The campaign is over. The celebrations have ended. And the work for US president-elect Barack Obama has begun.

The 47-year-old politician rose to the highest post because of his stand against the war in Iraq and his plans to fix a weak economy. But what will the first 47-year-old African-American president do for race relations.

Obama’s victory appears to have given blacks and other minorities a true national role model. For years, many looked to athletes and musicians for inspiration. As Darius Turner, an African-American high school student in Los Angeles, told the Los Angeles Times.“Kobe( the basketball player) doesn’t have to be everybody’s role model anymore.”

Recent polls also suggest that Obama’s victory has given Americans new optimism about race relations. For example, a USA Today poll found that two-thirds of Americans believe relations between blacks and whites“will finally be worked out”. This is the most hopeful response since the question was first asked during the civil rights revolution in 1963.

However, it’s still too early to tell whether Obama’s presidency will begin to solve many of the social problems facing low-income black communities.

Although blacks make up only 13 percent of the US population, 55 percent of all prisoners are African-American. Such numbers can be blamed on any number of factors on America’s racist past, a failure of government policy and the collapse of the family unit in black communities.

It is unlikely that Obama will be able to reverse（扭轉(zhuǎn)）such trends overnight. However, Bill Bank, an expert of African-American Studies, say that eventually young blacks need to find role models in their own communities.“That’s not Martin Luther King, and not Barack Obama,”he told the Los Angeles Times, “It’s actually the people closest to them. Barack only has so much influence.”

In the opinion of black British politician Trevor Phillips, Obama’s rise will contribute more to multiculturalism than to race relations in the US.

52: For years, before Obama was elected president of the US,      .

  A. Kobe was the only role model for all the blacks

  B. blacks could only find role models on the basketball court

  C. minorities in America couldn’t find role models in their real life

  D. American blacks had no role model who was successful in political area

53. According to Bill Bank,      .

  A. Obama is not the proper role model for African-Americans

  B. young blacks should not be so much influenced by Obama

  C. blacks should find other role models because Obama is far from their reality

  D. it’s better for young blacks to find role models in those who are close to them

54. What do you think the author is probably going to talk about in the next paragraph?

  A. In what ways Obama will contribute to racial relations in the US.

  B. How Obama will influence Americans as a national role model.

  C. How Obama will contribute to multiculturalism in the US.

  D. How to choose a role model in his community as a young black.

55.What would be the best title for this passage?

  A. The First African-American President

  B. America’s New Role Model

  C. Obama—a Successful Black

  D. Choosing a Right Role Model

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DONALD SLOAN

Gates Hall

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS 66045

913-243-1682

After May 2009:

46 Clayton Drive

St．Louis, MO 63130

314-726-8840

Objective

To work with the client (委托人) population in a social service position.

Education

B.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2009

Major: Social Services

Minor: Applied Psychology

Experience

Assistant Activities Supervisor, Fairview Nursing Home, Lawrence, KS, November 2006-present．Help organize and implement recreational activities for nursing home residents．Activities include crafts, dances, day trips, sing-alongs, and visiting performers.

Hotline Volunteer．Teen Crisis Center, Lawrence, KS, September 2006- May 2007．Handled crisis calls from teenagers in the community．Dealt with drug use, unwanted pregnancies, failing grades, and the breakdown of parent-teen relationships.

Nurse’s Aide, Danyers General Hospital, St．Louis, MO, Summer 2006．Assisted nurses in patient care．Took histories, updated charts, and helped prepare patients for surgery.

 

Activities

University Concert Board．Work with other board members to plan and implement on-campus concerts.

Senior Gift Campaign．Help manage the campaign to raise funds for the senior class gift to the university.

Residence Hall Programming Board．Planned social events for Eggar Residence Hall.

Skills

Fluent in French．Water safety instructor．Skilled at working with people.

Interests

Skiing, softball, classical music, and guitar．

This passage is most probably ______.

              A．a(chǎn)n advertisement for enrolling new employees

              B．a(chǎn) school report at the end of an academic year

              C．a(chǎn) self-introduction meant to apply for a job

              D．a(chǎn) part of a recommendation letter from a university

According to the “Experience” section, we can infer that Donald Sloan can be _____.

              A．a(chǎn) wise leader                      B．a(chǎn) skillful performer

              C．a(chǎn) gifted scientist                    D．a(chǎn) good social worker

From the passage we can learn that Donald Sloan ______.

              A．is good at singing and dancing                  B．is about to graduate from a university

              C．has an interest in being a surgeon          D．specializes in psychology

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Hundreds of secondary schools are using a controversial reward scheme which “bribes” (賄賂)pupils with iPods and DVD players to turn up in classes and do homework.
Almost one million schoolchildren have been issued with supermarket-style reward cards which allow them to collect good-behavior “points” and cash them in for prizes.
Schools taking part in the “Vivo Miles” scheme are spending several thousand pounds a year in an attempt to cut truancy (逃學(xué)) and promote achievements. The prizes are ultimately funded by the taxpayer, through school budgets. Nearly 500 secondary schools, one in six, have decided to take part in the scheme, which is intended to replace old-style rewards such as stickers and golden stars.
But the extent of rewards being offered in schools brought a warning that a generation of children is growing up expecting to be rewarded at every stage. Many youngsters are collecting points for ordinary achievements such as remembering to bring their PE kit and wearing the correct uniform.
Under the scheme, teachers award Vivo points—worth 1 penny each—according to the school’s policy. Schools typically spend￡4 to￡6 on prizes per pupil each year, although some commit considerably more. Most pupils accumulate between 400 and 600 Vivos a year. Vivo Miles insists it is “pretty rare” for a pupil to accumulate enough points to buy an iPod, which requires 3,100 Vivos.
But Chris McGovern, chairman of the Campaign for Real Education, said the scheme amounted to “bribery”. “It misleads children into thinking anything which requires effort has to have a special reward,” he said. “This ‘a(chǎn)ll must have prizes’ view is damaging to children in the long-term.” The scheme amounted to an “admission of failure” by schools. He said. “It shows a school has failed to convince children education is important.”
【小題1】The “Vivo Miles” scheme is aimed at ______________.

