US President Barack Obama tops Forbes's most powerful list

我爱我的祖国（中英文对照讲演稿）第一篇：我爱我的祖国(中英文对照讲演稿)我爱我的祖国假如我是一只雄鹰，那祖国就是蓝天。

假如我是一叶风帆，那祖国就是海洋。

我的祖国你养育了伟大的民族，你创造了辉煌的历史。

我的祖国你永远朝气蓬勃，你永远充满希望。

祖国，我爱你！I love my motherlandnancyif I am an eagle, that the motherland is the blue sky.if I am a sail, that the motherland is the sea.my motherlandyou raised the great nationality,(nurture, nation)you have created the magnificent history.my motherlandyou are forever full of vigor and vitality, you are forever hopful.The motherland, I love you!第二篇：我爱我的祖国-小学生英语口语竞赛讲演稿我爱我的祖国三.二刘凯伦假如我是一只雄鹰，那祖国就是蓝天。

假如我是一叶风帆，那祖国就是海洋。

我的祖国你养育了伟大的民族，你创造了辉煌的历史。

我的祖国我祝愿你永远朝气蓬勃，我祝愿你永远充满希望。

我爱你，我的祖国，！I love my motherlandIf I am an eagle, my motherland is the blue sky.If I am a sail, my motherland is the ocean.My motherland，You nurture our great nation,You create the magnificent history.My motherland,I wish you forever full of vigor and vitality,I wish you forever full ofhope.I love you!my motherland.第三篇：奥巴马连任讲演稿20121107中英文对照奥巴马2012年竞选连任总统获胜演讲（中英文2012.11.7）(2012-11-07 14:49:40)奥巴马2012年竞选连任总统获胜演讲（抄本）Obama's victory speech.TranscriptLocation: McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, IllinoisPRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Thank you.Thank you.Thank you so much.(Sustained cheers, applause.)T onight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward.(Cheers, applause.)It moves forward because of you.It moves forward because you reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression, the spirit that has lifted this country from the depths of despair to the great heights of hope, the belief that while each of us will pursue our own individual dreams, we are an American family, and we rise or fall together as one nation and as one people.(Cheers, applause.)Tonight, in this election, you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the United States of America, the best is yet to come.(Cheers, applause.)I want to thank every American who participated in this election.(Cheers, applause.)Whether you voted for the very first time--(cheers)--or waited in line for a very long time--(cheers)--by the way, we have to fix that.(Cheers, applause.)Whether you pounded the pavement or picked up the phone--(cheers, applause)--whetheryou held an Obama sign or a Romney sign, you made your voice heard and you made a difference.(Cheers, applause.)I just spoke with Governor Romney and I congratulated him and Paul Ryan on a hard-fought campaign.(Cheers, applause.)We may have battled fiercely, but it's only because we love this country deeply and we care so strongly about its future.From George to Lenore to their son Mitt, the Romney family has chosen to give back to America through public service.And that is a legacy that we honor and applaud tonight.(Cheers, applause.)In the weeks ahead, I also look forward to sitting down with Governor Romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward.(Cheers, applause.)I want to thank my friend and partner of the last four years, America's happy warrior, the best vice president anybody could ever hope for, Joe Biden.(Cheers, applause.)And I wouldn't be the man I am today without the woman who agreed to marry me 20 years ago.(Cheers, applause.)Let me say this publicly.Michelle, I have never loved you more.(Cheers, applause.)I have never been prouder to watch the rest of America fall in love with you too as our nation's first lady.(Cheers, applause.)Sasha and Malia--(cheers, applause)--before our very eyes, you're growing up to become two strong, smart, beautiful young women, just like your mom.(Cheers, applause.)And I am so proud of you guys.But I will say that for now, one dog's probably enough.(Laughter.)To the best campaign team and volunteers in the history of politics--(cheers, applause)--the best--the best ever--(cheers, applause)--some of you were new this time around, and some of you have been at my side since the very beginning.(Cheers, applause.)But all of you are family.No matterwhat you do or where you go from here, you will carry the memory of the history we made together.(Cheers, applause.)And you will have the lifelong appreciation of a grateful president.Thank you for believing all the way--(cheers, applause)--to every hill, to every valley.(Cheers, applause.)You lifted me up the whole day, and I will always be grateful for everything that you've done and all the incredible work that you've put in.(Cheers, applause.)I know that political campaigns can sometimes seem small, even silly.And that provides plenty of fodder for the cynics who tell us that politics is nothing more than a contest of egos or the domain of special interests.But if you ever get the chance to talk to folks who turned out at our rallies and crowded along a rope line in a high school gym or--or saw folks working late at a campaign office in some tiny county far away from home, you'll discover something else.You'll hear the determination in the voice of a young field organizer who's working his way through college and wants to make sure every child has that same opportunity.(Cheers, applause.)You'll hear the pride in the voice of a volunteer who's going door to door because her brother was finally hired when the local auto plant added another shift.(Cheers, applause.)You'll hear the deep patriotism in the voice of a military spouse who's working the phones late at night to make sure that no one who fights for this country ever has to fight for a job or a roof over their head when they come home.(Cheers, applause.) That's why we do this.That's what politics can be.That's why elections matter.It's not small, it's big.It's important.Democracy in a nation of 300 million can be noisy and messy and complicated.We have our own opinions.Each of us has deeplyheld beliefs.And when we go through tough times, when we make big decisions as a country, it necessarily stirs passions, stirs up controversy.That won't change after tonight.And it shouldn't.These arguments we have are a mark of our liberty, and we can never forget that as we speak, people in distant nations are risking their lives right now just for a chance to argue about the issues that matter--(cheers, applause)--the chance to cast their ballots like we did today.（我们争论是我们自由的标志，我们永远也不能忘记，就在我们争辩之时，遥远国度的人们此时此刻却在冒着生命危险，仅仅为了得到一个争论重要事情的机会--（欢呼声，掌声）--一个像我们今天所做的投票的机会。

