Ⅵ ①It is too soon to write off the EU. ②It remains the world’s largest trading block. ③At its best, the European project is remarkably liberal: built around a single market of 27 rich and poor countries, its internal borders are far more open to goods, capital and labour than any comparable trading area. ④It is an ambitious attempt to blunt the sharpest edges of globalization, and make capitalism benign.
题目Regarding the future of the EU, the author seems to feel _____.[A] pessimistic[B] desperate[C] conceited[D] hopeful
题目解析 第六段是文章尾段，首句明确表达了作者对EU的态度。 Write off (认为……失败)这一表达很多考生很陌生，但是从介词off大致可以判断这一短语的感情色彩应该是偏负面。 而too soon to表示“为时过早”，说明作者的意思是认为欧盟不行了还为时过早，负负得正。由此可知，作者对欧盟的态度是正面的，画“+”号。 其次，句②中的remains the world’s largest和句③中的at its best都是正面积极的表达，进一步确定了此题应该选D。
