Every four years the people of the United States select a president. The president tries to keep in dose touch with the people. They see him making speeches on television and hear him on the radio. They read about him in newspapers. And thousands of people write him letters e very day.

    At one time, Americans did not know so much about their president. Before radio and television were invented, people rarely had a chance to see or hear him. When the first presidents were elected, few people saw them take office. In fact, many people did not vote at all.

    Andrew Jackson became the seventh president in 1828. He came from a poor family and worked at many trades. He was a soldier and a war hero, a farmer, and a lawyer.

    Most Americans liked Andrew Jackson very much. They thought he was lively and spirited, and he became a hero. They called him “Old Hickory. ” Three times as many people voted in1828 as had voted four years before. Thousands of people came to Washington to see old Hickory become president. Men, women and children crowded the muddy streets. They wanted to cheer their president.

1. On the whole, this passage is mainly about

A．how American people liked the seventh president

B．how American people elect their president

C．how the American presidents try their best to keep in touch with their people

D．How Andrew Jackson became the seventh president

2. Why did thousands of people come to Washington to cheer Andrew Jackson?

A．Because he liked people to see him

B．Because people were proud of him

C．Because he was a popular president

D．Because people couldn’t see him on TV and couldn’t hear him on the radio

3. What do you think of Andrew Jackson from the nick name “ Old Hickory” given by American people? ________.

A．He was considered to be as hard as hickory wood

B． He was considered the support of the whole nation

C．He was a lovely person

D．He was really a hero

4. Which of the following statements do you think is not true?

A．People in the United States elect a president every four years

B．“Old Hickory” is the nick name (绰号) of all the American presidents

C．Andrew Jackson was a popular president

D．Many people came to see Andrew Jackson when he took office

 

    Every four years the people of the United States select a president. The president tries to keep in dose touch with the people. They see him making speeches on television and hear him on the radio. They read about him in newspapers. And thousands of people write him letters e very day.

    At one time, Americans did not know so much about their president. Before radio and television were invented, people rarely had a chance to see or hear him. When the first presidents were elected, few people saw them take office. In fact, many people did not vote at all.

    Andrew Jackson became the seventh president in 1828. He came from a poor family and worked at many trades. He was a soldier and a war hero, a farmer, and a lawyer.

    Most Americans liked Andrew Jackson very much. They thought he was lively and spirited, and he became a hero. They called him “Old Hickory. ” Three times as many people voted in1828 as had voted four years before. Thousands of people came to Washington to see old Hickory become president. Men, women and children crowded the muddy streets. They wanted to cheer their president.

1. On the whole, this passage is mainly about

A．how American people liked the seventh president

B．how American people elect their president

C．how the American presidents try their best to keep in touch with their people

D．How Andrew Jackson became the seventh president

2. Why did thousands of people come to Washington to cheer Andrew Jackson?

A．Because he liked people to see him

B．Because people were proud of him

C．Because he was a popular president

D．Because people couldn’t see him on TV and couldn’t hear him on the radio

3. What do you think of Andrew Jackson from the nick name “ Old Hickory” given by American people? ________.

A．He was considered to be as hard as hickory wood

B． He was considered the support of the whole nation

C．He was a lovely person

D．He was really a hero

4. Which of the following statements do you think is not true?

A．People in the United States elect a president every four years

B．“Old Hickory” is the nick name (绰号) of all the American presidents

C．Andrew Jackson was a popular president

D．Many people came to see Andrew Jackson when he took office

 

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案

　Every four years the people of the United States select a president．The president tries to keep in close touch with the people．They see him making speeches on television and hear him on the radio．They read about him in newspapers, and thousands of people write him letters every day．

　At one time, Americans did not know so much about their president．Before radio and television were invented, people rarely had a chance to see or hear him．When the first presidents were elected, few people saw them take office．In fact, many people did not vote (投票) at all．

　Andrew Jackson became the seventh president in 1828．He came from a poor family and worked at many trades．He was a soldier and a war hero, a farmer, and a lawyer．

　Most Americans liked Andrew Jackson very much ．They thought he was lively and spirited, and he became a hero．They called him “Old Hickory．”Three times as many people voted in 1828 as had voted four years before．Thousands of people came to Washington to see Old Hickory become president．Men, women and children crowded the muddy streets．They wanted to cheer their president．

(1) On the whole, this passage is mainly about ______．　　　

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A．how to choose an American president

B．when to choose an American president

C．letters to choose an American president

D．the seventh president, Andrew Jackson

(2) In the second paragraph, the word“rarely” may probably mean ______．

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A．seldom　　　B．often

C．usually　　　D．always

(3) Why was Jackson a hero to many people?　　　

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A．He could keep in closer touch with the people than others．

B．He had done many things that pleased people

C．The speeches he made were very good

D．In those days, people liked hickory wood．

(4) From the passage we can see that ______．　　　

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A．people are not able to find out much about the president

B．the president does not appear on television

C．people could not see Andrew Jackson on television

D．Andrew Jackson made an important speech on the radio

(5) Which of the following statements do you think is not true?

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A．People in the United States elect a president every four years．

B．“Old Hickory” is the nick name (绰号) of all the American presidents．

C．Andrew Jackson was a popular president．

D．Many people came to see Andrew Jackson when he took office．