President Barack Obama: My vision for America(CNN) -- For the past few days, all of us have been properly focused on one of the worst storms of our lifetimes. We mourn those who were lost. And we pledge to stand with those whose lives have been turned upside down for as long as it takes them to recover and rebuild.Because when hardship hits, America is at its best. The petty differences that consume us in normal times quickly melt away. There are no Democrats or Republicans during a storm -- only fellow Americans. That's how we get through the most trying times: together.Four years ago, we were mired in two wars and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Together, we've battled our way back. The war in Iraq is over, Osama bin Laden is dead, and our heroes are coming home. Our businesses have created nearly 5 and a half million new jobs in the last two and half years. Home values and 401(k)s are rising. We are less dependent on foreign oil than at any time in the last 20 years. And the American auto industry is back.We're not there yet. But we've made real progress. And on Tuesday, America will get to choose between two fundamentally different visions of what makes America strong.I believe America's prosperity was built on the strength of our middle class. We don't succeed when a few at the top do well while everyone else struggles to get by -- we're better off when everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same rules.When Bill Clinton was president, he believed that if America invested in the skills and ideas of its people, good jobs and businesses would follow. His economic plan asked the wealthiest Americans to pay a little more so we could reduce our deficit and still invest in job training and education, research and technology, better health care and a dignified retirement. And what happened? By the end of his second term, our economy created 23 million new jobs. Incomes rose. Poverty fell. Deficits became the biggest surplus in history. The path Governor Romney offers is the one we tried for eight years after President Clinton left office -- a philosophy that says those at the very top get to play by a very different set of rules than everyone else. Bigger tax cuts for the wealthy that we can't afford. Encouraging companies to ship jobs and profits overseas. Fewer rules for big banks and insurance companies. They're the policies that caused this mess in the first place.In the closing weeks of this campaign, Governor Romney has started calling himself an agent of change. And I'll give him one thing -- offering another $5 trillion tax cut weighted towards the wealthy, $2 trillion in defense spending our military didn't ask for, and more power for big banks and insurance companies is change, all right. But it's not the change we need.We know what real change looks like. And we can't give up on it now.Change is an America where people of every age have the skills and education that good jobs require. We took on banks that had been overcharging for student loans for decades, and made college more affordable for millions. Now we'll recruit 100,000 math and science teachers so that high-tech, high-wage jobs don't end up in China, and train 2 million workers at community colleges for the skills local businesses need right now.Change is an America that's home to the next generation of manufacturing and innovation. I'm not the candidate who said we should "let Detroit go bankrupt," I'm the president who bet on American workers and American ingenuity. Now I want a tax code that stops rewarding companies that ship jobs overseas, and starts rewarding companies that create jobs here; one that stops subsidizing oil company profits, and keeps supporting clean energy jobs and technology that will cut our oil imports in half.Change is an America that turns the page on a decade of war to do some nation-building here at home. So long as I'm commander-in-chief, we'll pursue our enemies with the strongest military in the world. But it's time to use the savings from ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to pay down our debt and rebuild America -- our roads and bridges and schools.Change is an America where we reduce our deficit by cutting spending where we can, and asking the wealthiest Americans to go back to the income tax rates they paid when Bill Clinton was president. I've worked with Republicans to cut a trillion dollars of spending, and I'll do more. I'll work with anyone of any party to move this country forward. But I won't agree to eliminate health insurance for millions of poor, elderly, or disabled on Medicaid, or turn Medicare into a voucher just to pay for another millionaire's tax cut.The folks at the very top don't need another champion in Washington. The people who need a champion in Washington are the Americans whose letters I read at night; the men and women I meet on the trail every day. The cooks and cleaning staff working overtime at a Las Vegas hotel. The furniture worker retraining for a career in biotechnology at age 55. The teacher who's forced to spend less time with each student in her crowded classroom. Her kids, who dream of becoming something great. Every small business owner trying to expand and do right by his or her employees -- all of these Americans need a champion in Washington.When these Americans do well, America does well. That's the change we need right now. It's time to finish what we've started -- to educate our kids, train our workers, create new jobs, new energy, and new opportunity -- to make sure that no matter who you are, where you come from, or how you started out, this is the country where you can make it if you try.The America we believe in is within our reach. The future we hope for is within our sights. That's why I'm asking for your vote this Tuesday.。

奥巴马：美国成世界首选投资地US President Barack Obama proclaimed America had usurped China as the world's No 1 investment destination, a bold statement that left some economists scratching their heads.美国总统奥巴马声称美国已经取代中国成为世界首选投资目的地，这一大胆言论让一些经济学家莫名其妙.The White House cited an AT Kearney survey as the basis for Obama’s remark in his State of the Union address on Tuesday, noting the US topped the global consulting firm’s list for expected foreign direct investment.But the US ranks lower in other prominent(突出的) surveys。

Forbes’ annual report on the best country to do business in put Ireland at the top, with the US at No 14, according to Politico's website。

It also noted that the Milken Institute — which measures countries on 67 variables，including economic fundamentals and regulations — put the United States at No 22，behind Hong Kong at No 1.Obama kicked off his speech with a list of his administration’s economic achievements."Here are the results of your efforts：the lowest unemployment rate in over five years。

