第三节：阅读理解 (共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所

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第三节：阅读理解 (共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

Letters to the next president

Dear 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 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 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

41. What's the author's attitude the Iraq War?

A. Supportive           B. Objective           C. Negative             D. Positive

42. 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.

43. 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 Americans

D. should be put in the economy

44. 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

45. Which of the topics is NOT included in the letter?

A. Election            B. International affair    C. Finance           D. Education,