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  3. Between the end of the Second World War and the early sixties, a baby boom o

Between the end of the Second World War and the early sixties, a baby boom o

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问题     Between the end of the Second World War and the early sixties, a baby boom occurred in the U. S. , and people born during that period were known as the "baby boomers". Bill Clinton is no doubt a typical representative of that generation. Like the 1992 general elections, the presidential election of 1997 was not merely a skirmish(小冲突，争执)between two political parties but also a generation war between the "baby boomers" and the G. I. generation represented by Bush and Dole. Clinton’s triumph signaled a shift of U. S. political power from the older generation to the younger one, and reflects developments of far reaching significance in today’s American politics.
    Bill Clinton was born on August 19, 1946, in the mountain city of Hope, Arkansas. In English, "Hope" means "xiwang". No wonder that later on Clinton’s supporters often called him "the man from the city of hope".
    The family circumstances of Clinton’s childhood years were very unfortunate. Clinton’s own father died in a traffic accident 3 months before Clinton was born. His stepfather, Roger Clinton, was a habitual drunkard, which caused discord in the family. Such an experience helped Clinton become a man who knew his own mind, had self-restraint and self-control, and was adept at competition. Self-reliant, diligent and hard working, Clinton gained a good education. In the fall of 1964, he enrolled in Georgetown University in Washington D. C. , and majored in international politics. After graduation, he won the famous Rhodes scholarship and pursued advanced studies for 2 years in England’s Oxford University. In 1971 he entered Yale University’s law college and obtained a doctorate in law two years later. During his university days, Clinton actively participated in the students’ movement against the Vietnam War, avoided army enlistment, and took a trip to Moscow in 1976. These experiences helped him mature early, but left him vulnerable to political controversies later, and branded him as a young liberal.
    After leaving Yale, Clinton returned to his hometown in Arkansas where he began his political career. In 1974, when he was not quite 28, he formally campaigned for congress. His vivid and dramatic first attempt greatly intimidated his opponents. Though defeated in his campaign, his political talent received affirmation in news and political circles, winning him the title of "child prodigy". In 1976, Clinton won the post of State Attorney General. In 1978, he succeeded in his campaign for the Governorship and at 32 became the youngest governor in the history of the state of Arkansas. In 1980, he lost to the Republicans in his campaign for reelection but two years later staged a comeback that won him the nickname of "un-defeatable kid". He kept the Governorship right up until January 1993, when he officially became the master of the White House. His first term of office expired in 1997, but he defeated republican Dole and was re-elected, and served as President up until 2001.
Questions: [br] The Presidential election of 1997 was a war______.
选项 A、between Republican Party and Democratic Party
B、between the members of baby boomer generation
C、between the powerful and the powerless
D、between Bill Clinton and Bush and Dole
答案 D
解析 第2题问1997年的总统竞选是一场谁和谁之间的战争。此题为一道具体细节题，因为题干中有提示词presidential election和关键数字1997。因此，我们利用查阅式阅读法，很快就可以在第一段第三句中找到与问题正确答案相关的信息。这一句话指出，正如1992年的大选一样，1997年的总统大选不仅是两个政党间的争执，而且是美国生育高峰期出生的那一代人同以布什和多尔为代表的二战期间出生的那一代人之间的一场战争。由此，我们可以推断出此题的正确答案应是D项：是一场在比尔·克林顿同布什和多尔两代人之间的冲突。A项：在共和党和民主党之间的斗争；B项：在美国生育高峰期出生的那一代人之间的冲突；C项：在有权有势者和无权无势者之间的冲突，三个选择项所表达的内容，文章中都没有明确地提到或有所暗示，因此，都是错误的选项。
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