The curtain on the 2008 US presidential election finally rose last month as John McCain and Barack Obama were formally nominated (提名) as candidates of the two major parties. This may be one of the hardest decisions voters have to make between two appealing candidates.

The big question for voters, as they face both an economic downturn and international threats, is: who will they elect? A young first-term senator promising change and new ideas, or a longtime senator with strong military experience and a reputation as a maverick (特立獨行的人)?
    American voters have never seen a candidate quite like Obama. He has a white mother from the US and a black father from Kenya who left the family when Obama was very young. He spent part of his youth in Indonesia.
    His supporters say Obama’s childhood gives him the advantage to repair the recent damage done to America’s image abroad. His opponents focus on his inexperience, noting he hasn’t finished his first term in the Senate.   

However, McCain has a very different life story.

He grew up in a Navy family and was a pilot during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. When Obama was in kindergarten in Indonesia, McCain’s plane was shot down over Vietnam and he became a prisoner of war. McCain could have been released if he disowned America but he refused and so was held for five years.

So in the end, the election may hinge on (以…為轉(zhuǎn)移) several factors that are hard to judge: Will Obama’s race matter to a significant number of voters? Will working-class whites who tended to support his primary opponent, Hillary Clinton, vote for Obama? And perhaps most important of all, will swing (搖擺) voters be more drawn to Obama’s vision (遠(yuǎn)景規(guī)劃) or to McCain’s experience?

Whatever happens, one thing is clear: Whoever walks into the White House on January 20, 2009, will find enormous challenges waiting for him in the Oval Office, both at home and abroad.

 

49. _________ makes the result of the election hard to predict.

A. Whether working class whites care about Obama’s inexperience
B. The economic trouble the country now faces

C. Who swing voters will finally decide to vote for

D. McCain being too old to govern the country

50. The appeal in Obama as a presidential candidate lies in ______.

    A. his multi-cultural background

    B. his belief in tradition

    C. his inexperience in politicsD. his fantastic promises

51. The word “disown” in Paragraph 6 means closest to ______.

    A. flee from

    B. turn his back on

    C. not keep it private

    D. expose secrets about

52. The challenges that will face the new president _______.

 A. are not mentioned in the text

 B. include building a strong party and a friendly image

 C. refer to the problems of immigrants and economy

 D. refer to the problems of economy and international relations

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EU likely to impose tax on imports of Chinese shoes

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FIFA agrees on stiffer penalties to stamp out racism

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My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the  __42___. All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. I really was an  __43__ move. I was concentrating so much  __44___ the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look  __45__ I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and __46__. There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the ___47___ rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not ___48___.” I did my best to follow her ___49___ as I continued with the routine.

When the curtain dropped, so did my __50___ for the evening. I ___51___ bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could __52__ me down.

 Recently I realized I had been a __53__ that night. I was ___54___, but I fought the urge to run off the stage. __55___, I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.

36. A. filled       B. visited      C. attended     D. decorated

37. A. pressure    B. impression   C. debate       D. attention

38. A. take over    B. show off     C. look after    D. give up

39. A. reasonable   B. suitable      C. obvious     D. perfect

40. A. dressed up   B. folded up     C. covered up   D. mixed up

41. A. suggested    B. explained    C. announced    D. predicted

42. A. music       B. audience     C. curtain       D. stage

43. A. easy        B. active        C. adventurous   D. extra

44. A. containing   B. hiding       C. sharing       D. keeping

45. A. why        B. whether      C. where        D. what

46. A. wandered    B. slipped      C. waved        D. skipped

47. A. blood       B. pleasure      C. pride        D. tear

48. A. leave       B. cheer         C. believe      D. notice

49. A. gesture      B. example      C. advice      D. plan

50. A. doubts       B. hopes        C. voice       D. patience

51. A. argued       B. shouted       C. begged      D. sobbed

52. A. turn          B. calm        C. let          D. put

53. A. star         B. pioneer       C. loser         D. fool

54. A. satisfied     B. moved        C. embarrassed    D. confused

55. A. However     B. Instead        C. In total       D. in return

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科目：高中英語 來源：2012-2013學(xué)年山東省萊蕪市高三12月階段性測試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完型填空

Early one morning, I witnessed romance at one the least-expected places in the world—a room in a rest home. At the time, my father  36  a room with three other gentlemen.

