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Barack Obama defeated John McCain in the longest and most costly presidential campaign in American history. The election results were widely seen as a strong statement by voters on economy. A public opinion study reported by the Wall Street Journal found that about sixty percent of voters considered the economy as the top issue.

Mr. Obama faces the deepest economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of leading stocks has lost nearly thirty of its value. The government seized the nation’s two largest home financing companies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It also took control of the huge insurance company, A. I. G. The government is now a share holder in nine of the country’s largest banks. That will expand to small banks , too. The amount spent on these rescue plans has been close to one trillion dollars. That amount could increase.

Another problem the new administration faces is the budget deficit(赤字). Some experts predict the deficit for next year’s budget could be close to one trillion dollars. Some observers predict that the deficit will limit speeding in economic programs.

Barack Obama has promised a tax cut for middle income Americans. He is seeking fifty billion dollars in aid for states and job creation programs. Mr. Obama has put forward a health care reform plan that costs fifty to sixty-five billion dollars. Obama is also seeking to spend one hundred and fifty billion dollars on new energy technologies over the next ten years.

In addition, Mr. Obama has been discussing a program worth one hundred billion dollars. It includes spending in public works projects and aid to American states, cities and citizens.

41. According to the passage, the election results suggested ___________________.

A. how fierce the presidential campaign was

B. the significance of the election in American history

C. Obama promised to devote himself to economic development

D. how much money was spent during the presidential campaign

42. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is mentioned to show _________________.

A. how serious the economic crisis is

B. the value of all America’s stocks

C. the economy was considered as the top issue

D. what percentage of shares Obama has in leading stocks

43. We know from the passage that _______________________.

A. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are insurance companies

B. the government will become a share holder in small banks

C. money spent on the government’s rescue plan will be decreased

D. the budget deficit will not affect the economic programs

44. Which of the following statements does NOT belong to Obama’s rescue plans?

A. Cutting taxes for middle income Americans.

B. Seeking money for job creation programs.

C. Putting forward a health care reform plan.

D. Stopping spending on new energy technologies.

45. The passage mainly tells us ____________________________.

A. the deepest economic crisis in the 1930’s

B. the result of the presidential election

C. America tries to save the country’s economy

D. how Americans think of the newly-elected president

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Barack Obama defeated John McCain in the longest and most costly presidential campaign in American history. The election results were widely seen as a strong statement by voters on economy. A public opinion study reported by the Wall Street Journal found that about sixty percent of voters considered the economy as the top issue.
Mr. Obama faces the deepest economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of leading stocks has lost nearly thirty of its value. The government seized the nation’s two largest home financing companies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It also took control of the huge insurance company, A. I. G. The government is now a share holder in nine of the country’s largest banks. That will expand to small banks , too. The amount spent on these rescue plans has been close to one trillion dollars. That amount could increase.
Another problem the new administration faces is the budget deficit(赤字). Some experts predict the deficit for next year’s budget could be close to one trillion dollars. Some observers predict that the deficit will limit speeding in economic programs.
Barack Obama has promised a tax cut for middle income Americans. He is seeking fifty billion dollars in aid for states and job creation programs. Mr. Obama has put forward a health care reform plan that costs fifty to sixty-five billion dollars. Obama is also seeking to spend one hundred and fifty billion dollars on new energy technologies over the next ten years.
In addition, Mr. Obama has been discussing a program worth one hundred billion dollars. It includes spending in public works projects and aid to American states, cities and citizens.
41. According to the passage, the election results suggested ___________________.
A. how fierce the presidential campaign was
B. the significance of the election in American history
C. Obama promised to devote himself to economic development
D. how much money was spent during the presidential campaign
42. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is mentioned to show _________________.
A. how serious the economic crisis is
B. the value of all America’s stocks
C. the economy was considered as the top issue
D. what percentage of shares Obama has in leading stocks
43. We know from the passage that _______________________.
A. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are insurance companies
B. the government will become a share holder in small banks
C. money spent on the government’s rescue plan will be decreased
D. the budget deficit will not affect the economic programs
44. Which of the following statements does NOT belong to Obama’s rescue plans?
A. Cutting taxes for middle income Americans.
B. Seeking money for job creation programs.
C. Putting forward a health care reform plan.
D. Stopping spending on new energy technologies.
45. The passage mainly tells us ____________________________.
A. the deepest economic crisis in the 1930’s
B. the result of the presidential election
C. America tries to save the country’s economy
D. how Americans think of the newly-elected president

