C
　　The curtain on the 2008 US presidential election finally rose last month as Requblican Senator(参议员) John McCain and Democratic Senator Barack Obama were formally selected as candidates of the two major parties.This may be one of the hardest decisions voters have to make between two appealing candidates.The big question for voters,as they face both an economic downturn and international threats,is :who will they elect? A young first - term senator promising change and new ideas,or a longtime senator with strong military experience and a reputation as a maverick(特立独行的人)？
　　American voters have never seen a candidate quite like Obama.He has a white mother from the US and a black fater from Kenya who left the family when Obama was very young.He spent part of his youth in Indonesia.
　　However,McCain has a very different life story.
　　He grew up in a Navy family and was a daring pilot during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. When Obama was in kindergarten in Indonesia,McCain's plane was shot down over Ietenam and he became a prisoner of war.McCain could have been set free if he disowned America but he refused and so was held for five years.
　　"We need a president who is very,very old,"McCain joked at his age as many others do.If elected,he would be 72 when he takes office and the oldest man to step in.
　　So in the end,the election may depend on several factors that are hard to judge:Will Obama's race matter to a significant number of voters ? Will workingclass whites who tended to support his primary (党内初选) oponent,Hillary Clinton,vote for Obama? And perhaps most important of all,will uncertain voters be more attracted to Obama's vision or to McCain's experience?
　　Whatever happens,one thing is clear,however:Whoever walks into the White House on January 20,2009,will find huge challenges waiting for him in the Oval Office,both at home and abroad.
　　64.______makes the result of the election hard to predict.
　　　A.Whether working class whites care about Obama's inexperience
　　　B.The economic trouble the country now faces
　　　C.Who uncertain voters will finally decide to vote for
　　　D.McCain being too old to govern the country
　　65.The appeal in Obama as a presidential candidate lies in _________
　　　A.his multi - cultural background
　　　B.his belife in tradition
　　　C.his inexperience in politics
　　　D.his fantastic promises
　　66.The word "disown" in Paragraph 6 means closest to ______.
　　　A.flee from
　　　B.turn his back on
　　　C.not keep it private
　　　D.expose secrets about
　　67.The challenges that will face the new preident______.
　　　A.are not mentioned in the text
　　　B.include buklding a strong party and a friendly image
　　　C.refer to the problems of immigrants and economy
　　　D.refer to the problems of economy amd international relations

C

　　The curtain on the 2008 US presidential election finally rose last month as Requblican Senator(参议员) John McCain and Democratic Senator Barack Obama were formally selected as candidates of the two major parties.This may be one of the hardest decisions voters have to make between two appealing candidates.The big question for voters,as they face both an economic downturn and international threats,is :who will they elect? A young first - term senator promising change and new ideas,or a longtime senator with strong military experience and a reputation as a maverick(特立独行的人)？

　　American voters have never seen a candidate quite like Obama.He has a white mother from the US and a black fater from Kenya who left the family when Obama was very young.He spent part of his youth in Indonesia.

　　However,McCain has a very different life story.

　　He grew up in a Navy family and was a daring pilot during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. When Obama was in kindergarten in Indonesia,McCain's plane was shot down over Ietenam and he became a prisoner of war.McCain could have been set free if he disowned America but he refused and so was held for five years.

　　"We need a president who is very,very old,"McCain joked at his age as many others do.If elected,he would be 72 when he takes office and the oldest man to step in.

　　So in the end,the election may depend on several factors that are hard to judge:Will Obama's race matter to a significant number of voters ? Will workingclass whites who tended to support his primary (党内初选) oponent,Hillary Clinton,vote for Obama? And perhaps most important of all,will uncertain voters be more attracted to Obama's vision or to McCain's experience?

　　Whatever happens,one thing is clear,however:Whoever walks into the White House on January 20,2009,will find huge challenges waiting for him in the Oval Office,both at home and abroad.

　　64.______makes the result of the election hard to predict.

　　　A.Whether working class whites care about Obama's inexperience

　　　B.The economic trouble the country now faces

　　　C.Who uncertain voters will finally decide to vote for

　　　D.McCain being too old to govern the country

　　65.The appeal in Obama as a presidential candidate lies in _________

　　　A.his multi - cultural background

　　　B.his belife in tradition

　　　C.his inexperience in politics

　　　D.his fantastic promises

　　66.The word "disown" in Paragraph 6 means closest to ______.

　　　A.flee from

　　　B.turn his back on

　　　C.not keep it private

　　　D.expose secrets about

　　67.The challenges that will face the new preident______.

　　　A.are not mentioned in the text

　　　B.include buklding a strong party and a friendly image

　　　C.refer to the problems of immigrants and economy

　　　D.refer to the problems of economy amd international relations

阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。

People elect a mayor to help run a city. The mayor makes sure that a city functions properly. It is not an easy job. A mayor must keep track of all city government with help from city councils. Mayors may be “weak”or“strong”.In cities that use a weak-mayor system, the city budget. It hires city employees, or workers. Under this system, people elect the council members and the leaders of some departments, or city offices. The council also may choose leaders for city departments. A city may have many boards and committees, which are groups that make decisions. Each group manages one city department. 1._____.The weak mayor may suggest leaders for city departments. However, the council must approve these suggestions. In most cases, the mayor cannot veto, or override a council decision.

2._____. The mayor chooses the leaders of each department. He or she makes sure that these leaders run their departments efficiently. The elected city council does not have the power to approve the leaders that the mayor chooses. The council cannot veto a decision that the mayor makes. However, the mayor has the right to veto decisions that the council makes.

Strong mayors check the work of many different city departments. These departments include fire, police, health and transportation. Some mayors may check the work of a city planning department. 3._____. In a large city, such as New York, the mayor may also check the work of other departments. These departments could include culture, prisons, parks, consumer issues, immigration and environment. New York’s mayor also chooses judges for the city courts. The mayor makes sure that the people who break the laws are punished.

A strong mayor prepares the city budget. In this sense, the mayor decides how to spend money for city services. Citizens know whom to blame if services fail. However, the mayor works with the council to figure out the needs of the city and to complete city projects.

4._____.However,he or she must stay within the law. Most cities have a written city charter that explains city laws and tells how the city and its departments should be organized. The charter also explains the duties of the mayor and other officials.

第一节  根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D、E中选出最适合放入短文空缺处的选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。

A．A strong mayor has a great deal of control over the government of a city

B．Such a department prepares city budge.

C．Although people elect the mayor, he or she has little power.

D．In a strong-mayor system, the elected mayor is the city’s main executive.

E．This department plans the way that the city will grow and develop.

第二节  根据短文所给的信息回答问题。

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?