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When people hear a president speak, they seldom think about others helping to shape the presentation(报告). Today, however, presidents depend on writers such as J. Terry Edmonds to help them communicate (交流) effectively. Edmonds is the first African American ever to work as a full-time speechwriter for a U. S. president; he is so the first African American to serve as director of speechwriting for White House. His is an all-American story of success. 
Edmonds grew up in Baltimore, Maryland; his father drove a truck, and his mother worked as a waitress. A. great reader, Edmonds showed a gift for writing at his high
School, Baltimore City College After graduating in 1967 Edmonds went on to Morgan State University
Edmonds began his career in business, with jobs in public relations and communications. He joined the world of politics as news secretary for his congressman (国会议员) from Baltimore During Bill Clinton’s presidency,  he wrote speeches for Health and Human Services  Secretary Donna Shalala and worked in a number of job in the White House and in governmental departments President Clinton then appointed (任命)him to the office of directory of speechwriting Following the 2000 elections Edmonds returned to Morgan State University as the school’s special assistant to the president for 2001-2002
小题1:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A.Edmonds proved himself to be good at writing at high school
B.Edmonds graduated from Morgan State University in 1967.
C.Edmonds was the first full-time speechwriter.
D.Edmonds served the White House after 2000.
小题2:Edmonds entered the world of politics first as____。         
A.news secretary for a Congressman
B.a speechwriter for President Clinton
C.news secretary in the White House
D.a speechwriter for Secretary Donna Shalala
小题3:The text is most likely to be found in a book about____。       
A.popular scienceB.historical events
C.successful peopleD.Political systems

答案

小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:C
解析

小题1:推理判断题。根据第二自然段的第二句可知本题选A。
小题2:细节理解题。根据第三自然段的第二句可知本题选A。
小题3:推理判断题。本文是一篇人物介绍,介绍了一位成功人物,故本题选C。
举一反三
Brian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before the flight to Paris. He was wearing three shirts, a jacket, two pairs of socks, a pair of shorts, and two pairs of jeans. He was carrying one small backpack, which was very full, but he didn’t have any other luggage. Brian needed to meet a man named Tony before he checked in for his flight. He found Tony near the Air France counter. Tony gave him a round-trip ticket and a small package. 
“Give this package to Jean-Paul at the airport in Paris. He will have a sign with your name on it. I think you can find him easily, “Tony said.” You don’t have any luggage, right?”
“Only this backpack,” Brian answered. “You said I could bring one carry-on bag.”
“That’s right, one carry-on bag is fine. Have a good trip.”
“Thanks.”
Is Brian a criminal(犯罪)? Not at all. He is an air courier. And he paid only $110 for the round-trip ticket to Paris. Air couriers get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign countries. Businesses sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next day. Often, the only way they can do this is to use an air-courier company. It is not cheap for a business to send a package with an air courier, but it is quick. 
Every year about 80, 000 people worldwide travel as air couriers. The number of tickets for courier travel is growing by about 10 percent a year. However, air-courier travel isn’t for everyone, But if you have very little money, can be flexible(灵活的)about your travel plans, and don’t mind wearing the same clothes for a week, it can be a great way to take a vacation!
小题1:Why was Brian wearing so many clothes for his travel?
A.Because they were the uniform for air couriers,
B.Because that made him easier to be recognized.
C.Because his backpack had no room for his clothes.
D.because he did not have any luggage with him.
小题2:An air courier is a person who        
A.manages a business company in foreign countries
B.organizes international flights for tourists
C.travels around the world with cheap tickets
D.delivers papers and packages to foreign countries
小题3:Businesses choose the air-courier service because      
A.it costs lessB.it is flexibleC.it saves timeD.it grows fast
小题4:One of the disadvantages of traveling as an air courier is that he
A.cannot decide when and where to travel
B.cannot take any luggage with him
C.has to wear two pairs of jeans
D.saves little money from the travel
小题5:The author of the text mainly
A.describes the activities of a law-breaker
B.suggests an ideal way to travel
C.argues against the air-courier travel
D.tells us about a developing business

