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A large number of U.S. presidents had experiences in the army. The best known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight Eisenhower. Grant was general in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero in the Second World War. It happened that they graduated from the same school — West Point Military Academy (西点军校). One may be surprised to learn that neither of them did well in the school. Eisenhower, for example, was once fined (受罚) because he broke the rules of the school.
The jobs of U.S. presidents are tiring. He must keep an eye on anything important that happens at home and abroad. Every day, a lot of work await (等待) him to do, and he has to make many important decisions. When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he was once brought to visit President Taft. The old president said to him, “When you grow up, you should not be president. It's a tiring job. ”
(1)Ulysses Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower ________ .
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A． served in the same army B． graduated at the same time
C． studied in the same time D． were once soldiers
(2)It happened that Grant and Eisenhower were ________ .
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A．in the American Civil War B．in the Second World War
C． schoolmates D． heroes
(3)In the last passage, “keep an eye on” means “________ ”.
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A． take care of B． look carefully at
C． make a careful study of D． think about
(4)According to the passage, the writer wanted to tell us that being president of the United States was
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________ .
A． quite comfortable B． not so easy
C． very great D． not too satisfied
(5)Which of the following is NOT true?
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A． Eisenhower once broke the rules of the school and was fined.
B． Grant was in the front.
C． None of American presidents did well in the school.
D． It is a tiring job to be U.S. president.
Listen carefully, working people, we would like to tell you something that could save your precious time and money! Best of all, it is free!
It’s “no”.
What do you ask? We’ll say it again: “No”.
Sweet and simple “no”.
Say “no” at your office and see how quickly that pile of work on your desk disappears.
“Saying ‘no’ to others means you are saying ‘yes’ to yourself, ” said Leslie Charles, a professional speaker from East Lansing, Michigan.
“Time is precious. People are spending money buying time. And yet we are willing to give up our time because we can’t say ‘no’.”
Susie Watson, a famous writer, said people who always say “yes” need to say “no” without guilt(内疚)or fear of punishment. “I would rather have someone give me a loving ‘no’ than an obligated(强制的) ‘yes’, ” she said.
Susie Watson says she feels “no” obligation to give an explanation when she says “no” either socially or professionally. Does she feel guilty about it? “Not at all, ” said Watson, who is director of advertising and public relations at Timex Corp in Middlebury, Conneticut. “Most people are afraid of saying ‘no’… My advice is to say ‘yes’ only if you don’t mean ‘no’.”
Watson said “no” is the most effective weapon against wasting time. “Every year there are more demands on your time… Other people are happy to use up your time, ” Watson said. Time saving appears to be “no’s” greatest friend.
“No” can be your new friend, a powerful tool to take back your life. “No” may even take you further in the business world than “yes”.
“No” is power and strength. “No” now seems completely correct. “Saying ‘no’ isn’t easy. But finally it’s greatly liberating,” Charles said. But, he added, a “no” project needs to be worked on every day because it is hard to change long-term habit.
But, he also warns: “Don’t go to extremes. Don’t find yourself saying ‘no’ to everything. In return you should learn to hear ‘no’.”
1. The sentence “Saying ‘yes’ to yourself” means _______.
A. you can have more time to play with others
B. you needn’t care about other’s feeling if you are happy
C. you are selfish and treat others rudely
D. you can deal with your business as you have planned
2. When you say “no” to others you should say it in a _______.
A. secret way B. polite way
C. proud way D. guilty way
3. In Watson’s opinion, people can save much time on condition that _______.
A. they say “no” at a suitable time
B. they say “no” as much as possible
C. they are afraid of saying “no”
D. they make others angry at them
4. If a person says “no” to everything, the result he or she receive may be that he or she _______.
A. enjoys a wonderful life B. makes a lot of money
C. faces difficulty in life D. forgets to say “yes” in the end
A. enjoys a wonderful life
B. makes a lot of money
C. faces difficulty in life
D. forgets to say "yes" in the end
May: Happenings form the Past
May 5, 1884
Isaac Murphy, son of a slave and perhaps the greatest horse rider in American history, rides Buchanan to win his first Kentucky Derby. He becomes the first rider ever to win the race three times.
May 9, 1754
Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette produces perhaps the first American political cartoon（漫画），showing a snake cut in pieces with the words “Join or Die ” printed under the picture.
May 11, 1934
The first great dust storm of the Great Plains Dust Bowl, the result of years of drought（干旱），blows topsoil all the way to New York City and Washington, D.C.
May 19, 1994
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, former first lady and one of the most famous people of the 1960s, died of cancer in New York City at the age of 64.
May 24, 1844
Samuel F.B. Morse taps out the first message, “What hath God wrought,” over the experimental long-distance telegraph line which runs from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, Md.
1. We know from the text that Buchanan is __________ .
A. Isaac’s father B. a winning horse
C. a slave taking care of horses D. the first racing horse in Kentucky
2. What is the title of the first American political cartoon?
A. Join or Die B. Pennsylvania Gazette
C. What Hath God Wrought D. Kentucky Derby
3. In which year did the former first lady Jacqueline die?
A. 1934 B.1960 C. 1964 D. 1994
4. Which of the following places has to do with the first telegram in history?
A. Washington, D.C. B. New York City. C. Kentucky. D. Pennsylvania.
The advantages and disadvantages of a large population have long been a subject of discussion among economists. It has been argued that the supply of good land is limited. To feed a large population, inferior land must be cultivated and the good land worked intensively, each person produces less and this means a lower average income that could be obtained with a smaller population. Other economists have argued that a large population gives more scope for specialization and the development of facilities such as ports, roads and railways, which are not likely to be built unless there is a big demand to justify them.
One of the difficulties in carrying out a world wide birth control program lies in the fact that official attitudes to population growth vary from country to depending on the level of industrial development and the availability of food and raw materials. In the developing country where a vastly expanded population is pressing hard upon the limits of food, space and natural resources, it will be the first concern of government to place a limit on the birthrate, whatever the consequences may be. In a highly industrialized society the problem may be more complex. A decreasing birthrate may lead to unemployment because it results in a declining market for manufactured goods. When the pressure of population on housing declines, prices also decline and the building industry is weakened. Faced with considerations such as these, the government of a developed country may well prefer to see a slowly increasing population rather than one which is stable or in decline.
1. A small population may mean _______.
A. higher productivity, but a lower average income
B. lower productivity, but a higher average income
C. lower productivity and a lower average income
D. higher productivity and a higher average income
2. According to the passage, a large population will provide chance for developing _______.
A. agriculture B. transport system
C. industry D. national economy
3. In a developed country, people will perhaps go out of work if the birthrate _______.
A. goes up B. goes down
C. remains stable D. is out of control
4. According to the passage, slowly rising birthrate perhaps is good for _______.
A. a developing nation B. a developed nation
C. every nation with a big population D. every nation with a small population
5. It is no easy job to carry out a general plan for birth control throughout the world because _______.
A. there are too many underdeveloped countries in the world
B. underdeveloped countries have low level of industrial development
C. different governments have different views of the question
D. even developed countries may have complex problems
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