【正文】 p two hours before sunrise to go skinny－dipping in the Potomac River.*Andrew Jackson was the only president to ever kill a man in a duel(決斗)．*Franklin Pierce was arrested for running over a woman while driving his carriage in Washington DC. The charges were later dropped.*Ulysses S Grant was arrested for speeding while driving a horse and buggy in Washington DC. He had to pay a fine of $20 and walk back to the White House.*Benjamin Harrison was so afraid of electric lights that he used to have White House staff turn them on and off.*Warren G. Harding once lost all the White House china, gambling on one hand of cards.*Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s mother forced him to wear dress until he was five years old.*Lyndon Baines Johnson used to go through the White House at night turning lights off that were not needed. He didn’t want to waste the taxpayers’ money. At fifteen he ran away from home and traveled to California where he worked as a grape picker and auto mechanic.*Gerald Ford also loved golf, but spectators had to watch carefully because the President was known for hitting people on the head with his wild shots.*Ronald Reagan announced Chicago Cubs games for WHO radio in Des Moines. Later he became a famous movie and television actor.*George Bush was the captain of the baseball team at Yale University.68．The list is made here to entertain the readers with American presidents’ ______.A. special hobbiesB. outstanding achievementsC. fun factsD. political life69．The President who liked playing cards was ______.A. Franklin Pierce B. Andrew JacksonC. John F. Kennedy D. Warren G．Harding70．Lyndon Baines Johnson formed a habit of turning off lights at White House because ______.A. he was afraid of electric lightsB. he valued the taxpayers’ moneyC. he ran away from home when youngD. he used to work like workers[答案]本文介紹美國幾任總統(tǒng)不為人知的軼事，有的才華橫溢，有的有過不良行為或愛好。68．C?？疾闅w納判斷。全文介紹美國幾位總統(tǒng)鮮為人知的軼事，有的精通幾國語言，有的有不良愛好，有的甚至有犯罪前科，從全文內(nèi)容可知本題選C。69．D?？疾榧毠?jié)理解。文章說沃倫G哈定曾經(jīng)玩一把撲克就輸?shù)袅税讓m所有的瓷器，文中沒有提到其他總統(tǒng)有玩撲克牌的愛好。70．B?？疾榧毠?jié)理解。在對林登約翰遜的介紹中，作者說他每天晚上都要在白宮走走，把不需要的燈關(guān)掉，他不希望浪費納稅人的錢。Ⅴ.完成句子(共10小題；，滿分15分)閱讀下列各小題，根據(jù)括號內(nèi)的漢語提示，用句末括號內(nèi)的英語單詞完成句子。71．Ask him to lend you some money, ______(我自己目前也缺錢用)．72．______(你以前總是每天抽20到30支煙), didn’t you?73．______(他把他大部分的錢都捐給了) charity, though he had three children of his own to support.74．Your statement ______(與他的報道有沖突)．75．The trousers are ______(有點緊)．76．That was ______(時間和精力的浪費)．77．What I said about Smith ______(也適合于他)．78．______(用不著講究衣著) －e as you are.79．______(大部分) of his article is about transportation.80．______(你的目的是什么) in going to Canada?[答案]71．for I myself am short of money at present72．You used to smoke twenty to thirty cigarettes a day73．He gave away most of his money to74．is in conflict with his report75．a(chǎn) bit tight76．a(chǎn) waste of time and energy77．goes for you, too78．Don’t bother to dress up79．the major part80．What’s your purposeⅥ.短文寫作(共1題；滿分25分)(2008北京)請根據(jù)下面提示，寫一篇短文，詞數(shù)不少于50。In an English speech petition, you are asked to describe the following picture and explain to the judges how you understand it.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[參考答案]From the picture I can see a pair of proud passes and a hard－working pencil. The passes are big, drawing a circle with ease, while the pencil is small, drawing a line with great effort. I think the passes are reasonable to be proud because no one else can do the job better. At the same time, however, he should realize the pencil has his own advantages. The pencil can do other shapes better than the passes, even pictures. So in my opinion, while we are confident in ourselves, we should recognize strengths in others and show our respect for them.