Question

Letters to the next president

Dear Mr. President:

I would like to personally thank you for your time and concern for our great country. I would like to take a few minutes to address a few concerns that I have with the United States.

First of all, I would like to address the war. In my opinion, we should have never been involved with Iraq to the extent that we are now. I believe we should pull our troops out. However, I think there should be a time table that we follow but the time table should not be released（發(fā)布） because the enemy does not need to know when we are going to pull out. Also, the war takes out a ton of our money, which leads me to my next issue.

The economy right now, in the opinion of many Americans is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now. No one can predict what will happen one day or the next. The obvious thing to do is to put 700 billion dollars in the economy, but that bill failed and was rejected by the House of Representatives(眾議院). Instead of putting 700 billion dollars in, I think the money should be equally distributed among Americans to pay off their debts. I'm not sure if this would work, but I think it is a positive alternative(替代) we could take.

My final issue I would like to call to your attention is teacher's salaries. The high school students of today are America's future. In a way, America's future depends greatly on the high school teachers of America. Saying this, it is sad that teacher's salaries are where they are. While teachers are working harder and harder every day to teach high school students, CEO's of big companies that are driving our countries economy into the ground are getting bonuses. I'm not saying that teacher's salaries should be the same of CEO's of companies, but I do strongly believe that action should be taken to increase the salaries of teachers because they have one of the most important jobs in America - - preparing our country for the future.

Once again, thank you for your time and your effort you put in to making this great country a better place.

Sincerely, Walker

1.What's the author's attitude towards the Iraq War?

A．Supportive        B．Objective(客觀的)   C．Negative          D．Positive

2.What's true about the time of pulling the troops out?

A．We should pull the troops out without delay.

B．There is no need to have a time table to follow.

C．The public has the fight to know the time table.

D．We should keep the time secret from the enemy.

3.According to the author, the 700 billion dollars__________

A．is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now.

B．has been accepted by the House of Representatives.

C．should be equally shared among Americans

D．should be put in the economy

4.When talking about high school teachers, the author thinks that____________

A．the teachers' salaries are not high enough.

B．teacher's salaries should be as high as CEO's.

C．the teachers work harder than CEO's of companies.

D．teaching is more important than any other job in America

5.Which of the topics is NOT included in the letter?

A．Election           B．International affair   C．Finance           D．Education,

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文是Walker寫給美國(guó)總統(tǒng)的信，涉及了伊拉克國(guó)際事務(wù)、財(cái)政、教育等方面的問題。

1.C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段2,3,4行In my opinion, we should have never been involved with Iraq to the extent that we are now. I believe we should pull our troops out.可知作者對(duì)于伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)持有反對(duì)的態(tài)度，認(rèn)為他們應(yīng)該盡早抽身。故C正確。

2.D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段3,4,5行However, I think there should be a time table that we follow but the time table should not be released（發(fā)布） because the enemy does not need to know when we are going to pull out.可知撤軍的時(shí)間應(yīng)該保密，故D正確。

3.C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段5,6行Instead of putting 700 billion dollars in, I think the money should be equally distributed among Americans to pay off their debts.可知他認(rèn)為要把錢分配給美國(guó)人。故C正確。

4.A 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)3,4,5,6行I'm not saying that teacher's salaries should be the same of CEO's of companies, but I do strongly believe that action should be taken to increase the salaries of teachers because they have one of the most important jobs in America - - preparing our country for the future.可知他認(rèn)為美國(guó)老師的工資不夠高，故A正確。

5.A 推理題。本文講述了伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，這屬于國(guó)際事務(wù)；第三段講述了財(cái)政；第四段講述了教育，沒有提及選舉。故A項(xiàng)符合題意。

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