What I Want for You and Every Child in America
by President-Elect Barack Obama
Dear Malia and Sasha,
I know that you’ve both had a lot of 1 these last two years during the campaign, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn’t have let you have. But I also know that it hasn’t always been easy for you and Mom, and that although you are both excited about that new puppy(幼犬), it doesn’t 2 for all the time we’ve been apart. I know 3 I’ve missed these past two years, and today I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey.
When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me--about how I’d 4 my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. But then the two of you came into my 5 with all your curiosity and mischief （搗亂） and those smiles that never 6 to fill my heart and light up my day. I soon found that the greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours. That’s why I ran for President: because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation.
I want all our children to go to schools 7 of their potential---schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill （灌輸） in them a sense of 8 about the world around them. I want them to have the chance to go to college 9 their parents aren’t rich. And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them have time to spend time with their own 10 .
I want us to 11 back the boundaries(界限) of discovery so that you’ll live to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our planet cleaner and safer. And I want us to push our own human boundaries to reach 12 the divides(分水嶺) of race and region, gender and religion that 13 us from seeing the best in each other.
That was the 14 your grandmother tried to teach me when I was your age, reading me the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence and telling me about the men and women who marched for 15 because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean 16 .
She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better and that the 17 work of perfecting our union falls to each of us. It’s a duty we pass on to our children.
These are the things I want for you--- to 18 in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach. And I want every child to have the same 19 to learn and dream and grow that you girls have. That’s why I’ve taken our family on this great adventure.
I am so proud of both of you. I love you 20 you can ever know. And I am grateful every day for your patience, confidence, grace, and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the White House.
Love, Dad
1. A. play B. fun C. pain D. gain
2. A. take up B. pick up C. make up D. put up
3. A. how much B. how many C. how soon D. how long
4. A. lose B. make C. take D. walk
5. A. world B. family C. position D. place
6. A. succeed B. come C. tend D. fail
7. A. worth B. worthless C. worthwhile D. worthy
8. A. humor B. hatred C. wonder D. sadness
9. A. even if B. as if C. as long as D. if
10. A. friends B. kids C. boys D. girls
11. A. rush B. catch C. push D. pull
12. A. to B. in C. into D. beyond
13. A. keep B. let C. make D. warn
14. A. way B. method C. means D. lesson
15. A. quantity B. quality C. equality D. quarter
16. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
