Helen Thomas, born on August 4, 1920, is a famous news reporter for the Hearst News Service, and a member of the White House Press Corps．She served for fifty—seven years as a correspondent and White House bureau chief for United Press International(UPI)．She is called“ First Lady of the Press”．
Born in Kentucky，Helen Thomas was raised in Detroit，Michigan where she attended public schools and later graduated from Wayne State University. Upon leaving college，Helen served as a copy girl in an old company in Washington．In 1943，Ms Thomas joined United Press International and the Washington Press Corps．Thomas served as president of the Women’s National Press Club from 1959 to 1960．
In November，Helen began covering then president-elect John F. Kennedy, following him to the White House in January 1961 as a UPI correspondent(通讯员)．She later became White House bureau chief for UPI, where she was employed until her resignation on May 17,2000．Thomas then became a White House correspondent and a columnist．
Thomas was the only woman journalist traveling with then President Nixon to China in January,1972．She has traveled around the world several times with Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton，during the course of which she covered every Economic Summit．The World Almanac and Book of Fact has cited her as one of the 25 Most Influential Women in America．
On March 21, 2006, Thomas was called upon directly by President Bush for the first time in three years．Thomas asked Bush about Iraq．Helen Thomas has written four books and she is also a popular speaker at events nationwide．
1.What’s the correct order of the events?
a．Thomas joined the United Press International and the Washington Press Corps．
b．Thomas traveled with President Nixon to China．
c．Thomas served as president of the Women’s National Press Club．
d．Thomas resigned．
e．Thomas was called upon by President Bush．
f．Thomas became a White House correspondent and a columnist．
A．a, b, c, d, e, f B．a, c, b, d, f, e C．a, c, b, d, e, f D．a, d, e, f, c, b
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Thomas made speeches about events nationwide．
B．Thomas has written four books．
C．Thomas covered every Economic Summit when traveling with US presidents．
D．Thomas became a correspondent after she graduated from university．
3.According to the passage , we can know that ．
A．Thomas is called “ First Lady of America ”．
B．President Bush received Thomas once in his term．
C．Thomas is the most influential woman in America.
D．Thomas traveled to China with president Nixon several times.
4.The passage tells us that Thomas ．
A．was very poor when she was young．
B．served as president of the Women’s National Press Club for three years．
C．traveled with then President Nixon to China without any other woman journalist .
D．has written many books and is popular worldwide．
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A．A successful news reporter------Helen Thomas.
B．The first lady of the press------Helen Thomas.
C．Life experience of Helen Thomas.
D．Helen Thomas and her career.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Father, I don’t like to go to school,” said Harry Williams one morning. “I wish you 1let me stay at home. Charles Parker’s father doesn’t make him go to school.”
Mr. Williams took his little boy 2the hand, and said kindly to him, “Come, my son. I want to 3you something in the garden.”
Harry walked into the garden with his father, who led him along 4they came to a bed in which peas(豌豆) were growing. Not a weed(杂草) was to be 5about their roots.
“See how beautifully these peas are 6, my son,” said Mr. Williams. “How clean and healthy the vines(藤) look. We shall have a good 7. Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker’s garden.”
Mr. Williams then 8Harry to look at Mr. Parker’s pea vines.
After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you 9Mr. Parker’s pea vines?”
“Oh, Father!” replied the little boy. “I never saw such 10looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as 11as the peas themselves. There won’t be half a crop!” “ 12are they so much worse than ours, Harry?”
“Because they have been left to grow as they 13. I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them 14”
“Yes. A garden will soon be overrun with weeds 15it is not taken good care of,” Mr. Williams 16, “and so it is with the human garden. Children’s minds are like garden beds. They must be 17cared for. I send you to school in order that the garden of your 18may have good seeds and 19plentifully. Now which would you 20, to stay at home or go to school?”
“I would rather go to school,” said Harry.
1.A. could B. should C. might D. would
2.A. in B. with C. by D. of
3.A. offer B. show C. give D. remind
4.A. when B. where C. before D. until
5.A. made B. changed C. seen D. planted
6.A. growing B. moving C. shaking D. dancing
7.A. result B. harvest C. match D. present
8.A. forced B. ordered C. followed D. led
9.A. think of B. look at C. hear of D. deal with
10.A. ugly B. fine C. dirty D. poor
11.A. deep B. long C. high D. wide
12.A. When B. Why C. Where D. How
13.A. pleased B. stayed C. left D. belonged
14.A. ahead B. outside C. forward D. afterward
15.A. as B. or C. if D. so
16.A. required B. answered C. explained D. announced
17.A. carefully B. correctly C. gently D. slightly
18.A. school B. mind C. family D. dream
19.A. produce B. develop C. decrease D. drop
20.A. find B. support C. know D. prefer
--- I’m sorry. I ___ ____ at you the other day.
--- Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself.
A. shouldn’t shout B. mustn’t have shouted
C. mustn’t shout D. shouldn’t have shouted
Faced with every natural disaster, is the first thing the local government should do to provide for the homeless families.
A. accommodation B. occupation C. equipment D. furniture.
Ten years ago the population of our village was that of theirs.
A. as twice large as B. twice as large as
C. twice as much as D. as twice much as
--- I don’t think we have met before.
--- Yes. Once at a party, but we __________.
A．didn’t introduce B．weren’t introduced
C．haven’t introduced D．weren’t introducing
