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1、北京外国语大学2004年硕士研究生入学考试基础英语试卷Pleasewritealltheanswersontheanswersheets.TimeLimit:3hours1•ReadingComprehensionThissectioncontainstwopassages.Readeachpassageandthenanswerthequestionsgivenattheendofeachpassage.PassageOneSomepowerfulorganizationsareheadedbyac
2、abinet,othersbyasupremecouncilorboardofmanagement.The20commissionerswhoruntheEuropeanCommissionhowever,arecalled"thecollege”.Thistitle、withitsacademicandecclesiasticalflavour、capturestheoutfit'sself-image.Thecommission,partexecutiveandpartcivilservice,s
3、eesitselfasfarmorethanamerebranchofgovernment.Itistheembodimentofthe“Europeanidea"andthedisinterestedguardianofEuropeanlaw.WhilethecountriesoftheEUvulgarlybattletopromotetheirnationalinterests,thecommissionstandsabovethefrayandidentifiesthegeneralgood.A
4、ndwhilenationalgovernmentsarerivenbyinternalrivalriesandpoliticalinfighting,themultinationalcollegesailsonserenelyinaspiritofgood-fellowship.Thereisanelementoftruthtothissaccharineself-image.Commissionersarefreefrommanyofthepressuresofnationalpolitics:t
5、heyarenotelected,veryseldomreshuffledandalmostneverfired.Insuchcircumstances,theycanaiforcltobehigh-mindedandcollegiate.Appropriately,thecommissionisheadedbyarealliveformerprofessor,RomanoProdi,anItalian.Butlikemanyacollegeheadintheacademicworld.Mr.Prod
6、iMmanagementstyleisaninfuriatingmixtureofvaguenessandguile.Eventhoseofhiscolleagueswhoretainsomeaffectionfortheman,despairofhisinabilitytosticktoanagendaandofhistendencytofallasleepinmeetings.(Ordohisclosedeyessimplymeanheisthinkingdeeply?)Mr.Prodihasal
7、soalienatedmanyoftheothercommissionersbyhishabitofmakingdamagingoff-the-cuffremarksandbyhiscolleagues'work・PedroSolbes,thecommissionerforeconomicaffairs,wasleftlookinglikeachumpafterM匚Prodidescribedtheeurozone，sfiscalrules,whichMr.Solbeshasstoutlydefend
8、ed,as“stupid".ThecommissionerstakingpartinEurope'sconstitutionalconventiondiscoveredthatagroupofProdiadvisershadwrittenanentiredraftinsecret.Suchincidentshavetakentheirtolloncollegiatespirit.M匚Prodi'stwovice-presidentsdonotmadeup
