Text4AwritersaidyesterdaythatRichardM.Scrushy,theformerchiefexecutiveofHealthSouth,paidherthroughapublicrelationsfirmtoproduceseveralfavorablearticlesforanAlabamanewspaperthathereviewedbeforepublicationduringhisfraudtr iallastyear.
ThearticlesappearedinTheBirminghamTimes,ablack-ownedweeklyinBirmingham,Ala.Mr.ScrushywasacquittedinJuneinasix-monthtr ialthereonall36countsagainsthim,despitetestimonyfromformerHealthSouthexecutiveswhosaidhepresidedoverahugeaccountingfraud."Isatinthatcourtr oomforsixmonths,andIdideverythingpossibletoadvocateforhiscause,"AudreyLewis,theauthorofthearticles,saidinatelephoneinterview.Shesaidshereceived$10,000fromMr.ScrushythroughtheLewisGroup,apublicrelationsfirm,andanother$1,000tohelpbuyacomputer."ScrushypromisedmealotmorethanwhatIgot,"shesaid.
CharlesA.Russell,aspokesmanforMr.Scrushy,saidhewasnotawareofanexplicitagreementfortheLewisGrouptopayMs.Lewis.ThepaymentstoMs.Lewiswerefirstr eportedbyTheAssociatedPressyesterday."There'snothingthereIthinkRichardwouldhaveanypartof,"Mr.Russellsaid.
Mr.RussellsaidthatMr.Scrushyreviewedthearticlesbeforetheywerepublished."Richardthoughtshewasdoingalittle,'F.Y.I.,here'swhatI'mwriting,'"Mr.Russellsaid.Ms.LewissaidthatMr.Russell,aprominentDenver-basedcrisiscommunicationsconsultant,wasalsoinvolvedinprovidingherwithfinancialcompensation.ShesaidMr.Russellwrotehera$2,500personalcheckattheendofMay2005;Mr.Russellsaidthatwastr ue."Shewaslookingforfreelancecommunity-relationsworkafterthetr ial,"Mr.Russellsaid.
Ms.LewiscameintoMr.Scrushy'sspherethroughBelieversTempleChurch;sheattendsservicesandworksasanadministr atorthere.SheandRev.HermanHenderson,thepastor,werepartofagroupthatappearedincourtwithMr.Scrushyandoftenprayedwithhimduringbreaks.Beforeandduringthetr ial,inwhich11ofthe18jurorswereblack,Mr.Scrushy,whoiswhite,forgedtieswithBirmingham'sAfrican-Americanpopulation.Hejoinedapredominantlyblackchurch,andhisfoundationdonatedtoitandotherblackcongregations.
Mr.HendersonalsosaidhereceivedpaymentsfromMr.Scrushyinexchangeforbuildingsupportforhimamongblacks.Mr.ScrushysaidinastatementyesterdaythathisfoundationdonatedmoneytoMr.Henderson'schurch,butsaidthepaymentswereunrelatedtohiscase."MyfoundationdonatedtohischurchbuildingfundandtoaKatr inareliefeffortthathischurchsponsored,"Mr.Scrushysaid."That'sit.Period."
Ms.Lewis,31,saidshewasdisclosingdetailsaboutthefinancialarrangementbecauseMr.ScrushystillowesherandMr.Hendersonasignificantamountofmoney.Ms.LewisprovidedcopiesofaretaineragreementthatMr.ScrushysignedlastAprilwiththeLewisGroup,apublicrelationsfirmcontr olledbyJesseJ.LewisSr.,82thefounderofTheBirminghamTimes,andacheckissuedtoherinMayfromtheLewisGroup.(MsLewisandMr.Lewisarenotr elated.)
第36题：Theword\"acquitted\"(Line2,Para.2)probablymeans________.
A.discharged
B.arrested
C.quitted
D.punished
正确答案：A该词所在原句为“Mr.ScrushywasacquittedinJuneinasix-monthtr ialthereonall36countsagainsthim,despitetestimonyfromformerHealthSouthexecutiveswhosaidhepresidedoverahugeaccountingfraud.”（Mr.Scrushy因36项指控而授受了6个月的审判，6月份……，尽管前HealthSouth主管指证其策划了一项大的账目作假。）因为前后半句是转折关系，所以可以推断Mr.Scrushy并没有受到制裁，因此选项A“宣布无罪”，B“逮捕”，C“解除”，D“惩罚”中，A符合逻辑。