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                                                              History has arrived
      Nine-year-old Barack Obama was looking through magazine. But the African-America boy was shocked by
a series of photos. The pictures were of a black man who destroyed his skin with chemicals that promised to
make him white.
     For the first time, the boy began to doubt who he was. "I stood in front of the mirror and wondered if
something was wrong with me," Obama said.
     However, now the boy who used to struggle with his identity doesn't see it as a problem any more, but an
advantage for his career. Last week, Obama made history by being elected as the first black president of the
US. He defeated John MaCain in a landslide (压倒性的) victory.
     Obama's story starts in opposite corners of the world. His white mother was born in the heartland of the
US. His black father grew up in a tiny village in Kenya. They met during in Hawaii, but his father left the family when Obama was just two years old and his mother moved to Indonesia.
     At 10, Obama moved back to live with his white grandparents in Hawaii where his sense that he didn't
belong grew. At his class a white boy asked Obama if his father ate people. Out of embarrassment, Obama lied
to his classmates that his father was prince, "I kept asking who I am and I ended up trying drugs and
drinking," Obama recalled.
     Things came to change after the young man made friends with those with a similar background at college.
Their experiences back in Africa helped Obama to finally face up to his African origin. He worked hard to
become a star at Harvard Law School and the third black senator (参议院) in US history.
     At the beginning of his campaign for the White House, few people viewed Obama favorably (赞同地).
Many doubted his unusual background, which left him neither "black" enough nor white enough.
     But Obama turned his pain of growing up into a tool to make Americans believe: "There is not a black
America, an Asian America. There's the United States of America."
     Barack Obama's victory is "a historic victory that promised change and overcame centuries of prejudice
(偏见). His success fulfilled Martin Luther King's dream that a man he judged not by the color of his skin, but
by the content of his character," wrote ABC news.

1. From the above passage we can know that Barack Obama was born in ______.

A. Kenya, Africa
B. Hawaii, the USA
C. Indonesia, Asia
D. an unknown city, in Latino America

2. He lied to his classmates that his father was prince because ______.

A. he felt ashamed of his African origin
B. he had unusual background- neither black nor white
C. his black father deserted him when he was very young
D. he didn't have the sense of belonging

3. Put the following things in order of time.
a. Obama is the third black senator(参议院) in US history
b. Obama's mother settled down in Indonesia with Barack Obama
c. Obama stood out among his classmates in Harvard Law School
d. Obama lived with his white grandparents in Hawaii
e. Obama's black father left him and his mother

A. c, d, a, b, e
B. e, d, b, c, a
C. d, b, a,e, c
D. e, b, d, c, a

4. What does the title "History has arrived" probably mean?

A. Barack Obama eventually defeated his white opponent, John MaCain in a landslide victory.
B. Barack Obama's victory has given blacks and other minorities a true national role model.
C. Barack Obama has become the first African-American President, overcoming centuries of prejudice.
D. Through his great efforts, Barack Obama became the third black senator in the US history.

History Has Arrived

Nine-year-old Barack Obama was looking through a magazine But the African-American boy was shocked by a series of photos. The pictures were of a black man who destroyed his skin with chemicals that promised to make him white.

For the first time, the boy began to doubt who he was. “I stood in front of the mirror and wondered if something was wrong with me,” Obama said.

However, now the boy who used to struggle with his identity doesn’t see it as a problem any more, but an advantage for his career. In January, 2009, Obama made history by being elected as the first black president of the US. He defeated John MaCain in a landslide(压倒性的) victory.

Obama’s story starts in opposite corners of the world. His white mother was born in the heartland of the US. His black father grew up in a tiny village in Kenya. They met in Hawaii, but his father left the family when Obama was just two years old and his mother moved to Indonesia.

At 10, Obama moved back to live with his white grandparents in Hawaii where his sense that he didn’t belong grew. At his class a white boy asked Obama if his father ate people. Out of embarrassment, Obama lied to his classmates that his father was prince. “I kept asking who I am and I ended up trying drugs and drinking,” Obama recalled.

Things came to change after the young man made friends with those with a similar background at college. Their experiences back in Africa helped Obama to finally face up to his African origin. He worked hard to become a star at Harvard Law School and the third black senator(参议员) in US history.

