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When he took office, George W. Bush, son of former president George Herbert Walker Bush, became the first son to follow his father into the White House since John Quiney Adams followed John Adams in the early 19th century.

    Bush was born on July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, the first child of George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Pierce Bush. Although George Herbert Walker Bush began his career in the oil industry, he finally served as a congressman(国会议员), and vice(副) president and president of the United States.

    At the age of two,Bush moved with his parents from Connecticut to Odessa, Texas, where his father took up the oil business. After a year in Texas, the family moved to California for business reasons. A year later, the family returned to Texas and settled in Midland, where Bush lived from 1950 to 1959.

    In 1959, again for business reasons, the family moved to Houston, Texas. In 1961 Bush left Texas and went to Andover, Massachusetts, to attend Phillips Academy, aboarding school(寄宿学校) that his father had also attended.

    At Phillips, Bush played basketball, baseball, and football. He was best known for being head cheerleader. In 1964 he enrolled at Yale University in Connecticut.His father and grandfather had also attended Yale. At Yale, Bush was considered an average student, but he was popular with his classmates.

    Bush graduated from Yale with a bachelor’s degree in history in 1968. Then he joined the Air National Guard and remained in the Guard until 1973. After earning his MBA from Harvard in 1975, Bush returned to Midland. Like his father, he first entered the oil industry as a “landsman(新手)”. However, Bush’s oil companies never enjoyed great success. He took more interest in politics. He helped his father to become president and in 1994 he himself was elected governor of Texas.

    In the summer of 1999, Bush began to run for the president of the USA and on January 20, 2001, George W. Bush, hand raised, took the oath(宣誓) of office to become the 43rd president of the US.

1.What does the writer intend to tell us in the first paragraph?

    A. George W. Bush is the first son in American history to follow his father into the White House.

    B. George W. Bush is the first son of former president George Herbert Walker Bush.

    C. John Quincy Adams and his father were both former American presidents.

    D. George W. Bush is the second one in American history to follow his father into the White House.

2.We may learn from the text that young Bush ______.

A. got on very well at the universities

B. was very good at basketball, baseball and football

C. did everything as his father had done   

D. was a very successful politician like his father

3.Which of the following is NOT true about George W. Bush?

A. Young Bush lived with his family in Texas from 1948 to 1961.

B. He once studied at a university that his father and grandfather had also attended.

C. He once ruled over an American state before he entered the White House.

D. He once served at the Air National Guard for about five years.

 

【答案】

 

1.D

2.D

3.A

【解析】略

 

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Dr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn’t just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.

Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform(表演) in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, “I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didn’t want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.

Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too. “I like to make people smile. Sometimes it’s difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment(娱乐) both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.”

1. Dr. Petrels works 60 hours a week, because he _______.

A. gives his patients medical advice      B. takes care of 159 patients a week

C. sings on television                  D. has his own TV show

2. Dr. Petrels _______, so he is called a singing doctor. 

A. has been a doctor for ten years       B. always loved to sing

C. is popular with his patients          D. also sings to his patients on TV

3. In his TV show, Dr. Petrel _______.

A. sings and gives medical advice         B. sings about different diseases

C. starts to explain diseases with a song    D. sings love songs he wrote

4. Dr. Petrels’ show is popular _______.

A. in Las Vegas.                   B. at medical school  

C. with people who like his singing    D. with patients in Montreal  

5. Dr. Petrels says he likes to _______.

A. help people sing          B. make people feel better 

C. do the same thing         D. make difficult people smile

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    Later that evening,I    37    told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over,we agreed that we knew our    38    much better than an IQ(智商)test. We     39    that Michael’s score must have been a    40     and we should treat him     41     as usual.

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    Michael     44      Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student. Soon afterwards,his teacher permitted him to take more courses than     45     .In 1968,he was accepted by the School of Medicine,Yale University.

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    Children often do as    53    as what adults,particularly parents and teachers,   54   of them. That is,tell a child he is“    55   ,”and he may play the role of a foolish child.

36.A.joy                      B. surprise                   C. dislike              D. disappointment

37.A.tearfully                     B. fearfully                  C. cheerfully                D. hopefully

38.A.student                       B. son                  C. friend               D. doctor

39.A.argued                B. realized                   C. decided                   D. understood

40.A.joke                    B. mistake                   C. warning                   D. wonder

41.A.specially                     B. strictly                    C. naturally                  D. carefully

42.A.poor                    B. good                C. average                   D. standard

43. A. in                      B. about               C. of                    D. for

44. A. visited                      B. chose               C. passed              D. entered

45. A. allowed                     B. descried                   C. required                  D. offered

46. A. missed                      B. held                 C. delayed                   D. attended

47. A. high                 B. same                C. low                  D. different

48. A. curiously            B. eagerly                    C. calmly              D. jokingly

49. A. faith                 B. interest                    C. pride                D. delight

50. A. looked for          B. asked for                 C. waited for                D. prepared for

51. A. received                    B. accepted                  C. organized                D. discussed

52. A. imperfect           B. impassible           C. uncertain              D. unsatisfactory

53. A. honestly                    B. much                      C. well                 D. bravely

54. A. hear                   B. learn                       C. expect              D. speak

55. A. wise                  B. rule                  C. shy                  D. stupid

Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She ___1___ John very much. In her ___2___ he couldn’t do anything ___3___. Every morning she would give him breakfast ___4___ bed and bring him the papers to ___5___. It isn’t really true that he was too ___6___ to work ?in fact he had tried a few ___7___. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to ___8___ at least six windows. Then he ___9___ a bus conductor and on his second ___10___ a passenger stole his bag with all the fares(车费) collected. He ___11___ lost his job as a postman ___12___ he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was ___13___ suitable work for him. So he ___14___ to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so ___15___ about this that she told the ___16___ to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier,” she said, 揾e is going to be the best soldier there ___17___ was, I can tell you!?

