5. The author mentions the "stump speech" in line 7 as an example of

　　(A) an event created by politicians to attract media attention

　　(B) an interactive discussion between two politicians

　　(C) a kind of political presentation typical of the nineteenth century

　　(D) a style of speech common to televised political events

　　6. The phrase "given way to" in line 10 is closest in meaning to

　　(A) added interest to

　　(B) modified

　　(C) imitated

　　(D) been replaced by

　　7. The word "that" in line 12 refers to

　　(A) audience

　　(B) broadcast news

　　(C) politician

　　(D) advertisement

　　8. According to the passage , as compared with televised speeches, traditional political discourse was more successful at

　　(A) allowing news coverage of political candidates

　　(B) placing political issues within a historical context

　　(C) making politics seem more intimate to citizens

　　(D) providing detailed information about a candidates private behavior

　　9. The author states that "politicians assert but do not argue" (line 18) in order to suggest that politicians

　　(A) make claims without providing reasons for the claims

　　(B) take stronger positions on issues than in the past

　　(C) enjoy explaining the issue to broadcasters

　　(D) dislike having to explain their own positions on issues to citizens

　　10. The word "Reliance" in line 21 is closest in meaning to

　　(A) abundance

　　(B) clarification

　　(C) dependence

　　(D) information

　　11. The purpose of paragraph 4 is to suggest that

　　(A) politicians will need to learn to become more personal when meeting citizens

　　(B) politicians who are considered very attractive are favored by citizens over politicians who are less attractive

　　(C) citizens tend to favor a politician who analyzed the issue over one who does not

　　(D) citizens will need to learn how to evaluate visual political images in order to become better informed

　　12. According to paragraph 5, staged political events are created so that politicians can

　　(A) create more time to discuss political issues

　　(B) obtain more television coverage for themselves

　　(C) spend more time talking to citizens in person

　　(D) engages in debates with their opponents

　　13. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage ?

　　(A) Political presentations today are more like advertisements than in the past.

　　(B) Politicians today tend to be more familiar with the views of citizens than in the past.

　　(C) Citizens today are less informed about a politician's character than in the past.

　　(D) Political speeches today focus more on details about issues than in the past.

　　參考答案：DCABC DABAC DBA