A．increasing the income of the school
B．encouraging students to perform well at school
C．inviting more students to attend the school nearby
D．encouraging parents to donate to the school
【小題2】The underlined word “controversial” in the first paragraph can be replaced by __________.
A．a(chǎn)rguableB．practicalC．strangeD．mature
【小題3】Those who oppose the “Vivo Miles” scheme think ______________.
A．it helps control the problem of truancy
B．it teaches children the importance of saving
C．it will mislead children about efforts and rewards
D．it’s not easy to get more than 600 Vivos a year
【小題4】What’s the writer’s attitude towards the scheme?
A．Supportive.B．Opposed.C．Unconcerned.D．Objective.

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閱讀下面背景提示，根據(jù)提示和所給寫作內(nèi)容用英語(yǔ)寫一篇120詞左右的短文。
背景提示：
Earth Hour is a global WWF (World Wildlife Fund) climate change plan. The campaign(活動(dòng)) invites individuals, businesses, governments and communities to turn off their lights from 20:30 to 21:30 on the last Saturday in March every year to show their support for action on climate change. Earth Hour 2009 was held on March 28, 2009. More than 3000 cities from 80 countries and areas took part in it.
寫作內(nèi)容：
最近，你們班同學(xué)就 “地球一小時(shí)”活動(dòng)展開了一場(chǎng)熱烈的討論。下表是這次討論的結(jié)果。請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)介紹你們班的討論結(jié)果并闡明你自己的觀點(diǎn)。

60%的同學(xué)支持
40%的同學(xué)反對(duì)
你的看法
引起人們對(duì)全球氣候變暖的關(guān)注
做秀，意義不大
……
節(jié)約能源
收效甚微
全世界共同努力，保護(hù)地球
給人們生活、學(xué)習(xí)和工作帶來(lái)不便
……
……
 
注意：
1. 字?jǐn)?shù)120左右；
2. 開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。
參考詞匯：
全球變暖－global warming
做秀：show
不便：inconvenience
Last week our class had a heated discussion on Earth Hour.
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The campaign is over. The celebrations have ended. And the work for US president-elect Barack Obama has begun.

The 47-year-old politician rose to the highest post because of his stand against the war in Iraq and his plans to fix a weak economy. But what will the first 47-year-old African-American president do for race relations.

Obama’s victory appears to have given blacks and other minorities a true national role model. For years, many looked to athletes and musicians for inspiration. As Darius Turner, an African-American high school student in Los Angeles, told the Los Angeles Times.“Kobe( the basketball player) doesn’t have to be everybody’s role model anymore.”

Recent polls also suggest that Obama’s victory has given Americans new optimism about race relations. For example, a USA Today poll found that two-thirds of Americans believe relations between blacks and whites“will finally be worked out”. This is the most hopeful response since the question was first asked during the civil rights revolution in 1963.

However, it’s still too early to tell whether Obama’s presidency will begin to solve many of the social problems facing low-income black communities.

Although blacks make up only 13 percent of the US population, 55 percent of all prisoners are African-American. Such numbers can be blamed on any number of factors on America’s racist past, a failure of government policy and the collapse of the family unit in black communities.

It is unlikely that Obama will be able to reverse（扭轉(zhuǎn)）such trends overnight. However, Bill Bank, an expert of African-American Studies, say that eventually young blacks need to find role models in their own communities.“That’s not Martin Luther King, and not Barack Obama,”he told the Los Angeles Times, “It’s actually the people closest to them. Barack only has so much influence.”

In the opinion of black British politician Trevor Phillips, Obama’s rise will contribute more to multiculturalism than to race relations in the US.

52: For years, before Obama was elected president of the US,      .

A. Kobe was the only role model for all the blacks

B. blacks could only find role models on the basketball court

C. minorities in America couldn’t find role models in their real life

D. American blacks had no role model who was successful in political area

53. According to Bill Bank,      .

A. Obama is not the proper role model for African-Americans

B. young blacks should not be so much influenced by Obama

C. blacks should find other role models because Obama is far from their reality

D. it’s better for young blacks to find role models in those who are close to them

54. What do you think the author is probably going to talk about in the next paragraph?

A. In what ways Obama will contribute to racial relations in the US.

B. How Obama will influence Americans as a national role model.

C. How Obama will contribute to multiculturalism in the US.

D. How to choose a role model in his community as a young black.

55.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. The First African-American President

B. America’s New Role Model

C. Obama—a Successful Black

D. Choosing a Right Role Model

 

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Be aware of those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can create a false impression. For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!” This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, or maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred tickets, and only one was winner. He’s really a big loser! He didn’t say anything that was false, but he omitted important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.

Untrustworthy candidates in political campaigns often use this tactic. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents runs an advertisement, saying “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. However an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”

Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might boast, “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples(粉刺).” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.

This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.

1.Which statement is true according to the article?

A. Whenever people tell the truth, they may lie

B. You cannot trust lottery agent.

C. All governors help their states.            

D. The truth can be used in dishonest ways.

2.The author clearly wants people ___________.

A. to think carefully about what they read and hear

B. to vote for female candidates

C. not to believe advertisements of any kind

D. not to trust any politician

3.Governor Smith’s opponents wanted __________.

A. to make her a liar                                    B. to beat her in the campaign

C. to get jobs in the government                          D. to detect her lie

 

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