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第1题
Everyone 【21】______ of the President of the US 【22】______ the most powerful man in 【23】______ But when the representatives of the 13 former British colonies 【24】______ to draw up the constitution of the new country 【25】______ 1788, 【26】______ of them were not sure whether they 【27】______ to have a President at all. There were even 【28】______ who 【29】______ a king, 【30】______ their successful war against the British king, George Ⅲ. The decision was in doubt 【31】______ the last moment. One group wanted 【32】______ for life, while 【33】______ suggested that 【34】______ not be a President, because a Committee would govern the country better; a third group 【35】______ a President 【36】______ term of office would last seven years but who could not stand for reelection, because they were afraid he would spend his time 【37】______ votes at the next election. In the end they chose George Washington as President for four years and let him 【38】______ for reelection because they trusted him. But they were 【39】______ to make rules in case a future President 【40】______ badly and these rules were used to get rid of President Nixon two hundreds years later.
【21】
A．use to think
B．think
C．thinks
D．uses to think
第2题
听力原文： Lee Harvey Oswald, a 24-year-old former Marine, was being transferred from police headquarters to the county jail. The man accused of murdering the US President, John F. Kennedy, has himself been shot dead in a Dallas police station.
The event was being covered live on television, and Americans across the country watched in astonishment as a man -- later identified as Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner -- stepped forward, drew a gun and shot Mr. Oswald at point-blank range.
An ambulance rushed Mr. Oswald to the Parkland Hospital -- the same hospital which had fought to save President Kennedy's life two days earlier -- but he died within minutes of his arrival.
He was arrested about an hour after the murder, carried out as the President's motor queue passed through the Dealey Plaza in Dallas.
He was initially accused of the murder of a policeman, JD Tippit, who appears to have recognized him and approached him just 45 minutes after the killing of the President. Soon after, Mr. Oswald was also charged with the President's murder.
But, police gave no explanation of how Jack Ruby came to be in the police headquarters. The building had been under heavy guard after several calls making threats against Oswald's life.
Ruby came to Dallas from Chicago 10 years ago. He runs a downtown club, and is said to have links with organised criminals. Police said Ruby had told them, "1 didn't want to be a hero -- I did it for Jacqueline Kennedy. "They said he wanted to spare the president's wife accused of killing her husband.
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A．Lee Harvey Oswald.
B．Jack Ruby.
C．JD Tippit.
D．The president's wife.
第3题
Will Hillary Be the Next American President？
Back in 1969，US President Richard Nixon confidently predicted：“In the next 50 years，we shall see a woman president，perhaps sooner than you think．”
Today,not too far off Nixon’s deadline，America is looking at that possibility．Over the weekend，Hillary Rodham Clinton．wife of former president Bill Clinton，announced her run for 2008 presidency．
US polls indicate that Americans feel comfortable with a female president．A New York Times survey found nearly all Americans saying they would vote for president if she were qualified．
However，accepting the theoretical notion of a female leader is quite different from voting an actual woman．
In fact．there is still widespread distrust of a woman in the top position．
This is partly due to the biased thinking that women are weak on national security，though they might be strong on education and health care．This damages their prospects as a presidential contender．
“There’s still an inherent nervousness on the part of voters putting a woman in as the ultimate decision—maker．Control of the army and border security are sons of traditionally male jobs，”conmented Amy Walter，an Ametican campaign analyst．“That’s where I think Voters consciously or unconsciously have difficulties with women candidates．”
women have held the top job in other major Western countries．In 1979，Britain elected Margaret Thatcher prime minister．Last year，Germany made Angela Merkel its first female chancellor．
In the US，no woman has succeeded in being nominated as a presidential candidate．One woman did make the attempt：Elizabeth Dole．In 1999，she tried to get the Republican Party nomination．But Dole could only raise $5 million for her bid—compared with the $56 million George W．Bush raised．
So Barriers lie ahead for Hillary if she wants to make history by becoming the first female US president．With the Iraqi war underway，she’ll find it even harder．
“I don’t feel that our society is ready for a woman president．The enemy we face does not respect females the same way we have come to see them as equals．If we were not in this war，I would support a woman president，”sai Chris Dildy，a computer engineering student．
第 22 题 Up to the present，no woman has been elected president in the US．
A．Right
B．Wrong
C．Not mentioned
第4题
Political Spins
Last week, US White House spokesman Tony Snow sent journalists digging for their dictionaries. He called recent criticism by the former President Bill Clinton "chutzpah" (大胆放肆). With just one sentence, Snow managed to make headlines, a joke and a defense of President George W. Bush. Interestingly. this is how battles are fought and won in US politics - with carefully-worded one-liners (一行字幕新闻) made for TV which often lack substance and clarity (清晰度).
