WASHINGTON – Barack Obama swept to victory as the first black president in the US history Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself. "Change has come," he told a huge group of cheering supporters.
In his first speech as victor, Obama catalogued the challenges ahead. "The greatest of a lifetime," he said, "two wars, a planet in danger, the worst financial crisis in a century."
He added, "There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face."
The son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, the Democratic senator from Illinois sealed his historic triumph by defeating Republican Sen. John McCain in a string of wins in hard-fought battleground states -- Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Iowa and more.
In his speech, Obama invoked (引用) the words of Lincoln and echoed John F. Kennedy.
"So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in (努力投入) and work harder," he said.
He and his running mate, Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take their oaths（宣誓）of office as president and vice president on Jan. 20, 2009.
Obama will move into the Oval Office as leader of a country that is almost certainly in recession (不景气), and fighting two long wars, one in Iraq, the other in Afghanistan.
Obama has said his first order of presidential business will be to tackle the economy. He has also pledged to withdraw most US combat troops from Iraq within 16 months.
【小题1】What is special about Barack Obama, the newly-elected president of the United States?

WASHINGTON – Barack Obama swept to victory as the first black president in the US history Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself. "Change has come," he told a huge group of cheering supporters.

In his first speech as victor, Obama catalogued the challenges ahead. "The greatest of a lifetime," he said, "two wars, a planet in danger, the worst financial crisis in a century."

He added, "There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face."

The son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, the Democratic senator from Illinois sealed his historic triumph by defeating Republican Sen. John McCain in a string of wins in hard-fought battleground states -- Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Iowa and more.

In his speech, Obama invoked (引用) the words of Lincoln and echoed John F. Kennedy.

"So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in (努力投入) and work harder," he said.

He and his running mate, Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take their oaths（宣誓）of office as president and vice president on Jan. 20, 2009.

Obama will move into the Oval Office as leader of a country that is almost certainly in recession (不景气), and fighting two long wars, one in Iraq, the other in Afghanistan.

Obama has said his first order of presidential business will be to tackle the economy. He has also pledged to withdraw most US combat troops from Iraq within 16 months.

1.What is special about Barack Obama, the newly-elected president of the United States?

A. He has a black father and a white mother.

B. He is the first black president in the US history.

C. He defeated Republican Sen. John McCain easily.

D. He will move into the White Palace on Jan. 20, 2009.

2.What Obama emphasized in his first speech were ________.

  A. dangers        B. wars        C. challenges        D. financial problems

3.The first issue Obama will focus his attention on may probably be to ________.

A. withdraw most US combat troops from Iraq   B. care for environmental protection

C. declare two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan     D. deal with the problems of economy

4.According to the passage, Obama’s attitude toward the challenges he faces is ________.  

A. positive         B. negative         C. ambiguous        D. worried

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama swept to victory as the first black president in the US history Tuesday night in an electoral（选举的） college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself．"Change has come," he told a huge group of cheering supporters．

In his first speech as victor, Obama stated the challenges ahead．"The greatest of a lifetime," he said, "two wars, a planet in danger, the worst financial crisis in a century．"

He added, "There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can't solve every problem．But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face．"

The son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, the Democratic senator（民主党参议员） from Illinois sealed his historic triumph by defeating Republican Sen．John McCain in a string of wins in hard-fought battleground states -- Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Iowa and more．

In his speech, Obama invoked（引用） the words of Lincoln and echoed John F．Kennedy．"So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in（努力投入） and work harder," he said．

He and his running mate, Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take their oaths（宣誓）of office as president and vice president on Jan．20, 2009．

Obama will move into the Oval Office as leader of a country that is almost certainly in recession（不景气）, and fighting two long wars, one in Iraq, the other in Afghanistan．

Obama has said his first order of presidential business will be to deal with the economy．He has also promised to withdraw most US combat troops from Iraq within 16 months．

1．What is special about Barack Obama, the newly-elected president of America?

       A．He has a black father and a white mother．

       B．He is the first black president in the US history．

       C．He defeated Republican Sen．John McCain easily．

       D．He will move into the White Palace on Jan．20, 2009．

2．What Obama emphasized in his first speech were ____________．

       A．dangers               B．wars                  C．challenges           D．financial problems

3．The first issue Obama will focus his attention on may probably be to _____．

       A．withdraw most US combat troops from Iraq

       B．care for environmental protection

       C．declare two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

       D．deal with the problems of economy

4．According to the passage, Obama's attitude toward the challenges he faces is ____．

       A．positive                                               B．negative

       C．ambiguous                                          D．worried

__1.__  To begin with，cleaner environment，enjoying the game with hundreds of sports athletes and entertainment stars，and the opportunity of contacting people from all over the world seem exciting to the citizens._ 2.__  In most cases，bidding for the Olympics is well supported by both the public and the central government.

Unfortunately，this is not the entire view of the pretty picture. If looking from another angle，the Olympic bid might bring about some side­effects to a city.

__3.__  It includes the increasing pollution of cars，more pressure on water resources，huge amount of wasted leaflets and other materials used for public activities，which are most probably neglected. In order to broaden the streets，some trees may have to be cut. Reduction of farmland may be caused by the need of setting up new sports centers or accommodation facilities. These environmental consequences can be especially serious in a resource­limited and crowded city in a third­world country.

Besides，if not well managed and organized，the big event may not be so beneficial，and the new facilities may be forever empty after the games.__ 4.__

Finally，let’s think about the low­income groups in the city.__ 5.__ More tax，more fees，more expensive property prices，and higher cost of living. These definitely are not good news for them.

A．Hosting the Olympics surely would bring about much gain to a city.

B．We can only benefit from it for a short time.

C．What will they get from the Olympics bidding?

D．First of all，it will bring a lot of environmental problems.

E．There are many reasons for not hosting the Olympic Games.

F．There have been cases that host cities ended up with large debts.

G．Besides，it will definitely promote the emotion and pride in local people.