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1、2015 黑龙江省铁力市高考英语阅读理解暑假训练（黑龙江省铁力市高考英语阅读理解暑假训练（2）及答案）及答案阅读理解阅读理解-APresident George Bush is heading to Camp David for Thanksgiving, thankful for his almost-expired “privilege of serving as the president.“ President-elect Barack Obama is staying in Chicago to “have a whole bunch of people over to the ho
2、use“ and squeeze in some Christmas shopping. On a holiday designed for reflection(回忆), one man, historically unpopular, is heading to a remote mountaintop with his family. The other, promising change, is surrounding himself with dozens of people in a busy city. Dressed casually in a leather jacket a
3、nd black scarf on Wednesday, Obama handed out food to the needy at a Chicago church with wife Michelle and their two daughters, shaking hands and happily telling people “you can call me Barack.“ He followed that with a quick visit to a school next door, where he asked the excited kids, “Whos going t
4、o have turkey?“ “Whos going to have green beans?“ “Whos going to have sweet potato pie?“ Obama has shown a knack(窍门) for symbolism, in this case following the Thanksgiving tradition of helping the poor, said David Greenberg, a Rutgers University historian who is working on a history of political spi
5、n. “Here hes showing a different side of himself, the president as national conscience or moral authority. I think thats probably a good note for him to introduce in a transition period thats been so heavily focused on Wall Street and the financial system and these economic problems,“ he said. “Hes
6、not forgetting who these economic problems are hurting the most.“ For Bush, his final Thanksgiving in office is proving a time for nostalgia. He always reflects a bit at Thanksgiving, but he went further as he spared（放飞）the Thanksgiving turkey, “Pumpkin,“ on Wednesday. He gave thanks to troops and v
7、olunteers, to teachers and pastors, to all the American people. Then he gave thanks for his wife and twin daughters “two Thanksgiving miracles who we were blessed with 27 years ago“ and that his mother, former first lady Barbara Bush, was doing well after being hospitalized. “Most of all,“ he said,
8、“I thank the American people for the tremendous privilege of serving as the president.“ This Thanksgiving, Obama used the opportunity for a relatively rare public event with his wife and children, Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10 and a chance for a little lesson for the kids. “I want them to learn the import
9、ance of how fortunate they are and to make sure theyre giving back,“ he said of bringing the girls to the church. And whats he thankful for? “I just want you to know what Im thankful for is my family and my friends and my community,“ he told the schoolchildren. “Thats the most important thing.“ 1. T
10、he best title of the passage should be _A. Thanksgiving for Bush and Obama B. Thanksgiving DayC. How to celebrate Thanksgiving Day D. Thanksgiving Day for presidents答案解析：答案为 A。本题考查文章的标题。全文报道了即将卸任的总统 Bush 和新选举的总统 Obama 各自在感恩节做的事情。故答案为 A。2. The underlined word “squeeze” in paragraph 2 is closest to _A
11、. force B. push C. join D. take答案解析：答案为 C。本题为词义猜测题。结合下文的第三段 “On a holiday designed for reflection, one man, historically unpopular, is heading to a remote mountaintop with his family. The other, promising change, is surrounding himself with dozens of people in a busy city.”可知，“one man”指的是第一段提到的 Pres
12、ident George Bush，他和家人一起要去遥远的山顶；“The other”指的是第二段提到的 President-elect Barack Obama，他在繁忙的城市中，周围都是人。可以推断，第二段写的是新选举的总统 Obama 加入了圣诞节的购物潮中，因此squeeze 意思最接近 “join” ，故答案为 C。3. Which of the following is NOT right according to the passge?A. Bush is thought highly of by the people in the article.B. Bushs daught
13、ers are 27 years old now.C. Obama visited some of the people who needed help.D. Bush gave thanks to troops and volunteers, to teachers and pastors, to all the American people.答案解析：答案为 A。本题为细节题。由第三段 “On a holiday designed for reflection, one man, historically unpopular, is heading to a remote mountai
14、ntop with his family.”可知， “one man”在历史上不受欢迎，结合上题的分析， “one man”指的是 Bush，因此 A 选项“文中人们对Bush 评价很高”错误，故答案为 A。第九段写的是 Bush, 由文中 “He gave thanks to troops and volunteers, to teachers and pastors, to all the American people. Then he gave thanks for his wife and twin daughters two Thanksgiving miracles who we
15、 were blessed with 27 years ago”可知，B、D 选项符合文意。由第四段 “Dressed casually in a leather jacket and black scarf on Wednesday, Obama handed out food to the needy at a Chicago church”可知，C 选项符合文意。 4. The passage suggests that _A Its a tradition for a US president to spare a turkey on Thanksgiving Day.B On Thanksgiving Day, Obama mainly has a get-together with his family and friends.C Obama asked his two daughters to make contribution to the US economy.D Bush thinks it a ho
