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Whenpeoplehearapresidentspeak,theyseldomthinkaboutothershelpingtoshapethepresentation（报告）.Today,however，presidentsdependonwriterssuchasJ.TerryEdmondstohelpthemcommunicate（交流）effectively.EdmondsisthefirstAfricanAmericanevertoworkasafull-timespeechwriterforaU.S.president；heisalsothefirstAfricanAmericantoserveasdirectorofspeechwritingfortheWhiteHouse.Hisisanall-Americanstoryofsuccess.

EdmondsgrewupinBaltimore,Maryland;hisfatherdroveatruck，andhismotherworkedasawaitress.Agreatreader,Edmondsshowedagiftforwritingathishighschool，BaltimoreCityCollege.Aftergraduatingin1967,EdmondswentontoMorganStateUniversity.

Edmondsbeganhiscareerinbusiness,withjobsinpublicrelationsandcommunications.Hejoinedtheworldofpoliticsasnewssecretaryforhiscongressman（国会议员）fromBaltimore.DuringBillClinton’spresidency,hewrotespeechesforHealthandHumanServicesSecretaryDonnaShalalaandworkedinanumberofjobsintheWhiteHouseandingovernmentaldepartments.PresidentClintonthenappointed（任命）himtotheofficeofdirectorofspeechwriting.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.Edmondsprovedhimselftobegoodatwritingathighschool.

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A。

[答案]　A

2.Edmondsenteredtheworldofpoliticsfirstas________.

A.newssecretaryforacongressman

B.aspeechwriterforPresidentClinton

C.newssecretaryintheWhiteHouse

D.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]　A

3.Thetextismostlikelytobefoundinabookabout________.

A.popularscienceB.historicalevents

C.successfulpeopleD.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]　C

Outsidehershabbycottage,oldMrs.Tailorwashangingoutlaundryonawireline,unawarethatsomechildrenlayhiddenintheleavesofanearbytreewatchinghereverymove.Theyweredeterminedtofindoutifshereallywasawitch.

Theywatchedasshetookabroomsticktocleanthedirtfromherstonesteps.But,muchtotheirdisappointment,shedidnotmountthebroomstickandtakeflight.Suddenly，theoldlady’sworkwasinterruptedbythecacklingofherhen—asignalthatanegghadbeenlaidinthewarmnestontopofthehaystack.

TheoldbroomstickwasputasideasshehobbledofftowardsthehaystackfollowedbySooty,ablackcatshehadrescuedfromafoxtrapsometimeback.Withonlythreelegs,itwashardforSootytokeepupwiththeoldlady.Thecatprovidedproof—thechildrenweresurethatonlyawitchwouldownablackcatwiththreelegs.

There，standingonawoodenbox,wasMrs.Tailor,stretchingouttogatherherpreciousegg.Takingtheegginoneofherhands,shebegantoclimbdownwhen,withoutwarning,theboxbrokeandtheoldladyfell.

“Wehavetogoandhelpher,”whisperedAmy.

“Whatifitisatrick？

”repliedBen.

“Don’tbesilly,Ben.Ifshewereawitch,shewouldhaveturnedusintofrogsalready，”reasonedMeg.“ComeonAmy,let’sgo.”Thegirlsclimbeddownthetreeandranallthewaytothehaystack.

Approachingcarefully,theycouldseeawoundontheoldlady’sface.Shehadknockedherheadonastoneandheranklewasdefinitelybroken.“GoandgetDad，”Amyyelledtoherbrother.“Tellhimabouttheaccident.”

Theboysdidnotneedanotherexcusetoleave.Theyranasfastastheycouldforhelp,hopingthatMrs.Tailorwouldnotwakeandturnthegirlsintofrogs.

[语篇解读]　孩子们对住在破旧房舍里的、用扫帚柄扫台阶的、后面跟着一只黑色的三条腿的猫的OldMrs.Tailor是不是巫师很感兴趣，于是躲在附近的树上偷偷观察，结果如何呢？

本文的寓意又是什么呢？

1.Whywerethechildrenhidinginthetree?

A.TheywantedtowatchMrs.Tailordoherhouseworkclosely.

B.Theywereplayingahide-and-seekgame.

C.TheywantedtofindoutiftherumorsaboutMrs.Tailorweretrue.

D.Theywerepretendingtobespies.

[解析]　事实细节题。

由首段尾句Theyweredeterminedtofindoutifshereallywasawitch.可知孩子们想看看人们对老太太是巫师的传言是否是真的。

[答案]　C

2.Mrs.Tailorstoppedsweepingwhen________.

A.herfrontstepswereclean

B.shenoticedthechildreninthetree

C.shewasreadytotakeaflight

D.sheheardthehencackling

[解析]　事实细节题。

由第二段倒数最后一句可知答案为D。

[答案]　D

3.BendidnotrushtohelpMrs.Tailorbecause________.

A.hethoughtthatshec