"The amount of information that candidates attempt to communicate to people is actually getting smaller and smaller," said Mark Smith, a political science professor al Cedarville University. This has been accompanied by a changing media environment, Smith said. In 1968, the average TV or radio soundbite (演讲中的句子或短语) was 48 seconds, according to Smith. In 1996, the average soundbite had shrunk (缩短) to 8 seconds. Thus, politicians wanting publicity try to make their public communication as quotable as possible.
Campaigning politicians als0 use 30-second TV ads and clever campaign slogans (口号) to boost their messages. Republican presidential candidate John McCain rides to campaign stops in a bus named the "Straight-Talk Express". McCain hopes the name will convince voters he plans to tell people the truth - whether it's in fashion or not. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, has chosen the campaign slogan "Let the conversation begin". She hopes it will help her appear open-minded and friendly.
But one-liners, TV ads and campaign slogans all have a single key ingredient: something commonly called political "spin". Brooks Jackson, a former journalist and the current director of the non-partisan (无党派的) website FactCheck.org, calls spin "just a polite word for deception (欺骗)."
"I do believe that very often politicians believe their own spin," said Jackson.
"Strong partisans suffer from a universal human tendency: They ignore the evidence that would force them into the uncomfortable position of having to change their minds and admit that they were wrong."
Which statement is NOT true of one-liners？
A．They are unclear.
B．They contain a lot of information.
C．They lack substance.
D．They are carefully constructed.
第5题
请根据短文内容，回答题。
Political Spins
Last week, US White House spokesman Tony Snow sent journalists digging for their dictionaries. He called recent criticism by the former President Bill Clinton "chutzpah" (大胆放肆).
With just. one sentence, Snow managed to make headlines, a joke and a defense of President George W. Bush. Interestingly, this is how battles are fought and won in US politics--with carefully-worded one-liners (一行自幕新闻 ) made for TV which often lack substance and clarity (清晰度) .
"The amount of information that candidates attempt to communicate to people is actually getting smaller and smaller," said Mark Smith, a political science professor at Cedarville University.
This has been accompanied by a changing media environment, Smith said. In 1968, the average TV or radio soundbite (演讲中的句子或短语) was 48 seconds, according to Smith. In 1996, the average soundbite had shrunk to 8 seconds. Thus, politicians wanting publicity try to make their public communication as quotable as possible.
Campaigning politicians also use 30-second TV ads and clever campaign slogans to boost their messages. Republican presidential candidate John McCain rides to campaign stops in a bus named the "Straight Talk Express". McCain hopes the name will convince voters he plans to tell people the truth--whether it&39;s in fashion or not. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton,on the other hand, has chosen the campaign slogan "Let the conversation begin". She hopes it will help her appear open-minded and friendly.
But one-liners, TV ads and campaign slogans all have a single key ingredient: something commonly called political "spin". Brooks Jackson, a former journalist and the current director of the non-partisan (无党派的) website FactCheck. org, calls spin "just a polite word for deception (欺骗) "
"I do believe that very often politicians believe their own spin," said Jackson. Strong partisans suffer from a universal human tendency: They ignore the evidence that would force them into the uncomfortable position of having to change their minds and admit that they were wrong.
Which statement is NOT true of one-liners？ 查看材料
A.They are unclear
B.They contain a lot of information
C.They lack substance
D.They are carefully constructed
第6题
根据短文回答 16～22 题。
G8 Summit
Leaders of the Group of Eight Major Industrialized Nations (G8) will meet in Scotland in July this year.Representatives from China,India,Mexico,South Africa and Brazil have also been invited.Here's what the G8 leaders want from tile meeting.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair wants the G8 to cancel debt to the world's poorest countries.He wants them to double aid to Africa to 50 billion pounds by 2010.He has also proposed reducing subsidies to Western farmers and removing restrictions on African exports.This has not got the approval of all members because it will hurt their agricultural interests.On climate change,Blair wants concerted(共同的)action by reducing carbon emissions(排放).