2012届上海英语区县学校同步练习试卷集（2）虹口区2011学年度第一学期高三年级英语第二次分层练习（本卷满分150分；完卷时间120分钟）第I卷（共105分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. Johnson. B. George.C. The woman.D. Both George and Johnson.2. A. On the third floor. B. At a bookstore.C. In a department store.D. In the men‘s department.3. A. At four-thirty. B. At five o‘clock. C. At five-thirty. D. At four o‘clock.4. A. $3. B. $6. C. $8. D. $12.5. A. An article in the newspaper. B. A telephone conversation.C. A play in the theatre.D. A play on television.6. A. He can‘t afford that much for a trip.B. He is fortunate to have made a lot of money.C. He doesn‘t think 15,000 dollars will be enough for such a trip.D. 15,000 dollars is only a small sum of money for him.7. A. The bus was late. B. She forgot her class.C. She got up later than usual.D. Her clock went wrong.8. A. Tom was not allowed to watch television. B. Tom bought an expensive watch.C. Tom does like television.D. Tom should watch more television.9. A. It‘s difficult. B. It‘s easy.C. It‘s too short.D. It takes her only one hour.10. A. Teacher and student. B. Boss and secretary.C. Father and daughter.D. Husband and wife.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. The number of students they take in is limited.B. They receive little or no support from public taxes.C. They are only open to children from rich families.D. They have to pay more taxes.12. A. Private schools admit more students.B. Private schools charge less than religious schools.C. Private schools run a variety of programs.D. Private schools allow students to enjoy more freedom.13. A. The churches. B. The program designers.C. The local authorities.D. The state government.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Anxious and worried. B. Proud and excited.C. Nervous and confused.D. Inspired and confident.15. A. His father scolded him severely. B. His father took back the six dollars.C. His father made him do the cutting again.D. His father cut the leaves himself.16. A. One can benefit a lot from working with his father.B. Manual labourers shouldn't be looked down upon.C. One should always do his job seriously.D. Teenagers tend to be careless.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.A. GraduatingB. Graduated28.I really _____ thank you enough for your generosity. It‘s been an amazing day.A. needn‘tB. shouldn‘tC. mustn‘tD. can‘t29.– This book by Tony Garrison is of great use for our course.– But I think his latest one is _____ worth reading.A. betterB. moreC. mostD. very30.It is reported that China has created the first man-made sun in the world recently, _____?A. isn‘t itB. is itC. hasn‘t itD. has it31.The child will stop showing off, if no notice _____ of him.A. takesB. is takenC. was takenD. has taken32.– What has made him upset recently?– _____ alone to face a troublesome milk case.A. LeftB. Being leftC. Having leftD. To leave33.The computer program is a puzzle to me. The more I think of it, the more questions I think of_____.A. askB. askedC. being askedD. to ask34.The gap between rural and urban economy in China _____, and education is the key tosolving the problem.A. is wideningB. widensC. was widenedD. widened35.Some singers are popular among their fans _____ they can be annoying at times.A. in caseB. even ifC. so thatD. as if36.It was April 29, 2011 _____ Prince William and Kate Middleton held their wedding ceremony.A. thatB. whenC. sinceD. before37.There can be little doubt _____ bombing Libya would drive thousands more to take up arms.A. whyB. WhetherC. thatD. How38.China Pavilion has become such an attractive place of interest _____ everyone likes to visit.A. soB. thatC. whichD. as39.The agreement _____ as a whole is, I think, the best one we can reach to gain the win-winresult.A. takenB. takingC. to takeD. having takenproduct: the iPod, the iPhone or the iPad, for example. According to the Wall Street Journal, Jobs ―proved the appeal of well-designed products over the sheer (纯粹的) power of technology itself and shifted the way consumers interact (互动) with technology in an increasingly digital world‖.But in the eyes of Eric Jackson, a reporter with Forbes magazine, Jobs brought much more to the world than these 43 devices. Some of the lessons he taught us were 44 inspiring. Jobs once 45 his philosophy as trying to make products that were at ―the intersection (交集) of art and technology‖. He said this was always an important part of what made Apple‘s products stand out.Jobs also taught people how to face 46 . He was fired by the successor(继任者) he himself chose. Despite this, Jobs didn‘t hide away. He picked himself up and 47 to follow his passion.Jobs will be remembered by many in the technology industry, as well as by people across the world in all walks of life. As Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates put it: ―The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound (深远的) 48 Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come.‖―Steve was among the greatest of American innovators (创新者) —brave enough to think 49 , bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it,‖ said US President Barack Obama.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.I believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like 50 and straightforward. And it‘s still what makes a man a good 51 . This is my secret, and I try to live by.I‘ve been in the taxi business for thirty-five years, 52 there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxi drivers have to be rough and tumble (乱作一团) fellows to be able to take it in New York. You‘ve got to be 53 to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day.Because taxi drivers are tough, people get the 54 impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will act as 55 fellows. You read in the papers almost every week where a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or like that people leave in their cars. If they weren‘t honest，I found an emerald (翡翠的in order to return her ringI was born and 571913 where I 58After being discharged(退伍), Ibeen too easy 59 , but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit a rainy day (一时之需and then they behave themselves.because most Americans are fairlyor not. