President Barack Obama set out his plans for the nation on January 27. At the top of his to-do list: his jobs for Americans, health care and education.

“Although we have our difficulties, our union is strong. We do not give up. We do not stop,” President Barack Obama told American in his State of the Union speech on January 27. Guests and government officials filled the hall of the House of Representatives (众议院).

Obama looked back on his first year in office and explained his plan for the future. He dealt with important matters, including health care, the nation’ s high unemployment, national security (安全) and education. Many times during the 70-minute speech, people in the hall clapped (拍手) their hands happily.

The U.S. law system requires the President to report regularly to government officials. Presidents see the speech as an opportunity to set their goals and encourage the nation.

The President devoted much of his speech to the plight of unemployed (失业的) Americans. “Jobs must be our Number 1 focus (焦点) in 2010,” he said. “People are out of work. They are hurting.” Obama also stressed the value of education. “The best way for people to lead a better life is a first-class education.” he told the nation.

Following the President’s speech, the other party always gets the chance to speak. Bob McDonnell, the new governor of Virginia, spoke for Republicans (共和党人). He agreed with many of Obama’s goals, but pointed out policy difference. He tried to persuade both parties to work together. The President had made the same point earlier in the evening. He promised to hold monthly meetings with members of both parties. “Let’s show the American people,” he said, “that we can do it together.”

It can be inferred (推断) from the passage that Obama’s speech on January 27 __________.

was made to explain his plan for the future

was welcomed by the government officials present

was given to ask for foreign help

was actually boring

The underlined word “plight” in para. 5 probably means __________.

   A. education                      B. safety

   C. goal                          D. sadness

Which of the following things does Obama consider the most important in 2010?

   A. Health care.                    B. Jobs.

   C. Education.                     D. National security.

We can infer from the last paragraph that __________.

Republicans don’ t agree with Obama’ s goals

Obama will try to cooperate with the other party

Bob McDonnell was not clear about the two parties’ policy differences

Republicans thought it difficult for the two parties to work together

(2010?冀州二模)
“A very disruptive(扰乱型的) six-year old child kicked my legs and clawed at my hand,”said one teacher. “I broke up a fight and was kicked between my legs,”said another. Many people have heard stories like this.  But the situation is more worrying still and it involves parents.
Every child , regardless of the circumstances into which they are born,has the right to achieve their potential,regardless of their parents’ wealth and class.  And we recognize that, as a nation,it is a long way to achieve this goal.But rights come with responsibilities and what worries people is that we are in danger of neglecting the latter.
Far too many children are behaving badly at school,even to the point of being violent to staff. This is terrible enough,but it is hard to be surprised since many children are just mirroring the behavior of their parents. Too many are starting school unable to hold a knife and fork, unused to eating at a table,and unable to use the lavatory properly.  
We are in danger of becoming a nation of families living separate lives under one roof. The bedroom, once a place to sleep,has become the living space for the young. Spending hours in front of computer screens, on social networking sites or being immersed in computer games, children and young people spend little time with their parents. Parents are unable to monitor just what their children are watching.         
Schools cannot right the wrongs of society and teachers cannot become substitute parents. Both parties need to work together. Parents must be helped and given confidence to take back control. They are responsible for setting boundaries for their children’s behavior and sticking to those boundaries when the going gets tough. They are responsible for setting a good example to their children and for devoting that most precious of resources—time—so that children come to school ready and are willing to learn.
【小题1】In the opinion of the writer, what problem do people ignore?

A.The school violence.
B.The pressure of students’ learning.
C.The right to achieve students potential.
D.the responsibilities of the students.
【小题2】The writer’s attitude to the behaviors of parents may be that of ________.
A.dissatisfiedB.unconcernC.understandingD.tolerance
【小题3】 The underlined part in Para. 4 may means__________.
A.parents and children live in their separate rooms
B.parents care little about children’s life at home
C.children don’t live with their parents in the same room
D.at home children live a different life from that of parents
【小题4】What might be most suitable title for the passage?
A.Children’s behavior at school is worrying people
B.Parents expect schools to correct their children’s bad habits
C.There is no point in parents’ teaching children at home
D.Don’t blame teachers when it’s parents who are failing

I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has   36  me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earlier   37 , my mother was telling me “Don’t watch the   38  when you say, ‘I’m sorry’. Hold your head up and look at the person in the   39 , so he’ll know you   40  it.”

My mother thus made the key point of a(n)   41  apology: It must be direct. You must never   42  to be doing something else. You do not   43  a pile of letters while apologizing to a person   44   in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your   45 . You do not apologize to a hostess, whose guest of honor you treat   46 , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad   47 .

One of the important things we should do for an   48  apology is a readiness to   49  the responsibility for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no   50  for the other person to   51  us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling   52  about themselves. That , after all, is the   53  of every apology. It   54  little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault. Answering for one’s   55  encourages others to take their share of the blame.

