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Public officials and candidates for public offices routinely use public opin

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问题     Public officials and candidates for public offices routinely use public opinion polls to keep【C1】______of what the people are thinking. An important question is the degree to which these polls should guide leaders【C2】______their actions. There are arguments for and against the use of polls as the basis for policy【C3】______.
    Polls can contribute to effective government by keeping political leaders from getting too far【C4】______line with the public’s thinking. In a democratic society, the effectives of a public policy depends on the extent of its public【C5】______. When a policy is contrary to the public’s desires, people may choose to【C6】______or undermined it, thus making it counterproductive or inefficient. Furthermore, when government【C7】______a course of action with which a large proportion of the public disagrees, it【C8】______a loss of public confidence, which can have a negative effect on its ability to lead. The Reagan administration, flying high from 1981 to 1985, was brought low in 1986 by public reaction to news of its secret sales of weapons to Iran. The administration had not paid【C9】______attention to polls that had revealed the deep antagonism Americans still felt toward Iran because the Ayatollah Khomeini’s regime had held three American hostages. However, leaders can also do a disservice to the public they represent by using poll results as a【C10】______for policy judgment. Effective government, as Walter Lippmann wrote, cannot be conducted by legislators and officials who, when a question is presented, ask themselves first and last not what is the truth and which is the right and necessary course.  [br] 【C4】
选项 A、from
B、by
C、at
D、about
答案 A
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