Mr President，look at meeee！

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理解試題

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。詞義推測題。grasped在文中的意思是“領悟”，和C項interpreted“詮釋”一致；ABD三項都是“看”的意思。意思相同的選項一定都是錯誤選項，故C正確。

2.A。細節理解題。adaptable適應性強的；adoptable可采用的，可收養的；adept善于……的；addict嗜好，故A符合語境。

3.B。細節推斷題。從…faced immediate skepticism from…congressional Republicans wary（謹慎的）of deepening the government's role in higher education.之中可以看出一直以來政府在高等教育中并沒有充當重要角色，AD選項與原文相悖，C選項是無中生有。

4.D。細節尋找題。從文章第五段中可以看出D選項是正確的。

5.A。段落推斷題。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：“高等教育不應該是個奢侈品，”奧巴馬在從紐約到賓夕法尼亞之旅第一站時說。“每個美國家庭都應該能夠擁有它。”結合上文可以看出，由于經濟蕭條，一些家庭不能擔負得起高等教育的費用。

詞匯講解

1.affordability n.可購性

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

這就是豪華與廉價并不相互排斥的證據。

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

你必須在負擔能力和全局觀之間進行權衡。

2. be wary of 謹慎的，小心翼翼的

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

許多投資經理仍普遍謹慎看待歐洲的金融類股。

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

不過新加坡航空最好是對這家新合并的中國航空公司保持謹慎。

3.imperative adj.必要的，不可避免的；命令的，專橫的

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盡可能自然。

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

這就是為什么你有必要在這個時候知道你的權利有哪些。

長句分析

1.But the proposed overhaul（徹底檢查）faced immediate skepticism from college leaders who worry the rankings could cost their institutions millions of dollars， as well as from congressional Republicans wary（謹慎的）of deepening the government's role in higher education.但是這一議案卻遭到了學校領導們的質疑，他們擔心排名會花費太多錢，同時國會中的共和黨人也擔心這會增強政府在高等教育中扮演的角色。

這是一個帶有一個定語從句的復合句。who引導的定語從句中又帶個賓語從句，as well as連接from college leaders和from congressional Republicans兩個介詞短語，leaders被who的定語從句修飾，而Republicans則被wary of引導的形容詞短語修飾。

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”.但他也說美國的經濟現在仍不景氣，學生們面臨著全球競爭，使大學人人上得起是“經濟回復的迫切需求”。

這是個主句帶有賓語從句的復合句。在賓語從句中介詞with帶了兩個賓語和賓語補足語，賓語是the nation's economy和students，賓補是形容詞still shaky和分詞短語facing increasing globalcompetition，and把它們聯系在一起；賓語從句的主語是動名詞短語making college affordable后接系表結構。

語法點撥

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復合結構做狀語和動名詞做句子主語。with復合結構在句子中做狀語，表示原因、時間、條件、伴隨、方式等。請閱讀下面的句子。例如：

We sat on the dry grass with our backs to the wall.（做伴隨狀語）

She could not leave with her painful duty unfulfilled.（做原因狀語）

He lay in bed with his head covered.（做方式狀語）

Jack soon fell asleep with the light still burning.（做伴隨狀語）

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

He sat with his arms clasped around his knees.（做方式狀語）

練習

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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