1 . 听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。
1. What did Nelson Mandela and his fellow prisoners did at Christmas time?A.They ate together. | B.They danced. | C.They sang. |
A.Music. | B.Dancing. | C.Sports. |
A.In the 1930s. | B.In the 1940s. | C.In the 1950s. |
A.At 6 :00. | B.At 6:30. | C.At 7 :00. |
2 . Four Females Of Empowerment And Success
Given that the world has largely operated as a male-dominated society for most of human history, it comes as no surprise that women have faced lots of obstacles to succeed. But fortunately, times are changing. These four women overcame incredibly difficult barriers that enabled them to leave an everlasting mark.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: The First Female Head of State in Africa
When Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was elected president of Liberia in 2006, she made history by becoming the first female head of an African nation. Throughout her 12 years as president, she did a lot to help rebuild civil war-torn Liberia's economy and infrastructure, and was even the 2011 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Benazir Bhutto: The First Female Prime Minister of Pakistan
Although Pakistan is a country where men traditionally hold power, this didn’t stop the voters from electing Benazir Bhutto as their prime minister, a first in the Muslim world. Among her contributions were championing women’s rights and improving social conditions for those struggling the most.
Jessica Cox: The World’s First Armless Pilot
The fact that Jessica Cox was born without arms didn’t stop her from achieving things that most people with arms are incapable of doing: namely, learning to fly an airplane. She did this by using her feet, which was how she performed other everyday tasks such as driving and typing! In becoming the world’s first licensed pilot without arms, she served as a powerful advocate for people with physical disabilities.
Katherine Johnson: The Mathematical Space Genius
Thanks to the 2016 film Hidden Figures, countless people are now familiar with Katherine Johnson’s amazing story. An employee at NASA who played an important role in the first moon landing, Johnson’s mathematical talents earned her the nickname "the human computer".
1. What did Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Benazir Bhutto have in common?A.Winning a Nobel Prize. | B.Urging the equality of women rights. |
C.Being the first female political heads. | D.Contributing to the economic recovery. |
A.She devoted herself to space exploration. | B.She struggled to gain access to education. |
C.She was the first female to fly an airplane. | D.She inspired people with physical disabilities. |
A.Katherine Johnson. | B.Benazir Bhutto. |
C.Jessica Cox. | D.Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. |
Obama was born in 1961,to an African father and a white American woman from a small town in the US.He
4 . Henry Kissinger, one of the country’s most important foreign policy thinkers for more than half a century, enjoyed a worldwide reputation.
As a secretary of state and national security adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, Henry Kissinger played the major behind-the-scenes role in building the architecture that enabled more manageable relations with the Soviet Union, China, and major Arab nations. At the same time, he was closely associated with some of the most disputed U. S. foreign policy moves in recent decades, by promoting intensive bombing campaigns in Southeast Asia and repeatedly turning a blind eye to human rights abuses by governments perceived to be supportive of U. S. interests.
In America, the young Kissinger worked in a factory during the day and went to school at night, until he was drafted into the U. S. Army. After getting out of the army, he attended Harvard, where his 300-page undergraduate thesis titled “The Meaning of History” brought him to the attention of Richard Nixon. Over the next few years, he directed one of the boldest periods of diplomacy in U. S. history to strengthen its negotiating position. In 1971, Kissinger arranged Nixon’s historic visit to China.
Though he never worked directly under a U. S. president again after Ford left office, Kissinger’s influence was long-lasting. U. S. superpower relations to this day still bear his imprint, and he remained a sought-after voice on international affairs to the end of his life.
“There were other great secretaries of state and a long list of impressive historians, but no one who combined the two pursuits as Kissinger did,” said Richard Haass, president emeritus (荣誉退休的) of the Council on Foreign Relations.
“I remember walking down the street in Manhattan with him, and he would attract a crowd like a movie star, a rock star,” recalled David Rothkopf, who worked for a time as a managing director at Kissinger’s consulting firm. “Everybody, regardless of what they thought of Henry, wanted to see Henry, wanted to be with Henry.
