Question

It was an afternoon Truman would never forget．

Rayburn and his friend were talking in the office before Truman arrived. The telephone rang. It was a call from the White House asking whether Vice-President Truman had arrived yet. No, Rayburn replied. The caller asked to have him telephone the White House as soon as he arrived.

Truman entered a minute later. He immediately called the White House. As he talked, his face became white. He put down the phone and raced out of the door to his car.

Truman arrived at the White House within minutes. An assistant took him to the president’s private living area. Eleanor Roosevelt, the president’s wife, was waiting for him there. “Harry,” she said, “the president is dead.” Truman was shocked. He asked Mrs. Roosevelt if there was anything he could do to help her. But her reply made clear to him that his own life had suddenly changed. “Is there anything we can do for you ?” Mrs. Roosevelt asked the new president, “You are the one in trouble now.”

Truman had been a surprise choice for vice-president at the Democratic Party nominating convention in nineteen forty-four. Delegates considered several other candidates before they chose him as Roosevelt’s running mate. That was at a time when presidential candidates did not make their own choices for vice-president．

Harry Truman lacked the fame，the rich family and the strong speech-making skills of Franklin Roosevelt．He was a much simpler man．He grew up in the Midwestern state of Missouri．Truman only studied through high school but took some nighttime law school classes．He worked for many years as a farmer and a small businessman，but without much success．

Truman had long been interested in politics．When he was almost forty，he finally won several low-level positions in his home state．By nineteen thirty-four，he was popular enough in Missouri to be nominated and elected to the United States Senate. And he won re-election six years later．

Most Americans, however, knew little about Harry Truman when he became president．They knew he had close ties to the Democratic Party political machine in his home state．But they had also heard that he was a very honest man．They could see that Truman had strongly supported President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs．But they could not be sure what kind of president Truman would become．

At the center of all the action was Harry Truman．It was not long before he showed Americans and the world that he had the ability to be a good president．He was honest，strong and willing to make decisions．

1.When Mrs. Roosevelt said”You are the one in trouble now”，she really meant that         ．

A．Truman’s life had suddenly changed

B．Truman was at the center of all the action

C．Truman was a surprise choice for vice-president

D．Truman had close ties to the Democratic Party

2.According to the passage，of Truman’s day，the president’s running mate was         ．

A．decided by delegates

B．recommended by presidential candidates

C．chosen by the Democratic Party

D．elected by vice-president

3.Truman served as the U．S．Senator           ．

A．for ten years	B．before he was forty
C．before 1943	D．for two terms

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A．An Unforgettable Afternoon

B．Vital Telephone Call Makes a Difference

C．Truman Makes His Decisions

D．Roosevelt’s Death Makes Truman President

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章给读者展示一段历史，罗斯福去世杜鲁门成为总统的事情，叙述了当时事件发展的经过和介绍了杜鲁门和他的成就。

1.猜词题;从最后一句话At the center of all the action was Harry Truman．可知选B

2.推理题;从第五段的句子：Delegates considered several other candidates before they chose him as Roosevelt’s running mate. 可知总统的竞选伙伴是代表团决定的。选A

3.细节题;从第六段he was popular enough in Missouri to be nominated and elected to the United States Senate. And he won re-election six years later．

可知杜鲁门连任两届美国参议员D

4.全篇文章讲述了：罗斯福去世杜鲁门成为总统，选D

考点：考查人物传记类短文