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On his first visit to China,Barack Obama has won hearts and minds with a simple ges?ture―by carrying his own umbrella.

He 1       it clasped (扣紧,紧握) firmly in his left hand,a large black umbrella protecting him from a downpour 2        he stepped off Air Force One on arrival in Shanghai on Sunday evening. In a country where officials often have flunkeys ((穿制服的) 仆役,谄媚者) to hold their umbrellas,the image of a U. S. president keeping his own head 3        was poignant (醒目有力的) .Xinhua and other prominent Chinese media all 4        the moment.

"I felt 5        to this―Obama holding the umbrella 6        his own”,said a commentator in Wuhanbased Changjiang Daily." There was nobody crowding 7       . The Chinese public puts up with a culture in which government officials have their umbrellas 8        for them. Officials enjoying themselves under an umbrella,don't even 9        they are doing anything wrong."

The "umbrella performance" of Chinese officials has long attracted 10        from the Chi?nese public,and invited unfavorable 11        with official custom in the 12        In one set of photos widely circulated (传播) on the Internet,a Chinese girl student is shown 13        an um?brella for an official as he 14       a speech on Children's Day. Others show the U. K. Queen holding an umbrella aloft (在高处) ;former U. S. President George W. Bush and formerRussiaPresident Putin 15        their First Ladies;and Bush struggling with his umbrella on a 16       day. " Being a government official in our country is truly 17        and glorious," says an online commenter.

To his credit,Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao bucks the umbrella 18        in China. Wen,who cultivates (培养,陶冶) a man-of-the-people 19      ,often carries his own umbrella when he shows up to 20        victims of natural'disasters.

(   ) 1. A. took   B. had   C. grasped   D. seized

(   ) 2. A. before   B. as   C. until   D. since

(   ) 3. A. dry   B. wet   C. smart   D. sweet

(   ) 4. A. caught   B. had   C. took   D. captured

(   ) 5. A. unusual   B. unfamiliar   C. unaccustomed   D. strange

(   ) 6. A. of   B. on   C. by   D. in

(   ) 7. A. next   B. besides   C. throughout   D. round

(   ) 8. A. grasped   B. kept   C. held   D. clasped

(   ) 9. A. think   B. consider   C. believe   D. regard

(   ) 10. A. criticism   B. attack   C. disapproval   D. condemnation

(   ) 11. A. similarity   B. resemblance   C. comparison   D. judgment

(   ) 12. A. East   B. USA   C. UN   D. West

(   ) 13. A. catching   B. holding   C. seizing   D. possessing

(   ) 14. A. delivers   B. conveys   C. talks   D. speaks

(   ) 15. A. defending   B. protecting   C. shielding   D. guarding

(   ) 16. A. windy   B. cloudy   C. sunny   D. snowy

(   ) 17. A. fearful   B. frightful   C. amazing   D. awesome

(   ) 18. A. fashion   B. current   C. style   D. trend

(   ) 19. A. appearance   B. vision   C. image   D. picture

(   ) 20. A. encourage   B. comfort   C. reassure   D. sympathize

  BBADC  6-10 BDCAA   CDBAC    16 -20 ADDCB

奥巴马第一次访华,下飞机时亲自打雨伞,展现在大众面前一个亲民形象。

1. B虽然take,grasp,seize均有"抓住,握紧" 之意,但此处是一个have sth. done结构。

take指用手抓取某东西或控制某物;grasp指紧紧抓住、抓牢;seize指突然抓住某物,强调突然的猛烈动作。

3. A sweet adj.甜的,芳香的。

4. D capture捕获,夺取,(用照片等) 留存; catch赶上,抓住;seize夺取,利用。

5. C此处为"不习惯";unusual异常的,独特的;unfamiliar不熟悉的;strange奇怪的,陌生的。

6. B on one's own靠自己的力量,独自地;of one's own属于某人自己的;by one's own据自己所说;in one's own ...以某人自己的……

9. A consider,think,believe,regard这些动词均含有"认为"之意。

consider指经过考虑和观察后得出的结论;think指按照自己的意见提出看法;believe通常指根据一定的证据,经思考后而认为属实;regard侧重凭外表或表面现象作判断,多强调观点。

10. A disapproval n.不赞成;condemnation n.

谴责,非难,定罪。

11. C similarity n.相似,类似;resemblance 相像,相似;judgment n.裁判,判断。

14. A make/give/deliver a speech是常用固定搭配。

15. C defend v.防守,防护,辩护;shield vt.避开,庇护;protect vt.保护,投保;guard v.看守,守卫,保卫。

17. D fearful adj.担心的,可怕的;frightful adj.可怕的,吓人的;amazing adj.令人惊异的;awesome adj.可怕的,表示敬畏同时还有了不起的、精彩的、绝妙的意思。此处有点讥讽的味道,译为"就是牛,就是爽"。