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阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The position of children in American family and society is no longer what is used to be. The ___36___ family in colonial(殖民时期的) North America was mainly concerned with survival and     37   that, its own economic prosperity. Thus, children were ____38___in terms of their productivity(生产能力), and they played the role of producer quite early.   39  they fulfilled this role, their position in the family was one of subordination(附属).
With the ____40____ of the society, the position of children in the family and in the society became more important. In the complex and technological society ____41____the United States has become, each ___42____ must fulfill a number of personal and occupational___43____ and be in contact with many other member. _____44_____, viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are ____45_____ more as people in their own right than as those of subordination. This acceptance of children as____46____ participants in the family is reflected in various laws _____47_____ the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs.
This new ____48____of children and the frequent contact between the members of society has also ____49_____an increasing interest in child-raising techniques. People today spend much time___50_____ the proper way to ____51____ children.
Nowadays, the socialization of the child in the United States is a ___52____transaction(事务) between parent and child____53_____a one-way, parent-to-child training___54_____ . As a consequence, socializing children and____55____with them over a long period of time is for parents a mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, and problems.
36. A. poor           B. ordinary          C. happy             D. wealthy
37. A. except         B. for               C. beyond             D. through
38. A. supported       B. received          C. encouraged          D. valued
39. A. Until           B. After            C. Although            D. When
40. A. movement      B. achievement       C. development         D. requirement
41. A. that            B. where            C. when               D. what
42. A. parent          B. member           C. family              D. relative
43. A. purposes        B. promises         C. roles                D. tasks
44. A. Besides         B. However          C. Instead              D. Therefore
45. A. admired         B. regarded          C. made               D. respected
46. A. willing          B. equal             C. similar              D. common
47. A. enjoying         B. preventing        C. considering           D. protecting
48. A. view            B. faith             C. world               D. study
49. A. led in          B. brought in         C. resulted in            D. taken in
50. A. seeking          B. making           C. fighting              D. working
51. A. nurse            B. praise            C. understand            D. raise
52. A. one-sided        B. many-sided        C. round-way            D. two-way
53. A. more than        B. rather than         C. better than            D. less than
54. A. manner          B. method            C. program              D. guide
55. A. talking           B. living            C. playing               D. discussing
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A volcanic eruption in Iceland has sent ash across northern Europe. Airlines have stopped or changed the flights across the Atlantic Ocean, leaving hundreds of passengers stuck in airports.  
Grirmsvom is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Europe. What makes Grimsvom different is that it lies under a huge glacier(冰川) of ice up to 12 maters thick. The hot volcano heats up the ice above it, which then forms a layer(层)of water between the glacier and the volcano This layer of water puts pressure on the volcano, keeping it stable, As the water flows out from under the glacier, the pressure lifts. The lava(岩浆) from the volcano then comes up to the surface. This is exactly what happened today.  
Now, airlines have to make changes to their flights so as not to fly through the clouds of volcanic ash. According to KLM. one of Europe’s biggest airlines, airplanes cannot go under the cloud or over it. Going through the cloud can result in ash getting stuck in the airplane’s engines, causing damage to the plane.  
The eruption has also caused problems for animals in Iceland. The volcano left ash and sharp. Glass-like rocks all over the countryside. Farmers are keeping their animals inside to stop them from eating ash- covered grass to the sharp object.  
小题1:What makes Grimsvom different from other volcanoes? 
A.It is below ice.
B.It lies under the sea
C.It is the largest volcano
D.It is lava affects the airlines
小题2:What keeps Grimsvotn still? 
A.The slow flow of water
B.The low water temperature
C.The thick glacier
D.The water pressure
小题3:Which of the following is the result of the volcanic eruption? 
A.People stop traveling in Europe
B.Airlines suffer from the loss of planes
C.It becomes dangerous for animals to eat outside
D.Farmers have lost many of their animals
小题4:This text is most probably taken from_ 
A.a research paper
B.a newspaper report
C.a class presentation
D.a geography textbook.

