優(yōu)學(xué)名師名題系列答案科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
WHEN an Iraqi journalist threw a shoe at former US President George W.Bush at a news conference last December,the president’s bodyguards quickly moved to protect him.
Those bodyguards were from the US Secret Service.Their job is to protect the president.Now America’s first black president Barack Obama also has the same people at his side.Here are some details about these mysterious men and women.?
History?
◇The Secret Service is known today for protecting public officials and their families.
However,when it began in 1865,it was started to protect money.A third to a half of all US money during the Civil War was fake (假的).President Abraham Lincoln created the United States Secret Service to find those responsibly.?
◇The first 25 presidents had no special protection.That changed after President William Mckinley was murdered in 1901.?
Who gets protection?
About 30 people get full-time protection in the United States (more in an election year).
Included are:?
◇Presidents and vice-presidents and their wives,for up to 10 years after leaving office,and their children up to age 16.Anyone can decline protection after leaving office.Richard Nixon did.? ◇Candidates for president and vice-?president,their wives and children at a cost of $500,000 a month for 30-plus special agents (特工).?
◇The Secretary of State,National Security Adviser and others.The Secret Service also protects 80 to 200 visiting foreign political leaders every year.?
Getting around?
Rules for president
◇Limousines (豪華轎車) that can withstand a missile are used.?
◇Entering and exiting are never done on a street.?
◇Exact travel plans are kept secret.?
◇Bulletproof reading stands for speeches are used.
Agent’s task
◇Teach the president how to wave and move.
◇Test his food for poison.?
◇Use special radio channels for the police and the Secret Service.?
◇Use X-ray checks before allowing entry to secure areas,and search bags.?
◇Check lists of hundreds of people known to be dangerous.?
◇Keep files on thousands of people who have made even vague threats.?
◇Be part of counter-sniper (反狙擊) teams.
What’s the purpose of writing the passage??
A. To tell us how to be a bodyguard.?
B.To introduce the US Secret Service to us.?
C.To give us some information about US
presidents.?
D.To inform us of the incident at a news
conference. ?
Which is the special agent’s task according to
the US Secret Service??
A. Have dinner with the president’s family.?
B.Teach the president to behave politely in
public.?
C.Keep a record of possible murderers.?
D.Check people carrying bags with X-ray.
What do you know about the US Secret
Service from the passage??
A. It is made up of 30 people.?
B.It protects only US presidents.?
C.It is responsible for the safety of all
Americans.?
D.It was created to protect money.
Which of the following can be inferred from
the passage??
A. The bodyguards from the US Secret
Service have no privacy.?
B.The US Secret Service bodyguards’ job is
full of challenges.?
C.No one knows the exact travel plan of
presidents.?
D.Every president in American history has a
bodyguard. ?
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科目：高中英語 來源：陜西省寶雞市2010屆高三教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測三（英語） 題型：閱讀理解
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科目：高中英語 來源：2013-2014學(xué)年福建省龍巖市高三畢業(yè)班教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢查英語試卷（解析版） 題型：其他題
閱讀下面短文。根據(jù)以下提示：1)漢語提示，2)首字母提示，3)語境提示，在每個空格內(nèi)填人一個適當(dāng)?shù)挠⒄Z單詞，并將該詞完整地寫在相對應(yīng)的橫線上。所填單詞要求意義準(zhǔn)確，拼寫正確。
? As children，loving our parents is an important part of life. It is our parents who create us，1. ????? (撫養(yǎng))us，make us who we ale and keep a roof over our heads in all kinds of weather．Here are some ways to love our parents
? Firstly, tell them we love them every day．A gentle“I love you”will2.w??????? a coldest heart．Parents brought us into this world 3. ??????? them，we might still wander at an unknown corner of an unknown world .Then，show4. ????? (尊敬)to them and don’t get angry easily because anger helps5.? ?????? us nor our parents．Instead，keep6.? c???????? and sometimes share our feelings with them．Besides，obey their requests，7. ????? will make our attitudes better．
What’s more，understand that parents should be8. f??????? when they make mistakes. We should
also keep company with them as much as9. p?????? . Learn from them by listening to their stories as parents are the10. ???????? of our growth and even our teachers in one way or another．
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科目：高中英語 來源：江西省20092010學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期期末四校聯(lián)考試題（英語） 題型：其他題
五．對話填空（每小題1分，滿分10分）
M: Can you tell me something about your education?
W: Yes. I’m a g____76___ of Zhengzhou University. I learned business.
M: Did you l____77__ your business course?\
W: Very much, and I’ve done w__78____ in all of them. Here are the results of my examinations.
M: Hm. You were indeed a good student. What about your s___79____ English?
W: I can talk w_____80__ foreigners freely. When I was at college, I often went to the English Corner. We had English teachers from Australia.
M: Hm. We can hire you. We give the employees a s___81____ of 480 dollars a month at the beginning. If you do a good job, you will get a rise in three months’ t____82_______.
W: That’s great. How long should I work every day?
M: Four hours every day and two days o___83_____ in a week.
W: Do you o____84_____ housing to your employees?
M: Not now. My assistant will tell you w______85____ you are interested in.
W: OK. When shall I begin my work?
M: Next week.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2011年甘肅省高一下學(xué)期期末考試英語題 題型：單詞拼寫
A
Ever since humans lived on the earth, they have made v 1. forms of communication. In general, the major form of expressing thoughts and feelings has been s_2.__ language. But when there is a language barrier(障礙), that is, people m 3. each other , communication is completed through body language where gestures r 4. letters , words and ideas. Here are many forms of body language in the world, each having its own f 5. .
Smile is the most u 6. facial expression, which shows happiness and put people at
e 7. . When someone gets angry, he may f 8._, turn his back to others or make a fist shaking it.
There are also different ways to g 9.__ someone in different countries. In a word, We should study international customs to avoid difficulties in today’s world c 10. crossroads.
B.
My aunt, a s 11.__ in women’s disease, devoted all her life to her w 12. career without e 13. . She often worked far into the night to d 14. babies for the poor . It was her kindness and c 15. she showed to her patients that made her successful . Despite of being a success as a doctor, she was m 16. , not proud.
Her devotion to medical science i 17. me greatly. Suddenly a bright idea came c 18. in my mind, “why not c 19. on her career and work as an o 20. doctor?”
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