B
1. Reagan had rich life experiences and succeeded in working as many jobs. Lou Cannon thought highly of the achievements that Reagan made all his life.
2. He worked as a lifeguard, sportscaster, movie star, governor and president.
3. In his childhood, he lived a poor and difficult life .His father was a failed salesman who drank too much. Reagan’s final years saw him fight a losing battle against Alzheimer’s disease.
4.The answer can vary.
5. From the text we should learn from President Reagan. When we meet with difficulties and even disasters, we should keep an optimistic and positive state of mind. Never can we give up hope and our own belief.
高考模拟考场
A
1. B 本题考查理解判断文中细节的能力。根据文中第一段第二句―There he would
develop a stomachache that would require him to stay in bed and not be seen by the press. Then, with President Yahya’s help…‖ ,其中would意思为：与当时事实相反的假设，可知他停留在巴基斯坦的目的不是看病而是“需要帮助”，故最佳答案为B。
2.D 本题考查认定文中细节信息的能力。由第二段第二句―Everything went quite smoothly. His slight illness in Islamabad received only small attention from reporters covering him‖, 说明基辛格瞒过了记者。故最佳答案为D。
3. A 本题考查根据文中细节进行归纳推理的能力。根据文段内容，尼克松访华，基辛格前来铺路，这一切都是秘密进行的。例如：基辛格绕道马基斯坦到中国；基辛格瞒过记者；基辛格完成使命后用一个密码词“Eureka”传回信息。这一切都说明了他的trip 是秘密的。故最佳答案为A。
4. D 本题考查根据文中细节猜测某一特定词语含义的能力。根据第三段第二句―Even after he had returned to Pakistan it would still be important to keep it secret，so before Kissinger left，we agreed on a single code word—Eureka—which he would use if his mission（使命） were successful and the presidential trip had been arranged.‖可知基辛格一完成使命，就是密码词“Eureka”把消息传回去，故最佳答案为D。
B
5.D 本题考查根据上下文猜测词语含义的能力。根据下文―He played it whenever he had the chance.‖这句话可知, 应该理解为―极大的兴趣.、热爱‖。
6.C 本题考查根据对事实细节进行排序的能力。本题可以采用首尾逆接法。由第一段和第二段的叙述可知When David Beckham was 12 years old(b, d)→As a boy(e) →In 1991(c)→In April, 1995(a)。故答案为C。
7.B 本题考查把握文章主旨大意的能力。从贝克汉姆12岁时―won the Bobby Chariton Soccer Skills award.‖到―It was a wonderful goal and Beckham became famous overnight.‖可归纳出本文的主旨所在, 即是贝克汉姆如何成为足球奇才的。
C
8. D 本题考查把握文章主旨大意的能力。文章开篇介绍一个支持约翰·克里当总统的组织，第二段讲述了支持他当总统的原因，最后一段又告诉我们KidsforKerry.org网站的情况：互动的总统竞选测试。综观全文，只有D项能概括全文的主旨大意。
9. C 本题考查理解判断文中细节信息的能力。由第一段第三句―‘Kids for Kerry’ is a grassroots organization of kids that support John Kerry, want to help their futures, and get active in politics.‖及第二段的叙述，可以判断C项为最佳答案。由第二段―And they thought John Kerry would make a great President. ‖可以判断A项表述有误; 由第二段―He wants to help teachers because being a teacher is educating children, and letting them out into the world to do the good things. ‖可以判断B项表述有误; 由最后一段最后一句―If I said that—if I said that word, I would be put in a ―time – out(暂停休息)‖. I think he should be put in a time-out. ‖可知作者认为应该暂停休息,不是Liana认为的，所以D项错误。
10. B 本题考查迅速查找文中相关细节信息的能力。由第二段 “‘A’ is America. John Kerry is a hero to America, and he will help our futures.”可知B项为最佳答案。
11. A 本题考查对文中有关细节信息进行正误判断的能力。由第一段“‘Kids for Kerry’ is a grassroots organization of kids that support John Kerry, want to help their futures, and get active in politics.”可知A项表述有误，符合题干要求。B项内容在第一段第二句有明确表述；C项内容在第三段第一句有明确表述；由第二段中―ABCs‖所包涵的内容可知，教育和医疗保健是美国人民最关心的问题，这也是他们选约翰·克里当总统首要考虑的问题。因此B、C、D项表述正确，不合题意。
D
12. B 本题考查理解文章细节信息的能力。 根据第二段第一句―Audrey gained immediate prominence in the U.S. with her role in Roman Holiday in 1953.‖ 可以看出，奥黛丽·赫本是在美国成名的。
13. C 本题考查根据短文相关内容进行推理判断的能力。根据最后一段第三句话―In 1988, Audrey became a special ambassador（大使）to the United Nations UNECEF fund helping children in Latin American and Africa, a position she retained until 1993.‖可知，奥黛丽·赫本退出影坛以后，被任命为联合国儿童基金会特使，赴拉丁美洲和非洲救助贫困的孩子，据此可以推断她是一个很有爱心和同情心的。
14. B 本题考查对所述事件进行排序的能力。可用首尾定位法。第一个事件是―Audrey went to London with her mother‖, 最后一个事件是“Audrey became a special ambassador to the United Nations UNICEF fund‖，因而可排除A和C项，再仔细比较可知B为最佳答案。
15. A 本题考查根据短文相关内容对词语含义进行简单推断的能力。从语境中我们可以了解到奥黛丽·赫本是正在进行模特表演时被一个制片商看中从而进入电影界的。因而我们可以看出，spot意为“察出，看出”。
E
16. C 本题考查理解文章细节信息的能力。从文章第一段最后一句―There, a school teacher asked the youth his name. ―J. C.‖ , he replied. She thought he had said ―Jesse‖, and he had a new name.‖可知，当Owens告诉他老师他的名字叫“J. C.”时，他的老师误以为是“Jesse”，于是他有了一个新名字。
17. B 本题考查对文章细节信息进行认定的能力。从第四段最后一句―As a second-year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.‖和第五段倒数第二句“He refused to listen to the suggestions that he give up and said he would try, event by event. He did try, and the results are in the record book. ‖ 可知，Owens 在the Big Ten meet 创造许多记录。
18. A 本题考查根据文中细节进行推理判断的能力。由文章第一段―James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves.‖可知Owens 是一名黑人，他在以后的体育生涯中尽管取得了辉煌的成就，却遭受了种族歧视。
19. C 本题考查根据短文某一细节对词语含义进行简单猜测的能力。从最后一段“In
time, however, his gold medals (奖牌) changed his life. ―They have kept me alive over the years,‖ he once said.‖可知，奖牌鼓舞着Owens, 使他很好地生活下去。
20. A 本题考查归纳文章主旨大意的能力。通读全文可知，它主要讲述了一位伟大的美国体育运动员。Jesse Owens一生的奋斗历程。A项突出了人物的身份特点。