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Plants can’t communicate by moving or making sounds, as most animals do. Instead, plants Produce volatile compounds, chemicals that easily change from a liquid to a gas. A flower’s sweet smell, for example, comes from volatile compounds that the plant produces to attract insects such as Bugs and bees.
Plants can also detect volatile compounds produced by other plants. A tree under attack by Hungry insets, for instance, may give off volatile compounds that let other trees know about the Attack. In response, the other trees may send off chemicals to keep the bugs away ——or even  Chemicals that attract the bugs’ natural enemies.
Now scientists have created a quick way to understand what plants are saying: a chemical Sensor(传感器)called an electronic nose. The “e-nose” can tell compounds that crop plants make When they’re attacked Scientists say the e-nose could help quickly detect whether plants are being Eaten by insects. But today the only way to detect such insects is to visually inspect individual Plants. This is a challenging task for managers of greenhouses, enclosed gardens than can house Thousands of plants.
The research team worked with an e-nose than recognizes volatile compounds. Inside the device, 13 sensors chemically react with volatile compounds Based on these interactions, the e-nose gives off electronic signals that the scientists analyze using computer software.
To test the nose, the team presented it with healthy leaves from cucumber, pepper and tomato plants, all common greenhouse crops. Then scientists collected samples of air around damaged leaves from each type of crop, These plants had been damaged by insects, or by scientists who made holes in the leaves with a hole punch(打孔器). The e-nose, it turns out, could identify healthy cucumber, pepper and tomato plants based on The volatile compounds they produce, It could also identify tomato leaves that had been damaged. But even more impressive, the device could tell which type of damage ---- by insects or with a hole Punch ---- had been done to the tomato leaves.
With some fine-tuning, a device like the e-nose could one day be used in greenhouses to quickly spot harmful bugs, the researchers say. A device like this could also be used to identify fruits that are perfectly ripe and ready to pick and eat, says Natalia Dudareva, a biochemist at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. who studies smells of flowers and plants. Hopefully, scientists believe, the device could bring large benefits to greenhouse managers in the near future.
小题1:We learn from the text that plants communicate with each other by____.
A.making some soundsB.waving their leaves
C.producing some chemicalsD.sending out electronic signals
小题2:What did the scientists do to find out if the e-nose worked?
A.They presented it with all common crops.
B.They fixed 13 sensors inside the device.
C.They collected different damaged leaves.
D.They made tests on damaged and healthy leaves.
小题3:According to the writer, the most amazing thing about the e-nose is that it can___.
A.pick out ripe fruits
B.spot the insects quickly
C.distinguish different damages to the leaves
D.recognize unhealthy tomato leaves
小题4:We can infer from the last paragraph that the e-nose_____.
A.is unable to tell the smell of flowers
B.is not yet used in greenhouses
C.is designed by scientists at Purdue
D.is helpful in killing harmful insects

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Planting trees around poultry farms can improve air and water quality -- and relations with neighbors. Research has shown that just three rows of trees near poultry houses can reduce the release of dust and ammonia(氨). They can also reduce the strong smell of ammonia gas.
The trees take dust, ammonia and odors in their leaves. They also provide shade from the sun, so they reduce cooling costs in summer. And they act as a windbreak, so they reduce heating costs in winter. Trees can also improve water quality around farms by removing pollutions from soil and groundwater.
Several years ago, people were objecting to the odor of poultry farms on the Delmarva Peninsula in the eastern United States. Delmarva is where the states of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia come together. Two thousand farms there can each house an average of seventy-five thousand chickens.
Traditionally the farms used windows to provide fresh air in the chicken houses. Farmers rarely planted trees or tall crops around the buildings, so there would be no barrier to the airflow. But then farms began to use new ventilation systems. Instead of windows, the new systems used tunnel fans to circulate air. The fans directed airflow from the poultry houses toward the homes of neighbors.
Researchers began dealing with the problem in two thousand. They found that over a period of six years, planting three rows of trees reduced total dust and ammonia by more than half. And they found that smells were reduced by eighteen percent.
Farmers may think trees will take too long to grow and be effective. But some trees can grow quickly. At least one-third of the Delmarva farms have planted trees, technically known as vegetative environmental buffers. The idea offers a way to cut pollution, save money and energy, and make the neighbors happy.
小题1:The second paragraph mainly tells us ______.
A.planting trees as much as possible
B.the advantages of trees
C.how to reduce heating costs
D.why trees are received
小题2:The word “odor” in paragraph 3 means ______.
A.plantB.smellC.heightD.water
小题3:The farms on the Delmarva Peninsula used to use ______ in chicken houses to provide fresh air.
A.treesB.tunnel fansC.windowsD.poles
小题4:It can be learned from the last two paragraphs that ______.
A.three rows of trees are really good to the environment
B.researches began to realize the problem in 2000
C.most farmers show interest in planting trees
D.the trees growing quickly can be cut off in a few years

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