2014寂静之声钢琴谱高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项 50-40
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President George Bush is heading to Camp David for Thanksgiving, thankful for his almost-expired "privilege of serving as the president."
祝氏兄弟 President-elect Barack Obama is staying in Chicago to "have a whole bunch of people over to the house" and squeeze in some Christmas shopping.
On a holiday designed for reflection(回忆), one man, historically unpopular, is heading to a remote mountaintop with his family. The other, promising change, is surrounding himself with dozens of people in a busy city.
Dressed casually in a leather jacket and black scarf on Wednesday, Obama handed out food to the needy at a Chicago church with wife Michelle and their two daughters, shaking hands and happily telling people "you can call me Barack."
祝氏兄弟 President-elect Barack Obama is staying in Chicago to "have a whole bunch of people over to the house" and squeeze in some Christmas shopping.
On a holiday designed for reflection(回忆), one man, historically unpopular, is heading to a remote mountaintop with his family. The other, promising change, is surrounding himself with dozens of people in a busy city.
Dressed casually in a leather jacket and black scarf on Wednesday, Obama handed out food to the needy at a Chicago church with wife Michelle and their two daughters, shaking hands and happily telling people "you can call me Barack."
He followed that with a quick visit to a school next door, where he asked the excited kids, "Who's going to have turkey?" "Who's going to have green beans?" "Who's going to have s
蓝短裤weet potato pie?"
Obama has shown a knack(窍门) for symbolism, in this case following the Thanksgiving tradition of helping the poor, said David Greenberg, a Rutgers University historian who is working on a history of political spin.
"Here he's showing a different side of himself, the president as national conscience or moral authority. I think that's probably a good note for him to introduce in a transition period that's been so heavily focused on Wall Street and the financial system and these economic problems," he said. "He's not forgetting who these economic problems are hurting the most."
For Bush, his final Thanksgiving in office is proving a time for nostalgia. He always reflects a bit at Thanksgiving, but he went further as he spared（放飞）the Thanksgiving turkey, "Pumpkin," on Wednesday.
He gave thanks to troops and volunteers, to teachers and pastors, to all the American people. Then he gave thanks for his wife and twin daughters — "two Thanksgiving miracles who we were blessed with 27 years ago" — and that his mother, former first lady
Obama has shown a knack(窍门) for symbolism, in this case following the Thanksgiving tradition of helping the poor, said David Greenberg, a Rutgers University historian who is working on a history of political spin.
"Here he's showing a different side of himself, the president as national conscience or moral authority. I think that's probably a good note for him to introduce in a transition period that's been so heavily focused on Wall Street and the financial system and these economic problems," he said. "He's not forgetting who these economic problems are hurting the most."
For Bush, his final Thanksgiving in office is proving a time for nostalgia. He always reflects a bit at Thanksgiving, but he went further as he spared（放飞）the Thanksgiving turkey, "Pumpkin," on Wednesday.
He gave thanks to troops and volunteers, to teachers and pastors, to all the American people. Then he gave thanks for his wife and twin daughters — "two Thanksgiving miracles who we were blessed with 27 years ago" — and that his mother, former first lady
Barbara Bush, was doing well after being hospitalized.
"Most of all," he said, "I thank the American people for the tremendous privilege of serving as the president."
"Most of all," he said, "I thank the American people for the tremendous privilege of serving as the president."
This Thanksgiving, Obama used the opportunity for a relatively rare public event with his wife and children, Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10 — and a chance for a little lesson for the kids.
"I want them to learn the importance of how fortunate they are and to make sure they're giving back," he said of bringing the girls to the church.
And what's he thankful for?
贾玲的妈妈真叫李焕英吗"I just want you to know what I'm thankful for is my family and my friends and my community," he told the schoolchildren. "That's the most important thing."
1. The best title of the passage should be _______
A. Thanksgiving for Bush and Obama B. Thanksgiving Day
C. How to celebrate Thanksgiving Day D. Thanksgiving Day for presidents
2. The underlined word “squeeze” in paragraph 2 is closest to _______
A. force B. push C. join D. take
答案解析：答案为C。本题为词义猜测题。结合下文的第三段 “On a holiday designed for reflection, one man, historically unpopular, is heading to a remote mountaintop with his family. The other, promising change, is surrounding himself with dozens of people in a busy city.”可知，“one man”指的是第一段提到的President George Bush，他和家人一起要去遥远的山顶；“The other”指的是第二段提到的loved me back to lifePresident-elect Barack Obama，他在繁忙的城市中，周围都是人。可以推断，第二段写的是新选举的总统Obama加入了圣诞节的购物潮中，因此squeeze意思最接近 “join”，故答案为C。
3. Which of the following is NOT right according to the passge?
A. Bush is thought highly of by the people in the article.
B. Bush’s daughters are 27 years old now.
C. Obama visited some of the people who needed help.
D. Bush gave thanks to troops and volunteers, to teachers and pastors, to all the American people.
答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题。由第三段 “On a holiday designed for reflection, one man, historically unpopular, is heading to a remote mountaintop with his family.”可知，“one man”在历史上不受欢迎，结合上题的分析，“one man”指的是Bush，因此A选项“文中人们对Bush评价很高”错误，故答案为A。
第九段写的是Bush, 由文中 “He gave thanks to troops and volunteers, to teachers and pastors, to all the American people. Then he gave thanks for his wife and twin daughters — ‘two Thanksgiving miracles who we were blessed with 27 years ago’…”可知，B、D选项符合文意。由第四段 “Dressed casually in a leather jacket and black scarf on Wednesd
ay, Obama handed out food to the needy at a Chicago church…”可知，C选项符合文意。
4. The passage suggests that _______
A It’s a tradition for a US president to spare a turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
B On Thanksgiving Day, Obama mainly has a get-together with his family and friends.
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