25. Frito-Lay’s executives claim that the promoting of American food in the international market ________.
A) won’t affect the eating habits of the local people
B) will lead to economic imperialism
C) will be in the interest of the local people
D) won’t spoil the taste of their chips(C)
题目问Lay公司的高管们宣称美国食品在国际市场的推广如何如何。
结合四个答案的意义，可以判断出本题是在考查对最后一段的理解。最后一段旨在解释全球化战略不会带来经济霸权，而是为了spreading the benefits of free enterprise across the world，即让全世界分享自由企业带来的福利。而后用高管们的话具体说明他们这一公司理想。
A，不会对当地人的饮食习惯造成影响。第四段里有一句话：they try to swing national eating habits to a food created in America，高管们承认全球化会把一个国家的饮食口味转向这种美国食品，这与A的说法相反。虽然后面还有一句：we’re adapting them to the tastes of those countries,不过这句话的意思是对薯片的口味稍作改动，而饮食习惯本身的改变指的是让人们都去吃薯片，少吃原来的食品，而不是在薯片成为主流食品时把其口味改动一下。
B，将会走向经济帝国主义。高管们恰好反对经济帝国主义。
C，将会代表当地人的利益。与spreading the benefits of free enterprise across the world所表达的意思一致，同时，building businesses 和employing people这些都是对当地人的贡献，可以说是给当地人带来了利益。
D,不会破坏他们的薯片的口味。这与we’re adapting them to the tastes of those countries(我们会为了那些国家改变口味)的意思相左。
In communities north of Denver, residents are pitching in to help teachers and administrators as the Vrain school District tries to solve a $13.8 million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement. “We’re worried about our teachers and principals, and we really don’t want to lose them because of this,” one parent sail. “If we can help ease their financial burden, we will. “
Teachers are grateful, but know it may be years before the district is solvent (有综合能力的). They feel really good about the parent support, but they realize it’s impossible for then to solve this problem.
The 22,000-student district discovered the shortage last month. “It’s extraordinary. Nobody would have imagined something happening like this at this level,” said State Treasurer Mike Coffman.
Coffman and district officials last week agreed on a state emergency plan freeing yp a $9.8 million loan that enabled the payroll (工资单) to be met for 2,700 teachers and staff in time for the holidays.
District officials also took $1.7 million from student-activity accounts its 38 schools.
At Coffman’s request, the District Attorney has begun investigating the district’s finances. Coffman says he wants to know whether district officials hid the budget shortage until after the November election, when voters approved a $212 million bond issue for schools.
In Frederick, students’ parents are buying classroom supplies and offering to pay for groceries and utilities to keep first-year teachers and principals in their jobs.
Some $36,000 has been raised in donations from Safeway. A Chevrolet dealership donated $10,000 and forgave the district’s $10,750 bill for renting the driver educating cars. IBM contributed 4,500 packs of paper.
“We employ thousands of people in this community,” said Mitch Carson, a hospital chief executive, who helped raise funds. “We have children in the school, and we see how they could be affected.”
At Creek High School, three students started a website that displays newspaper articles, district information and an email forum (论坛)。 “Rumors about what’s happening to the district are moving at lighting speed,” said a student. “We wanted to know the truth, and spread that around instead.”
26. What has happened to the Vrain School District?
A) A huge financial problem has arisen.
B) Many schools there are mismanaged.
C) Lots of teachers in the district are planning to quit.
D) Many administrative personnel have been laid off.(A)
27. How did the residents in the Vrain School District respond to the budget shortage?
A) They felt somewhat helpless about it.
B) They accused those responsible for it.
C) They pooled their efforts to help solve it.
D) They demanded a through investigation.(C)
