Question

Letters to the next president

Dear Mr. President:

I would like to personally thank you for your time and concern for our great country. I would like to take a few minutes to address a few concerns that I have with the United States.

First of all, I would like to address the war. In my opinion, we should have never been involved with Iraq to the extent that we are now. I believe we should pull our troops out. However, I think there should be a time table that we follow but the time table should not be released（发布） because the enemy does not need to know when we are going to pull out. Also, the war takes out a ton of our money, which leads me to my next issue.

The economy right now, in the opinion of many Americans is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now. No one can predict what will happen one day or the next. The obvious thing to do is to put 700 billion dollars in the economy, but that bill failed and was rejected by the House of Representatives(众议院). Instead of putting 700 billion dollars in, I think the money should be equally distributed among Americans to pay off their debts. I'm not sure if this would work, but I think it is a positive alternative(替代) we could take.

My final issue I would like to call to your attention is teacher's salaries. The high school students of today are America's future. In a way, America's future depends greatly on the high school teachers of America. Saying this, it is sad that teacher's salaries are where they are. While teachers are working harder and harder every day to teach high school students, CEO's of big companies that are driving our countries economy into the ground are getting bonuses. I'm not saying that teacher's salaries should be the same of CEO's of companies, but I do strongly believe that action should be taken to increase the salaries of teachers because they have one of the most important jobs in America - - preparing our country for the future.

Once again, thank you for your time and your effort you put in to making this great country a better place.

Sincerely, Walker

1.What's the author's attitude towards the Iraq War?

A．Supportive        B．Objective(客观的)   C．Negative          D．Positive

2.What's true about the time of pulling the troops out?

A．We should pull the troops out without delay.

B．There is no need to have a time table to follow.

C．The public has the fight to know the time table.

D．We should keep the time secret from the enemy.

3.According to the author, the 700 billion dollars__________

A．is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now.

B．has been accepted by the House of Representatives.

C．should be equally shared among Americans

D．should be put in the economy

4.When talking about high school teachers, the author thinks that____________

A．the teachers' salaries are not high enough.

B．teacher's salaries should be as high as CEO's.

C．the teachers work harder than CEO's of companies.

D．teaching is more important than any other job in America

5.Which of the topics is NOT included in the letter?

A．Election           B．International affair   C．Finance           D．Education,

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是Walker写给美国总统的信，涉及了伊拉克国际事务、财政、教育等方面的问题。

1.C 细节题。根据第二段2,3,4行In my opinion, we should have never been involved with Iraq to the extent that we are now. I believe we should pull our troops out.可知作者对于伊拉克战争持有反对的态度，认为他们应该尽早抽身。故C正确。

2.D 细节题。根据文章第二段3,4,5行However, I think there should be a time table that we follow but the time table should not be released（发布） because the enemy does not need to know when we are going to pull out.可知撤军的时间应该保密，故D正确。

3.C 细节题。根据第三段5,6行Instead of putting 700 billion dollars in, I think the money should be equally distributed among Americans to pay off their debts.可知他认为要把钱分配给美国人。故C正确。

4.A 推理题。根据文章倒数3,4,5,6行I'm not saying that teacher's salaries should be the same of CEO's of companies, but I do strongly believe that action should be taken to increase the salaries of teachers because they have one of the most important jobs in America - - preparing our country for the future.可知他认为美国老师的工资不够高，故A正确。

5.A 推理题。本文讲述了伊拉克战争，这属于国际事务；第三段讲述了财政；第四段讲述了教育，没有提及选举。故A项符合题意。

考点：考查人生百态类短文阅读

点评：本文是Walker写给美国总统的信，涉及了伊拉克国际事务、财政、教育等方面的问题。本文考查细节题为主，细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息?或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法?即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。