17. A. unfinished B. finished C. unfinishing D. finishing
18. A. wake up B. grow up C. come up D. get up
19. A. difficulty B. barriers C. anxiety D. chances
20. A. rather than B. other than C. less than D. more than
【解題導(dǎo)語】即將宣誓就職的美國總統(tǒng)當(dāng)選人奧巴馬，寫了封感性十足的公開信給兩名稚女----十歲的瑪莉亞與七歲的莎夏，為這兩年多半時間沒能陪在她們身旁致上歉意，并為自己為何決定帶領(lǐng)“我們一家人展開這趟偉大冒險”邁向白宮之路做了一番解釋，以及他參選總統(tǒng)時從兩名愛女身上所獲得的啟發(fā)。坦承就算答應(yīng)讓愛女飼養(yǎng)小狗、也與無法彌補一家人無法團聚的時光，他以兩個女兒為榮，深愛著她們。
這篇名為“我要你們—與全美每名小孩—過得更好”家書的收信對象，并非僅限于奧巴馬的兩名愛女，而廣及全美國國民。
1.【解析】選B。我知道這兩年你們倆隨我一路競選都有過不少樂子(fun)，野餐、游行、逛州博覽會，吃了各種或許我和你媽不該讓你們吃的垃圾食物。
【解題誤區(qū)】選項A的意思是“玩耍，戲劇”；選項C的意思是“疼痛，痛苦”；選項D的意思是“獲得”，均與語境不符。
2.【解析】選C。新來的小狗雖然令你們興奮，卻無法彌補(make up)我們不在一起的所有時光。
【解題誤區(qū)】選項A的意思是“從事”；選項B的意思是“撿起來；接收；用汽車搭載某人或接某人”；選項D的意思是“建造；張貼”，均與語境不符。
3.【解析】選A。我明白這兩年我錯過了多少東西。
【解題誤區(qū)】本題易誤選B。作者此處表達的是一個籠統(tǒng)的概念，故不能用how many。
4.【解析】選B。當(dāng)我還年輕的時候，我認為生活就該繞著我轉(zhuǎn)：我如何在這世上成功，成功立業(yè)，得到我想要的。make one’s way有“成功”的意思，與語境相符。
【解題誤區(qū)】make one’s way與下文的become successful相呼應(yīng)。
5.【解析】選A。后來，你們倆進入了我的世界(world)，帶來的種種好奇、淘氣和微笑，……照亮我的日子。
【解題誤區(qū)】本題易誤選B。Malia and Sasha是作者自己的孩子，因此若選B，則句意不通。
6.【解析】選D。總能填滿我的心，照亮我的日子。fail to do sth.沒能做某事。
【解題誤區(qū)】本題易誤選C。tend to do sth.易于做某事，傾向于做某事，與語境不符。
7.【解析】選D。我要讓所有兒童都在能夠發(fā)掘他們潛能的學(xué)校就讀。worthy of“適合于，配得上”，與語境相符。
【解題誤區(qū)】本題易誤選A。worth of通常用于表示數(shù)量﹑ 持續(xù)時間等的名詞之后。
8.【解析】選C。這些學(xué)校要能挑戰(zhàn)他們，激勵他們，并灌輸他們對身處的這個世界的好奇心。wonder about對于什么的好奇心。
【解題誤區(qū)】本題易誤選A。a sense of humor about the world around them“關(guān)于她們周圍世界的幽默感”，與語境不符。
9.【解析】選A。我要他們有機會上大學(xué)，即使他們的父母并不富有。even if即使，引導(dǎo)一個讓步狀語從句，與語境相符。
【解題誤區(qū)】本題易誤選D。if如果，引導(dǎo)一個條件狀語從句，這與作者的承諾所表達的意思相悖。
10.【解析】選B。讓他們有時間陪孩子(kid)、并且能夠帶著尊嚴退休的工作。作者的這一承諾與文章第一段中although you are both excited about that new puppy(幼犬), it doesn’t 2 for all the time we’ve been apart.所表達的愧疚相呼應(yīng)。
【解題誤區(qū)】選項A“朋友們”；選項C“男孩，們”；選項D“女孩們”，均與上文沒有照應(yīng)。
11.【解析】選C。我要大家向未知的領(lǐng)域拓展，不斷去探索、發(fā)現(xiàn)，使得你們在有生之年能夠看見新科技新發(fā)明改善我們的生活，使我們居住的這個星球更干凈更安全。push back the boundaries of discovery把發(fā)現(xiàn)領(lǐng)域的邊緣向外擴展，與語境相符。
【解題誤區(qū)】本題易誤選D。pull back拉回，撤回，與語境不符。
12.【解析】選D。我也要大家打破人際隔閡，跨越那些(……)種族、地域、性別和宗教樊籬。beyond越過，越出，與語境相符。
【解題誤區(qū)】本題易誤選A。reach to延伸到，與語境不符。
13.【解析】選A。妨礙我們看到彼此最優(yōu)秀一面的(……)。keep sb. from doing sth.阻止某人做某事，與語境相符。
【解題誤區(qū)】其他三個選項通常不接“sb. from doing sth”。
14.【解析】選D。這正是“我”在你們這年紀時，外婆想要教“我”的功課(lesson)。下文的敘述就是“我”的外婆教給我的功課的內(nèi)容。
【解題誤區(qū)】其他三個的意思是“方式，方法”，與語境不符。
15.【解析】選C。她把獨立宣言開頭幾行念給我聽，告訴我有一些男女為了爭取 (平等)而游行抗議……。
【解題誤區(qū)】結(jié)合美國歷史常識有助于解答本題。
16.【解析】選B。因為他們認為兩個世紀前白紙黑字寫下來的這些話，不應(yīng)只是空話。mean something在句中可理解為“不是空話”。
【解題誤區(qū)】本題易誤選A或C。mean everything/anything“意味著一切”，與語義相悖。
17.【解析】選A。她讓我了解到，美國所以偉大，不是因為它完美，而是因為我們可以不斷讓它變得更好，而讓它更好的未竟工作，就落在我們每個人的身上。
【解題誤區(qū)】本題易誤選B。finished完成的，與語境不符。
18.【解析】選B。這些是我想要讓你們得到的東西：在一個夢想不受限制、有所成就的世界中“長大”。
【解題誤區(qū)】選項A的意思是“醒來”；選項C的意思是“出現(xiàn)，發(fā)生”；選項D的意思是“起床”，均與語境不符。
19. 【解析】選D。我要每個孩子都有和你們一樣的機會(chance)，去學(xué)習(xí)、夢想、成長。
【解題誤區(qū)】選項A的意思是“困難”；選項B的意思是“障礙”；選項C的意思是“焦慮”，均與語境不符。
20.【解析】選D。我深以你倆為榮，你們永遠不會明白我有多愛你們。more than超過，與語境相符。
【解題誤區(qū)】選項A的意思是“而不是”；選項B的意思是“除了”；選項C的意思是“少于”，均與語境不符。
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The run-up to the launch of China's first lunar orbiter at the end of this month has caught the country's imagination, with more than two thirds of the nation hoping to see the launch live on TV, according to a survey.