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish (教区). I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been 64 this for a long time, and the longer I try, the easier it gets.50. A. dishonor B. dishonesty C. upright D. faith51. A. policeman B. passenger C. citizen D. driver52. A. denying B. ensuring C. arguing D. knowing53. A. generous B. tough C. mild D. warm-hearted54. A. right B. proper C. bad D. wrong55. A. rude B. honest C. good D. tough56. A. novels B. stories C. accidents D. letters57. A. raised B. trained C. known D. brought58. A. made B. engaged C. held D. carried59. A. at one time B. at any time C. in no time D. at times60. A. put off B. put up C. put on D. put away61. A. trouble B. difference C. appointment D. discussion62. A. on their own B. as usual C. once in a while D. to a great extent63. A. careful B. equal C. passionate D. generous64. A. trying B. taking C. acting D. thinkingSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)During my ninth-grade y ear, I suffered from ―anorexia nervosa‖. It was not enough to be thin. I had to be the thinnest. Now, however, fully recovered, I can reflect back and realize that my wishes were more complex than fitting into size five pants. Many of my hidden emotions were related to my relationship with my father. As I was growing up, his work always came first. Sometimes I would not see him for up to two weeks. Not only did he devote his whole self to his work, but he expected me to do the same (―You cannot get anywhere unless you go to the best universities!‖). Though, consciously, I never felt pressure to please him, I began dieting after the first time he told me I looked fat.At the time, all I knew was that I had to be thin — thinner than anyone else. Every month my father went to Europe for a week or so and on the days he left, sorrow and emptiness swallowed me: Daddy was leaving. Then, I turned to focus on a mysterious weakness — a helpless childlike emotion that came from starving. I liked to know that I needed to be taken care of; maybe Daddy would take care of me.Now, two years later and thirty-eight pounds heavier, I have come to realize that I cannot change my father‘s inability to express his feelings. Instead, I must accept myself. I know that I am a valuable person who struggles to achieve and accomplish. But I cannot struggle solely for others. By starving, I attempted to gain pride in myself by obtaining my father‘s approval or acknowledgment of my value as a person. But the primary approval must come from me, and I feel secure now that I can live with that knowledge safely locked in my mind.65.What is ―anorexia nervosa‖ as mentioned in the first line of the passage?A. It is a situation of feeling self-doubting.B. It is an inability to express one‘s feelings.C. It is someone who is emotionally unstable.D. It is an illness that makes one want to stop eating.66.Why did the writer suffer from anorexia nervosa?A. She was told by her father to take care of herself.B. She wanted to go to the best university.C. She wanted her father‘s attention.D. She grew up in a poor family.67.Which of the following statements is true about the writer?A. She has problems controlling her tempers.B. She is proud of herself for working hard to succeed.C. She has had great confidence in herself since childhood.D. She has changed her father‘s way of expressing himself.68.What‘s the writer‘s purpose of writing this passage?A. To blame her father.B. To report a case of child abuse.C. To reflect on a stage of growing up.D. To teach people how to lose weight.(B)The financial climate, the job market, family tensions, Obama moving into the Lincoln bedroom. Even the climate‘s ge tting in on the list. Yup, change is everywhere in these years.If you‘re not careful, all kinds of strange things might happen in your otherwise ordered life, so it‘s best to work at avoiding change whenever it rears its head (抬头).No, best to ignore it and carry on with what you‘re doing.69.The purpose of writing this passage is _____.A. to attract the reade rs‘ interest in change in these yearsB. to discuss whether people should change in these yearsC. to introduce ways to avoid change in these yearsD. to tell the readers the news of American President — Obama and others70.The underlined sentence ―You don‘t want to bite off more than you can chew‖ implies_____.A. there are some big challenges you can‘t fightB. you have big challenges to fightC. you are afraid of challenging some difficult tasksD. you are too small to eat too much food71.The best way of dealing with that little voice inside is _____.A. to change something at onceB. to have a chat with the speakerC. to discuss it with the trouble makerD. to ignore it and go on with what you are doing(C)People want action on noise, a recent public meeting in Brisbane showed. Some want technical improvements such as quieter air conditioners or better sound barriers around major roads. Others want tougher laws to restrict noise from building sites or to require owners to take responsibility for barking dogs. But the highest priority was a noise complaints system that works.Brisbane City Council receives more complaints about noise than all other problems put together. So it conducted a survey and found that about half its residents are upset by noise in one form or another — traffic, mowers, pool pumps, air conditioners or loud parties. This inspired the Council to bring together more than 100 citizens one evening to talk through a range of options.The meeting found the present regulatory system bizarre. Depending on the problem, responsibility for noise can lie with the Council, the Environment Protection Authority, one of three government departments or even the police. So complainants often feel they are getting the run-round. When the people at the forum were asked to vote for changes, the strongest response was for a 24-hour noise hotline to be the first port of call for all complaints.The forum also favored regulatory measures, such as tougher minimum standards for noise in appliances like air conditioners. This even makes economic sense, as noise is a waste of energy and money. Other measures the meeting supported were wider buffer (缓冲) zones around noisy activities and controls to keep heavy traffic away from residential areas.But there are obvious conflicts. Many people like to have a bar within walking distance if they feel like a drink, but they don‘t want a noisy pub keeping them awake when they want an early night. Most people want to live near a major road providing good access to other parts of the city, but they don‘t want the problem of road noise.Some were most interested