初三英語時文閱讀(2009.4.22)

1、2009屆初三英語同步試卷時文閱讀2009.4.22初三英語時文閱讀（初三英語時文閱讀（2009.4.22）（材料一）“美國第一家庭”迎來“白宮第一狗”！早在競選總統(tǒng)的時候，奧巴馬就承諾送給兩個女兒一條寵物狗，無論成敗。MeettheFirstPet:BothePtugueseWaterDog!LastTuesdaytheU.S.firstfamilyofficiallywelcomedtheirfirstpet—Boa6monthol

2、dPtuguesewaterdog.TheionwasoneoftheWhiteHouse’smosttightlykeptsecrets.They’lllovethedog!PresidentBarackObama’sdaughters10yearoldMalia7yearoldSashaneverhadpetsbefe.TheblackwhitepuppyisagiftfromSen.EdwardKennedy(愛德華肯尼迪參議員)

3、whoownsthreePtuguesewaterdogshimself.“Wecouldn’tbehappiertoseethejoythatBoisbringingtoMaliaSasha”Kennedysaidinastatement.“WeloveourPtuguesewaterdogsknowthatthegirls—theirparents—willlovetheirstoo.”WhyBoMaliaSashahavename

4、dthedogBoafteracousin’scatinhonofMichelleObama’sgrfatherwhowasnicknamedDiddley.Thenamefthedogwasanapparent(明顯的)reference(參考)tothesinger“Bo”Diddley.WhiteHouseaides(助手)toldtheAP(美聯(lián)社)thattheofficeofthefirstladyarrangedanexc

5、lusive(排他的獨(dú)家的)deal(交易)onthedogstywiththeWashingtonPost(《華盛頓郵報》).That’stopsecret!Befetheofficialannouncementmanywebsiteswereabuzzwithrums(謠言，流言)ofthefirstfamily’siononewebsiteevenclaimedithadpicturesofthefirstpet.Hearingt

6、herumsObamajokedtorepters:“Ohmannowthat’stopsecret.”“Thatwasacampaignpromise”O(jiān)bamasaidinatalkshowlastmonth.Thepresidentmadealotofpromisesduringhiselectioncampaignbutnonemeimptantthan(沒有比…更重要的)thisonetohisyoungdaughtershe

7、vowedtobuythemadogwinlose.Nowhehasfulfilledthepromise.waterdog:會游水的狗(俚語)老練的水手beabuzzwith熱烈…(討論)（材料二）假期在即，手頭卻有數(shù)不清的作業(yè)？試試“留在家里的假期”吧！最美的風(fēng)景就在身邊！GettingAwaybyStayingHomeWhatwillyoubedoingftheLabDayholidayFmanytheextradaysoffpr

8、ovideanidealopptunitytogoseenewplaces.Thisisagreatwaytospendyourvacation.Howevermemepeoplearestartingtotakea“staycation.”Thatisinsteadoftravelingmanypeopleareopting(選擇)tostayathomeenjoylocalrecreationalactivities.Conveni

9、entlytermedin2003as“staycation”thismodernwdisshth(簡略表達(dá))f“stayathomevacation.”O(jiān)ptingfastaycationduringyourbreakisagreatwaytosavemoneybecausetherearenolodgingcosts(住宿費(fèi)用)minimaltravelexpenses.Inadditionitisagreatwaytotaketh

10、etimetoconnectwithyourcommunitysupptlocalbusinesses.Bytakingthetimetoexpleadmirethebeautyfuninyourimmediate(附近的)environmentyoucandiscovercoolplacesthatyouneverknewbefe.Asaresultyourexperienceasa“staycationer”willcauseyou

11、tohaveagreaterappreciation(了解，欣賞)fyourlocalarea.2009屆初三英語同步試卷時文閱讀2009.4.22Throughouthismarathonofspeechesmeetingssummitsoneonone(一對一的)talkswithleadershereceivedmassive(大規(guī)模的)mediacoverage(報道范圍).It’stimetogohomeOnhiswaybac

12、kthepresidentmadeanunannouncedstopinIraq.HemetwiththeIraqiprimeminister(總理)president.HealsovisitedAmericanmilitarytroops(軍事部隊)atacampnearBaghdad(巴格達(dá)).Obamaofferedhisthankssuppttoagroupofcheeringtroops.HesaiditistimeftheI

13、raqistotakeresponsibilityftheircountrythattheUnitedStateswillremovemostAmericanfightingfces(作戰(zhàn)部隊)fromIraqbytheendof2010.NotatwarwithIslamEarlierObamatraveledtoTurkeyfhisfirstofficialvisittoamostlyMuslimcountry.Hemetwithu

14、niversitystudentswithTurkishpresident.HepromisedtorebuildrelationsbetweentheUnitedStatestheIslamicwld:“LetmesaythisasclearlyasIcan:TheUnitedStatesisnotwillneverbeatwarwithIslam.”AwldwithoutnuclearweaponsBefevisitingIraqT

15、urkeythepresidentwasinPrague(布拉格)thecapitaloftheCzechRepublic(捷克共和國).HemetwithEuropeanUnionleadersspoketoacrowdofabout20000people.Heurgedothernationstojoininaneffttofreethewldofnuclearweapons.“TodayIstateclearlywithconvi

16、ctionAmerica’scommitmenttoseekthepeacesecurityofawldwithoutnuclearweapons.AstheonlynuclearpowertohaveusedanuclearweapontheUnitedStateshasamal(道義上的)responsibilitytoact.“Wecannotsucceedinthisendeav(竭力)alonebutwecanleaditwe

17、canstartit.”unannounced未經(jīng)宣布的；未經(jīng)通報的（材料五）“天生我才必有用”，只有懂得欣賞自己，才能得到別人的贊賞與肯定。IAmSomebody!“Iamsomebody”isaphrasethatAmerica’sRev.JesseJacksonothersusetoencourageyoungstudents.Heusedthephraseaspartofapoemthattellsstudentsthatthe

18、yarebrightcapablewthwhile.It’saphrasethatencouragesstudentstohave“selfesteem.”Selfesteemisabigwdbutitjustmeansthewaywethinkfeelaboutourselves.Whenyou“esteem”someoneyouthinkwellofthem.Sowhenyouhaveselfesteem，youthinkwello

19、fyourself.Havingselfesteemgivesyouapositiveoutlookonlife.Itgivesyoutheconfidencetomeetnewpeopletotrynewthings.Havingselfesteemalsoletsyoukeepyourpositiveoutlookevenwhenyoumeetwithfailuredisappointment.Mostofyouprobablyha

20、vegoodselfesteem.Youhavefamilieswholoveyoufriendswhosupptyouteacherswhoencourageyou.Butsomestudentsmaysufferfromposelfesteem.Theymayhaveproblemsathometheymaybetooshytomakefriendstheymayhavedifficultiesatschoolwiththeirst

21、udies.Studentswithposelfesteemhavemenegativethoughts.Theythinkthefutureisdarkinsteadofbright.Theythinkthattheyarelesswthwhilethanotherpeople.Havingthesenegativethoughtscanbereallyharmful.Theycanaffectyourstudiesyourrelat