高考英语精选阅读理解（六）（含详解）

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1、高考英语精选阅读理解（六）（含详解）Whenpeoplehearapresidentspeak,theyseldomthinkaboutothershelpingtoshapethepresentation(报告).Today,however，presidentsdependonwriterssuchasJ.TerryEdmondstohelpthemcommunicate(交流)effectively.EdmondsisthefirstAfricanAmericanevertoworkasafull-timespeechwriterfor

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

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

4、hesforHealthandHumanServicesSecretaryDonnaShalalaandworkedinanumberofjobsintheWhiteHouseandingovernmentaldepartments.PresidentClintonthenappointed(任命)himtotheofficeofdirectorofspeechwriting.Followingtheelections,EdmondsreturnedtoMorganStateUniversityastheschool’sspecialass

5、istanttothepresidentfor—.[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.Edmondsprovedhimselftobegoodatwritingathighschool.B.EdmondsgraduatedfromMorganStateUniversityin1967.C.Edmondswasthefirstfull-timespeechwriter.D.Edm

6、ondsservedtheWhiteHouseafter.[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A。[答案]　A2.Edmondsenteredtheworldofpoliticsfirstas________.A.newssecretaryforacongressmanB.aspeechwriterforPresidentClintonC.newssecr

7、etaryintheWhiteHouseD.aspeechwriterforSecretaryDonnaShalala[解析]　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。[答案]　A3.Thetextismostlikelytobefoundinabookabout________.A.popularscienceB.historicaleventsC.successfulpeopleD

8、.politicalsystems[解析]　推理判断题。本文主要是介绍Edmonds的成功经历，故本题选C。[答案]　COutsidehershabbycottage,oldMr