【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 ak, they seldom think about others helping to shape the presentation（報(bào)告）. Today, however, presidents depend on writers such as J. Terry Edmonds to help them municate （交流） effectively. Edmonds is the first African American ever to work as a fulltime speechwriter for a U. S. president。 he is so the first African American to serve as director of speechwriting for White House. His is an allAmerican story of success. Ks5uEdmonds grew up in Baltimore, Maryland。 his father drove a truck, and his mother worked as a waitress. A. great reader, Edmonds showed a gift for writing at his high Ks5uSchool, Baltimore City College After graduating in 1967 Edmonds went on to Morgan State University Ks5uEdmonds began his career in business, with jobs in public relations and munications. He joined the world of politics as news secretary for his congressman （國(guó)會(huì)議員） from Baltimore During Bill Clinton’s presidency, he wrote speeches for Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala and worked in a number of job in the White House and in governmental departments President Clinton then appointed （任命）him Ks5uto the office of directory of speechwriting Following the 2000 elections Edmonds returned Ks5uto Morgan State University as the school’s special assistant to the president for 20012002 Ks5u45. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text? Ks5uA. Edmonds proved himself to be good at writing at high school Ks5uB. Edmonds graduated from Morgan State University in 1967. Ks5uC. Edmonds was the first fulltime speechwriter. Ks5uD. Edmonds served the White House after 2000. Ks5u46 Edmonds entered the world of politics first as 。 Ks5uA. news secretary for a Congressman Ks5uB. a speechwriter for President Clinton Ks5uC. news secretary in the White House Ks5uD. a speechwriter for Secretary Donna Shalala Ks5u47 The text is most likely to be found in a book about。 Ks5uA. popular science B. historical events Ks5uC. successful people D, Political systems Ks5u【解析】文章大意本文介紹美國(guó)總統(tǒng)的“筆桿子”J. Terry Edmonds作為一位非洲裔美國(guó)人的成長(zhǎng)經(jīng)歷。45. A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二自然段的第二句可知本題選A。46. A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三自然段的第二句可知本題選A。47. C 推理判斷題。本文是一篇人物介紹，介紹了一位成功人物，故本題選C。C Ks5u“Old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another, For example, most of us remember our patents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time Ks5uDid your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic（蒜）is good for you, too。It can kill the type of virus that causes colds. Ks5uUnfortunately, not all of Mom’s advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars. Ks5uEven though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales, After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated （積累） from thousands of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water should respect this body of knowledge even as research for clear scientific support to proven it true or false Ks5u48. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？ Ks5uA, Eating garlic is good for our eyes Ks5uB, Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth Ks5uC, Swimming after a meal is dangerous。 Ks5uD, Carrots prevent people from catching colds Ks5u49 The author develops the third paragraph mainly。 Ks5uA. by cause and effects B. by order in space Ks5uC. by order in time D. by examples Ks5u50 The phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means“ ” Ks5uA. to be believable B. to be valuable C. to be admirable D. to be smtable Ks5u51 What is the author’s attitude toward “old wives’ tales” in the text? Ks5u A. So objective B. Objective C. Dissatisfied D. Curious Ks5u【解析】文章大意中國(guó)有句俗話：不聽(tīng)老人言，吃虧在眼前。本文大意是客觀地評(píng)價(jià)了保持身體健康的“老人言”的正確性。48. B 推理判斷題。由第三自然段的最后一句可知本題選B。49. D 推理判斷題。通讀第三自然段可知本自然段是通過(guò)舉例進(jìn)行說(shuō)明的，故本題選D。50. A 詞義猜測(cè)題。文章中本句意思是：即使科學(xué)能告訴我們那些“老人言”是（能容水的）值得相信的，但“老人言”中還有很多正確的東西，hold water在此處意思是：能裝水的；值得相信的，選A。51. B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三，四自然段可知作者對(duì)于“老人言”持客觀態(tài)度，故本題選B。D Ks5uBrian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before the flight to Paris. He was wearing three shirts, a jacket, two pairs of socks, a pair of shorts, and two pairs of jeans. He was carrying one small backpack, which was very full, but he didn’t have any other luggage. Brian needed to meet a man named Tony before he checked in for his flight. He found Tony near the Air France counter. Tony gave him a roundtrip ticket and a small package. Ks5u“Give this package to JeanPaul at the airport in Paris. He will have a sign with your name on it. I think you can find him easily, “Tony said.” You don’t have any luggage, right?” Ks5u“Only this backpack,” Brian answered. “You said I could bring one carryon bag.” Ks5u“That’s right, one carryon bag is fine. Have a good trip.” Ks5u“Thanks.” Ks5uIs Brian a criminal（犯罪）? No