by the proposals aimed at behavioral change. There was strong support for measures to reduce traffic: better public transport, cycleways and footpaths, even charges for road use. Many people optimistically thought industry awards for better equipment would stimulate the production of quieter appliances. It was even suggested that noise from building sites could be alleviated(减轻) if Brisbane adopted daylight saving, thus shifting the working day and providing longer, quieter evenings.72.According to the recent public meeting in Brisbane, what was the first step to take in order toreduce noise pollution?A. Produce quieter air conditioners.B. Provide better sound barriers around major roads.C. Establish a noise complaints system.D. Make stricter laws to require owners to take responsibility for barking dogs.73.It can be inferred from the passage that _____.A. the Brisbane residents were satisfied with the present noise regulatory systemB. many people in Brisbane preferred to live near a pub to which they have easy accessC. nearly all the inhabitants in Brisbane were bothered by noise in one form or anotherD. noise pollution is the most serious among pollution complaints in Brisbane74.Brisbane City Council brought together citizens to talk through solutions to the noiseproblem mainly due to _____.A. the result of the survey carried out by itselfB. a noise complaints system that worksC. people asking for tougher laws on noiseD. requirements of an effective noise complaints system75.How could noise from building sites be alleviated if Brisbane adopted daylight saving?A. If daylight saving was adopted, the daytime would be prolonged and the night wouldbecome quieter.B. If daylight saving was adopted, the working hours during the daytime would be shortenedwhile the night would be extended and thus quieter.C. If daylight saving was adopted, the night would be shortened and thus quieter.D. If daylight saving was adopted, both the daytime and the night would be shortened and thenoise would be reduced.Section CDirections: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.76.There is considerable variety in university classrooms in the United States. Because of diverse teaching methods and non-standardized curricula(课程), no two courses are the same. Undergraduate courses are considerable different from graduate courses. The classroom atmosphere in expensive, private universities may differ from that in community colleges, which are free and open to everyone.77.Participation in the classroom is not only accepted but also expected of the student in many courses. Some professors base part of the final grade on the student‘s oral participation. Although there are formal lectures during which the student has a passive role (i.e., listening and taking notes), many courses are organized around classroom discussions, student questions, and informal lectures.78.Many teachers believe that the responsibility for learning lies with the student. If a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with the information in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or give an examination. (Courses are not designed merely for students to pass exams.) The ideal student is considered to be one who is motivated to learn for the sake of learning, not the one interested only in getting high grades.relationship at universities is characterized by trust. The honortests, Plagiarizing(抄袭) in written work, presentingprohibitedthe classroom can be cooperative or competitive.where grades are calculated in relation to other student‘s scores. Therefore, in classes where such a grading curve is used, students may be reluctant to share lecture notes or information for fear that their own grades will suffer.Section DDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.World Is Growing DarkerYou‘ve heard the term ―global warming‖, but having you heard about ―global dimming‖? As the earth has grown warmer during the last 50 years, it has also grown darker.In May, scientists from several countries gathered in Montreal to compare their measurements of the sun‘s radiation. During the last 50 years, the amount of sunshine reac hing the earth‘s surface has declined by roughly 10 percent, says Gerald Stanhill, a retired scientist who worked at the Israeli Agriculture Ministry.Global warming and global dimming seem to have the same cause: air pollution. Most scientists agree that the invisible greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), released into the air by cars and industry, have warmed the atmosphere. A warmer atmosphere, in turn, holds more water vapor in the form of thicker clouds, which block more sunlight, says Beate Liepert, an atmospheric scientist at Columbia University.Another form of air pollution is adding to the effect. Tiny particles(颗粒) of soot(煤烟) spewed into the atmosphere help water condense into droplets, forming denser clouds. The soot also reflects sunlight back into space or absorbs it before it reaches the ground.Scientists use radiometers (辐射计) to measure the amount of sunlight striking the earth. One type of radiometer is a black plate covered by a glass dome. The temperature of the plate indicates how much sunlight is falling on it. Hundreds of radiometers around the world have been measuring sunshine since the 1950s.The measurements have varied from place to place. Sunlight in Hong Kong, for example, has decreased by 37 percent.How has global dimming affected life on the earth? No one is sure. It could be offsetting global warming. It could also be affecting the productivity of plant life, which depends on sunshine for growth.―There could be a big gorilla sitting on the dining table, and we didn‘t know about it,‖ Veerabhadran Ramanathan, a scientist at the University of California, told the New York Times. ―There are many, many issues that it raises.‖(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statement in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)81.―Global dimming‖ of the earth is featured by _____.82.Why is ―global dimming‖ caused by air poll ution according to the passage?83.Tiny particles of soot add to global dimming mainly because they _____.84.What does the sentence ―There could be a big gorilla sitting on the dining table, and wedidn‘t know about it‖ in the last paragraph mean?第II卷（共45分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.我们看到了一个多么感人的场面啊！(What)2.他绝没想到他会在第一次工作面试后不久就得到了那份心仪的工作。

