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原文來自2014年6月4日The Guardian: Is the writing on the wall for all European royals? (by David Priestland)
King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted 「kings don’t abdicate, they die in their sleep.」 But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down. So does the Spanish crisis suggest that monarchy is seeing its last days? Does that mean the writing is on the wall for all European royals, with their magnificent uniforms and majestic lifestyles?
The Spanish case provides arguments both for and against monarchy. When public opinion is particularly polarized, as it was following the end of the Franco regime, monarchs can rise above 」mere」 politics and 「embody」 a spirit of national unity.
It is this apparent transcendence of politics that explains monarchs continuing popularity as heads of state. And so, the Middle East excepted, Europe is the most monarch-infested region in the world, with 10 kingdoms (not counting Vatican City and Andorra). But unlike their absolutist counterparts in the Gulf and Asia, most royal families have survived because they allow voters to avoid the difficult search for a non-controversial but respected public figure.
Even so, kings and queens undoubtedly have a downside. Symbolic of national unity as they claim to be, their very history — and sometimes the way they behave today — embodies outdated and indefensible privileges and inequalities. At a time when Thomas Piketty and other economists are warning of rising inequality and the increasing power of inherited wealth, it is bizarre that wealthy aristocratic families should still be the symbolic heart of modern democratic states.
The most successful monarchies strive to abandon or hide their old aristocratic ways. Princes and princesses have day-jobs and ride bicycles, not horses (or helicopters). Even so, these are wealthy families who party with the international 1%, and media intrusiveness makes it increasingly difficult to maintain the right image.
While Europe’s monarchies will no doubt be smart enough to survive for some time to come, it is the British royals who have most to fear from the Spanish example.
It is only the Queen who has preserved the monarchy’s reputation with her rather ordinary (if well-heeled) granny style. The danger will come with Charles, who has both an expensive taste of lifestyle and a pretty hierarchical view of the world. He has failed to understand that monarchies have largely survived because they provide a service — as non-controversial and non-political heads of state. Charles ought to know that as English history shows, it is kings, not republicans, who are the monarchy’s worst enemies.
21.According to the first two paragraphs, King Juan Carlos of Spain
[A] used to enjoy high public support
[B] was unpopular among European royals
[C] eased his relationship with his rivals
[D] ended his reign in embarrassment
答案：D
解析：首二段中關於King Juan Carlos的描述集中在首段首二句。第二句提到「尷尬的醜聞以及共和的風行」(embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican)「迫使King Juan Carlos食言並退位」(forced him to eat his words and stand down)，被改寫為D選項的「在尷尬中結束了他的君主統治」(ended his reign in embarrassment)。
幹擾選項
A：未提及King Juan Carlos過去享有民眾很高的支持。
B：未提及King Juan Carlos在歐洲王室中不受歡迎。
C：未提及King Juan Carlos緩和了與對手之間的關係。