U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday paid...

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday paid honor to health care workers who have treated Ebola patients in West Africa, calling them “heroes”_________ to be applauded rather than discouraged.

A. reserving　　　 B. deserving

C. observing　　　 D. preserving

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday announced a new

plan to renew and expand the nation's roads, railways and runways, in a bid (努力) to restart the sluggish economy and to help create jobs.

Obama announced the billion-dollar infrastructure(基础设施) spending program at an event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, marking the Labor Day holiday in the United States.

The proposal calls for investments over six years, including rebuilding and modernizing 150,000 miles (241,350 kilometers) of roads, 4,000 miles (6,430 kilometers) of railways and 150 miles ( 241 kilometers) of runways.

"It sets up an Infrastructure Bank to leverage(杠杆；利用) federal dollars and focus on the smartest investment. All of this will not only create jobs now, but will make our economy run better over the long haul," Obama said.

"This is a plan that will be fully paid for and will not add to the deficit over time," said Obama.

The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 9.6 percent in August, reflecting business reluctance to hire among uncertain economic prospects, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Friday.

The president admitted that new jobs "have not been coming fast enough" in the United States.

"These years would be some of the most difficult in our history. The problems facing working families are nothing new, but they are more serious than ever. And that makes our cause more urgent than ever," he added.

1.What does the underlined word “sluggish” probably mean?

2.What’s the main idea of this passage?

3.Which of the following will be changed most in length?

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday announced a new plan to renew and expand the nation's roads, railways and runways, in a bid (努力) to restart the sluggish economy and to help create jobs.

Obama announced the billion-dollar infrastructure(基础设施) spending program at an event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, marking the Labor Day holiday in the United States.

The proposal calls for investments over six years, including rebuilding and modernizing 150,000 miles (241,350 kilometers) of roads, 4,000 miles (6,430 kilometers) of railways and 150 miles ( 241 kilometers) of runways.

"It sets up an Infrastructure Bank to leverage(杠杆；利用) federal dollars and focus on the smartest investment. All of this will not only create jobs now, but will make our economy run better over the long haul," Obama said.

"This is a plan that will be fully paid for and will not add to the deficit over time," said Obama.

The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 9.6 percent in August, reflecting business reluctance to hire among uncertain economic prospects, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Friday.

The president admitted that new jobs "have not been coming fast enough" in the United States.

"These years would be some of the most difficult in our history. The problems facing working families are nothing new, but they are more serious than ever. And that makes our cause more urgent than ever," he added.

1.What does the underlined word “sluggish” probably mean?

A. 繁荣的                                       B. 崩溃的                         C. 疲软的                         D. 行动迅速的

2.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. The US president launched a new program aiming at improving the nation’s infrastructure.

B. The US unemployment rate rose according to the Labor Department.

C. These years will be the most difficult in the American history.

D. More roads, railways and runways will be rebuilt and modernized.

3.Which of the following will be changed most in length?

A. Roads.                                        B. Railways.                  C. Runways.                     D. Highways.

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After a week-long vacation, U.S. President Barack Obama will focus on proposals to strengthen the still-recovering American economy. The agenda includes the reform of the nation’s health care system.

The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare as some call it, expands federal health care programs for the needy and encourages Americans of all income groups to purchase private health care insurance.

“If you do not have insurance, beginning on October 1st, private plans will actually compete for your business. You can comparison--shop in an online marketplace, just like you would for cell phone plans or plane tickets. You may be eligible for new tax credits to help you afford the plan that’s right for you. And if you are in the up to half of all Americans who have been sick or have a preexisting condition, this law means that beginning January 1st, insurance companies have to cover you," Obama said.

Health-care spending accounts for one-seventh of U.S. economic activity, and is projected to increase to one-fifth in coming years. The cost has a direct bearing on America’s economic and financial well--being. Drawn up in 2010, the Affordable Care Act aims to control costs and expand access to health care. The effort is a big failure, according to Republican law makers like Tim Griffin and Todd Young.

“Republicans will continue to do everything we can to protect all Americans from the president's top-down, one-size-fits-all, Washington-knows-best approach to health care that is driving up costs and hurting our economy," said Griffin. “The sooner we can delay, oppose and cancel the president's health-care law, the sooner we can get people back to work and focus on expanding opportunity for everyone.”

The president accuses Republicans of putting partisanship(党派偏见) ahead of Americans’ health-care needs. “A lot of Republicans seem to believe that if they can gum up the works and make this law fail, they will somehow be sticking it to me. But they would just be sticking it to you. Your health insurance is not something to play politics with. Our economy is not something to play politics with," he said.