阅读理解Obama accoladesUS President Barack Obama may have just made life more difficult for cigarette makers, but he stillsmokes every now and then in secret.Obama, who has publicly struggled to quit smoking, said he still hasn"t completely kicked the habiteven after signing a law this week that will likely set tough new rules for the tobacco industry."As a former smoker I constantly struggle withit. Have I fallen off the wagon sometimes Yes. AmI a daily smoker, a constant smoker No," Obama said ata news conference."I don"t do it in front of my kids, I don"t do it in frontof my family. I would say that I am 95 percentcured, but there are times where I mess up," he said.The new law gives the US Food and Drug Administration the power to strictly limit the making and marketing of tobacco products.At a White House signing ceremony Monday, Obama said that he was among the nearly 90 percent.of smokers who took up the habit before their 18thbirthday."Once you go down this path it"s something you continually struggle with, which is exactly why the。

President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he has enough votes in the U.S. Senate（参议员，上院）to pass financial reform legislation（立法，法律）. The president said several opposition Republicans共和党and conservative 保守派Democrats 民主党员have agreed to support the bill.President Obama said Senate Democrats now have the 60 votes they need to force big U.S. financial firms to change the way they do business."Three Republican senators have put politics and partisanship党派性aside to support this reform," he said. "And I am grateful for their decision as well as all the Democrats who have worked so hard to make this reform a reality."Mr. Obama said the legislation will prevent another financial crisis by strengthening Wall Street regulations. Weak regulations have been blamed for the 2008 financial crisis that led to the current global economic recession.衰退，不景气Republican Senators Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins and Scott Brown announced their support for the bill, as did conservative Democrat Ben Nelson, who earlier had expressed concerns about it.At the White House, President Obama also introduced reporters to his nominee被提名者，被任命者for budget director, Jacob Lew.The Deputy Secretary副秘书of State had been budget director under former President Bill Clinton. "If there was a hall of fame名人纪念馆for budget directors, then Jack Lew surely would have earned a place for his service in that role under President Clinton, when he helped balance the federal budget after years of deficits,"赤字，亏损said the president.If he is confirmed by有某人任命the Senate to the Cabinet-level内各级的post, Lew would inherit a deficit of more than $1 trillion万亿for the first three-quarters of this fiscal year, with more deficits to come.Mr. Obama said shrinking畏缩的that shortfall 差额，缺少would be the top priority for his new budget director. "Jack's challenge over the next few years is to use his extraordinary skill and experience to cut down that deficit and put our nation back on a fiscally responsible path. And I have the utmost 极度的，最远的faith in his ability to achieve this goal as a central member of our economic team," he said.Lew would replace Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag, who is stepping down辞职，走下，逐步减低this month.The president made the announcements as a new opinion poll 民意测验，选举投票shows public confidence in him has sunk to a new low. The survey, conducted by The Washington Post newspaper and ABC News, shows that almost 60 percent of U.S. voters say they lack faith in Mr. Obama's ability to lead the nation. It also says that only 43 percent of voters approve of the president's handling of the nation's economy.。

