Passage Three
文章三

Claudette Rigo is a reporter for a French newspaper.
克劳德特·瑞格是法国一家报纸的记者。
Her assignment for the last five years has been Washington and American politics.
她过去五年里的人物是华盛顿和美国的政治。
She reports the current political news for her paper.
她给她的报纸报道当前的政治新闻。
In addition, she writes the column that is published every week.
另外，她写每周发布的专栏。
The column explains American politics to her readers in France.
该专栏给她在法国的读者解释美国政治。
They often find it very difficult to understand the United States and Americans.
他们经常会觉得美国和美国人很难懂。
Claudette lives in a small house in a fashionable section of Washington.
克劳德特住在华盛顿一个时尚地区的一所小房子里。
She entertains a great deal.
她款待很多人。
Her guests are usually government officials, diplomats, lawyers and other newspaper people.
她的客人通常是政府官员、外交官、律师和其他报社人员。
When she isn't entertaining, she goes out to dinners and parties.
当她不接待客人的时候，她去晚宴和聚会。
In spite of her busy social life, Claudette works very hard.
虽然她社交生活繁忙，克劳德特工作非常努力。
The parties are really work for her, because reporters frequently get news stories just by talking and listening to people.
聚会对她来说非常真的有用，因为记者们经常只是通过和人们说话和听他们说话就能得到新闻故事。
Claudette also has a small office in a building downtown.
克劳德特在一个市区建筑里也有一个小的办公室。
She goes there every morning to write up her stories and send them to Paris.
她每个早上都去那里写她的故事并且把它们发到法国。
Her column is published every Monday, so she usually spends a large part of the weekend working on it at home.
她的专栏每周一发布，所以她经常周末在家花大量的时间忙于它。
Claudette spends a month in France every year, so that she won't forget how to speak French.
克劳德特每年在法国呆一个月，以便她不会忘记说法语。
In spite of all her experience in Washington, Claudette may be transferred.
不管她多年在华盛顿的经历，克劳德特也许会被调任。
This is an election year in the United States when the people elect a new President.
这是美国人选举新总统的选举年。
When the election is over, Claudette thinks that her newspaper in Paris may change her assignment.
当选举结束的时候，克劳德特认为她在法国的报社会改变她的任务。

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
问题22到25是基于你刚刚听到的文章的。
Question 22.What do we learn about the column Claudette writes?
问题22.关于克劳德特写的专栏我们了解到什么？
Question 23.What does Claudette usually do on weekends?
问题23.克劳德特经常在周末做什么？
Question 24.Why does Claudette spend a month in France every year?
问题24. 克劳德特为什么每年在法国呆一个月？
Question 25.What might happen to Claudette after this year's American presidential election?
在今年美国总统选举之后克劳德特身上可能会发生什么？