According to the survey by China Youth Daily and www.qq.com, almost the entire nation hopes to catch images of the event at some point, with 99 percent of the 10358 respondents saying they expected to witness the satellite launch and 68.9 percent said they were certain to watch the live broadcast of the launch. On www.qq.com and www.sina.com, two popular web portals in the country, internet users have contributed some 2,000 poems and 5000 drawings on the theme of Chang'e I.
"The satellite launch means much more than just saying 'hello' to the moon. Maybe in the future we could also send some people to accompany sister 'Chang'e'," said a college student in the survey.
Remarkably, many people expect to visit the moon one day, with 93.4 percent of respondents saying they expected to do so.
Chang'e I is named after Chang'e, a famous character from Chinese mythology. She ascended from earth to live on the moon as a celestial being after drinking an elixir.
There is also another connection between the moon and China. In the 1970s, a crater on the moon was named after a Chinese stargazer, Wan Hu, who is said to be the first astronaut in human history.
Legend says about 600 years ago, around the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Wan Hu, a local government official, tried to fly into space with the help of a chair, two big kites and 47 self-made gunpowder-filled rockets. According to the legend after the rockets were lit there was a huge bang and lots of smoke. When the smoke cleared Wan was nowhere to be found.
China's first astronaut flew into space in 2003 with the launch of the Chinese-made spaceship Shenzhou V. China became the third country, after the Soviet Union and the United States, to carry out manned space missions.
Which is true according to the passage?
A. According to a survey, two thirds of the nation are hoping to see the launch live on TV,
B. The internet users have drawn some 5000 pictures of ‘Chang’e’.
C. Wan Hu, a Chinese stargazer(n. 看星星的人,占星師,天文學(xué)家) , was dead after the huge bang and a lot of smoke.
D. China’s first astronaut flew into space in 2003 in the spaceship Shenzhou VI.
What’s the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 5?
A. a kind of medicine for long life. B. a kind of medicine to make you light enough to fly in the air.
C. a kind of wine D. a kind of alcohol.
Why was Wan Hu said to be the first astronaut in human history?
A. Because a crater on the moon was named after his name.
B. Because he was the first to go to the moon in his own “spaceship”.
C. Because of his courage for scientific experiment to the moon.
D. Because he made the first rocket in human history.
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Kevin is a boy who might be described as “slow”. He didn’t learn his ABCs as fast as other kids. But Kevin was__1__with people, for his bright smile and big heart won him plenty of friends.
My friend Randy decided they needed a__2__team for boys.Kevin__3__up and practiced hard. But he simply shot baskets. Or more correctly, he threw the ball at the basket. He had a __4__spot near the free throw line(罰球線). He threw and threw, and it __5__went in.
The team did well but they never won a game that season except the night when it snowed and the opposing team never__6__. At the end of the__7__lot(簽)of playing against the best team.
Game day arrived. The game went as__8__.Near the end of the last quarter, Kevin’s team stood nearly 30 points behind. It was then that one of the boys called timeout. ”Coach Randy, ” he said, ”this is our__9__game and Kevin has never made a basket. I think we should let him make a basket.”
The team agreed. Kevin wan __10__to stand at his special place near the free throw line and wait. When the ball was__11__to him, he shot and missed. A moment later, Kevin got the ball again, but shot and missed again.
Slowly the other team seemed to__12__what was going on. Both teams circled the boy by their time and all the other players were shouting, “Kevin! Kevi
n!” Soon everyone in the __13__ joined in.
Kevin attempted again and again, and one of his shots took a crazy bounce on the basket. Everyone held their__14__.The ball dropped in. Nobody remained __15__. Everyone stood and cheered as if one boy had won a world champion.
That day, an undefeated team kept their perfect record. But everybody won because everybody had
participated in a crazy conspiracy(密謀) of kindness.
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I'll be a photographer. I'm going to bring bits of Australia back home with me. I told myself this before, yet I feel so doubtful on this plane that's flying me thousands of miles away. I was so confident yesterday .But today I don't belong to this plane where men sit with briefcases reading newspapers. They're all adults.
I've never been out of the US. And now ,I'm traveling into Australia alone, a world I know nothing about. A part of me recognizes it as home.
I remember little about my mother, but I remember she had an Australian accent and golden hair. She wan fun and she would often take us to New Jersey beaches, where we would spend the whole day taking walks along the shore. My mom told me that in Australia, Christmas was always spent on the beach with friends and family, and everyone wore Santa hat with their bathing suits. It never got cold and bitter there. My mom was different and I was proud of her.
I don't know how she met my father. but after they met several years, they got married and moved into an apartment in New Jersey. Then I was born and we were a perfect family of three who went out to dinner and watched movies in the dark and loved each other.