1. According to the 2nd paragraph, which word can best describe Kissinger?A.Brave. | B.Aggressive. | C.Controversial. | D.Devoted. |
A.He shared a strong friendship with Richard Nixon. |
B.He demonstrated diligence in his early work and education. |
C.His thesis earned him a position at Harvard. |
D.He is the boldest negotiator in U. S. history. |
A.His promotion of human rights in Southeast Asia. |
B.His academic thesis as a historian. |
C.His everlasting legacy on international affairs. |
D.His faithful service to President Ford. |
A.The World Ahead. | B.Profile. |
C.The Economist Explains. | D.The World in Brief. |
5 . It is said that Lincoln’s ghost(幽灵) often appears in the White House. He appears in the room where the Lincoln bed is kept. Harry Truman once responded to a 3 o’clock knock on his door and found no one there. He attributed the knock to Lincoln.
Lincoln is said to return to the White House when the safety of the country is at risk. He walks up and down the second floor hallway, gently knocks at doors, and stands by certain windows with his hands put behind his back. One staff member firmly said that he had seen Lincoln sitting on his bed pulling on his boots.
A guard to President Harrison was kept awake many nights trying to protect the president from strange footsteps he heard in the hall. He grew so tired and worried; he finally attended a séance(降神会) to beg President Lincoln to stop so that he could get enough sleep to properly protect the president!
Abigail Adam’s ghost was seen wandering through the closed doors of the East Room to hang the laundry(洗衣店) during the Taft administration.
A gardener said that he had spoken to the ghost of Dolly Madison, who was angry with him for trying to remove the rose bushes she had planted over a hundred years ago.
In the 1930’s Andrew Jackson’s ghost could be heard laughing in the Rose room.
In 1952, complete repairs were done to the second floor of the White House. Since then, the ghosts have not walked so actively.
1. How many people’s ghosts appear in the white house?A.Four. | B.Five. | C.Six. | D.Seven. |
A.Harrison’s. | B.John Adam’s. | C.Andrew Jackson’s. | D.Dolly Madison’s. |
A.Harry Truman had heard Lincoln’s footsteps. |
B.Lincoln always returns to the White House when he misses his people. |
C.President Harrison was not afraid of Lincoln’s ghost at all. |
D.The rose bushes were planted by Dolly Madison. |
A.The White House Ghosts |
B.American Presidents’ Ghosts |
C.The White House |
D.American Presidents |
6 . Eight years ago, Nixon decided to begin each day from a bench watching the sunrise at the waterfront. “I call it’life rising’ because it makes me feel
Later a woman said something that changed his on his daily routine. “She said, ‘Every morning when I see you
Instead of staring at the sunrise, Nixon started
“I was happy to listen,” Nixon said. “I wanted them to walk away knowing they didn’t have to feel
So, every morning, Nixon rises at 4: 30. He drives seven miles to the waterfront where he’ll
While most people simply wave or
No matter what problem a person wants to
A.surprised | B.occupied | C.centered | D.amused |
A.standing | B.sitting | C.lying | D.jogging |
A.important | B.familiar | C.grateful | D.unique |
A.smiling | B.shouting | C.pointing | D.wondering |
A.friendships | B.conversations | C.action | D.understanding |
A.getting over | B.going through | C.pouring out | D.putting aside |
A.public | B.casual | C.special | D.personal |
A.embarrassed | B.alone | C.shy | D.sorry |
A.stand | B.exercise | C.observe | D.stay |
A.alertness | B.openness | C.contribution | D.attention |
A.drop by | B.drop off | C.drop out | D.drop back |
A.proud | B.cheerful | C.satisfied | D.anxious |
A.listen | B.smile | C.appear | D.understand |
A.solve | B.consult | C.air | D.declare |
A.arouses | B.deserves | C.focuses | D.enjoys |
7 . Look, I’m not a happy crier. I might cry at songs about leaving and missing someone; I might cry at books where things don’t work out; I might cry at movies where someone dies. I’ve just never really understood why people get all choked up over happy, inspirational things. But Michelle Obama’s kindness and empathy (同情) changed that. This book had me in tears for all the right reasons.
