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Letters to the next presidentDear Mr. President:
I would like to personally thank you for your time and concern for our great country. I would like to take a few minutes to address a few concerns that I have with the United States.
First of all, I would like to address the war. In my opinion, we should have never been involved with Iraq to the extent that we are now. I believe we should pull our troops out. However, I think there should be a time table that we follow but the time table should not be released（发布） because the enemy does not need to know when we are going to pull out. Also, the war takes out a ton of our money, which leads me to my next issue.
The economy right now, in the opinion of many Americans is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now. No one can predict what will happen one day or the next. The obvious thing to do is to put 700 billion dollars in the economy, but that bill failed and was rejected by the House of Representatives(众议院). Instead of putting 700 billion dollars in, I think the money should be equally distributed among Americans to pay off their debts. I'm not sure if this would work, but I think it is a positive alternative(替代) we could take.
My final issue I would like to call to your attention is teacher's salaries. The high school students of today are America's future. In a way, America's future depends greatly on the high school teachers of America. Saying this, it is sad that teacher's salaries are where they are. While teachers are working harder and harder every day to teach high school students, CEO's of big companies that are driving our countries economy into the ground are getting bonuses. I'm not saying that teacher's salaries should be the same of CEO's of companies, but I do strongly believe that action should be taken to increase the salaries of teachers because they have one of the most important jobs in America - - preparing our country for the future.
once again, thank you for your time and your effort you put in to making this great country a better place.
Sincerely, Walker
小题1:What's the author's attitude towards the Iraq War?A．SupportiveB．Objective(客观的)C．NegativeD．Positive小题2:What's true about the time of pulling the troops out?A．We should pull the troops out without delay.B．There is no need to have a time table to follow.C．The public has the fight to know the time table.D．We should keep the time secret from the enemy.小题3:According to the author, the 700 billion dollars__________A．is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now.B．has been accepted by the House of Representatives.C．should be equally shared among AmericansD．should be put in the economy小题4:When talking about high school teachers, the author thinks that____________A．the teachers' salaries are not high enough.B．teacher's salaries should be as high as CEO's.C．the teachers work harder than CEO's of companies.D．teaching is more important than any other job in America小题5:Which of the topics is NOT included in the letter?A．ElectionB．International affair C．FinanceD．Education, 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:A
解析
本文是Walker写给美国总统的信，涉及了伊拉克国际事务、财政、教育等方面的问题。
小题1:C 细节题。根据第二段2,3,4行In my opinion, we should have never been involved with Iraq to the extent that we are now. I believe we should pull our troops out.可知作者对于伊拉克战争持有反对的态度，认为他们应该尽早抽身。故C正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据文章第二段3,4,5行However, I think there should be a time table that we follow but the time table should not be released（发布） because the enemy does not need to know when we are going to pull out.可知撤军的时间应该保密，故D正确。
小题3:C 细节题。根据第三段5,6行Instead of putting 700 billion dollars in, I think the money should be equally distributed among Americans to pay off their debts.可知他认为要把钱分配给美国人。故C正确。
小题4:A 推理题。根据文章倒数3,4,5,6行I'm not saying that teacher's salaries should be the same of CEO's of companies, but I do strongly believe that action should be taken to increase the salaries of teachers because they have one of the most important jobs in America - - preparing our country for the future.可知他认为美国老师的工资不够高，故A正确。
小题5:A 推理题。本文讲述了伊拉克战争，这属于国际事务；第三段讲述了财政；第四段讲述了教育，没有提及选举。故A项符合题意。
点评：本文是Walker写给美国总统的信，涉及了伊拉克国际事务、财政、教育等方面的问题。本文考查细节题为主，细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Letters to the next .....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
