21、According to the first two paragraphs, King Juan Carl of span
22、Monarchs are kept as head of state in Europe mostly
23. Which of the following is shown to be odd, according to Paragraph 4?
24. The British royals “have most to fear” because Charles 25. Which of the following is the best title of the text?
根據關鍵詞King Juan Carlos of Spain 定位到第一段第一和第二句。But embarrassing scandals…have forced him to eat his words and stand down. 此處stand down譯為放棄席位。因此D ended his reign in embarrassment是原文內容的同義替換。這就是嚴格遵循題干定位原則解題而得到的。
22題處在21和23中間,21題考前兩段,23題考第四段,根據段落定位,答案就在第三段。根據關鍵詞定位到第三段第一句it is this apparent …that explains …as heads of state.和第三句But unlike their absolutist…most royal families have survived because they allow voters to avoid the difficult search for ...respected public figure. 絕大多數皇室家族使得選民避免了尋找受人尊敬的公眾人物的麻煩。因此A owing to their undoubted and respectable status是原文內容的同義替換。