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Public officials and candidates for public office routinely use public opinion polls to keep track of what the people are thinking. An important question is the degree to which these polls should guide leaders in their actions. There are arguments for and against the use of polls as the basis for policy decisions.Polls can contribute to effective government by keeping political leaders from getting too far out of line with the public’s thinking. In a democratic society, the effectiveness of a public policy often dep. ends on the extent of its public support. When a policy is contrary to the public’s desires, people may choose to disregard or undermine it, thus making it counterproductive or inefficient. Further, when government pursues a course of action with which a large proportion of the public disagrees, it risks a loss of public confidence, which can have a negative effect on its ability to lead. The Reagan administration, flying high from 1981 to 1985 ,was brought low in 1986 by public reaction to news of its secret sales of weapons to Iran. The administration had not paid sufficient attention to polls that revealed the deep antagonism American still felt toward Iran be cause the Ayatollah Khomeini’s regime has held sixty-three American hostages in 1979 - 1981.However, leaders can also do a disservice to the public they represent by using poll results as a substitute for policy judgment. "Effective government", as Walter Lippmann wrote, "cannot be conducted by legislators and officials who, when a question is presented, ask themselves first and last not what is the truth and which is the right and necessary course, but what does the Gallup Poll say" During his presidential term, Jimmy Carter proposed five consecutive inflation-fighting programs, changing his plans with each shift in public sentiment without having invested the political capital necessary to get Congress and the country behind any of the efforts. The nation -- and Carter -- would probably have been better served by a steadfast commitment to a single course of action. Paragraph 2 mainly implies that（）
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In Britain, winter is the season not only for visits to the theatre, opera, concert and ballet, but also for shopping or for sightseeing.London, one of the (26) cities in the world, has plenty to offer during the winter months, (27) in the way of entertainment—and the (28) act like a magnet with (29) array of presents for the Christmas (30) followed by large scale bargains in the January (31) . But it’s not only London that (32) value shopping, most of our suburban and (33) centres have just as much to offer to the (34) shopper.Even if you’re based (35) London, you don’t have to spend all your (36) there—and that goes for all the year (37) , too. Take a train or coach and (38) what else Britain has to offer; (39) are many excursions, even in winter, and among the great country houses (40) keep their stately front doors open (41) the year are Longleat and WoburnAbbey. (42) a car and drive (43) into the beauty of the winter landscape, the scenery will be (44) beautiful and the people will have more time to chat to you (45) this time of the year. 36（）
国家统计局主要负责监测、分析国民经济运行态势，调节国民经济日常运行，编制并组织实施近期经济运行调控目标、政策和措施。( )
W: You’d better put a notice here for the class tomorrow.M: I don’t think it’ll be ever seen by anyone. All the students are gone. What does the man mean（）
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