Then the great day came ___18___ he was to march past the palace in the parade(接受检阅的队伍). His ___19___ mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good ___20___ in the crowd.

The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his ___21___ came in sight some of the people watching ___22___ laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along.

But Ella Fant, who was filled with ___23___, shouted at the top of her voice: 揕ook at ___24___!They’re all out of ___25___ except my John! Isn’t he the best! ?

1. A. depended on  B. waited on   C. trusted       D. loved

2. A. hope      B. eyes    C. head   D. beliefs

3. A. wrong    B. great   C. good   D. strange

4. A. to   B. at       C. in       D. by

5. A. check     B. read    C. keep   D. sign

6. A. lazy       B. young C. weak   D. shy

7. A. ones       B. years   C. tasks   D. jobs

8. A. rub B. drop   C. break  D. clean

9. A. followed       B. met     C. became      D. found

10. A. day      B. try      C. route   D. chance

11. A. thus      B. even   C. once   D. only

12. A. even if B. so that C. because      D. though

13. A. some    B. such    C. less     D. no

14. A. began   B. promised    C. managed    D. decided

15. A. excited B. worried      C. anxious      D. curious

16. A. incident       B. change       C. news   D. matter

17. A. yet       B. even   C. never  D. just

18. A. where   B. since   C. when  D. till

19. A. proud   B. kind    C. strict   D. lucky

20. A. time     B. position      C. experience  D. impression

21. A. neighbours   B. army officer      C. mother       D. fellow soldiers

22. A. couldn’t help      B. shouldn’t burst out    C. stopped      D. kept

23. A. sadness B. happiness   C. surprise      D. regret

24. A. them    B. those   C. that     D. him

25. A. sight    B. order  C. mind   D. step

Pete took his seat this day on his usual bench in Union Square.Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years Pete had taken this same seat exactly at one o'clock, and each time the same pleasant thing had happened.But this time Pete had come here more from habit than from hunger.Certainly today Pete was not hungry.Two rich old ladies gave him a Thanksgiving dinner of everything he could eat.

       Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move.The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst.The November breeze and the first light fall of snow felt cool and pleasant to his face.He happened to look to the left and there in the distance he saw the old Gentleman coming toward him.He wanted to get up and run, but he was so full of food he stayed right there.Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years, the Old Gentleman had come there, found Pete on this same bench, and then taken him to a restaurant and bought him a Thanksgiving dinner.It was a kind of tradition which the Old Gentleman, who had no family and lived alone, had tried to continue.

       "How do you do' "said the Old Gentleman." Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world."

       Each time the Old Gentleman had said exactly this same thin? It was part of the tradition.Pete, too, began to feel as though he himself was now a part of the tradition, and he therefore did not have the courage to tell the old man that he had already eaten.This dinner seemed to mean so much to the Old Gentleman.

       "Thank you, sir, " said Pete at last. “I’ll go with you gladly. I’m very hungry, sir.” Together the Old Gentleman and Pete walked south to the same restaurant where each year Pete had his Thanksgiving dinner. The Old Gentleman seemed pleased and happy. When the waiter brought dish after dish of food to Pete, the Old Gentlenman sat quietly and smiled.Under the circumstances, Pete had to eat.It was part of the tradition, and so he ate like a hero, although when he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick.At last Pete leaned back with the battle won.

       " Thank you, sir, " he said, with some effort, " for a fine dinner."

       They parted as they did each year at the door, the Old Gentlemen going south, Pete north.

       Around the corner, Pete stopped for a moment, felt a terrible pain in his stomach, and then fell to the sidewalk unconscious.A little time later an ambulance came.In the hospital they discovered that he had had an attack of indigestion (消化不良).

       An hour later, another ambulance brought the Old Gentleman to the same hospital.At first they thought it was also indigestion but later one of the nurses said, "That nice old gentleman over there—you wouldn't think that it was a case of hunger."

Where did Pete and the Old Gentleman meet every Thanksgiving Day?

       A.In the restaurant.           

       B.In Union Square.

       C.At the Old Gentleman's house.

       D.At the hospital.

Which of the following sentences in the passage doesn't show Pete was full?

       A.Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move.

       B.The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst.

       C.Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world.

       D.When he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick.

The underlined sentence "I'm very hungry, sir." in Paragraph 5 implies that        .

       A.Pete didn't have the heart to refuse the offer

       B.Pete was so greedy that he wanted to have another dinner

       C.Pete was suffering from hunger

       D.Pete enjoyed having the Thanksgiving dinner for free

Which of the following words can best describe the Old Gentleman?

       A.Self-centred.           B.Mosdest.  

      C.Stubborn.            D.Generous

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the   21  person.

When I first knew Bill, back in   22  , he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑)people I had ever   23  . He was always ready to have a party. He thought   24  of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old   25  he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and   26  was never dull when he was   27  . With him there was one wild   28  after another. Sometimes I wonder how we   29  to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.  30  , I wasn’t even sure it was   31  . Was this short – haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He   32  most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the  33  thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main   34  . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never   35  Bill changing so much. My image of him   36  the one I had formed   37  the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s   38  to expect people to remain the same, especially   39  I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he   40  the same way about me.

A.proper      B.same     C.usual        D.right

A.childhood   B.the army   C.his thirties    D.college

A.considered  B.supposed    C.met          D.expected

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