阅读理解。 Hillary Clinton, 59, with her famous "I"m in, and I"m in to win" 2008
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Hillary Clinton, 59, with her famous "I"m in, and I"m in to win" 2008 Race, began her e-mail to supporters,
saying "I want you to join me not for the campaign but for a conversation about the future of our country.
Let"s talk, let"s chat."
Mrs. Clinton said that she would focus on "practical changes" in foreign, domestic, and national security
policy, such as finding "a right end" to the Iraq war, expanding health insurance, pursuing greater energy
independence and strengthening Social Security and Medicare, which satisfies many American people.
In her statement, Mrs. Clinton also frankly talked about an issue that worries her a lot. Whether she can, in
fact, win the presidency, some voters still associate her most with the Clinton government.
"I have never been afraid to stand up for my beliefs," Mrs. Clinton said on the Web-site. "After nearly $70
million spent against my campaigns in New York and two wins, I can say I know how Republicans think, how
they operate, and how to beat them."
If successful, she would be the first female nominee (被提名得) of a major American political party, and
the first wife of a former president to seek a return to the White House. President Bill Clinton 1eft office in
2000 after two terms marked by economical expansion and a series of official examinations of his personal life
and the Clintons" business dealings. But the successes and shadows of those years will likely affect Mrs.
Clinton, who was once an important adviser and caused some disagreements in his government.
Yet Mrs. Clinton has become a major political figure in America. |
| 1. By saying "I"m in to win" Hillary probably means that _____. |
A. she is online to get people"s support to run for presidency
B. she is going to run for election and work hard to win
C. she in online to get more support and she"s sure she will win
D. she has decided to run for president and work hard to win |
| 2. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. |
A. Clinton left office only because of his personal life
B. Hillary was once deeply involved in her husband"s government
C. all her voters strongly support her and believe in her
D. the whole election campaign costs Hillary nearly $70 million |
| 3. What many American people are deeply concerned about is _____. |
A. what practical things Hillary will do for them
B. when and how to find a proper solution to the Iraq War
C. how to solve the energy problem
D. how to strengthen Social Security and Medicare |
| 4. The author"s attitude toward Hillary is _____. |
A. critical
B. positive
C. negative
D. objective |
答案
| 1-4: D B A D |
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Without Doubt, Miley Cyrus reigns as Hollywood"s "tween" queen. Her show, Hannah Montana, debuted
in 2006 as the number one cable show look kids aged 6-14. Add to that success two chart-topping CDs, a
sold-out concert tour and a number one movie. And she"s not even 16 years old yet!
Born in 1992 in Tennessee, Miley is the daughter of country singer-turned-actor, Billy Ray Cyrus and his
wife, Tish, Miley got an early start in acting,beginning with a small role on her father"s TV show in 2003.
Then at age 12, Miley"s cool confidence helped her beat out 1,000 other girls to win the role of Hannah
Montana.
On the Disney Channel show, Miley plays Miley Stewart, a sometimes-awkward ninth grade girl who
moonlights (做兼职) as pop sensation Hannah Montana. Stewart keeps her rock star identity a secret from
all but her family and her closest friends. The show emphasizes family,friendship and respect, making it a hit
not only with kids but also with adults. Miley"s real father plays her dad on the show. In June 2007, Miley
released the two-disc album Hannah Montana 3/Meet Miley Cyrus. One disc contains songs from the show.
And the other serves as the star"s Debut album-with songs about love, teenager life and growing up. In
October, Miley set out on a 54-date North American concert tour. The tour were wildly popular-tickets for
some venues sold out within minutes and 14 extra performances were added.
The tour"s success spurred Disney to create a 3-d movie version of the concert. The film hit number one
at the box office and earned over $31 million in just three days.
Though Miley is a huge star, she sees herself as a regular girl. She attends church with her family every
week and does homework and household chores.
With a big-screen version of Hannah Montana coming out next year,this young star is sure to keep
rising-but with her feet on the ground. |
| 1. Which of the following is NOT true except the fact that _____. |
A. Miley began to act at the age of 12
B. Miley"s 54-date North American concert tour was very successful
C. Miley"s show,Hannah Montana was popular with not kids but adults
D. Miley is a regular and grounded girl |
| 2. What helped Miley win the role of Hannah Montana? |
A. Her father.
B. Her success.
C. Her closest friends.
D. Her cool confidence |
| 3. The underlined word "debuted"" in the first paragraph means _____. |
A. appeared
B. came out
B. played
D. first appeared |
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On August 15th, in the women"s individual all-around final of gymnastics of the Beijing 2008 Olympic
Games, Chusovitina is a shining star although she failed to win a medal eventually.
