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President-elect Barack Obama steps aboard a military(军事的) plane at Chicago Midway Airport
January 4，2009 before flying to Andrews Air Force Base near Washington. Obama is moving to
Washington 16 days before being sworn（发誓）in as the 44th President of the United States on January 20.
Barack Obama is not afraid to admit it-he got a little emotional before leaving Chicago for Washington
where he will soon become the next president of the United States. "I’ve got to say that I choked up a
little bit leaving my house today."said Obama, who will become the nation’s first black president when he takes office on January 20.
He took a moment to reflect before shutting the door of his house and heading off for his new life."The
house was empty.It was a little tough.It got me." he told reporters after boarding the Air Force Boeing 757 that would take him to Washington.
But after his emotional farewell(告别) to their home, Obama headed to the airport to fly to Washington
and join his wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasba.They arrived in Washington on Saturday to settle into a hotel without the media entourage(随行人员) that follows Obama everywhere.
Asked if he was excited about the move, Obama mentioned indirectly the tiring presidential campaign when he said: "Yeah.Although living in a hotel for two weeks-we seemed to have done that for two years."
The Obama will stay at the luxury Hay Adams Hotel across a park from the White House until January 15 when they move into Blair House，which serves as the official guest house and residence for presidents elect for several days before the inauguration(就职演说).
Obama was already beginning to experience what it will be like to be a president.He traveled aboard the military aircraft which often used to fly Vice-President Dick Cheney around.Although the airplane was not called Air Force One because Obama is not yet president，it had all the outward signs of the real thing：the presidential seal(图章) at the front of the plane，name cards with the presidential seal and cups and plates marked with "Air Force one”. |
1. The underlined sentence in Paragraph Two may imply____________．
A．Obama was unwilling to leave his home in Chicago.
B．Obama was glad to be able to leave his home in Chicago at last.
C．Obama had a complicated feeling when he would soon host the White House.
D．Obama wanted to cry because he would be the nation first black president.
2. Obama would arrive at Washington on____________．
A．January 4th.
B．January 15th.
C．January 16th.
D．January 20th.
3. Obama’s wife and daughters____________．
A．had arrived at Washington before he did.
B．would go to Washington together with Obama.
C．had stayed a night at the airport near Washington.
D．would take Air Force One to Washington.
4. The several days before his inauguration，Obama and his family would live in____________．
A．the White House.
B．Blair House.
C．a hotel .
D．the airport.
5. Before he took office，____________．
A．Obama took the president’s plane "Air Force One".
B．Obama took the vice-president’s plane without any sign.
C．many things Obama used had the presidential seal.
D．Obama could enjoy all the rights belonging to the president. |
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Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of
his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56, after a years-long and highly public battle with
cancer. Mourners gathered outside his house in Palo Alto, California, and Apple stores around the world.
Steve Jobs made technology fun. As tech leaders/they"re really happy if they have one hit in their life.
Steve Jobs has the Apple II, the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad and Pixar.
Steve Jobs was a college dropout. He was adopted by a machinist and his wife, an accountant, They
supported his early interest in electronics. He and his friend Steve Wozniak started Apple
Computer-now just called Apple-in 1976. They stayed at the company until 1985. That year, Steve
Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in a dispute with the chief executive.
Mr. Jobs then formed his own company, called NeXT Computer. He rejoined Apple in 1997 after it
bought NeXT, He helped remake Apple from a business that was in bad shape then to one of the most
valuable companies in the world today. However, Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple"s chief executive
in August, 2011 because of his health. He died a day after the company released a new iPhone version
that met with limited excitement. Steve left behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit
will forever be the foundation of Apple.
President Obama said in a statement: by building one of the planet"s most successful companies from
his garage, Steve Jobs showed the spirit of American ingenuity (独创性). By making computers personal
and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible. but
intuitive (直觉的) and fun.
The fact that he was able to redesign American commerce top to bottom and across is really
astonishing. He probably will be considered an industrial giant on the scale of Thomas Edison and Henry
Ford, so one of the greatest of all time. Steve Jobs not only revolutionized technology, he also
revolutionized American business. Steve Jobs was remembered as a " great visionary and leader" and
a ^marketing genius. |
| 1. What does the underlined word "dispute" in Paragraph 3 probably mean? |
A. Discussion.
B. Permission.
C. Argument.
D. Experiment. |
| 2. According to Paragraph 2, the author wants to show that _____. |
A. Steve Jobs made fun of modem inventions
B. Steve Jobs makes great contributions to the world
C. tech leaders will be happy when they have one hit in their life
D. Steve Jobs owns many companies in America |
| 3. Which of the following statements about Steve Jobs is NOT TRUE? |
A. Steve Jobs quitted college because of poor health.
B. Steve Jobs and his friend built a company called Apple Computer in 1976.
C. President Obama spoke highly of Steve Jobs for his achievements.
D. Steve Jobs was remembered as the founder of Apple and the Internet. |
| 4. How long did Steve Jobs work for Apple? |
A. 9 years.
B. 14 years.
C. 23 years.
D. 35 years |
| 5. This passage is mainly about _____. |
A. the inventions of Steve Jobs
B. a brief introduction of Steve Jobs
C. the childhood of Steve Jobs
D. the death of Steve Jobs |
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Elena Kagan has reached a lifelong goal: becoming a Justice on the United States Supreme Court.
