King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted

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问题 King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted kings don’t abdicate, they die in their sleep. But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down. So, does the Spanish crisis suggest that monarchy is seeing its last days? Does that mean the writing is on the wall for all European royals, with their magnificent uniforms and majestic lifestyles?　The Spanish case provides arguments both for and against monarchy when public opinion is particularly polarized, as it was following the end of the France regime, monarchs can rise above “mere” politics and “embody” a spirit of national unity.　It is this apparent transcendence of politics that explains monarchs’ continuing popularity as heads of state. And also, the Middle East expected, Europe is the most monarch-infested region in the world, with 10 kingdoms not counting Vatican city and Andorra. But unlike their absolutist counterparts in the Gulf and Asia, most royal families have survived because they allow voters to avoid the difficult search for a non-controversial but respect public figure.　Even so, kings and queens undoubtedly have a downside. Symbolic of national unity as they claim to be, their very history—and sometimes the way they behave today—embodies outdated and indefensible privileges and inequalities. At a time when Thomas Piketty and other economists are warning of rising inequality and the increasing power of inherited wealth, it is bizarre that wealthy aristocratic families should still be the symbolic heart of modern democratic states.　The most successful monarchies strive to abandon or hide their old aristocratic ways. Princes and princesses have day-jobs and ride bicycles, not horses (or helicopters). Even so, these are wealthy families who party with the international 1%, and media intrusiveness makes it increasingly difficult to maintain the right image.　While Europe’s monarchies will no doubt be smart enough to strive for some time to come, it is the British royals who have most to fear from the Spanish example.　It is only the Queen who has preserved the monarchy’s reputation with her rather ordinary (if well-heeled) granny style. The danger will come with Charles, who has both an expensive taste of lifestyle and a pretty hierarchical view of the world. He has failed to understand that monarchies have largely survived because they provide a service—as non-controversial and non-political heads of state. Charles ought to know that as English history shows, it is kings, not republicans, who are the monarchy’s worst enemies. Which of the following is the best title of the text?A. Carlos, Glory and Disgrace CombinedB. Carlos, a Lesson for All European MonarchsC. Charles, Slow to React to the Coming ThreatsD. Charles, Anxious to Succeed to the Throne

选项 A. Carlos, Glory and Disgrace Combined
B. Carlos, a Lesson for All European Monarchs
C. Charles, Slow to React to the Coming Threats
D. Charles, Anxious to Succeed to the Throne

答案 B

解析全文主旨题。本文主要是围绕monarch“君主制”展开的。文章由Carlos退位引出当今君主制面临的危机。全文主要讨论了欧洲君主制所存在的问题，并解释了君主制的优劣，最后着重介绍了英国皇室的危机和原因。西班牙国王Carlos的事件只是本文的一个导入，并非着重讨论这个国王本身，因此可排除A项、C项和D项。正确答案为B项，文章主要介绍Carlos退位事件对欧洲其他皇室及君主的影响。因此Carlos，a Lesson for All European Monarchs是全文内容的精确概括。

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King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted

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