Mr President，look at meeee！

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理解试题

1. Which word can take the place of the underlined word？

A. Glanced.

B. Glimped.

C. Interpreted.

D. Glared.

2. From the photographer Pete Souza's words in Paragraph 4， we can Obama is _______.

A. adaptable

B. adoptable

C. adept

D. addict

3. Which statement is right according to the passage？

A. College leaders support Obama's new program.

B. The government hasn't played an important role in higher education up to now.

C， The plan will make economy improve quickly.

D. The plan will help parents and students make less-informed decisions.

4. Who have lunch at a restaurant with Obama？

① college students② a little boy③ educators④ recent graduates⑤ their parents

5.From the last paragraph we can infer that _______.

A. to some extent， higher education has been a luxury for some Americans

B. higher education is absolutely a luxury in America

C. to a degree， higher education will be a luxury in America

D. higher education should be a luxury in America

答案解析

1.C。词义推测题。grasped在文中的意思是“领悟”，和C项interpreted“诠释”一致；ABD三项都是“看”的意思。意思相同的选项一定都是错误选项，故C正确。

2.A。细节理解题。adaptable适应性强的；adoptable可采用的，可收养的；adept善于……的；addict嗜好，故A符合语境。

3.B。细节推断题。从…faced immediate skepticism from…congressional Republicans wary（谨慎的）of deepening the government's role in higher education.之中可以看出一直以来政府在高等教育中并没有充当重要角色，AD选项与原文相悖，C选项是无中生有。

4.D。细节寻找题。从文章第五段中可以看出D选项是正确的。

5.A。段落推断题。最后一段是“Higher education cannot be a luxury，”Obama said during the first stop on the tour through New York and Pennsylvania.“Every American family should be able to get it.句意：“高等教育不应该是个奢侈品，”奥巴马在从纽约到宾夕法尼亚之旅第一站时说。“每个美国家庭都应该能够拥有它。”结合上文可以看出，由于经济萧条，一些家庭不能担负得起高等教育的费用。

词汇讲解

1.affordability n.可购性

①It's the proof that luxury and afford a bility are not mutually exclusive.

这就是豪华与廉价并不相互排斥的证据。

②You've got to balance affordability and a holistic view.

你必须在负担能力和全局观之间进行权衡。

2. be wary of 谨慎的，小心翼翼的

①Many managers are generally wary of financial stocks across Europe.

許多投资经理仍普遍谨慎看待欧洲的金融类股。

②But Singapore Airlines would do well to be wary of the newly merged Chinese carrier.

不过新加坡航空最好是对这家新合并的中国航空公司保持谨慎。

3.imperative adj.必要的，不可避免的；命令的，专横的

n.必要的事；命令

①It was imperative that he act as naturally as possible.

最重要的是他要做到尽可能自然。

②That's why it is imperative to know what your rights are at such a time.

这就是为什么你有必要在这个时候知道你的权利有哪些。

长句分析

1.But the proposed overhaul（彻底检查）faced immediate skepticism from college leaders who worry the rankings could cost their institutions millions of dollars， as well as from congressional Republicans wary（谨慎的）of deepening the government's role in higher education.但是这一议案却遭到了学校领导们的质疑，他们担心排名会花费太多钱，同时国会中的共和党人也担心这会增强政府在高等教育中扮演的角色。

这是一个带有一个定语从句的复合句。who引导的定语从句中又带个宾语从句，as well as连接from college leaders和from congressional Republicans两个介词短语，leaders被who的定语从句修饰，而Republicans则被wary of引导的形容词短語修饰。

2. But he argued that with the nation's economy still shaky and students facing increasing global competition， making college affordable is “an economic imperative”.但他也说美国的经济现在仍不景气，学生们面临着全球竞争，使大学人人上得起是“经济回复的迫切需求”。

这是个主句带有宾语从句的复合句。在宾语从句中介词with带了两个宾语和宾语补足语，宾语是the nation's economy和students，宾补是形容词still shaky和分词短语facing increasing globalcompetition，and把它们联系在一起；宾语从句的主语是动名词短语making college affordable后接系表结构。

语法点拨

But he argued that with the nation's economy still shaky and students facing increasing global competition， making college affordable is “an economic imperative”.

句子使用with复合结构做状语和动名词做句子主语。with复合结构在句子中做状语，表示原因、时间、条件、伴随、方式等。请阅读下面的句子。例如：

We sat on the dry grass with our backs to the wall.（做伴随状语）

She could not leave with her painful duty unfulfilled.（做原因状语）

He lay in bed with his head covered.（做方式状语）

Jack soon fell asleep with the light still burning.（做伴随状语）

I won't be able to go on holiday with my mother being ill.（做原因状语）

He sat with his arms clasped around his knees.（做方式状语）

练习

1. BBC English broadcasts programmes for China ________ explanation in Chinese.

A. in

B. for

C. with

D. as

2. The young woman ________ a baby sleeping in her arms was wandering in the street.

A. with

B. because

C. on

D.like

3. Everyone should go to sleep ________ the light turned off.

A. as

B. with

C. for

D. on

4. ________ so many homework to do， Mary won't have time to play with her friends this morning.

A. Without

B. With

C. By

D. Because

5. ________the door open， the noise of the machines is almost deafening.

A. Because

B. As

C. With

D. Because of

6. ________ his mother out， he had to stay at home alone.

A.As

B. For

C. Because

D. With

7. ________ all things considered， her proposal is of greater than his.

A. Like

B. With

C. On

D. Without

8. ________ time permitting， we will visit the Summer Palace.

A. By

B. On

C. With

D.As

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