2016年雅思考试阅读备考练习题

　　Part I

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★Next Year Marks the EU's 50th Anniversary of the Treaty

r a period of introversion and stunned self-disbelief, continental European governments will recover their enthusiasm for pan-European institution-building in her the European public will welcome a return to what voters in two countries had rejected so short a time before is another matter.

e are several reasons for Europe's recovering years European economies had been lagging dismally behind America (to say nothing of Asia), but in 2006 the large continental economies had one of their best years for a decade, briefly outstripping America in terms of e politics often reacts to economic change with a lag, 2006's improvement in economic growth will have its impact in 2007, though the recovery may be ebbing by then.

coming year also marks a particular point in a political cycle so regular that it almost seems to amount to a natural y four or five years, European countries take a large stride towards further integration by signing a new treaty: the Maastricht treaty in 1992, the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1997, the Treaty of Nice in in 2005 they were supposed to ratify a European constitution, laying the ground for yet more integration—until the calm rhythm was rudely shattered by French and Dutch the political impetus to sign something every four or five years has only been interrupted, not immobilised, by this setback.

2007 the European Union marks the 50th anniversary of another treaty—the Treaty of Rome, its founding rnment leaders have already agreed to celebrate it ceremoniously, restating their commitment to “ever closer union” and the basic ideals of European itself, and in normal circumstances, the EU's 50th-birthday greeting to itself would be fairly meaningless, a routine expression of European good it does not take a Machiavelli to spot that once governments have signed the declaration (and it seems unlikely anyone would be so uncollegiate as to veto it) they will already be halfway towards committing themselves to a new that will be necessary will be to incorporate the 50th-anniversary declaration into a new treaty containing a number of institutional and other reforms extracted from the failed attempt at constitution-building and—hey presto—a new quasi-constitution will be ready.

rding to the German government—which holds the EU's agenda-setting presidency during the first half of 2007—there will be a new draft of a slimmed-down constitution ready by the middle of the year, perhaps to put to voters, perhaps e would then be a couple of years in which it will be discussed, approved by parliaments and, perhaps, put to voters if that is deemed , according to bureaucratic planners in Brussels and Berlin, blithely ignoring the possibility of public rejection, the whole thing will be signed, sealed and a new constitution delivered in pe will be nicely back on four-to-five-year cycle of integration will have missed only one beat.

resurrection of the European constitution will be made more likely in 2007 because of what is happening in national European Union is not really an autonomous it functions, it is because the leaders of the big continental countries want it to, reckoning that an active European policy will help them get done what they want to do in their own countries.

did not happen in nsive, cynical and self-destructive, the leaders of the three largest euro-zone countries—France, Italy and Germany—were stumbling towards their unlamented saw no reason to pursue any sort of European policy and the EU, as a result, barely by the middle of 2007 all three will have gone, and this fact alone will transform the European political landscape.

upshot is that the politics of the three large continental countries, bureaucratic momentum and the economics of recovery will all be aligned to give a push towards integration in does not mean the momentum will be irresistible or even British government, for one, will almost certainly not want to go with the flow, beginning yet another chapter in the long history of confrontation between Britain and the rest of important, the voters will want a rejected the constitution in would be foolish to assume they will accept it after 2007 just as a result of an artful bit of tinkering.

　　Questions 1-6

Do the following statemets reflect the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 1?

Write your answer in Boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet.

TRUE if the statemenht reflets the claims of the writer

FALSE if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer

NOT GIVEN if it is possbile to say what the writer thinks about this

r years' introspection and mistrust, continental European governments will resurrect their enthusiasm for more integration in 2007.

2. The European consitution was officially approved in 2005 in spite of the oppositon of French and Dutch voters.

3. The Treaty of Rome , which is considered as the fundamental charter of the European Union, was signed in 1957.

is very unlikely that European countries will sign the declaration at the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.

ch government will hold the EU's presidency and lay down the agenda during the first half of 2008.

a long time in hisotry, there has been confrontation between Britain and the rest of European countries.

　　Questions 7-10

Complet the following sentencces.

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from Reading Passage 1 for each answer.

Write your answer in Boxes 7-10 on your answer sheet.

y four or five years, European countries tend to make a rapid progress towards ___________________by signing a new treaty.

European constitution is supposed to ______________________for yet more integration of European Union member countries.

bureaucratic planners in Brussels and Berlin rashly ignore the possibility of __________________and think the new consitution will be delivered in 2009-10.

politics of the three large continental countries, __________________ and the economic recovery will join together to urge the integration in 2007.

　　Questions 11-14

Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes 11-14 on your answer sheet.

h of the following statemnts is true of Euopean economic development.

economy of Europe developed much faster than that of Asia before 2006.

growth of European economy was slightly slower than that of America in 2006.

development of European economy are likely to slow down by 2007.

recovery of European economy may be considerably accelerated by 2007.

word “immobilised” in the last line of Section C means ___________.

ped completely.

ed strongly.

vated wholely.

ded totally.

h of the following statements about the treaties in European countries is NOT TRUE.

Maastricht Treaty was signed in 1992.

Treaty of Amsterdan was signed in 1997.

Treaty of Nice was signed in 2001.

Treaty of Rome was signed in 2007.

European constitution failed to be ratified in 2005--2006, because

leaders of France, Italy and Germany were defensive, cynical and self-destructuve..

voters in two countries of the Union --France and Holland rejected the constitution.

leaders of the EU thought that it was unneccessary to pursue any European policy.

ce, Italy and Germany are the three largest and most influential euro-zone countries.