Speech-from-ObamaGood-Education-for-Every-Child.doc

Speech from ObamaGood Education for Every Child

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　　Hi everybody. l'm speaking with youfrom the DC Public Library in Anacostia，where I just met with a group of promisingmiddle school students. We spent some timetalking about their lives， and how we all careabout their success and how that starts witha good education.
　　So one thing I announced here inAnacostia is a new project by libraries andmajor publishers to provide more than250 million in free e-Books for low-incomestudents. ① We also issued a challenge tomayors， libraries， and school leaders to helpevery student get a library card， so they canexpand their horizons in a place like this.
　　lt's all part of our Connect ED initiativeto connect 99% of America's students tohigh-speed Internet. ② Because no matterwho you are， where you live， or how muchmoney you've got， you should be able to getthe world's knowledge and information justlike anyone else.
　　In a global economy， we've got to helpensure that everyone， of every age， in everyzip code-urban and rural-has the chanceto learn the skills that lead directly to a goodjob. That's also why l've put forward a planto make two years of community college asfree and universal for every American ashigh school is today.③ lt's something l'IItalk about in my commencement addressnext week at Lake Area Tech， in the smalltown of Watertown， South Dakota. lt's acommunity college with a graduation rate thatis nearly twice the national average. They'reproving that a great education can be withineveryone's reach.
　　All of us have a responsibility to not onlymake sure our own children have pathwaysto success but that all children do. And agreat education is the ticket to a better lifelike never before. ④ And it's the smartestway to prove to them that in communities likethis， and in a country like ours， we believe inopportunity for all.
　　Thanks， everybody. And have a greatweekend.
　　阅读理解
　　1. Which of the following statements is TRUE？
　　A. A library card is the only way to expand students' horizons，
　　B. It is everyone's responsibility to make sure of all children's education.
　　C. A project of providing free e-Books for every student was carried out.
　　D. Community college with a graduation rate is below the national average.
　　2. Which is the most suitable place for the sentence "Making sure all our kids receive
　　one is the surest way to show them that their lives matter."？
　　3. The underlined word "promising " in Paragraph l probably means "_ 　　"
　　A. hopeful
　　B. successful
　　C. important
　　D. famous
　　4. According to the passage the purpose of this speech is _
　　A. to build more libraries
　　B. to help promising middle school students
　　C. to call on good education for every child
　　D. to increase the araduation rate
　　答案与解析
　　1.B。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句话All of us have a responsibility to not onlymake sure our own children have pathways to success but that all children do.可以得出答案。
　　2.D。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第二句话And a great education is the ticket to a betterlife like never before.可以得出答案。
　　3.A。词义猜测题。根据第一段We spent some time talking about their lives，and how weall care about their success and how that starts with a good education，可以得出promising的意思是“有前途的，有希望的”。
　　4.C。主旨大意题。根据全文可以得出奥巴马总统呼吁人们关注教育，让每个孩子都能受到良好的教育。
　　长难句分析
　　1. So one thing l announced here in Anacostia is a new project by libraries and majorpublishers to provide more than 250 million in free e-Books for low-income students.今天在阿纳科斯蒂亚我要宣布的是一项由图书馆和大型出版商发起的行动，为低收入家庭的孩子提供价值超过2.5亿美元的电子书。
　　这是一个复合句。主语是one thing，l announced here in Anacostia是定语从句，to providemore than 250 million in free e-Books for low-income students是动词不定式作后置定语，修饰project。
　　2. Because no matter who you are， where you live， or how much money you've got， youshould be able to get the world's knowledge and information just like anyone else。因为无论你是谁，生活在何处，有多少钱，你都应该能够与任何人一样获得这个世界上的各种知识和信息。
　　这是一个复合句。no matter who you are， where you live， or how much money you've got是让步状语从句，you should be able to get the world's knowledge and information just likeanyone else是主句。