As a matter of fact，the success or failure of Obamacare could shape the president’s legacy long after he leaves office.

1.It is implied in Obama’s words in Paragraph 3 that________.

A. health care insurance will be of great benefit to Americans

B. health care insurance will help recover American economy

C. insurance companies don’t expect him to carry out the law

D. insurance companies will cover Americans in all aspects

2.According to Tim Griffin，Obama’s health-care law________.

A. will be strongly opposed to by the Republicans

B. will cause fewer economic problems in America

C. will be cancelled sooner or later by the government

D. will never work without the help of the Republicans.

3.What does Obama accuse Republicans of according to the passage?

A. They don’t know what Americans are in need of.

B. They tend to put their own benefit ahead of Americans’.

C. They know nothing about health insurance and economy.

D. They like to play politics with economy and health insurance

4.What is the author’s tone in this passage?

A.Subjective                        B.Critical            C.Unconcerned                   D.Objective

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U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in China’s economic center Shanghai on Sunday night, November 15^th 2009, ______a state visit to China.

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Nearly 20 U.S. states have started carrying out former president Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which places limits on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants in an effort to reduce the impacts of climate change. The plan has been in legal limbo (边缘) for the past year. Yet scientists have now calculated another outcome of the policy: harm to crop yields (产量) if the plan is cancelled. Along with carbon pollution, coal-fired power plants spew (喷出) pollutants that form what we know as smog. The contribution of smog to increased rates of asthma (哮喘) and premature deaths was already known. The new research estimates the extent to which smog, under air-pollution policies-4n place before the Clean Power Plan, would limit production in 2020 of four major crops: corn, cotton, potatoes and soybeans.

Led by environmental engineer Shannon L. Capps, now at Drexel University, the team also sketched the extent to which those crop production losses would reduce under three nationwide scenarios (方案). One improved the efficiency of individual power plants. Another modeled a policy similar to the Obama plan, setting state CO2 emissions goals for the electricity department. A third established a tax on carbon emissions, under which emissions fell the most. But the greatest drop in smog-forming pollutants—and greatest gains in crop yields—came from policies such as the Clean Power Plan.

Researchers calculated how well each scenario would reduce the potential productivity loss (PPL) of each crop. PPL is a projected value for 2020 and indicates how much crop growth would suffer because of smog. Scenario 2 most closely agrees with results expected from the Clean Power Plan.

1.What’s the main purpose of The Clean Power Plan?

A. To offer clean power, B. To limit CO2 emissions.

C. To slow climate change. D. To increase crop production.

2.The latest research shows that smog may cause .

A. asthma B. early deaths

C. heart disease D. crop production loss

3.What can we infer from Paragraph 2?

A. Scenario 3 was intended to increase taxes.

B. Scenario 2 increased crop yields most.

C. Scenario 1 didn’t have any effect on crop yields.

D. The three scenarios were made at Drexel University.

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. U.S. states restart the Obama’s Plan.

B. The Clean Power Plan was called off.

C. Three scenarios benefit crop yields.

D. Smog does harm to people’s health.

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WASHINGTON, Sept．6 （Xinhua） -- U．S．President Barack Obama on Monday announced a new plan to renew and expand the nation's roads, railways and runways, in a bid （努力） to restart the sluggish economy and to help create jobs．

Obama announced the billion-dollar infrastructure（基础设施） spending program at an event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, marking the Labor Day holiday in the United States．

The proposal calls for investments over six years, including rebuilding and modernizing 150,000 miles （241,350 kilometers） of roads, 4,000 miles （6,430 kilometers） of railways and 150 miles （ 241 kilometers） of runways．

"It sets up an Infrastructure Bank to leverage（杠杆；利用） federal dollars and focus on the smartest investment．All of this will not only create jobs now, but will make our economy run better over the long haul," Obama said．

"This is a plan that will be fully paid for and will not add to the deficit over time," said Obama．

The U．S．unemployment rate rose to 9．6 percent in August, reflecting business reluctance to hire among uncertain economic prospects, the U．S．Labor Department reported on Friday．

The president admitted that new jobs "have not been coming fast enough" in the United States．

"These years would be some of the most difficult in our history．The problems facing working families are nothing new, but they are more serious than ever．And that makes our cause more urgent than ever," he added．

1.What does the underlined word “sluggish” probably mean?