Remarks of President Barack Obama: Back-to-School SpeechWashington, D.C.September 28, 2011Hello, everybody! It’s great to be here at Benjamin Banneker High School, one of the best high schools in Washington, D.C. Thank you, Donae, for that introduction. I also want to thank Arne Duncan, our excellent Secretary of Education, for being here with me today.We’ve got students tuning in from all across America, and so I want to welcome all of you to this new school year. I know that here at Banneker, you’ve been back at school for a few weeks now. So everything’s starting to settle in for you, just like for your peers all across the country. The fall sports seasons are underway. Musicals and marching band routines are shaping up. And your first big tests and projects are probably just around the corner.I know that you’ve got a lot to deal with outside of school, too. Your circle of friends might be changing. Issues that used to stay confined to hallways or locker rooms now find their way into your Facebook feeds and Twitter accounts. And some of your families might be feeling the strain of this economy. You might have picked up an after-school job to help out, or maybe you’re babysitting for a younger sibling because Mom or Dad is working an extra shift.So you’ve got a lot on your plates. You guys are growing up faster and interacting with the wider world in a way that old folks like me didn’t have to. So today, I don’t want to be another adult who stands up to lecture you like you’re just kids. Because you’re not just kids. You’re this country’s future. Whether we fall behind or race ahead in the coming years is up to you. And I want to talk to you about meeting that responsibility.It starts with being the best student you can be. Now, that doesn’t always mean you have to get a perfect score on every assignment. It doesn’t have to mean straight A’s all the time—although that’s a good goal to strive for. It means you have to keep at it. It means you have to work as hard as you know how. And it means that you take some risks once in a while. You wonder. You question. You explore. You color outside the lines every now and then.That’s what school’s for: discovering new passions and acquiring the skills to pursue those passions in the future. That’s why one hour you can be an artist; the next, an author; the next, a scientist. Or ahistorian. Or a carpenter. This is the time when you can try out new interests and test new ideas. And the more you do, the sooner you’ll figure out what makes you come alive.If you promise not to tell anyone, I’ll let you in on a little secret: I wasn’t always the very best student. I didn’t love every class I took. I remember when I was in eighth grade, I had to take a class called “ethics”. Ethics is about right and wrong, but if you’d have asked me what my favorite subject was in eighth grade, I’d have said “basketball.” I don’t think ethics would have made the list.But you know what? I still remember that ethics class. I remember the way it made me think. I remember being asked questions like “What matters in life?” “What does it mean to treat people with respect and dignity?” “What does it mean to live in a diverse nation?” Each question led to a new one, and I didn’t always know the answer right away. But those discussions and that process of discovery are still with me today. Every day, I’m thinking about what those issues mean for us as a nation. I’m asking all sorts of questions just like those. And I’ll let you in on another secret: I still don’t always know the answers. But if I’d have just tuned out because the class sounded boring, I might have missed out on something that I enjoyed and something that’s still useful to me today.So that’s a big part of your responsibility: Testing things out. Taking risks. Working hard. Engaging with the world around you. Those are the things that will make school more fun. And down the road, those are the traits that will help you succeed – the traits that will lead you to invent a device that makes the iPad look like a stone tablet. Or figure out a way to use the sun and wind to power a city. Or write the next great American novel.Now, to do almost any of those things, you have to not only graduate from high school, but continue your education after you leave. That might mean a four-year university, a community college, or a professional credential or training, but the fact of the matter is that more than 60 percent of jobs in the next decade will require more than a high school diploma. That’s the world you’re walking into.So I want all of you to set a goal to continue your education after high school. And if that means college for you, just getting in isn’t enough. You’ve got to finish. Our country used to have the world’s highest proportion of young people with a college degree. Now we’re 16th. That’s not good enough. And so we need your generation to bring us back to the top.If we do that, you guys will have a brighter future. And so will America. We’ll be able to make sure the newest inventions and latest breakthroughs happen right here in the United States. It means better jobs, more fulfilling lives, and greater opportunities for your kids. So I don’t want anyone listening today to think that once you’re done with high school, you’re done learning. Or that college isn’t for you. You have to start expecting big things for yourself right now.I know all this can be intimidating. You might be wondering how you’ll pay for college. Or you might not know what you want to do with your life. That’s OK. Nobody expects you to predict the future. Andwe shouldn’t expect you to make it on your own.You’ve got your parents. They love you to death and want you to have even more opportunities than they had. So don’t give them a hard time when they ask you to turn off the video games and the television, and sit down to help you with your homework.You’ve also got people all across this country – including me – working on your behalf. We’re taking every step we can to ensure that you’re getting an educational system that’s worthy of your potential. We’re working to make sure that you have the most up-to-date schools with the latest tools for learning. We’re making sure that our country’s colleges and universities are affordable and accessible. And we’re working to get the best teachers into your classrooms, so they can prepare you for college and a future career.Now, teachers are the men and women who might be working harder than anybody. Whether you go to a big school or a small one, whether you attend a public, private, or charter school – your teachers are giving up their weekends and waking up at dawn. They’re cramming their days full of classes and extra-curriculars. Then they’re going home, eating some dinner, and staying up past midnight to grade your papers.And they don’t do it for a fancy office or a big salary. They do it for you. They live for those moments when something clicks, when you amaze them with your intellect and they see the kind of person you can become. They know that you’ll be the citizens and leaders who take us into tomorrow. They know that you’re the future.But I also want to emphasize this: with all of the challenges that our country faces today, we don’t just need you for the future – we need you now. America needs your passion, your ideas, and your energy right at this moment. I know you’re up to it because I’ve seen it. Nothing inspires me more than knowing that young people all across the country are already making their marks. They’re not waiting for anybody.They’re students like Will Kim from Fremont, California, who launched a nonprofit that gives loans to students from low-income schools who want to start their own businesses. And he’s raising the money doing what he loves: through dodgeball tournaments and capture-the-flag games.Jake Bernstein, a 17-year-old from a military family in St. Louis, worked with his sister to launch a website devoted to community service for young people. They’ve held volunteer fairs, put up an online database, and helped thousands of families find volunteer opportunities that range from maintaining nature trails to serving at local hospitals.And last year, I met a young woman named Amy Chyao from Richardson, Texas. At just 16 years old, she discovered a breakthrough process that uses light to kill cancer cells. It’s incredible – and she’s been approached by some doctors and researchers who want to work with her to develop her discovery.Below is given annual work summary, do not need friends can download after editor deleted Welcome to visit againXXXX annual work summaryDear every leader, colleagues:Look back end of XXXX, XXXX years of work, have the joy of success in your work, have a collaboration with colleagues, working hard, also have disappointed when encountered difficulties and setbacks. Imperceptible in tense and orderly to be over a year, a year, under the loving care and guidance of the leadership of the company, under the support and help of colleagues, through their own efforts, various aspects have made certain progress, better to complete the job. For better work, sum up experience and lessons, will now work a brief summary.To continuously strengthen learning, improve their comprehensive quality. With good comprehensive quality is the precondition of completes the labor of duty and conditions. A year always put learning in the important position, trying to improve their comprehensive quality. Continuous learning professional skills, learn from surrounding colleagues with rich work experience, equip themselves with knowledge, the expanded aspect of knowledge, efforts to improve their comprehensive quality.The second Do best, strictly perform their responsibilities. Set up the company, to maximize the customer to the satisfaction of the company's products, do a good job in technical services and product promotion to the company. And collected on the properties of the products of the company, in order to make improvement in time, make the products better meet the using demand of the scene.Three to learn to be good at communication, coordinating assistance. On‐site technical service personnel should not only have strong professional technology, should also have good communication ability, a lot of a product due to improper operation to appear problem, but often not customers reflect the quality of no, so this time we need to find out the crux, and customer communication, standardized operation, to avoid customer's mistrust of the products and even the damage of the company's image. Some experiences in the past work, mentality is very important in the work, work to have passion, keep the smile of sunshine, can close the distance between people, easy to communicate with the customer. Do better in the daily work to communicate with customers and achieve customer satisfaction, excellent technical service every time, on behalf of the customer on our products much a understanding and trust.Fourth, we need to continue to learn professional knowledge, do practical grasp skilled operation. Over the past year, through continuous learning and fumble, studied the gas generation, collection and methods, gradually familiar with and master the company introduced the working principle, operation method of gas machine. With the help of the department leaders and colleagues, familiar with and master the launch of the division principle, debugging method of the control system, and to wuhan Chen Guchong garbage power plant of gas machine control system transformation, learn to debug, accumulated some experience. All in all, over the past year, did some work, have also made some achievements, but the results can only represent the past, there are some problems to work, can't meet the higher requirements. In the future work, I must develop the oneself advantage, lack of correct, foster strengths and circumvent weaknesses, for greater achievements. Looking forward to XXXX years of work, I'll be more efforts, constant progress in their jobs, make greater achievements. Every year I have progress, the growth of believe will get greater returns, I will my biggest contribution to the development of the company, believe in yourself do better next year!I wish you all work study progress in the year to come.So, just like Will, Jake, and Amy, you don’t have to wait to make your mark. A lot of the time, you’ve got better ideas than the rest of us anyway. We just need those ideas out in the open, in and out of the classroom.I have no doubt that America’s best days are ahead of us because I know the potential that lies inside each one of you. Soon enough, you’ll be the ones leading our businesses and our government; you’ll be the ones charting the course of our unwritten history. All of that starts this year. Right now. So I want you all to make the most of this year ahead of you. Your country is depending on you. So set your sights high. Have a great school year. And let’s get to work.。