When 33-year-old Oxana Chusovitina competes in her fifth Olympics (Beijing Olympics), she is twice
the age of most of her competitors. In addition, she has also competed in ten World Championships, three
Asian Games and three Goodwill Games. Chusovitina holds the record for the most individual World
Championships medals on a single event. She won an Olympic team gold medal as a 17-year-old in 1992.
Since then she has won a record of eight world titles.
Her long career owes something to fate. In 2002, when her son Alisher, now aged nine, was diagnosed
with leukemia (白血病), she moved to Germany so that he could get the best possible treatment. To help
in those difficult times she kept up her training. It has paid off. But saving Alisher"s life is not her only
motivation. As she recently told German media,"There is nothing in the world I enjoy more than gymnastics."
Chusovitina was born on June 19, 1975 in Uzbek USSR. She was formerly a citizen of, and a competitor
for, the former Soviet Union (before 1993) and Uzbekistan (1993-2006). She has competed for Germany
since 2006. By the year of 2008, Chusovitina"s career in gymnastics had been twenty years.
She is one of only a handful of women to return to high-level gymnastics and international competition
after becoming a mother. Chusovitina is remarkable in her ability to remain competitive for so many years,
often in the face of great difficulty, and has been considered as a role model and an inspiration by many
people in the gymnastics community. |
| 1. When she was 17 years old, Chusovitina won an Olympic team gold medal for _____. |
A. the former Soviet Union
B. Uzbekistan
C. Germany
D. Russia |
| 2. Chusovitina might begin her career in gymnastics in _____. |
A. 1975
B. 1988
C. 1992
D. 2002 |
| 3. Chusovitina left her homeland because _____. |
A. she wanted to compete in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
B. she wanted to serve for Germany
C. she wanted her son to get the best treatment
D. she had to face great difficulty in her homeland |
4. According to the passage, Chusovitina is different from the other competitors in the Beijing 2008 Olympic
Games because _____. |
A. she is the best competitor in the games
B. she is much older than other gymnastics girls
C. she won an Olympic team gold medal when she was very young
D. she competes in order to earn money |
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Thackeray was born into a comfortably secure upper-middle-class family, and brought up to expect the
leisured life of "gentleman". However, partly though bad luck and bad financial (财政的) advice, partly through
his own profligacy (荒废) in early youth-he was Cambridge and for some years afterwards a compulsive (上
瘾的) gambler-he had been left with nothing to depend on but his brains and energy. He dreamed of writing a
great novel; but he realized that while he dreamed and wasted time. Writers whom he considered to be nobodies,
such as Bulwer-Lytton,were writing best sellers.
Writing had not been his first choice of profession. To please his mother he spent some months, studying
law,but his earliest wish was to be a painter. He studied art in London and Paris before deciding that his talent
was too small for him to be anything but an amateur (业余的) painter, though he continued to draw
professionally, and illustrated (给…画插图) most of his own novels He then turned to journalism. In 1836,
while he was still struggling to make his way, he married penniless girl of eighteen, strongly against his mother"s
will.
With considerable courage, Thackeray began to make a living for his growing family from various
contributions to any newspapers and magazines that would take his work often he did not know where the next
five pounds was coming from Isabella Thackeray gave birth to three daughters,the second of whom died as a
child, hut after the birth of the third, in 1840, she became incurably mad and had to be cared fat away from her
family for the rest of her long life-she outlived her husband by over thirty years.