US President George W.Bush agrees to give help to Africa.But he says he doesn't like the idea of increasing aid to countries as it will increase corruption.Bush said he would not sign an agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions at the summit,according to media.The US is the only G8 member not to have signed the Kyoto Protocol(京都议定书).Although the US is the world's biggest polluter,Bush so far refuses to believe there is sufficient scientific data to establish beyond a doubt that there is a problem.
French President Jacques Chirac supports Blair on Africa and climate change.He is determined to get the US to sign the climate change deal.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder remains doubtful of Blair'S Africa proposals.Schroder's officials have dismissed the notion that money will solve Africa's problems as "old thinking.''Berlin says that African states should only receive extra money if they can prove they've solved the corruption problem.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was doubtful about the value of more aid to Africa.But he has seen a way to make this work to his advantage.Putin intends to use the aid to Africa as a springboard(跳板)next year to propose aid to the former Soviet republics of Georgia,Uzbekistan，Tajikistan and Moldova.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's priorities are a seat on the UN Security Council。for which he will be lobbying(游说)at the summit.And he's concerned about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear weapons programmed.
第 16 题 The G8 countries include China,India,Mexico.South Africa and Brazil.（）
A．Right
B．Wrong
C．Not mentioned
第7题
G8 Summit
Leaders of the Group of Eight Major Industrialized Nations (G8) will meet in Scotland in July this year. Representatives from China, India, Mexico, South Africa and Brazil have also been invited. Here's what the G8 leaders want from the meeting.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair wants the G8 to cancel debt to the world's poorest countries. He wants them to double aid to Africa to 50 billion pounds by 2010 He has also proposed reducing subsidies to Western farmers and removing restrictions on African exports. This has not got the approval of all members because it will hurt their agricultural interests. On climate change, Blair wants concerted (共同的) action by reducing carbon emissions (排放).
US President George W. Bush agrees to give help to Africa. But he says he doesn't like the idea of increasing aid to countries as it will increase corruption. Bush said he would not sign an agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions at the summit, according to media. The US is the only G8 member not to have signed the Kyoto Protocol (京都议定书). Although the US is the world's biggest polluter, Bush so far refuses to believe there is sufficient scientific data to establish beyond a doubt that there is a problem.
French President Jacques Chirac supports Blair on Africa and climate change. He is determined to get the US to sign the climate change deal.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder remains doubtful of Blair's Africa proposals. Schroder's officials have dismissed the notion that money will solve Africa's problems as "old thinking." Berlin says that African states should only receive extra money if they can prove they've solved the corruption problem.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was doubtful about the value of more aid to Africa. But he has seen a way to make this work to his advantage. Putin intends to use the aid to Africa as a springboard (跳板) next year to propose aid to the former Soviet republics of Georgia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Moldova.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's priorities are a seat on the UN Security Council, for which he will be lobbying (游说) at the summit. And he's concerned about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear weapons programme.
The G8 countries include China, India, Mexico, South Africa and Brazil.
A．Right
B．Wrong
C．Not mentioned
第8题
Anthony pitch has written scholarly books on subjects like the burning of Washington by British troops in 1814. And he's finishing another serious book about the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. But Mr. pitch, a native Englishman and former journalist in Africa and the United States, also publishes simpler tourist guidebooks and maps, leads tours of Washington and each year freshens his Exclusively Presidential Trivia book. Anthony Pitch says such trivia as the reason Herbert Hoover was left out of a 1938 series of U.S. postage stamps about former presidents seems, well, trivial- even worthless. But he says these little nuggets are popular with families this Independence Day weekend. They challenge the memory of older folks and can provoke an interest in history by children.
Followings are talks between Pitch and Landphair, a radio programme host.
Pitch:" I'm a voracious reader of subjects that fascinate me. The presidency fascinates me. History fascinates me. And so even when I'm doing my very serious research, I am able to extract from my deep research gems that I can put in later editions of the book."
Landphair:" All right, I'm going to give two or three examples. And I'm going to ask you to pause just a second before answering to give our listeners a chance to perhaps take a guess. Here's the first one: Now we mentioned Herbert Hoover earlier. He was the thirty-first president of the United States. He served in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He was born in the state of Iowa. And you ask in the book, 'Why is that significant？'"
Pitch: "Because Hoover was the first president born west of the Mississippi River. That's why I find trivia fascinating, because from that little question and answer, you can now enlarge it into a perspective of how long it took for a president to arise from that far west."
