11.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.That saying holds true not only for you and me,but also for some of the most powerful and influential people in the world,such as the presidents of the United States.
But how do American presidents spend their vacation time?Let's take a look!
Franklin D.Roosevelt,considered one of the greatest presidents in American history,had limited vacation options because of his polio(小兒麻痹癥).He began visiting Warm Springs,Georgia in 1924 for its curative waters and later built a 2,000 acre polio treatment center nearby.He liked to cruise the Potomacon his yacht(游艇) and three times as president returned to his beloved Canadian island of Campobello,with which he fell in love as a kid.
Former President Bill Clinton,however,was never much good at vacationing.His staff had to practically force him to go on vacation his first year in office; his idea of relaxing was reading four good books simultaneously(同時) while enjoying a cigar (chewed,not smoked).He could also lose himself in a game of golf,where his somewhat flexible interpretation of the rules could at times drive his partners crazy.
Obama's predecessor(前任) also knows how to relax.Fishing is in the Bush family DNA:for blue sharks off the coast of Maine or anything with fins,almost anywhere else.George W.Bush also relaxed as president by jogging and clearing brush on his Texas ranch.Since leaving office,he has become an active mountain biker and,more recently,has taken up painting.
Obama tends to take a winter break in Hawaii,where he was born and raised,and a summer vacation in Martha's Vineyard,off the southern coast of Cape Cod,Massachusetts.In between,he plays basketball every couple of weeks and has been known to do some skeet shooting at Camp David.Obama's favorite pastime,no matter the location,has become easy to spot:golf.
71.What's the passage mainly about?A
A.US presidents on holiday
B.Relationship between work and play.
C.Famous US presidents
D.Suggestions on spending holidays.
72.What's the main reason for Franklin choose to spend his holidays in the spring or on his yacht?B
A.Personal interests
B.Physical disability.
C.Tidal current
D.Official arrangement.
73.What's special when Bill Clinton was playing golf?C
A.He could often be the top player
B.He could often be the bottom player.
C.He did not often respect the rules
D.He usually showed good team spirit.
74.From Paragraph 5,we may infer thatD.
A.the Bush family were mostly fishermen.
B.the Bush family like to fish only near Maine.
C.father of George W.Bush likes to work on farm.
D.father of George W.Bush also loves fishing.
75.In the last paragraph,many of Obama's hobbies are mentioned EXCEPTA.
A.sailing B.playing basketball C.shooting D.golfing.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了美國的總統(tǒng)如何度過假期,他們的興趣愛好廣泛,各有不同.
解答 71.A.主旨大意題,中等難度,根據(jù)文章第二段But how do American presidents spend their vacation timeLet's take a look!和閱讀整篇文章,可知此篇文章主要介紹美國的總統(tǒng)如何度過假期,故選A.
72.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題,中等難度,根據(jù)題意定位文章第三段had limited vacation options because of his polio(小兒麻痹癥).可知羅斯?偨y(tǒng)患有小兒麻痹癥,所以,他在選擇度假的方式上很有限.Physical disability.身體殘疾,Tidal current.潮流Official arrangement.官方安排Personal interests.個人興趣;故選B.
73.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題,較難,根據(jù)題意定位文章第四段 He could also lose himself in a game of golf,where his somewhat flexible interpretation of the rules could at times drive his partners crazy,從此句可得知克林頓總統(tǒng)在打高爾夫球是總是不遵守規(guī)則.故選C
74.D.主旨大意題,較難,根據(jù)題意定位文章第五段 Fishing is in the Bush family DNA:釣魚,可以看出布什家族的人都喜歡釣魚,那么當(dāng)然他的父親也喜歡釣魚;故選D.
75.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題,較難,從最后一段In between,he plays basketball every couple of weeks and has been known to do some skeet shooting at Camp David.Obama's favorite pastime,no matter the location,has bee easy to spot:golf.可判斷奧巴馬的興趣包括basketball,shooting,golf.ing,故選A.
點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.