This tragedy deeply affected Thackeray. It was, too, an extra financial load and for some years he was
forced to part with his daughters, who were brought up by his mother in France. While he struggled to make
a living in London, still chiefly by Journalism. His chances as a novelist seemed poor: his short novel Barry
Lynden, published serially in Fraser"s Magazine in 1844 made so little impression oil the public that it was not
published in book form until twelve years later. |
| 1. Thackeray was born into a family _____. |
A. that had bad luck
B. that he could not rely on
C. that was quite rich
D. that expected him to be a writer |
| 2. What did his mother want him to study? |
A. Art
B. Law
C. Writer
D. Journalism |
| 3. After he got married, Thackeray made a living by _____. |
A. writing best sellers
B. drawing and illustrating his own novels
C. publishing a book which made him famous
D. writing for newspapers and magazines |
| 4. After he got married, Thackeray made a living by _____. |
A. writing best sellers
B. drawing and illustrating his own novels
C. publishing a book which made him famous
D. writing for newspapers and magazines |
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Growing up on a remote Michigan farm, Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, knew little
of farming. Like most pioneer farmers, his father, William, hoped that his eldest son would 1 him on the
farm, enable it to expand, and eventually take it 2 . But Henry proved a 3 . He hated farm work and did
everything he could to 4 it. It was not that he was lazy. 5 from it! Give him a mechanical job to do, from
mending a gate to sharpening tools, 6 he would set to work eagerly. It was the daily life of the farm, with its
dull tasks, 7 upset him.
Henry was excited by the development in technology that could 8 farmers like his father from wasteful
and 9 labor. But these developments, in Henry"s boyhood, had touched farming 10 at all and farmers went
on doing things in the way they had always done. So Henry 11 his attention elsewhere. When he was twelve,
he became 12 in clocks and watches. Soon he was repairing them for friends, working at a bench he built in
his bedroom.
In 1876, Henry suffered a serious 13 . His mother died in childbirth. 14 was no reason for him to stay on
the farm, and he 15 to get away as soon as he could. Three years later, he took a job as a mechanic in Detroit.
16 this time steam engines had joined clocks and watches as objects of Henry"s fascination. Making and
installing them was the business of the Detroit workshop that he joined at the age of sixteen.
A chance meeting with an old co-worker 7 a job for Henry as an engineer at the Edison Detroit Electricity
Company. When he quickly learned the ropes of his new job, his interest in fuel engines had come to control his
life.
Henry learned 18 a slow, painstaking business it was to build an engine by hand. Every piece of every part
had to be made individually, checked and rechecked, and tested. 19 the burden, he joined forces with another
mechanic, Jim Bishop. Even so, it was two years 20 they succeeded in building a working car. Henry called it
"Quadricycle." (四轮驱动脚踏车) |
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D. unless | | 阅读理解。 | For many people, the name Baskin-Robbins is linked to sweet memories of eating ice cream. Irvine
Robbins, who helped create this famous company, died in May at the age of ninety. His life"s work of making
fun and exciting ice cream flavors changed the way Americans enjoy this food. Irvine Robbins opened his first
ice cream store in 1945 in California. At the time, there were no stores that sold only ice cream. His sister"s
husband, Burton Baskin, also opened his own ice cream stores. In 1948 they combined their six stores into one
business. Baskin and Robbins realized that they were too busy to operate each store well. So, they decided to
sell part of each operation to the manager of that store. This permitted the company to grow quickly. By 1953,
they renamed their company Baskin-Robbins. They advertised that they sold 31 kinds of ice cream to show the
many choices buyers had. There was one flavor for every day of the month. Robbins and Baskin sold "Lunar
Cheesecake" the day after astronauts landed on the moon in 1969.Other flavors included "ChaChaCha", for
cherry chocolate chip, and Robbins" personal favorite "Jamoca Almond Fudge". They said:"We sell fun, not just
ice cream." By 1967, there were 500 Baskin-Robbins stores in the United States. The business partners sold
their company that year. Today, there are more than 5,800 Baskin-Robbins stores around the world. | | 1. What is the main idea of the passage? | A. The managers of Baskin-Robbins.
B. The start of Baskin-Robbins.
C. The production of Baskin Robbins.
D. The great success of Baskin-Robbins. | | 2. From the text we learn that _____. | A. Baskin-Robbins was the only shop selling ice cream in 1945
B. Baskin-Robbins was famous for their special ice cream flavors
C. Baskin-Robbins grew quickly because they combined their other stores together
D. there had been more than 5,800 Baskin-Robbins stores around the world by 1967 | | 3. What was probably the main reason for Baskin-Robbins" success? | A. They sold not only ice cream, but fun.
B. They renamed their company.
C. They put all their hearts into the business.
D. They sold "Lunar Cheesecake". | | 4. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. | A. Jamoca Almond Fudge is Baskins" favourite
B. Cherry chocolate chip sells best
C. Robbins and Baskin were good at inventing new ice creams
D. Lunar cheesecake was invented for the astronauts | 最新试题
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