18. D current趋势,(水、气、电) 流尤其指目前存在和发生的;fashion n.时尚,风格,样子;style ".文体,风格,式样;trend趋势,倾向。指事物发展总的方向、倾向或趋势。

19. C picture n.照片,影片,描述,指广义的"图画",现多用来指相片、画像;vision n.视力,视觉,幻觉;appearance n.出现,露面,外貌。

20. B本句的意思是"看望并慰问受灾的人民群众";encourage着重于"鼓励,促进,支持”;reassure使. 安心,再保证;sympathize 同情,不符合题意。

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The survey of 6,099 people commissioned (受委托) by LV = Streetwise,a charity that ed?ucates children about safety,revealed that nearly a quarter of children aged 15 or under were not allowed to sleep at a friend's house,60 percent were forbidden to travel on public transport alone and 43 percent can't go to the park without a parent or guardian.

It said more than 60 percent of mums and dads think the world is more dangerous than when they were kids.

"It's difficult for parents to know when is the right time to step back and allow children to experience things on their own,and this report shows just how much things have changed over the last generation," said LV = group chief executive Mike Rogers in a statement.

In contrast,just four percent of today's adults say they were banned from sleepingover when they were 15 or younger,only two percent were forbidden to use public transport,and the same number couldn't go out on their own in familiar surroundings,such as their local town or park.

"Stranger danger" is the number one worry for over half of all parents (54 percent) ,fol?lowed by bullying (47) ”mugging (47) and road danger (34) .

On average,children today can look forward to walking to school on their own by the age of 11,use public transport on their own at 12 ,and babysit their brother or sister by the time they're 14.

In contrast,parents say they were allowed to walk to school unaccompanied at the age of nine,use public transport alone by the time they were 11 ,and babysit a sibling by the time of their 12th birthday.

Parents know they are being tougher on their children and over a third said they felt uneasy that their kids do not get the same opportunities as they did to experience freedom as a young?ster.

(   ) 5. According to the text,which can best describe the feeling of the fearful parents?

   A. Dissatisfied. B. Disappointed.

   C. Disquieted. D. Disapproved.

(   ) 6. What is the most worrying problem for over half of all parents about their children's safety?

   A. Their children sleeping at a friend's house.

   B. Stranger danger.

   C. Using public transport on their own.

   D. Bullying,mugging and road danger.

(   ) 7.        percent of children aged 15 or under were not allowed to sleep at a friend's house now in comparison with their parents'         .

   A. 25% ; 4%   B. 20% ; 4%   C. 15% ; 2%   D. 25% ; 2%

(   ) 8. What is the main meaning of the passage?

   A. Compared with their own childhood,many parents got the idea that the world is changing.

   B. More than half of parents are firmly under the belief that the world is more dan?gerous than when they were kids.

   C. With the development of the society,people have to change their opinion of the world.

   D. Some parents feel sorry for their children not experiencing freedom as a young?ster.

 New technology comes to the aid of the disabled in many forms that will knock your socks off!

  A mobility robot is a robot that is designed to help disabled people move around. It might have wheels,but most often it will have legs so it can climb stairs and uneven ground. It might also take the form of a mobility suit,which is a kind of robot that surrounds your body,arms and legs. Here are some examples.

  Toyota Partner Robot This mobility robot can not only transport you around,you can also make it follow you around and use it to transport all the things you have bought when you are shopping. Even though it has wheels,it can still climb stairs since each wheel can move independently up and down.

  Twendy One The other amazing mobility robots in the top 10 can only help you move around. Twendy One is different. It can help you move around and help you do almost all your household chores. Thanks to Twendy One's ability to understand human instructions,it can help you toast bread,prepare your dinner and find all kinds of stuff for you.

  EL-E Fetch Bot The EL-E might not be a true mobility robot. It can't help you move around,but it can fetch things for you so you don't need to move anyway. All you need to do is to point a laser pointer at something and EL-E will race to get it for you. You can also point at another location to make EL-E move the item instead of giving it to you.  

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(   ) 5. Toyota Partner Robot with wheels can still climb,that's because         .

   A. it can understand human instructions

   B. it is one of the top ten mobility robots

   C. its wheels can move up and down independently

   D. it is designed to have two long arms and legs

(   ) 6. What Twendy One is different from the other robots is         .

   A. to do housework   B. to fetch something

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(   ) 7. According to the passage,which of the statements is NOT true?

   A. A mobility robot can give disabled people much more help.

   B. When EL-E Fetch Bot fetches for you,a laser device is needed.

   C. Bonus-BEAR can be used to lift and carry the heavy.

   D. The four robots can all help people transport around.

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