The US Senate confirmed Kagan on Thursday by a vote of 63-37. She replaces Justice John Paul
Stevens, who retired in June.
Kagan will take a sacred oath (誓言) to uphold the Constitution of the United States on Saturday at
a swearing-in ceremony. The new Justice will bring the number of women sitting on the nation"s highest
court to three. Kagan joins Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor-all three New Yorkers.
Kagan is the fourth woman in history to sit on the Supreme Court. Justice Sandra Day O"Connor was
the first female Justice. She was appointed by President Ronald Reagan and served from 1981to 2006.
Kagan, who is 50 years old, is the second Justice appointed by President Barack Obama. (He
appointed Justice Sotomayor in 2009.) Obama told reporters on Thursday that Kagan will make an "
outstanding Justice who understands that her rulings affect people." He also noted that the addition of
another woman to the Supreme Court marks a sign of progress for the country. Obama and Kagan will
celebrate her confirmation with a ceremony at the White House today.
Kagan has spent most of her adult life working with the law. She served in President Clinton"s
administration as a legal adviser, was the head of Harvard Law School, and until her confirmation
Thursday, was the US Solicitor General-one of the most powerful lawyers in the federal government.
Kagan was born in New York City. She grew up in an apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan,
the strong-willed, independent middle sister sandwiched between two brothers.
Kagan"s mother was a public school teacher who taught fifth and sixth grades. Her father was a
lawyer.
The new Justice once wore a judge"s robe in a picture for her high-school yearbook. Now she"ll be
wearing real ones as she and the other eight Justices decide some of the most important legal cases. |
| 1. What can we infer according to paragraph 1? |
A. Elena Kagan has become the only female Justice of America.
B. It"s Kagan"s dream to be a Justice on the United States Supreme Court.
C. Kagan achieved this position in the election by beating John Paul Stevens.
D. It will take a long time for Kagan to become a Justice on the United States Supreme Court. |
| 2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? |
A. To take the place of an old Justice, a Justice was elected by the Senate.
B. There will be four women working in the United States Supreme Court.
C. Kagan will take a sacred oath before taking in part in the election.
D. No one but a New Yorker can be a Justice of the Supreme Court. |
| 3. What can we infer from Obama"s words? |
A. He will appoint more women Justices to the Supreme Court.
B. He appointed Kagan as she had done a good job before.
C. There is much to be improved on the Supreme Court.
D. He is sure Kagan will be excellent in her new work. |
| 4. What is the main idea of paragraph 5? |
A. Kagan is a born lawyer.
B. It is about Kagan"s biography.
C. Kagan"s character is fit for her job.
D. Kagan has worked for two Presidents. |
| 5. This text must be taken from _____ . |
A. a storybook
B. a textbook
C. a newspaper
D. a biography of famous people |
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Mark Rothko, one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century, was born in Daugavpils, Latvia in
1903. His family immigrated to the United States in 1913, after a 12-day voyage.
Mark moved to New York in the autumn of 1923 and found employment in the garment trade and
settled down on the Upper West Side. It was while he was visiting someone at the Art Students League
that he saw students painting a model. According to him, this was the start of his life as an artist. He was
twenty years old and had taken some art lessons at school, so his initial experience was far from an
immediate calling.
In 1936, Mark Rothko began writing a book, which he never completed, about the similarities in the
children"s art and the work of modern painters. The work of modernists, which was influenced by
primitive art, could, according to him, be compared to that of children in that "Child art transforms itself
into primitivism, which is only the child producing a copy of himself." In this same work, he said that "The
fact that one usually begins with drawing is already academic. We start with colour."
It was not long before his multiform developed into the style he is remembered for. In 1949 Rothko
exhibited these new works at the Betty Parsons Gallery. For reviewer Harold Rosenberg, the paintings
were unique and primitive. Rothko had, after painting his first multiform, separated himself from the world
in East Hampton on Long Island, only inviting a very few people, including Rosenberg, to view the new
paintings. The discovery of his works" specialty came at a period of great sorrow: his mother Kate died
in October 1948. As part of this new uniformity of artistic vision, his paintings no longer had individual
titles. From this point on they were simply untitled, numbered or dated. However, to assist in
distinguishing one work from another, traders would sometimes add the primary colours to the name.
