Days after celebrations honoring his bicentennial （二百周年）, Abraham Lincoln kept his rank as best US president, according to a survey of 65 historians that landed George W. Bush 36th out of 42 overall.  

Abraham Lincoln （1861-1865）, the first US president George Washington （1789-1797） and New Deal architect Franklin D. Roosevelt （1933-1945） were ranked the top three out of the 42 men who have been the country's former chiefs, according to a survey by cable channel C-SPAN.  

John F. Kennedy came in sixth, ahead of Ronald Reagan （10th） and Bill Clinton, who jumped to 15th from 21st during the last survey in 2000, when Lincoln also ranked first.  

Of all modern presidents, Bush, who left office last month after an eight-year term, behaved worst at 36th, nearly 10 spots behind Richard Nixon （27th）, who was forced to resign in disgrace in consequence of the Watergate Scandal （丑聞）.  

Bush scored lowest in international relations, where he ranked 41st, and in economic management, where he placed 40th. His best ranking was 24th, in having "pursued equal justice for all.” He came 25th in crisis leadership, and for his vision and agenda setting.  

Reagan behaved well in public persuasion, where he was pushed to 3rd spot, from his 10th place overall.  

Bill Clinton also received honors for his public persuasion, landing a 10th spot in that category, up from 15th overall. But presidential historians were critical of his moral authority, placing him 37th, ahead of Richard Nixon （41st）, but behind Bush （35th）.  

Jimmy Carter fell from 22nd to 25th overall, and many other presidents moved positions. The fluidity （流動(dòng)性） of opinions of past presidents reflects contemporary concerns, according to Edna Medford, a survey leader and participant.  

"Today's concerns shape our views of the past, he it in the area of foreign policy, managing the economy or human rights," she said in a statement.  

Presidents James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Franklin Pierce and William Henry Harrison ranked worst overall.  

 

72. In which of the following does George W. Bush rank highest?  

A. Pursuit of equal justice for all.                       B. International relations.  

C. His vision and agenda setting.                        D. Economic management.  

73. What has the greatest influence on people's rankings in the survey according to the passage?  

A. Their personal likes and dislikes.                      B. Their worry about today.  

C. Their understanding of the presidents.              D. Their historical knowledge.  

74. Which is the right order of the overall rankings of the American presidents?  

A. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Bill Clinton, Franklin Pierce, George W. Bush  

B. George Washington, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Andrew Johnson  

C. John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, James Buchanan  

D. Abraham Lincoln, Bill Clinton, Richard Nixon, George W. Bush  

75. What's the best title for the above passage?  

A. An introduction to American presidents                  B. Why do Americans rank their presidents?  

C. Historians rank Lincoln best US president               D. The rankings of some American presidents  

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When thinking about quitting…

List all the reasons why you want to quit. Every night before going to bed, repeat one of the reasons 10 times. Decide surely that you want to quit. Try to avoid negative（消極的）thoughts about how difficult it might be. Develop strong personal reasons in addition to your health and duties to others. For example, think all the time you waste taking cigarette breaks, rushing out to buy a pack, hunting a light, etc. Set a date for quitting—perhaps a special day like your birthday, or a holiday. If you smoke heavily at work, quit during your vacation. Make the date seriously, and don’t let anything change it. Begin to prepare yourself physically: start a modest（適度的）exercise, drink more water, get plenty of rest.

Immediately after quitting…

The first few days after you quit, spend as much free time as possible in places where smoking is forbidden, e.g. libraries, museums, theatres, department stores, etc. Drink large quantities of water and fruit juice. Try to avoid wine, coffee, and other drinks, which remind you of cigarette smoking. Start a conversation with someone instead of asking for a match for a cigarette. If you miss the sensation（感覺(jué)）of having a cigarette in your hand, play with something else—a pencil, a pen, or a ruler. If you miss having something in your mouth, try toothpicks or a fake（假的）cigarette.

Which of the following statements is best supported by the author?

   A．When you want a cigarette, try to forget it by starting a conversation with someone.

B．Try to drink wine, coffee, and other drinks instead of a cigarette.

C．If you miss the sensation of having a cigarette in your mouth, play with a pen.

D．Every night before going to bed, repeat the reasons 10 times.

From the passage, we know smokers _______.

   A．spend a lot of time breaking the habit of smoking

B．have to stop to smoke from time to time

C．had better quit smoking during their holiday

D．start a modest exercise every day

The author suggests _______ immediately after quitting.

   A．a(chǎn)ll kinds of drinks be avoided

B．drinking water and fruit juice

C．trying low-tar（低焦油）cigarettes

D．spending as much free time as possible in public places

If the article is in a newspaper, which section is it in?