Before my daddy lived in the rest home, an elderly  37  was sent there. Since there wasn’t a double room  38  , they were forced to separate the couple. The gentleman, Mr.West, was  39  in the bed beside Daddy. His wife, Mrs.West, shared a room with several other ladies down the hall.

When I went to see Daddy that morning, I  40  Mr.West. Three employees were working with him. He hadn’t eaten a bite of food  41  he was sent several days earlier. I could  42  by the expression on the nurses’ faces that they were worried about him. Mr.West  43  to open his mouth for any of them.

“Go and get Mrs.West, ” the nurse told her helper. “Maybe Mr.West will eat  44  her. ”

In a few minutes a kind-looking lady was  45  into the room. Her smile was contagious（傳染的）and Mr.West smiled  46  . I felt as though I was intruding（侵入）on a  47  moment, but I couldn’t take my eyes off the couple. The love between them was obvious, as Mrs.West patted Mr.West’s hand.

With a soft voice, Mrs.West tried to 48  Mr.West to eat. To everyone’s surprise, Mr.West  49  his mouth and began to enjoy the  50  and his wife’s company. While the nurses fed him, he stared at his sweetheart with a smile on his face. Mrs.West began singing a song for him. The  51  on his once solemn（嚴(yán)肅的）face became even brighter.

Tears  52  my eyes. The nurse then  53  the curtain around the couple to give them some quality time alone. I discovered that  54  doesn’t only exist when we’re young and in love. Romance  55  a lifetime and grows stronger with age.

1.                A．lived           B．stayed          C．shared   D．had

 

2.                A．husband.       B．couple         C．gentleman     D．wife

 

3.                A．a(chǎn)ccessible       B．a(chǎn)cknowledge     C．a(chǎn)vailable D．a(chǎn)cceptable

 

4.                A．sent           B．lain            C．placed    D．fixed

 

5.                A．understood.     B．found          C．knew     D．met

 

6.                A．a(chǎn)fter           B．before          C．since     D．while

 

7.                A．say            B．tell            C．get D．look

 

8.                A．expected       B．demanded       C．refused   D．promised

 

9.                A．to             B．for             C．a(chǎn)bout    D．on

 

10.               A．reached        B．sent           C．wheeled   D．carried

 

11.               A．brightly        B．quietly         C．lightly     D．secretly

 

12.               A．personal        B．personnel       C．selfish     D．private

 

13.               A．convince       B．make          C．force D．urge

 

14.               A．closed         B．opened         C．was opening    D．was closed

 

15.               A．coffee         B．fruits           C．food D．sweets

 

16.               A．happiness       B．a(chǎn)ppearance     C．worry     D．expression

 

17.               A．filled in         B．filled with       C．filled D．were filled with

 

18.               A．pulled          B．dragged        C．put   D．pushed

 

19.               A．love           B．romance        C．happiness D．smile

 

20.               A．is             B．remains        C．lasts D．continues

 

 

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科目：高中英語 來源：2012-2013學(xué)年江西省高一第二次段考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

We all know what it is like to be unable to turn your head because of a cold in the muscles (肌肉) of your neck, or because an unexpected twist（扭曲）has made your neck ache. The slightest move makes you jump with pain. Nothing could be worse than a pain in the neck.

That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling. We have all met such people.

One is the man who always seems to be clapping his hands—often at the wrong time—during a performance in the theater. He keeps you from hearing the actors.

Even worse are those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins. They come hurrying down to your row of seats. You are comfortably settled down, with your hat and heavy coat in your lap. You must stand up to let them pass. You are proud of yourself-control after they have settled into their seats…Well, what now…God, one of them is up again. He forgot to go to the men’s room, and once more you have to stand up, hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass. Now, that is “a pain in the neck”.

Another, well—known to us all, is the person sitting behind you in the movies. His mouth is full of popcorn (爆米花); he is chewing（嚼）loudly, or talking between bites to friends next to him. None of them remain still. Up and down, back and forth, they go—for another bag of popcorn, or something to drink.

