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Jacinda Ardern has said she is “privileged and humbled” to become New Zealand’s next prime minister.

At an eagerly awaited press conference on Thursday, the kingmaker Winston Peters announced that his New Zealand First Party would throw its support behind Ardern’s Labour Party.

This will allow Labour to form a coalition government with NZ First, along with the backing of the Green party, which means Ardern, 37, becomes New Zealand’s third female prime minister.

Ardern, who also becomes New Zealand’s youngest prime minister for 150 years, said she was committed to forming a strong and durable(持久的) government.

“This is an exciting day. We want to be a government for all New Zealanders and one that will seize the opportunity to build a fairer, better New Zealand. We will work hard to make sure New Zealand is once again a world leader, a country we can all be proud of. We said we could do this, and we will do this,” Ardern said.

“For too many New Zealanders capitalism(资本主义) has not been their friend but their foe,” Peters said, adding New Zealanders had been left behind while the political elite got richer.

1.Which of the following about Winston Peters is TRUE?

A He is in a position higher than the prime minister.

B He is the leader of New Zealand First Party.

C He is the fan of the Labour Party.

D He is the former prime minister of New Zealand.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段At an eagerly awaited press conference on Thursday, the kingmaker Winston Peters announced that his New Zealand First Party would throw its support behind Ardern’s Labour Party.可知温斯顿·彼得斯把票投给了杰辛达·阿德恩所在的工党，从他投票可知他应该是一般选民，而不具有绝对任命权，从前面的kingmaker可知是他的投票造就了阿德恩的竞选成功，因此他应该具有很大影响力，根据his New Zealand First Party 可知他应该是新西兰优先党的领袖，故选B。

2.How many female prime ministers in New Zealand are there before Jacinda Ardern?

A 1.

B 2.

C 3.

D 4.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句This will allow Labour to form a coalition government with NZ First, along with the backing of the Green party, which means Ardern, 37, becomes New Zealand’s third female prime minister.可知阿德恩是新西兰第三任女总理，因此在她之前有两个女总理，故选B。

3.Which of the following is not Jacinda Ardern’s aim?

A To build a fairer New Zealand.

B To build a better New Zealand.

C To make New Zealand the world leader.

D To bring capitalism into New Zealand.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第四段可知建设更加公平、美好的新西兰和使新西兰成为世界领袖都是阿德恩的目标，引入资本主义不是，故选D。

4.What does the underlined word “foe” mean in Chinese?

A 密友.

B 敌人.

C 同盟.

D 队友.

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据前面的has not been their friend but可知foe应该是与friend相反意义的词，只有“敌人”符合题意，故选B。

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

A The youngest prime minister in New Zealand.

B How to win support from different parties.

C What New Zeanland will be like in the future.

D Who made Jacinda Ardern the prime minister.

解析：选A。主旨大意题。根据全文主要内容阿德恩竞选总理成功，成为新西兰第三任女总理、新西兰最年轻总理、她将在总理任期作何种努力可知本文主要是介绍新西兰新任总理，故选A。