题目内容
As a farmer, he has ________ agriculture.
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A. a knowledge about
B. good knowledge of
C. a good knowledge of
D. good knowledges of
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aknowledge“学识,学问”. |
Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers fried to conquer(征服) Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally, in 1921. The British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland. The result is that today there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland. In the north, is part of the united kingdom. The republic of Ireland. In the south. Is an independent country.
In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes ,was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of bunger. This, and a shortage (短缺) of work , forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.
For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers. Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.
The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly, Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”, Since independence, Ireland has revived(复兴) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different are as have different styles of old Irish song which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.
【小题1】what does the author tell us in paragraph 1 ?
| A.how the Irish fought against the English. |
| B.how Ireland gained independence. |
| C.how English rulers tried to conquer Ireland. |
| D.how two ”Irelands” came into being. |
| A.food shortages in the 1840s led to a decline in population |
| B.people are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countryside |
| C.it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory worker |
| D.different kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments |
| A.the Irish character |
| B.Irish culture |
| C.Irish musical instruments |
| D.a famous Irish writer |
| A.Life in Ireland | B.A very difficult history |
| C.Ireland, past and present | D.the independence of Ireland |
It was an afternoon Truman would never forget.
Rayburn and his friend were talking in the office before Truman arrived. The telephone rang. It was a call from the White House asking whether Vice-President Truman had arrived yet. No, Rayburn replied. The caller asked to have him telephone the White House as soon as he arrived.
Truman entered a minute later. He immediately called the White House. As he talked, his face became white. He put down the phone and raced out of the door to his car.
Truman arrived at the White House within minutes. An assistant took him to the president’s private living area. Eleanor Roosevelt, the president’s wife, was waiting for him there. “Harry,” she said, “the president is dead.” Truman was shocked. He asked Mrs. Roosevelt if there was anything he could do to help her. But her reply made clear to him that his own life had suddenly changed. “Is there anything we can do for you ?” Mrs. Roosevelt asked the new president, “You are the one in trouble now.”
Truman had been a surprise choice for vice-president at the Democratic Party nominating convention in nineteen forty-four. Delegates considered several other candidates before they chose him as Roosevelt’s running mate. That was at a time when presidential candidates did not make their own choices for vice-president.
Harry Truman lacked the fame,the rich family and the strong speech-making skills of Franklin Roosevelt.He was a much simpler man.He grew up in the Midwestern state of Missouri.Truman only studied through high school but took some nighttime law school classes.He worked for many years as a farmer and a small businessman,but without much success.
Truman had long been interested in politics.When he was almost forty,he finally won several low-level positions in his home state.By nineteen thirty-four,he was popular enough in Missouri to be nominated and elected to the United States Senate. And he won re-election six years later.
Most Americans, however, knew little about Harry Truman when he became president.They knew he had close ties to the Democratic Party political machine in his home state.But they had also heard that he was a very honest man.They could see that Truman had strongly supported President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs.But they could not be sure what kind of president Truman would become.
At the center of all the action was Harry Truman.It was not long before he showed Americans and the world that he had the ability to be a good president.He was honest,strong and willing to make decisions.
1.When Mrs. Roosevelt said”You are the one in trouble now”,she really meant that .
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A.Truman’s life had suddenly changed |
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B.Truman was at the center of all the action |
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C.Truman was a surprise choice for vice-president |
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D.Truman had close ties to the Democratic Party |
2.According to the passage,of Truman’s day,the president’s running mate was .
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A.decided by delegates |
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B.recommended by presidential candidates |
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C.chosen by the Democratic Party |
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D.elected by vice-president |
3.Truman served as the U.S.Senator .
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A.for ten years |
B.before he was forty |
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C.before 1943 |
D.for two terms |
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
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A.An Unforgettable Afternoon |
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B.Vital Telephone Call Makes a Difference |
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C.Truman Makes His Decisions |
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D.Roosevelt’s Death Makes Truman President |