Additionally, for the next few years, Rothko painted in oil only on large vertical tents. This was done to
surround the viewer, or, in his words, to make the viewer feel enveloped within the picture. |
| 1. When did Rothko want to be an artist? |
A. When he immigrated to the U.S.A.
B. When he watched students drawing.
C. When he moved to the Upper West Side.
D. When he joined the Art Students League. |
| 2. What did Rothko think of modern art? |
A. It could be produced by children.
B. It could be compared to child work.
C. It was a certain kind of primitive art.
D. It was academic from the very beginning. |
| 3. Why does the author mention Rothko"s uncompleted book? |
A. To prove Rothko"s concentration on painting.
B. To show Rothko"s research on the modern art.
C. To suggest Rothko"s unique personal painting style.
D. To explain the inspiration of Rothko"s painting style. |
| 4. Rothko"s distinctive style ______. |
A. took shape in 1948
B. was affected by Rosenberg
C. resulted from his boyhood experience
D. was rooted in the separation from the world |
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He lived his whole life as a poor man. His art and talent were recognized by almost no one. He
suffered from a mental illness that led him to cut off part of his left ear in 1888 and to shoot himself two
years later. But after his death, he achieved world fame. Today, Dutch artist Van Gogh is recognized as
one of the leading artists of all time.
Now, 150 years after his birth on March 30, 1853, Zundert, the town of his birth, has made 2003
"The Van Gogh Year" in his honor. And the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, home to the biggest
collection of his masterpiece, is marking the anniversary with exhibitions throughout the year. The
museum draws around 1.3 million visitors every year. Some people enjoy the art and then learn about
his life. Others are interested in his life, which then helps them understand his art.
Van Gogh was the son of the minister. He left school when he was just 15. By the age of 27, he
had already tried many jobs including an art gallery salesman and a French teacher. Finally in 1880, he
decided to begin his studies in art.
Van Gogh is famed for his ability to put his own emotion into his paintings and show his feelings
about a scene. His style is marked by short, broad brush strokes (绘画笔法). "Instead of trying to
reproduce exactly what I have before my eyes, I use color more freely, in order to express myself more
forcefully," he wrote in a letter to his brother in 1888.
Van Gogh sold only one painting during his short life. He relied heavily on support from his brother,
an art dealer who lived in Paris. But now his works are sold for millions of dollars. His portrait of Dr.
Gacher sold for ＄89.5 million in 1990. It is the highest price ever paid for a painting. "I think his
paintings are powerful and the brilliant color in them are attractive to people," said a Van Gogh"s fan. |
| 1. All through his life Van Gogh _____. |
A. depended on his brother
B. worked hard on art studies
C. was not recognized by people
D. expressed himself in paintings |
| 2. Van Gogh killed himself because of _____. |
A. the poor life
B. his illness
C. his pain from left ear
D. the objections from the artists of his time |
| 3. One of the characteristics of Van Gogh"s paintings is _____. |
A. the likeness between his paintings and the reality
B. the short time for him to complete a painting
C. the various styles mixed together
D. the special strokes he made |
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Robert Frost was one of America"s best known and most honored serious writers. But his fame came
late in his life.
He was born in San Francisco, California in 1874. He lived in California during his early childhood.
He was named after the chief Southern general in America"s Civil War. The general"s name was Robert
Edward Lee. The poet was named Robert Lee Frost, because his father wanted to honor the general.
Someone once asked another American writer, Ernest Hemingway, how to become a writer. The best
thing, he said, was to have an unhappy childhood. If this is true, Robert Frost"s childhood was unhappy
enough to make him a very good writer. Robert Frost"s father was a reporter who wanted to be a
politician. He often drank too much wine and became angry. Robert was the victim (受害者) of his anger.
Robert Frost finished high school in 1891. After high school, Robert"s grandfather offered to pay his
costs at Dartmouth College. But Robert left the school after a few months. He did not like it. He spent the next few years working at different jobs. At one time, he worked in a factory. Later, he repaired shoes.
He was a teacher. He was a reporter. Always, he wrote poetry.
Robert Frost attended Harvard University for two years. After that, he returned to the many jobs he
held before. For a while, Frost tried to take care of a farm in the state of New Hampshire. He was not a
successful farmer. And he continued to write poetry. He said that until 1930, he earned only about ten
dollars a year from writing.
In 1912, he decided to try to make a new start. He took his family to Britain. The cost of living was
low. In Britain, Frost found a publisher for his first book of poems. The book was called A Boy"s Will.
When it appeared in 1913. Frost received high praise from British readers. Praise was something he had
not received in his own country.
Ezra Pound, another American poet living in Britain, read the poems and liked them very much. He
wrote a magazine article about Frost. He also helped get Frost"s second book of poems published in
America. That book was called North of Boston. |
| 1. The followings are writers EXCEPT _____. |
A. Robert Edward Lee
B. Robert Lee Frost
C. Ernest Hemingway
D. Ezra Pound |
| 2. The passage wrote about Hemingway in order to show that _____. |
A. he had great influence on Frost"s poetry and life
B. Frost" s poetry style was the same as Hemingway"s
C. Frost was unhappy because he was the victim of his father
D. Frost spent his childhood unhappily |
| 3. What can we learn from the passage? |
A. Once Frost"s first book was published he gained great praise in his country.
B. After leaving Harvard University, he began to learn to write poetry.
C. Frost was found lo have a gift in poetry while he studied in high school.
D. Robert Frost"s father was angry and drank a lot because he didn"t realize his dream. |
| 4. What"s the passage mainly about? |
A. Roberl Frost"s unhappy childhood.
B. Roberl Frost"s first and second book.
C. Roberl Frost"s family and jobs.
D. Roberl Frost"s life and poetry. |
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