This is not really a book about politics, though political experiences obviously do come into it. It’s a shame that some will dismiss this book because of a difference in political opinion, when it is really about a woman’s life. About growing up poor and black on the South Side of Chicago; about getting married and struggling to maintain that marriage; about motherhood; about being thrown into an amazing and terrifying position.
I hate words like “inspirational” because they’ve become so overdone and cheese (俗气的), but I just have to say it — Michelle Obama is an inspiration. I had the privilege of seeing her speak at The Forum in Inglewood, and she is one of the warmest, funniest, smartest, down-to-earth people I have ever seen in this world.
And yes, I know we present what we want the world to see, but I truly do think it’s genuine. I think she is someone who really cares about people — especially kids — and wants to give them better lives and opportunities.
She’s obviously intelligent, but she also doesn’t gussy up her words. She talks straight, with an openness and honesty rarely seen. She’s been one of the most powerful women in the world, she’s been a graduate of Princeton and Harvard Law School, she’s had her own successful career, and yet she has remained throughout that same girl — Michelle Robinson — from a working class family in Chicago.
I don’t think there’s anyone who wouldn’t benefit from reading this book.
1. What is the main focus of Michelle’s book?A.Her political experiences and opinions. | B.Her personal life and experiences. |
C.Her achievements as a powerful woman. | D.Her efforts to motivate others. |
A.It is overused and insincere. | B.It reminds them of cheese books. |
C.It is associated with political opinions. | D.It is inapplicable to Michelle Obama. |
A.Forgets. | B.Regret. | C.Beautify. | D.Swallow. |
A.Bossy and aggressive | B.Humble and honest. |
C.Distant and image-loving. | D.Ambitious and career-driven. |
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. She died
Her son King Charles III said the death of his beloved mother was a “moment of great sadness” for him. “We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished sovereign and a much-loved mother. I know her
Born in 1926, Elizabeth has experienced the rise of fascism and the fall of the Berlin Wall, World War II, the conquest of space, the
She was a popular queen who was also respected
She is now the past, and her successor, King Charles III, is the future. Where Britain goes from here remains
As centuries pass,
When Qin Shi Huang first came into power in 220 BCE, China
Qin Shi Huang had
He asked his Prime Minister, Li Si, to unify the eight calligraphic (书写的) styles
10 . Some of the notebooks George Washington kept as a young man are still in existence. They show that he was learning Latin, was very interested in the basis of good behavior in society, and was reading English literature.
At school he seems only to have been interested in mathematics. In fact, his formal education was surprisingly brief for a gentlemen, and incomplete. For unlike other young Virginian of that day, he did not go to the College of William and Mary in the Virginian capital of Williamsburg. In terms of formal training then, Washington contrasts sharply with some other early American President such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In later years, Washington probably regretted his lack of intellectual training. He never felt comfortable in a debate in Congress, or on any subject that had nor to do with everyday practical matters. And because he never learned French and could not speak directly to the French leaders, he did not visit the country he admired so much. Thus, unlike Jefferson and Adams, he never reached Europe.
1. Washington felt uncomfortable in Congress debates because he .A.lacked practice in public speaking |
B.felt his education was not good enough |
C.didn’t like arguing and debating with people |
D.felt that debating was like intellectual training |
A.didn’t really care about going |
B.didn’t know French leaders |
C.couldn’t communicate directly with the French leaders |
D.was too busy to travel |
A.Washington’s lack of formal education placed him at a disadvantage in later life |
B.Washington should have gone to France even though he could not speak French |
C.Washington was not as good a president as Adams, Jefferson or Madison |
D.Washington was a model for all Virginian gentlemen |
A.was if great variety, covering many subjects |
B.was probably equal to those of most young gentlemen of this time |
C.may seem poor by modern standards but was goog enough for his time |
D.was rather limited for a president |