用那些能干并且與他的政治觀點相同的同性戀者。

　　很明顯，我們的觀點令他感到十分驚奇。當(dāng)我們中的一個人談到他的同性戀姐姐和她的伴侶收養(yǎng)孩子時，州長承認(rèn)了他經(jīng)常陳述的觀點——同性戀者不應(yīng)該收養(yǎng)孩子……你們給我講述了一種非常鐘情、關(guān)愛的關(guān)系，“他說�！甭牭竭@些，我真的很感激。，‘我們強(qiáng)調(diào)，布什政府不可能逆轉(zhuǎn)近幾年所取得的任何成就。我們談?wù)摿税�滋病的�?jīng)費與研究問題。3)雖然布什很專注——并且確實表現(xiàn)出愿意傾聽各方面的意見——但我認(rèn)為，我們沒有改變他的立場。他仍然反對同性戀者結(jié)婚，反對把針對同性戀者的犯罪歸為仇視犯罪。老實說，布什任重而道遠(yuǎn)。但是，我認(rèn)為，他比上個星期進(jìn)步了許多。

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