Gary Locke, 61, who comes from a Chinese background and even looks Chinese, became the new US ambassador（大使）to China.
“I can think of nobody who is more qualified than Gary Locke.” President Obama said. Locke’s new position is clearly a sign that US President is trying to improve relations with China.
When he made his first speech to the Chinese press in Beijing, Locke said,“I think ,being a Chinese-American, I have a greater understanding of the history and culture of China, but I am here as a representative of the US government.”
Before becoming ambassador to China, Locke was US secretary of commerce(商务部长). This means he has plenty of trade experience, which will be useful in building economic links between the two countries.
Locke’s grandfather went to the United States over a century ago to work as a houseboy for a family in Washington State in exchange for English lessons. His father moved to the US as a teenager.
“I’m going back to the birthplace of my grandfather ,my father and my mom, and I’ll be doing so as a devoted diplomat(外交官) for America，the country where I was born and raised,” Locke said.
【小题1】President Obama thinks Gary Locke ________.

On average, American kids aged 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more than they did in 1981. They also did more household work and took part in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet. Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 2004; boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls spend half that time. All in all, however, children's leisure time dropped from 40% of the day in 1981 to 25%.

"Children are affected by the same time crunch (危机) that affects their parents," says Sandra Hooferth, who headed the recent study of children's timetable. A chief reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home. Nevertheless, children in both double-income and "male breadwinner" households spent comparable amounts of time with their parents, 19 hours and 22 hours respectively. In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers.

All work and no play could make for some very disordered kids. "Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself," says T. Berry Brazeiton, professor at Harvard Medical School. Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to deal with their relationships with their peers(同辈), but kids aged 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaged in it.

The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing "free time" watching television. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents regard as good news. If they're spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren't replacing it with reading. Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading. Let's face it, who's got time?

1．The author is concerned about the fact that American kids _______.

A．are involved less and less in household work

B．are spending more and more time watching TV

C．are engaged in more and more organized activities

D．are increasingly cared for by their working mothers

2．By mentioning "the same time crunch" Sandra Hofferth means _______.

A．children have little time to play with their parents

B．both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure time

C．both parents and children have trouble managing their time

D．children are not taken good care of by their working parents

3．According to the author a child develops better if _______.

A．he has plenty of time reading and studying

B．he is free to interact with his working parents

C．he is left to play with his peers in his own way

D．he has more time taking part in school activities

4．We can infer from the passage that _______.

A．most parents believe reading to be of benefit to children

B．efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitful

C．most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched off

D．organized activities improve children's intelligence

Gary Locke, 61, who comes from a Chinese background and even looks Chinese, became the new US ambassador（大使）to China.
“I can think of nobody who is more qualified than Gary Locke.” President Obama said. Locke’s new position is clearly a sign that US President is trying to improve relations with China.
When he made his first speech to the Chinese press in Beijing, Locke said,“I think ,being a Chinese-American, I have a greater understanding of the history and culture of China, but I am here as a representative of the US government.”
Before becoming ambassador to China, Locke was US secretary of commerce(商务部长). This means he has plenty of trade experience, which will be useful in building economic links between the two countries.
Locke’s grandfather went to the United States over a century ago to work as a houseboy for a family in Washington State in exchange for English lessons. His father moved to the US as a teenager.
“I’m going back to the birthplace of my grandfather ,my father and my mom, and I’ll be doing so as a devoted diplomat(外交官) for America，the country where I was born and raised,” Locke said

1. 1.

   President Obama thinks Gary Locke ________

   1. A.
      is the right person for the new position
   2. B.
      is still not too old to be an ambassador
   3. C.
      is not qualified as secretary of commerce
   4. D.
      can help improve US relations with Asia
2. 2.

   What message did Locke express in his first speech in Beijing?

   1. A.
      He is proud of his parents and his grandfather
   2. B.
      He will work for both China and the United States
   3. C.
      He will represent the US government
   4. D.
      He was still not ready for his new job
3. 3.

   Locke will benefit from his ________ as a former secretary of commerce

   1. A.
      trade experience
   2. B.
      public relations
   3. C.
      work training
   4. D.
      government knowledge
4. 4.

   We learn from the text that Locke’s father ________

   1. A.
      worked as a houseboy for an American family
   2. B.
      was born in China
   3. C.
      moved to the US as a baby
   4. D.
      was not able to return to China

Gary Locke, 61, who comes from a Chinese background and even looks Chinese, became the new US ambassador（大使）to China.

“I can think of nobody who is more qualified than Gary Locke.” President Obama said. Locke’s new position is clearly a sign that US President is trying to improve relations with China.

When he made his first speech to the Chinese press in Beijing, Locke said,“I think ,being a Chinese-American, I have a greater understanding of the history and culture of China, but I am here as a representative of the US government.”

Before becoming ambassador to China, Locke was US secretary of commerce(商务部长). This means he has plenty of trade experience, which will be useful in building economic links between the two countries.

Locke’s grandfather went to the United States over a century ago to work as a houseboy for a family in Washington State in exchange for English lessons. His father moved to the US as a teenager.

“I’m going back to the birthplace of my grandfather ,my father and my mom, and I’ll be doing so as a devoted diplomat(外交官) for America，the country where I was born and raised,” Locke said.

72. President Obama thinks Gary Locke ________.

A. is the right person for the new position

B. is still not too old to be an ambassador

C. is not qualified as secretary of commerce

D. can help improve US relations with Asia.

73. What message did Locke express in his first speech in Beijing?

A. He is proud of his parents and his grandfather.

B. He will work for both China and the United States.

C. He will represent the US government.

D. He was still not ready for his new job.

74. Locke will benefit from his ________ as a former secretary of commerce.

A. trade experience   B. public relations   C. work training   D. government knowledge

75. We learn from the text that Locke’s father ________.

A. worked as a houseboy for an American family

B. was born in China.

C. moved to the US as a baby.

D. was not able to return to China

Gary Locke, 61, who comes from a Chinese background and even looks Chinese, became the new US ambassador（大使）to China.

“I can think of nobody who is more qualified than Gary Locke.” President Obama said. Locke’s new position is clearly a sign that US President is trying to improve relations with China.

When he made his first speech to the Chinese press in Beijing, Locke said,“I think ,being a Chinese-American, I have a greater understanding of the history and culture of China, but I am here as a representative of the US government.”

Before becoming ambassador to China, Locke was US secretary of commerce(商务部长). This means he has plenty of trade experience, which will be useful in building economic links between the two countries.

Locke’s grandfather went to the United States over a century ago to work as a houseboy for a family in Washington State in exchange for English lessons. His father moved to the US as a teenager.

“I’m going back to the birthplace of my grandfather ,my father and my mom, and I’ll be doing so as a devoted diplomat(外交官) for America，the country where I was born and raised,” Locke said.

72. President Obama thinks Gary Locke ________.

A. is the right person for the new position

B. is still not too old to be an ambassador

C. is not qualified as secretary of commerce

D. can help improve US relations with Asia.

73. What message did Locke express in his first speech in Beijing?

A. He is proud of his parents and his grandfather.

B. He will work for both China and the United States.

C. He will represent the US government.

D. He was still not ready for his new job.

74. Locke will benefit from his ________ as a former secretary of commerce.

A. trade experience   B. public relations   C. work training   D. government knowledge

75. We learn from the text that Locke’s father ________.

A. worked as a houseboy for an American family

B. was born in China.

C. moved to the US as a baby.

D. was not able to return to China