Landphair:" Let's try another one. How many U.S. state capitals are named after presidents？ And by the way, before you answer, I asked a colleague this question, and she guessed 40. It's not 40, is it？"
Pitch: "No, it isn't. The four cities that are state capitals named after presidents are Jefferson City, Missouri; Lincoln, Nebraska; Madison, Wisconsin; and Jackson, Mississippi."
Landphair: "Just four, and these are early presidents. We don't have any' Clintons' or' Bushes' yet."
Pitch:"Not yet, but there's such a strong movement afoot amongst partisan Republicans to name places after Ronald Reagan that you should get ready for a[Reagan] state capital."
Landphair: "Have you come up with any questions yet about President Bush？"
Pitch: "Yes. In the latest edition, I ask what his nickname was when he was at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. It's a very posh [exclusive] school. And he was nicknamed' Lip, ' because he wasn't afraid to voice his opinions on any subject!"
Anthony Pitch publishes three other trivia books besides the one called Exclusively Presidential Trivia. The others are about the White House, America's first ladies, and Washington, DC. Mr. Pitch's webpage is dcsightseeing com. By the way, if you're wondering about the answer to the first trivia item about President Hoover: He was left out of the series of stamps about ex-presidents in 1938, not because many people still blamed him for prolonging the Great Depression, but because the Postal Service had a strict role that no living person, not even a president, could appear on a U.S. po
A．High-ranking officials in US corporations.
B．Top-level US government officials like a defense secretary.
C．US Presidents.
D．Principals in US universities.
第9题
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.
Everyone ___71___ of the President of the US ___72___ the most powerful man in ___73___. But when the representatives of the 13 former British colonies ___74___ to draw up the constitution of the new country ___75___ 1788, ___76___ of them were not sure whether they ___77___ to have a President at all. There were even ___78___ who ___79___ a king, ___80___ their successful war against the British king, George III. The decision was in doubt ___81___ the last moment. One group wanted ___82___ for life, while ___83___ suggested that ___84___ not be a President, because a Committee would govern the country better; a third group ___85___ a President ___86___ term of office would last seven years but who could not stand for reelection, because they were afraid he would spend his time ___87___ votes at the next election. In the end they chose George Washington as President for four years and let him ___88___ for reelection because they trusted him. But they were ___89___ to make rules in case a future President ___90___ badly and these rules were used to get rid of President Nixon two hundreds years later.
71. A) use to think B) think C) thinks D) uses to think
72. A) to be B) being C) like D) as
73. A) western world B) the western world C) accident D) the accident
74. A) found B) met C) encountered D) put together
75. A) at B) by C) on D) in
76. A) a number B) a great deal C) a large amount D) the most
77. A) should B) would C) needed D) must
78. A) few B) a few C) little D) a little
79. A) had preferred B) would have preferred
C) should have preferred D) were preferring
80. A) although B) however C) nevertheless D) in spite of
81. A) until B) as far as C) so far as D) by
82. A) that the President was elected
B) that the President would be elected
C) to elect the President
D) to be elected the President
83. A) another B) other C) the other D) some other
84. A) it should B) it would C) there should D) there would
85. A) would have liked B) would rather C) would like D) would be liking
86. A) that's B) whose C) which D) of which
87. A) looking for B) to look for C) to look at D) looking at
88. A) stand B) to stand C) be standing D) that he stood
89. A) so careful B) too careful C) careful enough D) enough careful
90. A) would carry B) carried C) would behave D) behaved
第10题
听力原文： Experts on dyslexia say that the problem is not a disease. They say that persons with dyslexia use information in a different way. One of the world's greatest thinkers and scientists named Albert Einstein was dyslexic. Dr Einstein said that he never thought in words the way that most of us do. He said that he thought in pictures instead. Other famous people who suffered from dyslexia include Leonardo Da Vinci, a celebrated Roman artist, Thomas Edison, a well-Known American inventor and a former American Vice president, Nelson Rockfeller.
Dyslexia was first recognized in Europe and then in the United States over 80 years ago. Many years passed before doctors discovered that people with this disorder were not mentally slow or disabled. The doctors found that the brains of dyslexia persons are rather different. In brains of most people, the left side, the part that controls language, is larger than the fight side. In the people with dyslexia, the right side of the brain is much bigger. However, research has shown that dyslexia is more common in men than in women, and it is also found more often in people who are left-handed.
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A．The left-handed women.
B．The left-handed men.
C．Excellent female scientists or artists.
D．Some celebrated female presidents.