Remarks of President Barack ObamaWeekly AddressThe White HouseOctober 19, 2013Hi everybody. This week, because Democrats and responsible Re public ans came together, the government was reopened, and the threat of default was removed from our economy.大家好。

本周，因为民主党人和负责任的共和党人齐心协力，联邦政府重新开放了，我们的经济赖账的威胁也解除了。

T here’s been a lot of discussion lately of the politics of this shutdown. But the truth is, there were no winners in this. At a time when our economy needs more growth and more jobs, the manufactured crises of these last few weeks actually harmed jobs and growth. And it’s understand able that your frustration with what goes on in Washington has never been higher.最近就这次政府关门有很多议论。

但是事实上，这里没有赢家。

在我们的经济需要更大发展和更多就业机会的时候，这些人为的危机持续了几周的确损害了这些就业机会和经济发展。

你们对华盛顿从来没有这样不满也是可以理解的。

The way business is done in Washington has to change. Now that these clouds of crisis and uncertainty have lifted, we need to focus on what the majority of Americans sent us here to do – grow the economy, create good jobs, strengthen the middle class, lay the foundation for broad-based prosperity, and get our fiscal house in order for the long haul.华盛顿的做事方式必须改一改了。

Remarks of President Barack Obama Remarks of President Barack Obama Weekly AddressSaturday, March 28, 2009 Washington, DC Even as we face an economic crisis which demands our constant focus, forces of nature can also intervene in ways that create other crisesto which we must respond – and respond urgently. For the people of North and South Dakota and Minnesota who live along rivers spilling over their banks, this is one such moment.Rivers and streams throughout the region have flooded orare at risk of flooding. The cities of Fargo and neighboring Moorhead are vulnerable as the waters of the Red River have risen. Thousands of homes and businesses are threatened.That is why, on Tuesday, I granted a major disaster declaration request for the State of North Dakota and ordered federal support into the region to help state andlocal officials respond to the flooding. This was followed byan emergency declaration for the State of Minnesota. Andwe are also keeping close watch on the situation in South Dakota as it develops.The Department of Homeland Security and the FederalEmergency Management Agency continue to coordinate 2 the federal response. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is helping 3 to oversee 4 federal efforts and she remains 5 in close contact with state officials. Acting 6 FEMA administrator 7 Nancy Ward 8 has been in the region since yesterday to meet with folks on the ground and survey the area herself.In addition, The U.S. Army Corps 9 of Engineers is assisting in the emergency construction of levees. The Coast Guard is aiding in search and rescue efforts while the Department of Defense 10 is helping to move people and supplies. Members of the National Guard have been activated 11 and are on the scene as well.Hospitals and nursing homes in the area are being evacuated 12 and residents in poor health or with special needs are being transported to higher ground. Teams from the Department of Health and Human Services are aiding in this work. And the Red Cross is in place to provide shelter and supplies for folks in need.It is also important for residents in these states to remain vigilant 13 in monitoring reports on flood crests 14 and to follow instructions from their state and local leaders in theevent that evacuations become necessary.My administration is working closely with Governors John Hoeven, Mike Rounds and Tim Pawlenty. And I’ve been meeting with Senators Byron Dorgan, Kent Conrad, and Amy Klobuchar, as well as Congressmen Earl Pomeroy and Collin Peterson, to pledge my support. I will continue to monitor the situation carefully. We will do what must be done to help in concert with state and local agencies and non-profit organizations – and volunteers who are doing so much to aid the response effort.For at moments like these, we are reminded of the power of nature to disrupt lives and endanger communities. But we are also reminded of the power of individuals to make a difference.In the Fargodome, thousands of people gathered not to watch a football game or a rodeo, but to fill sandbags. Volunteers filled 2.5 million of them in just five days, working against the clock, day and night, with tired arms and aching backs. Others braved freezing temperatures, gusting 15 winds, and falling snow to build levees along the river’s banks to help protect against waters that have exceeded record levels.College students have traveled by the busload from nearby campuses to lend a hand during their spring breaks. Students from local high schools asked if they could take time to participate. Young people have turned social networks into community networks, coordinating 16 with one another online to figure out how best to help.In the face of an incredible challenge, the people of these communities have rallied in support of one another. And their ser vice isn’t just inspirational –it’s integral to our response.It’s also a reminder 17 of what we can achieve when Americans come together to serve their communities. All across the nation, there are men, women and young people who have answered that call, and millions of other who would like to. Whether it’s helping to reduce the energy we use, cleaning up a neighborhood park, tutoring in a local school, or volunteering in countless 18 other ways, individual citizens can make a big difference.T hat is why I’m so happy that legislation passed the Senate this week and the House last week to provide more opportunities for Americans to serve their communities and the country.The bipartisan Senate bill was sponsored by Senator Orrin Hatch and Senator Ted 1 Kennedy, a leader who embodies 19 the spirit of public service, and I am looking forward to signing this important measure into law.In facing sudden crises or more stubborn challenges, the truth is we are all in this together – as neighbors and fellow citizens. That is what brought so many to help in North Dakota and Minnesota and other areas affected 20 by this flooding. That is what draws people to volunteer in so many ways, serving our country here and on distant shores.Our thanks go to them today, and to all who are working day and night to deal with the disaster. We send them our thoughts, our prayers, and our continued assistance in this difficult time.Thank you.■文章重点单词注释：1tedvt.翻晒，撒，撒开参考例句：The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。