2012高考英语精选备考题库系列（含详解）阅读理解（六）.doc

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1、2012高考英语精选备考题库系列（含详解）阅读理解（六）备战2012高考，精选阅读200篇，适合高三上学期使用，希望对大家有帮助。（2011年8月）Whenpeoplehearapresidentspeak,theyseldomthinkaboutothershelpingtoshapethepresentation(报告).Today,however，presidentsdependonwriterssuchasJ.TerryEdmondstohelpthemcommunicate(交流)effectively.Edm

2、ondsisthefirstAfricanAmericanevertoworkasafull-timespeechwriterforaU.S.president；heisalsothefirstAfricanAmericantoserveasdirectorofspeechwritingfortheWhiteHouse.Hisisanall-Americanstoryofsuccess.EdmondsgrewupinBaltimore,Maryland;hisfatherdroveatruck，andhismotherw

3、orkedasawaitress.Agreatreader,Edmondsshowedagiftforwritingathishighschool，BaltimoreCityCollege.Aftergraduatingin1967,EdmondswentontoMorganStateUniversity.Edmondsbeganhiscareerinbusiness,withjobsinpublicrelationsandcommunications.Hejoinedtheworldofpoliticsasnewsse

4、cretaryforhiscongressman(国会议员)fromBaltimore.DuringBillClinton’spresidency,hewrotespeechesforHealthandHumanServicesSecretaryDonnaShalalaandworkedinanumberofjobsintheWhiteHouseandingovernmentaldepartments.PresidentClintonthenappointed(任命)himtotheofficeofdirectorofs

5、peechwriting.Followingthe2000elections,EdmondsreturnedtoMorganStateUniversityastheschool’sspecialassistanttothepresidentfor2001—2002.[语篇解读]　文章主要介绍美国总统演讲稿撰写人J.TerryEdmonds的成长经历。1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Edmondsprovedhimselftobegooda

6、twritingathighschool.B.EdmondsgraduatedfromMorganStateUniversityin1967.C.Edmondswasthefirstfull-timespeechwriter.D.EdmondsservedtheWhiteHouseafter2000.[解析]　事实细节题。根据第二段第二句．..Edmondsshowedagiftforwritingathishighschool，BaltimoreCityCollege.可知Edmonds上中学时就表现出了写作天赋，故选

7、A。[答案]　A2.Edmondsenteredtheworldofpoliticsfirstas________.A.newssecretaryforacongressmanB.aspeechwriterforPresidentClinton-35-C.newssecretaryintheWhiteHouseD.aspeechwriterforSecretaryDonnaShalala[解析]　事实细节题。根据第三段第二句Hejoinedtheworldofpoliticsasnewssecretaryforhisco

8、ngressman(国会议员)fromBaltimore.可知答案为A。[答案]　A3.Thetextismostlikelytobefoundinabookabout________.A.popularscienceB.historicaleventsC.successfulpeopleD.politicalsys