   A．Sports.                     B．News.                     C．Health.                   D．Culture.

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This is not a surprise to public health advocates. They’ve studied the effect of state tax increases for years, finding that smokers, especially teens, are price sensitive. Nor is it a shock to the industry, which fiercely fights every tax increase.    

The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message. Tobacco taxes improve public health, health, they raise money and most particularly, they deter people from taking up the habit as teens, which is when nearly all smokers are addicted. Yet the rate of taxation varies widely.    

In Manhattan, for instance, which has the highest tax in the nation, a pack of Marlboro Light Kings cost ＄10.06 at one drugstore Wednesday. Charleston, S, C., where the 7-cent-a-pack tax is the lowest in the nation. The price was $4. 78.    

The influence is obvious.    

In New York, high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys―13.8%, far below the national average. By comparison, 26% of high school students smoke in Kentucky, Other low-tax states have similarly depressing teen-smoking records.    

Hal Rogers, Representative from Kentucky, like those who are against high tobacco taxes, argues that the burden of the tax falls on low-income Americans “who choose to smoke.”   

That’s true, But there is more reason in keeping future generations of low-income workers from getting hooked in the first place, As for today’s adults, if the new tax drives them to quit, they will have more to spend on their families, cut their risk of cancer and heart disease and feel better.    

66 The text is mainly about___________.

A  the price of cigarettes                       B  tie rate of teen smoking

C  the effect of tobacco tax increase              D  the differenees in tobacco tax rate

 

67 What does the author think is a surprise?

A  Teen smokers are price sensitive.

B  Some atates still keep the tobacco tax low.

C  Tobacco taxes improve public health.

D  Tobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise.

68.The underlined word "deter"in Paragraph 3 most probably means      .

A. discording    B.remove    C. benefit      D.free

69.Rogers’attitude towards the low-income smokers might be that of     .

A.tolerance   B.unconcern    C.doubt   D.sympathy

70.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.The new tax will be beneficial in the long run.

B.Low-income Amerians are more likely to fall ill.

C.Future generations will be hooked on smoking.

D.Adults will depend more on their families.

 

 

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In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a massive grandfather clock. Meals in that dining room were a   1 for four generations to become one. The table was always   2 with food from wonderful family recipes（食譜）all containing   3 as the main ingredient（成分）. And always that grandfather clock stood like a trusted old family   4 , sharing our happiness.

As I was a child, the old clock  5 me. I watched and listened to it during meals. I   6 how at different times of the day, that clock would strike with a wonderful   7 . Year after year, the clock struck a part of my   8  , a part of my heart.

Even more wonderful to me was what my grandfather did each day. He  9 wound that clock with a special and magic key, which   10 the clock ticking and striking. He never let that clock wind down and   11 . When we grandkids got a little older, he showed us how to   12 the clock.

Several days after my grandfather died, I entered the dining room, with tears flowing   13 . The clock stood desertedly  14 , seeming smaller and not as magnificent as before. I couldn’t   15 to look at it.

Years later, my grandmother gave me the clock and the key. The old house was quiet. I opened the clock door with my shaking hand. Then   16 , reverently（虔誠(chéng)地）, I entered the key and wound the clock. It sprang to  17 . Tick – tock , tick – tock, life and chimes were  18 into the dining room, into house and into my  19 . In the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather  20 again.

1.

A．party

B．time

C．place

D．situation

 

2.

A．filled

B．cleared

C．spread

D．left

 

3.

A．wine

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4.

A．friend

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5.

A．disappointed

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C．interested

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6.

A．questioned

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C．doubted

D．wondered

 

7.

A．sound

B．hammer

C．voice

D．ring

 

8.

A．studies

B．opinions

C．memories

D．brains

 

9.

A．strangely

B．carefully

C．eagerly

D．usually

 

10.

A．got

B．kept

C．prevented

D．found

 

11.

A．Break

B．fall

C．stop

D．move

 

12.

A．wind

B．repair

C．read

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13.

A．unexpectedly

B．gently

C．difficultly

D．freely

 

14.

A．ticking

B．moving

C．noisy

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15.

A．help

B．bear

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16.

A．slowly

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D．naturally

 

17.

A．feet

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18.

A．breathed

B．blown

C．taken

D．sent

 

19.

A．study

B．bedroom

C．heart

D．mind

 

20.

A．died

B．lived

C．smiled

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Time magazine named Russian President Vladimir Putin its  "Person of the Year" for 2007 on Wednesday, saying he had returned his country from chaos（混亂）to "the table of world power" though at a cost of democratic principles.