I know things have been hard on my father since my Mom died years ago. It's hard for me, too, and I have to experience the wonderful place my mom grew up in and loved. My mom talked about Australia so much and now I have to see this place.
This is an adventure.
【小題1】How did the author feel when he was on the plane?
| A．Confident | B．Foolish |
| C．Doubtful | D．Childish |
| A．search his fortune there | B．find more about his mother |
| C．look for his grandparents there | D．find more about this wonderful place |
| A．the author's first impression of Australia |
| B．the author's brief impression of his mother |
| C．the reason why the author loved his mother |
| D．the difference between his mother and father |
| A．The author writes this passage to honor his mother. |
| B．The author decides to learn taking photos in Australia. |
| C．The author had a good time when his mother was still alive. |
| D．The author didn't like to live with his father after his mother died. |
| A．In America. | B．In Australia. | C．At home | D．On the Plane |
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Is there a magic cutoff period when offspring become accountable for their own actions? Is there a wonderful moment when parents can become spectators (旁觀者) in the lives of their children and shrug, "It' s their life," and feel nothing?
When I was in my twenties, I stood in a hospital corridor waiting for doctors to put a few stitches in my son' s head. I was asked, "When do you stop worrying?" A nurse said, "When they get out of the accident stage." My mother just smiled faintly and said nothing.
When I was in my thirties, I sat on a little chair in a classroom and heard how one of my children talked incessantly, disrupted (打斷) the class, and was headed for a career making license plates. As if to read my mind, a teacher said, "Don't worry. They all go through this stage, and then you can sit back, relax, and enjoy them." My mother listened and said nothing.
When I was in my forties, I spent a lifetime waiting for the phone to ring and the cars to come home, the front door to open.
My friends said that when my kids got married I could stop worrying and lead my own life. I wanted to believe that, but I was haunted by my mother' s wan ( 淡淡的 ) smile and her occasional words, "You look pale. Are you all right? Call me the minute you get home."
Can it be that parents are sentenced to a lifetime of worry? Is concern for one another handed down like a torch to blaze the trail of human frailties and the fears of the unknown? Is concern a curse? Or is it a virtue that elevates us to the highest form of life?
One of my children became quite irritable recently, saying to me, "Where were you? I' ve been calling for three days, and no one answered. I was worried! ! !"
I smiled a wan smile.
1.What can we know about the author’s mother from the passage?
A. She seems to laugh at the author.
B. She is not concerned about the author.
C. She has a thorough understanding of the author.
D. She tries to give the author some encouragement.
2.What did the author do in her forties?
A. She was less concerned about her children.
B. She couldn't stop worrying about her children.
C. She would like her children to see her often.
D. She became more patient with her children.
3.Why did the author smile a wan smile at the end of the passage?
A. She wanted to learn from her mother.
B. She stopped worrying about her children at last.
C. She succeeded in tricking her children.
D. She got a kind of satisfaction from her child's concern.
4.The main purpose of the passage is to tell us that ______.
A. the concern between parents and children is natural
B. parents’ love for their children is selfless
C. parents show more concern for their children
D. parents will worry about their children all their lives
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I'll be a photographer. I'm going to bring bits of Australia back home with me. I told myself this before, yet I feel so doubtful on this plane that's flying me thousands of miles away. I was so confident yesterday .But today I don't belong to this plane where men sit with briefcases reading newspapers. They're all adults.
I've never been out of the US. And now ,I'm traveling into Australia alone, a world I know nothing about. A part of me recognizes it as home.
I remember little about my mother, but I remember she had an Australian accent and golden hair. She wan fun and she would often take us to New Jersey beaches, where we would spend the whole day taking walks along the shore. My mom told me that in Australia, Christmas was always spent on the beach with friends and family, and everyone wore Santa hat with their bathing suits. It never got cold and bitter there. My mom was different and I was proud of her.
I don't know how she met my father. but after they met several years, they got married and moved into an apartment in New Jersey. Then I was born and we were a perfect family of three who went out to dinner and watched movies in the dark and loved each other.
I know things have been hard on my father since my Mom died years ago. It's hard for me, too, and I have to experience the wonderful place my mom grew up in and loved. My mom talked about Australia so much and now I have to see this place.
This is an adventure.
1.How did the author feel when he was on the plane?
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B．Foolish |
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C．Doubtful |
D．Childish |
2.The author traveled to Australia alone mainly because he wanted to__.
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A．search his fortune there |
B．find more about his mother |
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C．look for his grandparents there |
D．find more about this wonderful place |
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B．the author's brief impression of his mother |
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C．the reason why the author loved his mother |
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D．the difference between his mother and father |
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C．The author had a good time when his mother was still alive. |
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D．The author didn't like to live with his father after his mother died. |
5.Where did the author most probably write this passage?
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A．In America. |
B．In Australia. |
C．At home |
D．On the Plane |
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