WHEN an Iraqi journalist threw a shoe at former US President George W.Bush at a news conference last December,the president’s bodyguards quickly moved to protect him.
Those bodyguards were from the US Secret Service.Their job is to protect the president.Now America’s first black president Barack Obama also has the same people at his side.Here are some details about these mysterious men and women.?
History?
◇The Secret Service is known today for protecting public officials and their families.
However,when it began in 1865,it was started to protect money.A third to a half of all US money during the Civil War was fake (假的).President Abraham Lincoln created the United States Secret Service to find those responsibly.?
◇The first 25 presidents had no special protection.That changed after President William Mckinley was murdered in 1901.?
Who gets protection?
About 30 people get full-time protection in the United States (more in an election year).
Included are:?
◇Presidents and vice-presidents and their wives,for up to 10 years after leaving office,and their children up to age 16.Anyone can decline protection after leaving office.Richard Nixon did.? ◇Candidates for president and vice-?president,their wives and children at a cost of $500,000 a month for 30-plus special agents (特工).?
◇The Secretary of State,National Security Adviser and others.The Secret Service also protects 80 to 200 visiting foreign political leaders every year.?
Getting around?
Rules for president
◇Limousines (豪華轎車) that can withstand a missile are used.?
◇Entering and exiting are never done on a street.?
◇Exact travel plans are kept secret.?
◇Bulletproof reading stands for speeches are used.
Agent’s task
◇Teach the president how to wave and move.
◇Test his food for poison.?
◇Use special radio channels for the police and the Secret Service.?
◇Use X-ray checks before allowing entry to secure areas,and search bags.?
◇Check lists of hundreds of people known to be dangerous.?
◇Keep files on thousands of people who have made even vague threats.?
◇Be part of counter-sniper (反狙擊) teams.
What’s the purpose of writing the passage??
A. To tell us how to be a bodyguard.?
B.To introduce the US Secret Service to us.?
C.To give us some information about US
presidents.?
D.To inform us of the incident at a news
conference. ?
Which is the special agent’s task according to
the US Secret Service??
A. Have dinner with the president’s family.?
B.Teach the president to behave politely in
public.?
C.Keep a record of possible murderers.?
D.Check people carrying bags with X-ray.
What do you know about the US Secret
Service from the passage??
A. It is made up of 30 people.?
B.It protects only US presidents.?
C.It is responsible for the safety of all
Americans.?
D.It was created to protect money.
Which of the following can be inferred from
the passage??
A. The bodyguards from the US Secret
Service have no privacy.?
B.The US Secret Service bodyguards’ job is
full of challenges.?
C.No one knows the exact travel plan of
presidents.?
D.Every president in American history has a
bodyguard. ?
【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】B
【小題1】 寫作意圖題。從全文(特別是第一段)可知，這是一篇介紹US Secret Service的文章，講述了它的歷史、服務對象、服務原則和主要任務等。所以選B項。
【小題2】細節理解題。從文章Agent’s task部分下的“Keep files on thousands of people who have made even vague threats.”可知，其任務之一是記下可能的殺手，所以選C項。
【小題3】 細節理解題。從文章History部分下的 “However,when it began in 1865,it was
started to protect money.”可知D項正確。
【小題4】 推理判斷題。由全文尤其是Agent’s task部分下的內容可知，the US Secret Service
bodyguards的工作充滿了挑戰。所以選B項。
科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive circle, beauty can become a liability.
While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.
Handsome male executives were considered as having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success.
Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck.
All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.
Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine and an attractive man more manly than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally' female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly" qualities required.
This is true even in politics. "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently," says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of
women, ir o_nler of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.
51. The word "liability" most probably means
A. disadvantage B. advantage C. misfortune D. trouble
52. In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness
A. makes women look more honest and capable
B. strengthens the feminine qualifies required
C. is of no importance to women
D. often enables women to succeed quickly
53. Bowman's experiment shows that when it comes to polities, attractiveness
A. turns out to be a disadvantage to men
B. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women
C. affects men and women alike
D. has as little effect on men as on women
54. It can be inferred from the passage that people's views on beauty are often
A. practical B. supportive C. old-fashioned D. one-sided
55. The author writes this passage to
A. give advice to job-seekers who are attractive
B. discuss the disadvantages of being attractive
C. demand equal rights for women
D. state the importance of appearance
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
Michelle Obama has just started a campaign against childhood obesity（肥胖）with the admission that she put her girls Malia and Sasha on a diet because they were getting fat．Clearly，childhood obesity must be solved and urgently．But is it a good idea for mothers to put their daughters on diets?
Studies show that the more children diet，the more likely they are to become obese as adults．
Research also shows that gifts are highly influenced by their mothers when it comes toeating habits and body image．
This was the case for Carly，40，who blames her mother for her lifelong struggle with weight．“My mother was on a diet the whole time I was growing up，”she says．“And she put me on my first diet when I was 10．I lost puppy fat，gained her approval and never ate normally again.”
America’s First Lady clearly has a vital healthy eating message to．convey．But could this be damaging for Malia and Sasha? Could they develop eating disorders because of it?
“It’s wrong just to blame mothers for their daughters’ eating disorders，”says Susan Ringwood，chief executive of the eating disorders charity，Beat．“There is a genetic（基因的）component to eating disorders．"However，“We do know that parents have a very strong
influence over a child’s eating．It's important to realize that you are your daughter’s role model．Girls idolize the ir mothers．”says Ringwood．
“No food should ever be‘good’ or‘bad’，”Ringwood says．Instead，“You have to make it clear that food is a sociable，healthy and fun part of life，not something to be feared．”
“Talk to her about body image，”Ringwood says．“Talk about how curves are an important and exciting part of being a woman．Show her that anorexic（厭食的）fashion models are not sexy，but i11．The pressure on girls today is immense，”she says．“But don’t forget that you are the authoritative voice，too．”
1．Michelle Obama has started a campaign to ．
A．solve childhood obesity across the country
B．attract the attention of the world
C．show her first lady identity
D．please the public
2．The author mentions Carly in Paragraph 3 to show that ．
A．mothers have a great influence on girls，eating habits
B．the more you diet，the more weight you will put on
C．mothers are to blame for the unbalanced diet
D．side effects of dieting are hard to avoid
3．According to Ringwood， ．
A．food is considered something fearful
B．food can be recognized as“good”or“bad”
C．only slim mothers are role models of their daughters
D．eating disorder has something to do with genetic component
4．The passage tells us that ．
A．mothers’ lead is of great importance
B．daughters are victims of mothers’authority
C．dieting teenagers can't turn into obese adults
D．experts have arguements about eating disorder
5．It can be concluded that .
A．eating disorder always goes hand in hand with being slim
B．girls are more concerned about body shapes than boys
C．daughters tend to have a lifelong struggle with weight
D．the author is against children’s dieting
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