题目内容
The curtain on the 2008 US presidential election finally rose last month as John McCain and Barack Obama were formally nominated (提名) as candidates of the two major parties. This may be one of the hardest decisions voters have to make between two appealing candidates.
The big question for voters, as they face both an economic downturn and international threats, is: who will they elect? A young first-term senator promising change and new ideas, or a longtime senator with strong military experience and a reputation as a maverick (特立独行的人)?
American voters have never seen a candidate quite like Obama. He has a white mother from the
His supporters say Obama’s childhood gives him the advantage to repair the recent damage done to
However, McCain has a very different life story.
He grew up in a Navy family and was a pilot during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. When Obama was in kindergarten in
So in the end, the election may hinge on (以…为转移) several factors that are hard to judge: Will Obama’s race matter to a significant number of voters? Will working-class whites who tended to support his primary opponent, Hillary Clinton, vote for Obama? And perhaps most important of all, will swing (摇摆) voters be more drawn to Obama’s vision (远景规划) or to McCain’s experience?
Whatever happens, one thing is clear: Whoever walks into the White House on January 20, 2009, will find enormous challenges waiting for him in the Oval Office, both at home and abroad.
72. ______ makes the result of the election hard to predict.
A. Whether working class whites care about Obama’s inexperience
B. The economic trouble the country now faces
C. Who swing voters will finally decide to vote for
D. McCain’s being too old to govern the country
73. The appeal in Obama as a presidential candidate lies in ______.
A. his multi-cultural background B. his belief in tradition
C. his inexperience in politics D. his fantastic promises
74. The word “disown” in Paragraph 6 means closest to ______.
A. run away from B. turn one’s back on
C. not keep it private D. expose secrets about
75. The challenges that will face the new president are ______.
A. not mentioned in the text
B. building a strong party and a friendly image
C. the problems of immigrants and economy
D. the problems of economy and international relations
We all know what it is like to be unable to turn your head because of a cold in the muscles (肌肉) of your neck, or because an unexpected twist(扭曲)has made your neck ache. The slightest move makes you jump with pain. Nothing could be worse than a pain in the neck.
That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling. We have all met such people.
One is the man who always seems to be clapping his hands—often at the wrong time—during a performance in the theater. He keeps you from hearing the actors.
Even worse are those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins. They come hurrying down to your row of seats. You are comfortably settled down, with your hat and heavy coat in your lap. You must stand up to let them pass. You are proud of yourself-control after they have settled into their seats…Well, what now…God, one of them is up again. He forgot to go to the men’s room, and once more you have to stand up, hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass. Now, that is “a pain in the neck”.
Another, well—known to us all, is the person sitting behind you in the movies. His mouth is full of popcorn (爆米花); he is chewing(嚼)loudly, or talking between bites to friends next to him. None of them remain still. Up and down, back and forth, they go—for another bag of popcorn, or something to drink.
Then, there is the man sitting next to you at lunch, smoking. He wants you to enjoy it too, and blows smoke across your food into your mouth.
We must not forget the man who comes into a bus or subway and sits down next to you, just as close as you will let him. You are reading the newspaper and he gets closer so that he can read the paper with you. He may even turn the paper to the next page before you are ready for it.
We also call such a person a “rubber neck”, always getting close to where it does not belong, like neighbors who watch all your visitors. They enjoy learning about your personal business. People have a strong dislike for “rubber necks”. They hate being watched secretly.
1.Where can you find this passage?
A.In a medicine dictionary. |
B.in a kids’ story book. |
C.In a social science book. |
D.In a science textbook. |
2.According to the passage, how do you feel when late comers walk back and forth in front of you in a cinema?
A.disturbed. |
B.bored. |
C.ignored. |
D.relaxed. |
3.A “rubber neck” often __________________ .
A.says bad words behind people. |
B.quarrels face to face with neighbors. |
C.bargains with salespeople over the price |
D.asks about other people’s business |
4.Which of the following persons CANNOT be described as a “pain in the neck”?
A.Someone who often claps at the wrong time during a performance. |
B.Someone who feels ache in his neck due to a cold in the muscles. |
C.Someone who sits next to you smoking, which you never enjoy. |
D.Someone who keeps eating or talking all through the movies. |
5.What is the main purpose of the author?
A.To tell people what might be bad manners in public. |
B.To criticize (批评) the people who might be a “pain in the neck” |
C.To show anger to those who are described as a “pain in the neck”. |
D.To tell people how to stop the pain in the neck. |
There
was a king who loved art very much. One day a(n) 36 came
and said, "Please let me 37 a picture on a wall."
The king happened to have a big new hall 38 . So he 39 the
artist to work on one of the walls.
At the same time, another artist came and asked to work on the 40 wall.
He promised he would make the same picture as the first artist’s 41 looking
at the first artist’s work. The second artist asked to have a thick curtain 42 between
the two walls 43 neither of them could see each other.
The following day they began to work. The first artist brought in a(n) 44 supply
of paint, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a 45 and
a bucket (
桶).
A month later, the first artist’s work was completed, and the second artist
said, "My wall is 46 too!"
The king went to 47 the first artist’s wall. He was
pleased with it and gave the artist a large 48 of money.
He then asked people to open the curtain.
49 !
Each line was 50 the same as that on the opposite wall.
The king was quite satisfied and gave him double money. However, he 51
how the second man had made it.
"I just 52 the wall with the cloth," the man
said 53 .The wall was made of white marble (
大理石). He made it shine like a mirror.
The reflection (倒影) of the first painting 54 up
on it!
The 55 is a reflection of you too. If you are sad, the
world will be sad. If you are happy, the world will be happy.
1.
A.editor |
B.artist |
C.server |
D.actress |
2.
A.put |
B.copy |
C.paint |
D.get |
3.
A.created |
B.destroyed |
C.founded |
D.Built |
4.
A.allowed |
B.realized |
C.persuaded |
D.Decided |
5.
A.same |
B.similar |
C.opposite |
D.ordinary |
6.
A.with |
B.under |
C.upon |
D.without |
7.
A.put up |
B.put back |
C.put away |
D.put on |
8.
A.even if |
B.so that |
C.as if |
D.only if |
9.
A.special |
B.strange |
C.extra |
D.regular |
10.
A.mirror |
B.cloth |
C.stick |
D.pen |
11.
A.present |
B.free |
C.ready |
D.useful |
12.
A.see |
B.touch |
C.research |
D.cover |
13.
A.number |
B.total |
C.amount |
D.many |
14.
A.Amazing |
B.Exciting |
C.Famous |
D.Valuable |
15.
A.probably |
B.exactly |
C.certainly |
D.hardly |
16.
A.knew |
B.warned |
C.noticed |
D.wondered |
17.
A.drew |
B.faced |
C.displayed |
D.wiped |
18.
A.briefly |
B.naturally |
C.safely |
D.correctly |
19.
A.set |
B.added |
C.showed |
D.took |
20.
A.story |
B.world |
C.king |
D.painter |