1.                A.provided       B.mixed          C.compared D.treated

 

2.                A.dreams         B.courses         C.memories D.ideas

 

3.                A.side           B.ground         C.wall  D.bottom

 

4.                A.mind           B.soul            C.face D.eye

 

5.                A.imagine        B.enjoy           C.mean    D.regret

 

6.                A.useful          B.successful       C.equal    D.basic

 

7.                A.pretend        B.forget          C.refuse    D.expect

 

8.                A.hold on         B.put away        C.look through   D.pick up

 

9.                A.poorer         B.weaker         C.worse    D.lower

 

10.               A.fault           B.reason         C.result     D.duty

 

11.               A.cruelly         B.freely          C.roughly    D.foolishly

 

12.               A.manners        B.excuses        C.efforts    D.roles

 

13.               A.active          B.effective        C.extra D.easy

 

14.               A.raise           B.perform        C.admit     D.bear

 

15.               A.situation        B.need           C.sign D.room

 

16.               A.advise          B.forgive         C.warn D.blame

 

17.               A.wiser          B.warmer         C.better     D.cleverer

 

18.               A.purpose        B.method         C.end D.advantage

 

19.               A.cares          B.matters         C.depends   D.remains

 

20.               A.facts           B.states          C.rights     D.actions

 

 

Facebook means never having to say goodbye. The social media website has earned a reputation for reconnecting old friends. Last week,a guy whom I hadn't seen since my bachelor party five years ago sent me a friend request. I accepted and waited for “Easy E” to send me a greeting of some kind. He had sought me out,after all.

I learned from his profile that he was in a relationship and had a son. However,I'm pretty sure we won't ever write wall-to-wall,let alone e­mail each other. But he'll remain a friend of online until one of us makes a point of removing the other from his official list.

My pool of friends consists of family members,college buddies,co­workers from past and  present,and friends of friends. There are 35 in all. If I spent some time uploading old e­mail addresses,I'm confident that I could increase my friend count actually.

A person could make a mission out of reconnecting with childhood friends,former  classmates,distant cousins, and those one would like to get to know better. And some people can even handle hundreds of on­screen relationships,keeping up with the daily happenings of  their small army of companions. After all,there are worse fates than having too many friends.

Thanks to e­mail,the inability to schedule face-to-face meetings no longer means a  friendship must come to a close. But even with e­mail,people will lose touch if one or both  parties stop writing back. That’s normal. People move from school to school,job to job,city to city. You never have to feel guilty for breaking away.

Every day,the masterminds of Web 2.0 find new ways of making human communication  easier. However,convenience can be a crutch(拐杖).Some things shouldn't be simplified. When it comes to friendship,there can be no shortcuts.

1.According to Paragraph 1,the website is famous because ________.

A.it has an interesting name of “Facebook”

B.it helps people get in touch with old friends

C.it can send people a greeting of some kind

D.it reminds people of events in the past

2.From the second paragraph we can learn that the writer ________.

A.would write to the friend quite often

B.asked the friend to e­mail him

C.did get some information about the friend

D.would keep in touch with the friend forever

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.There are 35 people in the author's list of friends right now.

B.The author communicates with all the 35 friends by e­mails.

C.The list of 35 friends doesn't include the old e­mail addresses.

D.It is not difficult for the author to increase his friend count.

4.What does the author think of the convenience of communicating online?

A.The technology could not keep true friendship forever.

B.The social website of Facebook means nothing at all.

C.There will be no ways of making real friends online.

D.People will not lose friends with the help of the Facebook.

 

Facebook means never having to say goodbye. The social media website has earned a reputation for reconnecting old friends. Last week,a guy whom I hadn't seen since my bachelor party five years ago sent me a friend request. I accepted and waited for “Easy E” to send me a greeting of some kind. He had sought me out,after all.
I learned from his profile that he was in a relationship and had a son. However,I'm pretty sure we won't ever write wall-to-wall,let alone e­mail each other. But he'll remain a friend of online until one of us makes a point of removing the other from his official list.
My pool of friends consists of family members,college buddies,co­workers from past and  present,and friends of friends. There are 35 in all. If I spent some time uploading old e­mail addresses,I'm confident that I could increase my friend count actually.
A person could make a mission out of reconnecting with childhood friends,former  classmates,distant cousins, and those one would like to get to know better. And some people can even handle hundreds of on­screen relationships,keeping up with the daily happenings of  their small army of companions. After all,there are worse fates than having too many friends.
Thanks to e­mail,the inability to schedule face-to-face meetings no longer means a  friendship must come to a close. But even with e­mail,people will lose touch if one or both  parties stop writing back. That’s normal. People move from school to school,job to job,city to city. You never have to feel guilty for breaking away.
Every day,the masterminds of Web 2.0 find new ways of making human communication  easier. However,convenience can be a crutch(拐杖).Some things shouldn't be simplified. When it comes to friendship,there can be no shortcuts.

  1. 1.

    According to Paragraph 1,the website is famous because ________.

    1. A.
      it has an interesting name of “Facebook”
    2. B.
      it helps people get in touch with old friends
    3. C.
      it can send people a greeting of some kind
    4. D.
      it reminds people of events in the past
  2. 2.

    From the second paragraph we can learn that the writer ________.

    1. A.
      would write to the friend quite often
    2. B.
      asked the friend to e­mail him
    3. C.
      did get some information about the friend
    4. D.
      would keep in touch with the friend forever
  3. 3.

    Which of the following statements is NOT true?

    1. A.
      There are 35 people in the author's list of friends right now.
    2. B.
      The author communicates with all the 35 friends by e­mails.
    3. C.
      The list of 35 friends doesn't include the old e­mail addresses.
    4. D.
      It is not difficult for the author to increase his friend count.
  4. 4.

    What does the author think of the convenience of communicating online?

    1. A.
      The technology could not keep true friendship forever.
    2. B.
      The social website of Facebook means nothing at all.
    3. C.
      There will be no ways of making real friends online.
    4. D.
      People will not lose friends with the help of the Facebook.

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