2022届高三英语培优外刊阅读学案：美国时事话题

高三英语培优外刊阅读 班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________ 外刊精选｜拜登出战，胜算几何？ 本周，全美目光聚焦民主党全国代表大会，拜登将正式被提名为候选人，代表民主党出战特朗普。虽然拜登目前民调大幅领先，但《华尔街日报》的评论员对他能否胜任总统持怀疑态度，认为他充其量只能担任“首相”。缘何下此论断？ Are Voters Ready for Prime Minister Biden By Joseph C. Sternberg Mr. Biden is running for a job more akin to a European prime minister. His purpose has become to serve as an avatar for a confused and tenuous Democratic alliance. Presidents lead their parties. They start with a theory of why their idiosyncratic mix of policy aims is right for their country. Then they deploy deep reserves of charisma to drag their parties, often kicking and screaming, behind them. In constitutional systems that lack a strong executive, a prime minister represents a temporary and often brittle agreement within a ruling party. Which of these two models do you think Mr. Biden is following? Presidential candidates normally choose vice presidents with a strategic goal of expanding the candidate's appeal to undecided general-election voters. Kamala Harris's selection more resembles the assembling of a European cabinet. It's now widely accepted that his administration will be the plaything of jostling Democratic special interests. A president usually suppresses such conflicts through strength of personality and electoral mandate. A prime minister merely manages them, as Mr. Biden will attempt. Recognizing Mr. Biden as a prospective prime minister should change the way voters understand the choice they will make come autumn. 【词汇过关】 请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。 1.avatar [ˈævətɑː] n. ______________________________ 2.tenuous [ˈtenjuəs] adj.______________________________ 3.lead [liːd] vt. ______________________________ 4.idiosyncratic [ˌɪdiəsɪŋˈkrætɪk] adj.______________________________ 5.mix [mɪks] n.______________________________ 6.deploy [dɪˈplɔɪ] vt. ______________________________ 7.reserve [rɪˈzɜːv] n. ______________________________ 8.charisma [kəˈrɪzmə] n. ______________________________ 9.lack [læk] vt. ____________________