At the end of his two terms in office, Ronald Reagan viewed with satisfaction the achievements of his innovative program known as the Reagan Revolution. This revolution aimed to (36)reduce American people’s reliance upon the government. He felt he had (37)fulfilled his campaign pledge of 1980 to restore “the great, confident roar of American (38)progress and growth and optimism”.

　　Ronald Reagan was nominated by Republicans in 1980 and chose as his running mate former United Nations Ambassador George Bush. Reagan (39) won 489 votes to 49 for President Jimmy Carter.

　　On January 20, 1981, Reagan took (40)office Unfortunately, only about 69 days later he was (41) shot by a would-be assassin, but quickly recovered and returned to (42) duty. Moreover, his grace and wit during the (43) dangerous incident caused his popularity to soar.

　　Dealing skillfully with Congress, Reagan obtained legislation to stimulate economic growth, curb inflation, increase employment, and strengthen national defense.(44)He embarked upon a course of cutting taxes and government expenditures. He also refused to deviate from it when the strengthening of defense forces led to a large deficit.

　　In foreign policy, Reagan sought to achieve “peace through strength”. (45)During his two terms he increased defense spending by 35 percent. He also sought to improve relations with the Soviet Union.In dramatic meetings with Soviet leader, he negotiated a treaty that would eliminate intermediate-range nuclear missiles. By ordering naval escorts in the Persian Gulf, he maintained the free flow of oil during the Iran-Iraq war.

　　Overall, the Reagan years saw a restoring of prosperity, and (46) the goal of peace through strength seemed to be within grasp.

　　Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)

　　Section A

　　47.It proves how dangerous the newer virus is. 本題問的是認識西班牙流感病毒和亞洲禽流感病毒的相似性的重要意義，定位到第三段中的“Nevertheless, the similarities… provide unusually concrete evidence of how dangerous the newer virus is.”

　　48.Science and Nature. 答案見第四段

　　49.they reconstructed the Spanish flu virus 此題題干與第五段首句意思相近。本題需填選that 引導的表語從句，故將原文的動名詞結構reconstructing the Spanish flu virus 轉換成主謂結構。

　　50.release a long-awaited pandemic plan 見第六段中的 “… if necessary, and that the government’s long-awaited pandemic plan will be release soon. 據題干要求，將本段末尾句的賓語被動式從句結構轉換為主動式。

　　51.American Samoa and parts of Iceland 題中的During and after World WarⅠ與in 1918 and early 1919同義， 定位末段的第二句，將原文中的主語用作此題中介詞except的賓語，從而得到答案。