PITTSBURGH, Sept. 7 — At 26, many people haven’t even decided on a career. Luke Ravenstahl, cashing in on his family’s political tradition, is already the mayor of Pittsburgh, the youngest mayor of any major city in the country. Although mayors elsewhere have been younger, Jeff Dunkel was 18 in 2001 when he was elected mayor of Mount Carbon, small towns in New York, and elsewhere have also elected teenagers as mayors. But, Tallahassee, is the only other city with a population over 100,000 that has had a mayor as young as Mr. Ravenstahl. A supporter of Mr. Ravenstahl said concerns about Mr. Ravenstahl’s age would dissipate once the city saw his work ethic. But now es the hard part. As he strives to be taken seriously and take charge of a city only recently back from the brink of bankruptcy, the baby-faced mayor said that even the smallest decisions felt weighty, even what to wear in the Steelers game matters. And another pressing issue is to strengthen the city’s economy. Pittsburgh has lost all its mills, nearly half its population and much of its downtown mercial district in the last several decades. “But Pittsburgh has 50,000 college students, and our challenge is to figure out how to retain them and to increase downtown development.” He said. But one of the biggest uncertainties is how long he will remain in office. According to the city charter, Mayor Ravenstahl’s term will not expire until November 2009. Some city lawyers, however, have argued that he must face the electorate next year. And residents in Pittsburgh are still withholding judgment on him. Deli, Jimmy Cvetic, a sandwich shop owner, said “I call him Cool Hand Luke. He’ll be all right, but he’s going to need a cool hand to get through this.” Mayor Ravenstahl said he was still ing to terms with the challenge he faced. 41. About Luke Ravenstahl, which of the following statements is correct? He is the youngest mayor in the U.S.A. His family background has contributed to his successful political career. His young age has won support from media and young voters. He will be mayor of Pittsburgh at least until 2009. 42. The underlined word “dissipate” in the first paragraph probably means________. A. disappear B. appear C. spread D. reduce 43. What can you infer from the article about Pittsburgh? A. It is a small town in New York famous for steel mills. B. It has always enjoyed prosperous economic success. C. Many young college students there are the new hope of the district. D. It is a major city in the U.S.A with a population slightly smaller than 100,000. 44. Where can you find this article? A. A magazine B. A brochure about politicians C. A newspaper D. An advertisement about some mayor candidates 45. What kind of Challenges will not Luke Ravenstahl cope with? A. Distrust from his citizens B. pressure from other outstanding young majors C. economical standstill of his city D. decreasing population in his city
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41. B 42. A 43. C 44. C 45. B 解析: 41.细节理解题。由第一段cashing in on his family’s political tradition可知，选项B正确；由第一段第二、三行可知，他只是major city最年轻的州长，而Small towns还有更年轻的州长，排除选项A；由第一段末句可知他并未已经获得媒体和青年选民的支持，排除选项C；由倒数第二段可知，他不一定任期到209年，他还必须面临次年的选举，排除选项D。 42. 词义猜测题。由语境可推知句意为“一旦选民看到他的职业道德，对他年龄的顾虑自然就消失了”，故dissipate表示“消失”之意。 43. C 细节推断题。A项文中并未提到；B项与第二段第二行的事实正好相反；C项在第三段第三行有交待；由第一段第四句可知，10万人口是指Tallahassee，而不是Pittsburgh，再说文中是over，与选项中的smaller也不符，选项D错。 44. 推理判断题。文段首PITTSBURGH, Sept. 7是新闻最明显的标志。 45. 细节理解题。由第一段末句和第二段前两句可知，选项A正确；由第二段the brink of bankruptcy 和第三段第一句可知，C项正确；由第三段第二句可知选项D正确。