题目内容
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。