Then, there is the man sitting next to you at lunch, smoking. He wants you to enjoy it too, and blows smoke across your food into your mouth.

We must not forget the man who comes into a bus or subway and sits down next to you, just as close as you will let him. You are reading the newspaper and he gets closer so that he can read the paper with you. He may even turn the paper to the next page before you are ready for it.

We also call such a person a “rubber neck”, always getting close to where it does not belong, like neighbors who watch all your visitors. They enjoy learning about your personal business. People have a strong dislike for “rubber necks”. They hate being watched secretly.

1.Where can you find this passage?

A．In a medicine dictionary.

B．in a kids’ story book.

C．In a social science book.

D．In a science textbook.

2.According to the passage, how do you feel when late comers walk back and forth in front of you in a cinema?

A．disturbed.

B．bored.

C．ignored.

D．relaxed.

3.A “rubber neck” often __________________ .

A．says bad words behind people.

B．quarrels face to face with neighbors.

C．bargains with salespeople over the price

D．a(chǎn)sks about other people’s business

4.Which of the following persons CANNOT be described as a “pain in the neck”?

A．Someone who often claps at the wrong time during a performance.

B．Someone who feels ache in his neck due to a cold in the muscles.

C．Someone who sits next to you smoking, which you never enjoy.

D．Someone who keeps eating or talking all through the movies.

5.What is the main purpose of the author?

A．To tell people what might be bad manners in public.

B．To criticize (批評) the people who might be a “pain in the neck”

C．To show anger to those who are described as a “pain in the neck”.

D．To tell people how to stop the pain in the neck.

 

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科目：高中英語 來源：2012-2013學(xué)年山東省濟寧市高一上學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完型填空

 There was a king who loved art very much. One day a(n)  36  came and said, "Please let me  37  a picture on a wall." The king happened to have a big new hall  38  . So he  39  the artist to work on one of the walls.

     At the same time, another artist came and asked to work on the  40  wall. He promised he would make the same picture as the first artist’s  41  looking at the first artist’s work. The second artist asked to have a thick curtain  42  between the two walls  43  neither of them could see each other.

     The following day they began to work. The first artist brought in a(n)  44  supply of paint, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a  45  and a bucket (桶).

     A month later, the first artist’s work was completed, and the second artist said, "My wall is  46  too!"

     The king went to  47  the first artist’s wall. He was pleased with it and gave the artist a large  48  of money. He then asked people to open the curtain.

     49  ! Each line was  50  the same as that on the opposite wall.

     The king was quite satisfied and gave him double money. However, he  51  how the second man had made it.

     "I just  52  the wall with the cloth," the man said  53  .The wall was made of white marble (大理石). He made it shine like a mirror. The reflection (倒影) of the first painting  54  up on it!

     The  55  is a reflection of you too. If you are sad, the world will be sad. If you are happy, the world will be happy.

1.

A．editor

B．a(chǎn)rtist

C．server

D．a(chǎn)ctress

2.

A．put

B．copy

C．paint

D．get

3.

A．created

B．destroyed

C．founded

D．Built

4.

A．a(chǎn)llowed

B．realized

C．persuaded

D．Decided

5.

A．same

B．similar

C．opposite

D．ordinary

6.

A．with

B．under

C．upon

D．without

7.

A．put up

B．put back

C．put away

D．put on

8.

A．even if

B．so that

C．a(chǎn)s if

D．only if

9.

A．special

B．strange

C．extra

D．regular

10.

A．mirror

B．cloth

C．stick

D．pen

11.

A．present

B．free

C．ready

D．useful

12.

A．see

B．touch

C．research

D．cover

13.

A．number

B．total

C．a(chǎn)mount

D．many

14.

A．Amazing

B．Exciting

C．Famous

D．Valuable

15.

A．probably

B．exactly

C．certainly

D．hardly

16.

A．knew

B．warned

C．noticed

D．wondered

17.

A．drew

B．faced

C．displayed

D．wiped

18.

A．briefly

B．naturally

C．safely

D．correctly

19.

A．set

B．a(chǎn)dded

C．showed

D．took

20.

A．story

B．world

C．king

D．painter

 

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