A．繁荣的               B．崩溃的               C．疲软的               D．行动迅速的

2.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．The US president launched a new program aiming at improving the nation’s infrastructure．

B．The US unemployment rate rose according to the Labor Department．

C．These years will be the most difficult in the American history．

D．More roads, railways and runways will be rebuilt and modernized．

3.Which of the following will be changed most in length?

A．Roads．                                            B．Railways．

C．Runways．                                        D．Highways．

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You don’t have to ask Barack Obama what it is like to be a president-elect．Chances are you can be one, too, and it won’t take more than 30 years’ efforts to achieve that．

A new computer game, Commander in Chief, offers the chance to step into the president’s shoes and see whether you can do a better job running the country than he can．

The video game will be available on January 20, the day Obama is sworn in （宣誓就职） as president．

So what will you do in the game?

Like Obama, your early task is to select members of the Cabinet（内阁）from 250 personality types．Then you immediately face internal（国内的）and external（对外的） challenges．Every decision you make has an in-game consequence．

“You can put your own political theories into action and see the domestic（国内的）and international effect,” said the lead designer Louis-Marie Rocques．

Internal decisions involve managing budgets, security, education, health care and discussion over many proposed laws．You also have to respond to critics．Every decision has a consequence, which changes the political environment．For example, raising taxes will raise criticisms and protests while lowering taxes means you will have less money to play with．

What about external decisions? Well, you have to deal with military issues, global economics, trade agreements, and spending time lobbying（游说）other presidents．You can determine the course of world events by invading（侵略）a neutral country, or toppling（推翻）an unfriendly country but then you must face the economic, political, and military consequences．

Don’t want to be president of the US? The game also lets you become virtual（虚拟的）leader of other countries including France, Germany, Spain and Russia．

1.The purpose of writing this passage is mainly to________．

A．show you how hard it is to be the newly-elected president, Barack Obama

B．explain why the video game is so popular among American citizens

C．introduce to you one special computer game, Commander in Chief

D．inform how designers developed the interesting computer game

2.Which of the following items belongs to internal affairs in the game?       A．Managing budgets, responding to critics and military issues．

B．Managing budgets, raising taxes and trade agreements．

C．Health care, discussing proposed laws and lowering taxes．

D．Education, security and lobbying other countries．

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Those who want to be a president one day will get a taste of their private life．

B．The first task in the game is to form the Cabinet consisting of 250 members．

C．The video game has hit the stores in America and enjoys sales success．

D．Like a real president, the players will face challenges at home and abroad

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U．S．President Barack Obama arrived in China’s economic center Shanghai on Sunday night, November 15^th 2009, ___ a state visit to China．

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The President Goes to School

Last week，President Barack Obama gave a back-to-school speech to students at the Julia R．Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia，Pennsylvania. Students in schools across the country also tuned in to watch the President's speech on TV. He stressed the importance of trying new things，working hard and believing in yourself.

We Need to Work Hard

While acknowledging that times are difficult for families across the country，Obama reminded students that hard work now can mean big success later.“Nobody gets to write your destiny(命运) but you，”he said.“Your future is in your hands. Your life is what you make of it. And nothing，absolutely nothing，is beyond your reach.”

Obama spoke about his own life，and lessons he learned from his mother，who had to remind him to stay focused on his studies. He told students the secret of success：Showing up to school on time. Paying attention in class. Doing your homework. Studying for exams. Staying out of trouble.

Expand Your Mind

Obama encouraged students to hug what makes them different.“We shouldn't be embarrassed by the things that make us different，”he said.“We should be proud of them.”

He also suggested taking advantage of all of the chances at school，and always being open to trying new things.“That you're not the best at something today doesn't mean you can't be tomorrow，”he said.“Even if you don't think of yourself as a math person or as a science person—you can still excel in these subjects if you're willing to make the effort. And you may find out you have talents you'd never dreamed of.”

1.Who plays the most important role in writing your life according to Obama?

A．Yourself.        B．Your parents.        C．Nobody.        D．Your teachers.

2.What didn't Obama talk about when he gave speech to students?

A．His own life.

B．Lessons he learned from his mother.

C．The secret of success.

D．Why he gave this speech.

3.Which of the following isn't Obama's opinion?

A．Students should pay attention in class.

B．Students should study hard for exams.

C．Students should go to school on time.

D．Get into trouble and solve it by yourself.

4.What's the right attitude when facing things that make people different according to Obama?

A．Happy.            B．Embarrassed.            C．Proud.            D．Sad.

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