2012届高考英语二轮专题复习 阅读理解（四十九）.doc

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1、2012届高考英语二轮专题精品复习资料阅读理解（四十九）1Whenpeoplehearapresidentspeak,theyseldomthinkaboutothershelpingtoshapethepresentation(报告).Today,however，presidentsdependonwriterssuchasJ.TerryEdmondstohelpthemcommunicate(交流)effectively.EdmondsisthefirstAfricanAmericanevertoworkasafull-timespeechwriterf

2、oraU.S.president；heisalsothefirstAfricanAmericantoserveasdirectorofspeechwritingfortheWhiteHouse.Hisisanall-Americanstoryofsuccess.EdmondsgrewupinBaltimore,Maryland;hisfatherdroveatruck，andhismotherworkedasawaitress.Agreatreader,Edmondsshowedagiftforwritingathishighschool，Baltimore

3、CityCollege.Aftergraduatingin1967,EdmondswentontoMorganStateUniversity.Edmondsbeganhiscareerinbusiness,withjobsinpublicrelationsandcommunications.Hejoinedtheworldofpoliticsasnewssecretaryforhiscongressman(国会议员)fromBaltimore.DuringBillClinton’spresidency,hewrotespeechesforHealthandH

4、umanServicesSecretaryDonnaShalalaandworkedinanumberofjobsintheWhiteHouseandingovernmentaldepartments.PresidentClintonthenappointed(任命)himtotheofficeofdirectorofspeechwriting.Followingthe2000elections,EdmondsreturnedtoMorganStateUniversityastheschool’sspecialassistanttothepresidentf

5、or2001—2002.【文章大意概括】　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.Edmondsprovedhimselftobegoodatwritingathighschool.B.EdmondsgraduatedfromMorganStateUniversityin1967.C.Edmondswasthefirstfull-timespeechwriter.D.EdmondsservedtheWhiteHo

6、useafter2000.【详解剖析】　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A。【最佳选项】　A2.Edmondsenteredtheworldofpoliticsfirstas________.A.newssecretaryforacongressmanB.aspeechwriterforPresidentClintonC.newssecretaryintheWhiteHouseD

7、.aspeechwriterforSecretaryDonnaShalala【详解剖析】　事实细节题。根据第三段第二句Hejoinedtheworldofpoliticsasnewssecretaryforhiscongressman(国会议员)fromBaltimore.可知答案为A。【最佳选项】　A3.Thetextismostlikelytobefoundinabookabout________.A.popularscienceB.historicaleventsC.successfulpeopleD.politicalsystems【详解剖析】　推理

8、判断题。本文主要是介绍Edmonds的成功经历，故本