12．Many American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families．They spent their time in little wooden rooms when they were children．They got little school education．Washington and Lincoln，for example．hardly went to school and they taught themselves．Lincoln once did jobs of a worker，shopkeeper and post officer in his early years．
A large number of US presidents once stayed in the army．The two best-known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D．Eisenhower．Grant was a general （将军） in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero （英雄） in the Second World War．It happened that they came from the same school-West Point Military Academy （西点军校）．One may be surprised to learn that neither of them did well in the school．Eisenhower，for example，was once fined （罚） because he broke the rules of the school．
The jobs of US presidents are tiring （疲劳的）．He must keep an eye on anything important which happens both at home and abroad．Every day，a lot of work waits for him to do and he has to make many important decisions．When Franklin Roosevelt was a child，he was once brought to visit president Taft．The old president said to him，"When you grow up，you should not be president．It's a tiring job．"
29．In the 19th century，many US presidentsC．
A．did not have much knowledge in their work
B．had been workers，shop-keepers and post officers in their early years
C．couldn't get good school education when they were young
D．didn't want to go to school when they were children
30．President Eisenhower became well-knownD．
A．during the American Civil War
B．while studying in West Point Academy
C．after he was made president of the US
D．during World WarⅡ
31．In this passage，"keep an eye on"meansC．
A．to look with only one eye
B．not to pay attention to
C．to watch carefully
D．never to keep in mind
32．The main idea of the second paragragh （节） isA．
A．many of the US presidents had been once in the army
B．only those who didn't work hard at school but were good at fighting could be presidents
C．why Ulysses Grant and Dwight D．Eisenhower became well known was that they both
came from the famous school-West Point Military Academy
D．Eisenhower was President at the beginning of the Second World War．
分析 本文介绍了美国很多总统的共同之处，如接受的教育不多，很多人都有在军队的经历，以及说明美国总统的工作是一个很累人的工作．
解答 29．C 细节理解题．根据第一段2，3行They got little education．Washington and Lincoln，for example，never went to school and they taught themselves．说明这些总统小时候都没有受到很好的教育，故C正确．
30．D 细节理解题．根据第二段2，3行Grant was a general （将军） in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero in the Second World War．说明Eisenhower是在二战中出名的，故D正确．
31．C推理判断题．根据本句The jobs of U．S．presidents are tiring．He must keep an eye onanything important which happens both at home and abroad．说明美国的总统要时刻关注国内外所发生的所有重大事情，故C正确．
32．A 主旨大意题．本文介绍了美国很多总统的共同之处，如接受的教育不多，很多人都有在军队的经历．所以答案选A．
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