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1、1阅读理解训练题（四十四） A When he took office, George W. Bush, son of former president George Herbert Walker Bush, became the first son to follow his father into the White House since John Quincy Adams followed John Adams in the early 19th century. Bush was born on July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, the
2、 first child of George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Pierce Bush. Although George Herbert Walker Bush began his career in the oil industry, he finally served as a congressman（国会议员）,and vice（副的） president and president of the United States. At the age of two, Bush moved with his parents from Connec
3、ticut to Odessa, Texas, where his father took up the oil business. After a year in Texas, the family moved to California for business reasons. A year later, the family returned to Texas and settled in Midland, where Bush lived from 1950 to 1959. In 1959, again for business reasons, the family moved
4、to Houston, Texas. In 1961 Bush left Texas and went to Andover, Massachusetts, to attend Phillips Academy, a boarding（寄宿） school that his father had also attended. At Phillips, Bush played basketball, baseball, and football. He was best known for being head cheerleader. In 1964 he enrolled at Yale U
5、niversity in Connecticut; his father and grandfather had also attended Yale. At Yale, Bush was considered an average student, but he was popular with his classmates. Bush graduated from Yale with a bachelors degree in history in 1968. Then he joined the Air National Guard and remained in the Guard u
6、ntil 1973. After earning his MBA form Harvard in 1975, Bush returned to Midland. Like his father, he first entered the oil industry as a “landsman”. However, Bushs oil companies never enjoyed great success. He took more interest in politics. He helped his father to become president and in 1994 he hi
7、mself was elected governor of Texas. In the summer of 1999, Bush began to run for the president of the USA and on January 20,2001, George W. Bush, hand raised, took the oath（宣誓）of office to become the 43rd president of the US. 56What does the writer intend to tell us in the first paragraph? AGeorge
8、W. Bush is the first son in American history to follow his father into the White House. BGeorge W. Bush is the first son of former president George Herbert Walker Bush. CJohn Quincy Adams and his father were both former American presidents. DGeorge W. Bush is the second one in American history to fo
9、llow his father into the White House. 57We may learn from the text that young Bush . A.got on very well at the universities Bwas very good at basketball, baseball and football Cdid everything as his father had done Dis a very successful politician like his father 58From the year when Bush was two to
10、 the year 1959, the Bush family moved in all. Athree timesBfour timesCfive timesDsix times 59Which of the following is NOT true about George W. Bush? AYoung Bush lived with his family in Texas from 1948 to 1961. BHe once studied at a university that his father and grandfather had also attended. CHe
11、once ruled over an American state before he entered the White House. DHe once served at the Air National Guard for about five years.2B60 “The Bay Motel”is most probably . Aa hotel specially for traveling motorists Ba traditional hotel that is near to a beautiful bay Ca nice hotel that provides every
12、thing the customers need Da large hotel that provides the best service but charges the least 61It can be learned from the two advertisements that . Aaged travelers will usually choose the Welcome Inn Bguests in the Bay Motel only pay a little for parking Cwise travelers always put up at the Welcome
13、Inn Dguests in the Welcome Inn can have food or drinks in their rooms 62The most possible reason why the Bay Motel is cheaper than the Welcome Inn is that . Ait has been open for only a few yearsBit is not in the center of the city Cit has a parking placeDit has more rooms C On hearing the words“Jus
14、t do it!”, you will know there is a Nike product nearby. If its “Always Coca-Cola”, you can be sure someone wants to sell you a refreshing drink. An advertising slogan is to a brand what eyes are to a person. The slogan helps people understand the brand better by telling them what it wants to sell t
15、o its customers. Good slogans leave a message inside peoples minds. Its almost certain that every brand has a popular slogan. Here are a few examples: “Just do it!”This slogan speaks out to teens. It tells them to do something, but only if they think its worth it. And if so, why not do it wearing Ni
16、ke? “Always Coca-Cola.”Cokes slogans change every few years, but this one has enjoyed a lasting popularity because it shows the brands spirit. It seems to say“Coke is the only drink there is; there are no other forms of drinks.”Happy Vacations at the Hotel of Your ChoiceTHE BAY MOTEL The Welcome Inn Quality and Economy A tradition for wise travelers Everything you ne
