Notes to the Reading Passage

　　1. pan-Enropean

　　pan-： 前綴：全，總，泛

　　pan-African 全/泛非洲的(運動)

　　pan-Enropean全/泛歐的(機構(gòu)建設)

　　2. outstrip

　　超越，勝過，超過，優(yōu)于

　　Material development outstripped human development”“物質(zhì)的發(fā)展超過了人類的進步”

　　3. ebb

　　回落跌落;衰退或消減

　　The tide is on the ebb.正在退潮。

　　4. Machiavelli

　　馬基雅維利，尼克爾1469-1527意大利政治理論家，他的著作君主論(1513年)闡述了一個意志堅定的統(tǒng)治者不顧道德觀念的約束如何獲得并保持其權力。

　　文章中意為“任何一個人都可以看到，顯而易見。。。”。

　　5. hey presto

　　突然地;立即(魔術師用語)您看，變!

　　6. upshot

　　結(jié)果;結(jié)局

　　Keys to the Questions 1-14

　　1. TRUE

　　Explanation

　　See the first sentence in Section A “Aftera period of introversion and stunned self-disbelief， continental European governments will recover their enthusiasm for pan-European institution-building in 2007”.

　　2. FALSE

　　Explanation

　　See the third sentence in Section C “And in 2005 they were supposed to ratify a European constitution， laying the ground for yet more integration—until the calm rhythm was rudely shattered by French and Dutch voters.”.

　　3. TRUE

　　Explanation

　　See the first sentence in the Section D “In 2007 the European Union marks the 50th anniversary of another treaty—the Treaty of Rome， its founding charter.”.