19.U.S.President Barack Obama said Friday on campaign trail he can make the case for a second term,and voters will come to see him as the candidate best prepared to serve as president by next year's elections,according to an interview he gave to the U.S.media.
In an exclusive interview he gave the Associated Press,Obama acknowledged that the state of the economy could be his biggest hurdle to clear in winning reelection.
"I think the economy's going to continue to improve,and I think I'm going to be able to make an effective case that…I am the person who is best prepared to finish the job so that we are on track to succeed in the 21st century,"Obama said in the video interview conducted in Chicago,where he attended fund-raising events the previous night.
"I think I can make that case,and I think that,in the debates that take place over the next 18 months,the American people will feel that I deserve a second term,"he said.
Chicago is Obama's home,and the president's reelection campaign headquarters is also located there.He made the reelection announcement on April 4.According to a Gallup poll released on Friday,Obama's approval rating stood at 41 percent,an all time low.Gallup said the figure was fueled by economic dissatisfaction.
53.The best headline for this article is"A".
A.Obama says he deserves a second term
B.Obama becomes the American president again
C.Obama has planned to resign from president
D.There are lots of hurdles in front of Obama
54.The underlined word‘case'in paragraph one meansA.
A.a success B.a failure C.a pleasure D.a sorrow
55.The biggest problem that Obama might meet with in the president's reelection isC.
A.that all the people object to him B.that his competitor is stronger than him
C.the economic problem D.that he didn't do well at his last post
56.Who probably writes this passage?B
A.an official B.a journalist C.a secretary D.the common people.
分析 本文是一篇詢新聞報道,講的是奧巴馬第二次總統競選,奧巴馬表示目前的經濟狀況可能是他贏得連任的明確的最大障礙,但奧巴馬對二次競選有很大信心.據上星期五公布的一項蓋洛普民意調查顯示,奧巴馬的支持率為百分之四十一.
解答 53.A.標題判斷題.全文講的是奧巴馬第二次總統競選的事情,根據文中第一段中"U.S.President Barack Obama said Friday on campaign trail he can make the case for a second term"可知.故選A.
54.A.詞義猜測題.根據文中第三段中"I am the person who is best prepared to finish the job so that we are on track to succeed in the 21st century,"可以推知奧巴馬對對二次競選是積極樂觀的,所以可知應該是成功的更符合題意.故選A.
55.C.細節理解題.根據文中第二段中"Obama acknowledged that the state of the economy could be his biggest hurdle to clear in winning reelection"可知奧巴馬遇到的最大困難是美國的經濟問題.故選C.
56.B.作者判斷題.根據文中第二段"In an exclusive interview"可知作者是個記者.故選B.
點評 本文考察同學們新聞報道類閱讀理解,此類閱讀的關鍵在于了解發生了什么新聞.另外此類閱讀涉及面頗廣,可涉及:時事熱點,生活,科技,軍事,抗震救災,世界大事等等諸多方面.同學們在此類題是應該注意找尋關鍵字,有時并不需要閱讀全文.另外題中所設置的詞義猜測類題多是對生詞、短語、指示代詞的猜測,對單詞或短語的猜測不要停留在字面上,要根據語境來判斷.這類材料命題點往往落在事實細節上.