He doesn't care about civil liberties; he doesn't care about free speech; he cares about stability. But Putin, 55, is enormously popular in Russia, presiding over a resurgent economy based on income from oil and natural gas. On the other hand, stability is what Russia needed and that's why Russians adore（愛(ài)戴）him.

Time magazine said on its Web site that Putin, the son of a factory worker had led Russia with persistence, a sharp vision and a sense that he showed the spirit of "Mother Russia".

The selection came days after Putin announced a plan to hold onto power after his term ends next year. Putin said on Monday that if his close ally(盟友），Dmitry Medvedev, won the presidency, he would serve as Medvedev’s prime minister. "Putin has put his country back on the map.  And he intends to redraw it himself,"Time said. "He will continue to lead his country as its prime minister and attempt to transform it into a new kind of nation, beholden to neither East nor West."

Time said the person of the year distinction, which it has awarded since 1927, is not an endorsement（支持）or a popularity prize but a recognition of the individuals and forces that shape the world. "At significant cost of, the principles and ideas that free nations prize, (Putin) has performed an extraordinary feat of leadership in placing stability on a nation that has rarely known it and brought Russia back to the table of world power. For that reason, Vladimir Putin is Time's 2007 Person of the Year," the magazine said.

Time had earlier selected four other Kremlin leaders for the distinction:  Stalin, who was chosen twice, Nikita Khrushchev, Yuri Andropov and Mikhail Gorbachev.

1.What does the underlined word "feat" in Para 5 probably mean?

A．Style.

B．Level.

C．Standard.

D．Achievement.

2.What's the major reason why Putin becomes popular in Russia?

A．His successful economy policy

B．His outstanding ability of politics

C．His great contributions to Russian economy and social stability.

D．His wisdom of changing the world.

3.What may be the best title of the passage?

A．Putin－Time magazine’s person of the year 2007

B．Putin－a world power leader

C．Putin－a beloved Russian president

D．Putin－an honorable Russian president

4.What can we inter from the passage?

A．Russia, including the former Soviet Union, has been one of the major countries named person of the Year so far.

B．Only an individual can be named Person of the Year nowadays.

C．Putin played an important role in Russian social and economic troubles.

D．Medvedev will certainly be elected Russian President on March 3.

 

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Years after throwing a bottle-up note into a lake for a class project and just one year after his death, a man’s childhood message was found and returned to his mother.

Eleven years ago, a then 10-year-old boy, Joshua Baker, wrote the message, folded and put it in an empty container, his mother, Maggie Holbrook said. He died last February in a motor vehicle accident in California. He had recently returned after a serving in the Middle East as a US marine.

“ I think he was just letting us know he was OK and keep doing what we are doing ,” Holbrook said.

The message surfaced in White Lake in late April, just days after the 11th anniversary of its being thrown into the lake. It was found by one of Baker’s closest friends, Steve Lieder, she said. Lieder and two friends were chatting near the lake when Lieder looked down and saw the bottle. He broke it open and found the note inside.

“My name is Joshua Baker. I am 10. If you find this, put it on the news. The date is 4/16/95.”

They immediately took it to Holbrook, who said she is now having the note preserved and will display it in her home.

She can remember when her son wrote the message for the school project. She said she always wondered why he didn’t put it in the nearby Wolf River, which has a much stronger current（水流）.

“I still remember the day he wrote it,” Holbrook said. “ I couldn’t understand why he threw it in the lake. No one would never see it again. Now I know.”

1. What was Joshua Baker when he died in motor vehicle accident in California?

A．An official

B．A soldier

C．A worker

D．A teacher

2. Who found the bottle according to the passage?

A．Joshua Baker’s mother

B．A fisherman

C．Joshua Baker’s friend

D．Joshua Baker’s mother’s friend

3.What does the underlined sentence mean?

A．The mother believes his son is still living with her in the house.

B．The mother thinks his son will come to see her one day

C．The mother thinks it’s foolish to throw the note in the lake

D．The mother thinks the bottle is her son’s gift only left to her after his death

4.Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?

A．The man threw the bottle into the lake without any purpose.

B．The man didn’t put the bottle into the nearby river because it had a strong current.

C．Not until recently did his mother understand why he put the bottle into the lake instead of the nearby river.

D．The man made the bottle-up note so as to let his parents know he was OK.

5.The best title for this passage would be ____.

A．A man’s Bottle Message Found After His Death

B．A Ridiculous and Unbelivable Bottle Message

C．A Strange Bottle-up Note Appearing In a Lake

D．An Important Childhood Message 11 Years After His Death

 

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