At the beginning of his campaign for the White House, few people viewed Obama favorably(赞同地).Many doubted his unusual background, which left him neither “ black” enough nor white enough.

But Obama turned his pain of growing up into a tool to make Americans believe: “There is not a black America, an Asian America. There’s the United States of America.”

Barack Obama’s victory is “a historic victory that promised change and overcame centuries of prejudice(偏见)。 His success fulfilled Martin Luther King’s dream that a man be judged not by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character,” wrote ABC news.

60. From the above passage we can know that Barack Obama was born in _____.

A. Kenya, Africa B. Hawaii, the USA C. Indonesia, Asia D. an unknown city, in Latino America

61. He lied to his classmates that his father was prince because _______.

A. he felt ashamed of his African origin B. he had unusual background—neither black nor white

C. his black father deserted him when he was very young

D. he didn’t have the sense of belonging

62. Put the following things in order of time.

a. Obama is the third black senator in US history

b. Obama’s mother settled down in Indonesia with Barack Obama

c. Obama stood out among his classmates in Harvard Law School

d. Obama lived with his white grandparents in Hawaii.

e. Obama’s balck father left him and his mother.

A. c,d,a,b,e B. e, d, b, c, a C. d, b, a, e, c D. e, b, d, c, a

63. What does the title “History has arrived” probably mean?

A. Barack Obama eventually defeated his white opponent, John MaCain in a landslide victory.

B. Barack Obama’s victory has given blacks and other minorities a true national role model.

C. Barack Obama has become the first African-American President, overcoming centuries of prejudice(偏见).

D. Through his great efforts, Barack Obama became the third black senator in the US history.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 — “I want to be a builder. I want to build houses and buildings for the homeless,” said Aman Efrem, a third-grade student from Hearst Elementary in Washington. D.C. For another student, Azalea Westray, the dream is “that all people stop violence” and “all people love and respect one another.” The two were among various answers to the Washington Post’s blank-filling to “My dream is…” when Americans celebrated the Martin Luther King’s Day Monday.

From Atlanta to Chicago, memorial services, forums and rallies are held nationwide Monday to honor the advocate of peaceful resistance and equality for people of all races. The Wall Street in New York, in particular, kicked off the celebration of the Martin Luther King’s Day on Friday in an unusual way with the leader of America’s most important civil rights group, also Chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality Roy Innis ringing the opening bell in the morning at the Nasdaq stock exchange.

Memory of Martin Luther King’s unfulfilled dream adds fuel to the speculation（推测）on the first African American presidential hopeful, Illinois Senator Barack Obama, as the 2008 presidential primary will move to South Carolina on Jan. 26, which homes a large black population.

Obama and two other Democratic presidential candidates, New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and former North Caroline John Edwards, Monday turned the memorial events into their campaign stages to persuade the black who accounts for a significant percentage of the total Democratic voters in the state.

At the rally, Obama echoed Martin Luther King’s “dream” and called for the end of divisions that he said has damaged the presidential contest. And Clinton, on the other hand, recalled listening to King’s speech in her childhood and reminded voters of his vision of racial equality. “The dream is nowhere fulfilled,” she said. “Now we are called to rise up, speak up and finally get it done.”

61. This passage mainly tells us that ________.

A. the dream of Martin Luther King Jr. has not been fulfilled until now

B. Martin Luther King’s Day was celebrated in the U. S. on Monday

C. everybody has his own dream, including school children

D. U.S presidential candidates seek support from the blacks

62. The two students mentioned in the first paragraph ________.

A. expressed their wishes in reply to an American newspaper

B. were black children who suffered poverty and violence

C. were asked to make a speech entitled “I have a dream”

D. were determined to fulfill the dream of Martin Luther King Jr.

63. The Wall Street in New York ________.

A. refused to celebrate the Martin Luther King’s Day

B. celebrated the Martin Luther King’s Day on Friday instead of on Monday

C. started the celebration of the Martin Luther King’s Day in an unusual way

D. invited Barack Obama to ring the opening bell at the stock exchange

64. It can be learned from the passage that South Carolina is the hometown of ________.

A. Martin Luther King B. Barack Obama

C. many black people D. the U.S. president

65. At the rally, Clinton tried to show to voters that ________.

A. she once listened to King’s speech

B. she was for the equality among different races

C. the “dream” has already been fulfilled

D. she was the one who could fulfill King’s “dream”

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