C

　　The curtain on the 2008 US presidential election finally rose last month as Requblican Senator(参议员) John McCain and Democratic Senator Barack Obama were formally selected 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 US and a black fater from Kenya who left the family when Obama was very young.He spent part of his youth in Indonesia.

　　However,McCain has a very different life story.

　　He grew up in a Navy family and was a daring pilot during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. When Obama was in kindergarten in Indonesia,McCain's plane was shot down over Ietenam and he became a prisoner of war.McCain could have been set free if he disowned America but he refused and so was held for five years.

　　"We need a president who is very,very old,"McCain joked at his age as many others do.If elected,he would be 72 when he takes office and the oldest man to step in.

　　So in the end,the election may depend on several factors that are hard to judge:Will Obama's race matter to a significant number of voters ? Will workingclass whites who tended to support his primary (党内初选) oponent,Hillary Clinton,vote for Obama? And perhaps most important of all,will uncertain voters be more attracted to Obama's vision or to McCain's experience?

　　Whatever happens,one thing is clear,however:Whoever walks into the White House on January 20,2009,will find huge challenges waiting for him in the Oval Office,both at home and abroad.

　　64.______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 uncertain voters will finally decide to vote for

　　　D.McCain being too old to govern the country

　　65.The appeal in Obama as a presidential candidate lies in _________

　　　A.his multi - cultural background

　　　B.his belife in tradition

　　　C.his inexperience in politics

　　　D.his fantastic promises

　　66.The word "disown" in Paragraph 6 means closest to ______.

　　　A.flee from

　　　B.turn his back on

　　　C.not keep it private

　　　D.expose secrets about

　　67.The challenges that will face the new preident______.

　　　A.are not mentioned in the text

　　　B.include buklding a strong party and a friendly image

　　　C.refer to the problems of immigrants and economy

　　　D.refer to the problems of economy amd international relations

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Don’t Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports

When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach said that I had lots of potential, and I became captain of my  1  . That was before all the fun was taken out of   2  .

At first, everyone on the team got   3   playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the   4  started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have   5  one on one training, got angry when she didn’t give them more playing time in our   6  . The coach was replaced.

The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: All we did during practice was 7  . I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the   8  .Of course, all teams run drills; they are  9  . But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble   10  . Younger people shouldn’t be doing exercises   11  for 18-year-olds.

I was very thin   12  I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn’t eat much, because I was afraid of being too  13  to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual  14  .

Is all this pressure necessary? I  15   up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That’s  16  , because they had so much potential. They were just burned out with all the pressure they   17  from the coach or their parents.

I continued playing football at school and   18  my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing   19  him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I   20  down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it’s a lot easier to do it well.

1.A.class　　　　　　　　　　  B.club　　　　　　　　   C.team　　　　　　　　  D.board

2.A.playing　　　　　　　　   B.living　　　　　　　　  C.learning　　　　　　  D.working

3.A.great　　　　　　　　　　  B.equal　　　　　　　　  C.right　　　　　　　　  D.extra

4.A.business　　　　　　　　 B.struggle　　　　　　  C.attempt　　　　　　　　　　 D.pressure

5.A.free　　　　　　　　　　    B.private　　　　　　    C.good　　　　　　　　  D.basic

6.A.matches　　　　　　　　 B.courses　　　　　　　　　　 C.lessons　　　　　　   D.programs

7.A.jump　　　　　　　　　　  B.play　　　　　　　　   C.run　　　　　　　　    D.shoot

8.A.duty　　　　　　　　　　   B.meeting　　　　　　  C.operation　　　　    D.training

9.A.necessary　　　　　　   B.boring &n
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bsp;　　　　　　  C.scientific　　　　    D.practical

10.A.speaking　　　　　　   B.moving　　　　　　   C.sleeping　　　　　　  D.breathing

11.A.used　　　　　　　　　　 B.intended　　　　　　 C.made　　　　　　　　 D.described

12.A.till　　　　　　　　　　    B.since　　　　　　　　  C.before　　　　　　    D.because

13.A.full　　　　　　　　　　   B.tired　　　　　　　　   C.lazy　　　　　　　　   D.big

14.A.size　　　　　　　　　　  B.share　　　　　　　　  C.space　　　　　　　　 D.state

15.A.gave　　　　　　　　　　 B.kept　　　　　　　　   C.ended　　　　　　　　 D.picked

16.A.sad　　　　　　　　　　   B.shameful　　　　    C.silly　　　　　　　　   D.serious

17.A.received　　　　　　    B.suffered　　　　　　 C.brought　　　　　　  D.felt

18.A.reconsidered　　　　 B.rediscovered　　   C.re-formed　　　　   D.replaced

19.A.at　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.by　　　　　　　　　　  C.for　　　　　　　　　　 D.around

20.A.fell　　　　　　　　　　   B.stepped　　　　　　　　　　 C.slowed　　　　　　   D.calmed

C
　　The curtain on the 2008 US presidential election finally rose last month as Requblican Senator(参议员) John McCain and Democratic Senator Barack Obama were formally selected 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 US and a black fater from Kenya who left the family when Obama was very young.He spent part of his youth in Indonesia.
　　However,McCain has a very different life story.
　　He grew up in a Navy family and was a daring pilot during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. When Obama was in kindergarten in Indonesia,McCain's plane was shot down over Ietenam and he became a prisoner of war.McCain could have been set free if he disowned America but he refused and so was held for five years.
　　"We need a president who is very,very old,"McCain joked at his age as many others do.If elected,he would be 72 when he takes office and the oldest man to step in.
　　So in the end,the election may depend on several factors that are hard to judge:Will Obama's race matter to a significant number of voters ? Will workingclass whites who tended to support his primary (党内初选) oponent,Hillary Clinton,vote for Obama? And perhaps most important of all,will uncertain voters be more attracted to Obama's vision or to McCain's experience?
　　Whatever happens,one thing is clear,however:Whoever walks into the White House on January 20,2009,will find huge challenges waiting for him in the Oval Office,both at home and abroad.
　　64.______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 uncertain voters will finally decide to vote for
　　　D.McCain being too old to govern the country
　　65.The appeal in Obama as a presidential candidate lies in _________
　　　A.his multi - cultural background
　　　B.his belife in tradition
　　　C.his inexperience in politics
　　　D.his fantastic promises
　　66.The word "disown" in Paragraph 6 means closest to ______.
　　　A.flee from
　　　B.turn his back on
　　　C.not keep it private
　　　D.expose secrets about
　　67.The challenges that will face the new preident______.
　　　A.are not mentioned in the text
　　　B.include buklding a strong party and a friendly image
　　　C.refer to the problems of immigrants and economy
　　　D.refer to the problems of economy amd international relations