Question 23 is based on the following news.

The 34-member Organization of the American States, the OAS，on Tuesday rejected a United States' call to monitor democracy to its final statement. The statement called on OAS Secretary-General Jose Miguel to draw up proposals to assure the democratic process and the rule of law in the region are not compromised. (23) Several countries saw the U.S. proposal as an attempt to interfere in other countries’ domestic affairs. This comes after Venezuela accused Washington of helping opposition groups’ try to unseat Preside Hugo Chavez, and the resignation of Bolivia and Ecuador’s presidents after street protests.

 

题目

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Question 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item，you will be given 5 seconds to answer the questions.

Now, listen to the news.

23. Why did several countries reject the United States’ call?

A. This call would help opposition groups.

B. It would cause street protest.

C. It was an attempt to interfere a country’s domestic affair.

D. Some presidents had been unseated.

 

答案解析

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23. C态度判断题。新闻的后面详细阐述了为什么美洲国家组织在声明中否决了美 国关于建立监督民主机制的要求，原因就是“几个成员国认为，美国此举意在干预 他国内政”。此外，结尾还举了例子来进一步地印证。因此，C项作为答案是不言而 喻的。