Question

Many American presidents in the 19^th century were born in poor families. They spent their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little education . Washington and Lincoln, for example, never went to school and they taught themselves. Lincoln once did jobs of a worker, shopkeeper and post officer in his early years.

A large number of U. S. presidents had experiences in the army. The two best known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Grant was a general (將軍) in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero in the Second World War. It happened that they graduated from the same school—West Point Military Academy . One may be surprised to learn that both of them did not do well in the school. Eisenhower, for example, was once fined (罰款) because he broke the rules of the school.

The jobs of U. S. presidents are tiring. He must keep an eye on anything important which happens both at home and abroad. Every day, a lot of work waits for him to do, and he has to make many important decisions. When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he was once brought to visit President Taft. The old president said to him, “When you grow up, you should not be president. It’s a tiring job.”

1.In the nineteenth century, many U.S. presidents       .

A．did not have much knowledge in their work

B．had been workers, shop-keepers and post officers in their early years

C．couldn’t receive good education before they grew up

D．didn’t want to go to school during their childhood

2.President Eisenhower became well-known      .

A．while studying in West Point Military Academy.

B．during the American Civil War

C．after he was elected President of the U. S.

D．during World War II

3.In this passage, “keep an eye on” means “        ”.

A．pay close attention to                    B．not pay attention to

C．look at something with one eye             D．never keep in mind

4.Which of the following do you think is right according to the last paragraph?

A．In the U. S. no one wanted to be president because it was tiring.

B．None of the presidents except Taft could do the tiring job.

C．It is an important and tiring job to be a president in the U. S.

D．President Taft didn’t want Roosevelt to be a president because he was too young.

5.Which do you think is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A．Many of the U. S. presidents had served in the army before they took office.

B．Only those who didn’t work hard at school but were good at fighting could be presidents.

C．Grant and Eisenhower became well-known because they both graduated from West Point Military Academy.

D．Eisenhower was President at the beginning of the Second World War.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了美國很多總統的共同之處，如接受的教育不多，很多人都有在軍隊的經歷，以及說明美國總統的工作是一個很累人的工作。

1.C 細節題。根據第一段2,3行They got little education . Washington and Lincoln, for example, never went to school and they taught themselves.說明這些總統小時候都沒有受到很好的教育，故C正確。

2.D 細節題。根據第二段2,3行Grant was a general (將軍) in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero in the Second World War.說明Eisenhower是在二戰中出名的，故D正確。

3.A 推理題。根據本句The jobs of U. S. presidents are tiring. He must keep an eye on anything important which happens both at home and abroad.說明美國的總統要時刻關注國內外所發生的的所有重大事情，故A正確。

4.C 段落大意題。根據本段的中心句第一句The jobs of U. S. presidents are tiring.說明美國總統是一個很讓人疲憊的工作，不值得去做。故C正確。

5.A 段落大意題。根據第二段的中心句第一句A large number of U. S. presidents had experiences in the army.說明很多美國的總統都有軍隊的經歷，故A項正確。

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點評：本文介紹了美國很多總統的共同之處。文章基本上是考查細節題，對此類題型考生可以首先從問題中找到關鍵詞，然后以此為線索，運用略讀及查閱的技巧在文中迅速尋找這一細節，找到后再把這一部分內容仔細閱讀一遍，仔細比較所給選項與文中細節的細微區別，在準確理解細節的前提下，最后確定最佳答案。