問題詳情
As school nutrition officials gathered around a conference table in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on May 27, Michelle Obama’strademark hug-a-stranger vibe was notably absent. “This is unacceptable,” she said curtly. “It’s unacceptable to me not just as First Lady but alsoas a mother.”What was (32) Obama was an attempt by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to ease school nutrition standards shehelped pass in 2010. “The stakes couldn’t be higher on this issue,” Obama said, noting that 1 in 3 U.S. children will develop Type 2 diabetes.“The last thing we can afford to do right now is play politics with our kids’ health.”But in the nation’s capital, even kids’ health can be political. In Congress, the interests of farmers and food companies regularly (33)with the concerns of parents and the nutritional recommendations of the USDA. Nor is the school-lunch fight new: The standards the First Ladyis fighting to preserve have already been weakened once before (34) food-industry opposition.This was, to some extent, inevitable. Ever since she made school meals a signature issue early in the President’s first term, the First Ladyhas tried to join forces with the food industry on initiatives to shrink package sizes and include healthier fare on kids’ menus. In exchange, shehas moderated her criticism of junk food and acknowledged that there is nothing wrong with the occasional (35) . (She notably handed outsugar-sweet marshmallow Peeps at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll and has called french fries a favorite food.)But that tenuous alliance has been (36) as House Republicans, food-industry groups, and other stakeholders have pushed to allowschools to delay the new federal standards. In 2011, Republicans held up funding for new rules in order to extract concessions favorable to thepotato and cheese industries. The First Lady’s critics also argue that the rules are inflexible and full compliance is too costly for some districts.
【題組】32.
(A)aspiring
(B)entrancing
(C)irritating
(D)ushering
參考答案
答案：C
難度：適中0.631068
統計：A(19),B(10),C(65),D(7),E(0)