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Seeking to build support among black families for its education reform law, the Bush administration paid a prominent black pundit $240,000 to promote the law on his nationally syndicated television show and to urge other black journalists to do the same.
The campaign, part of an effort to promote No Child Left Behind (NCLB), required commentator Armp Williams "to regularly comment on NCLB during the course of his broadcasts," and to interview Education Secretary Rod Paige for TV and radio spots that were aired during the show in 2004.
Williams said Thursday he understands that critics could find the arrangement unethical,but "I wanted to do it because it’s something I believe in." The top Democrat on the House Education Committee, Rep. George Miller of California, called the contract "a very questionable use of taxpayers’ money" that is "probably illegal".
The contract, detailed in documents obtained by USA TODAY through a Freedom of Information Act request, also shows that the Education Department, through the Ketchum public relations firm, arranged with Williams to use contacts with America’s Black Forum, a group of black broadcast journalists, "to encourage the producers to periodically address" NCLB. He persuaded radio and TV personality Steve Harvey to invite Paige onto his show twice. Harvey’s manager, Rushion McDonald, confirmed the appearances.

From the context, the word "pundit" underlined in Paragraph 1 is probably similar to all the following terms EXCEPT______.

A.bandit

B.journalist

C.anchorman

D.commentator

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参考答案:A

解析: 词义题型。 pundit批评家,专家;bandit强盗;journalist新闻记者;anchorman新闻节目主持人;commentator评论员,讲解员。从文中可知pundit,journalist,anchorman, commentator指的就是Armstrong Williams。

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It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just  31 any November day. His   32 , when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it   33 . One morning, I walked slowly   34  and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs,  35 those good people would not see me. I was   36 . My first thought was, how would I ever  37 them? I didn’t have the  38 to brush my hair,   39 clear someone’s walk.
Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I   40 asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and  41 . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I   42 myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?
Learning to receive the love and   43 from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a   44 for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”
Over and over, I heard   45 words from the people who supported me during those  46 days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your  47 may be the hardest work you will ever do.”
I am not the person I   48 was, but in many ways I have changed for the   49 . I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming form  50 one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.
小题1:
A.onB.inC.like D.for
小题2:
A.bodyB.soul C.shoe D.footprint
小题3:
A.sweep upB.drop off C.fall downD.pile up
小题4:
A.upstairsB.downstairsC.indoorsD.outdoors
小题5:
A.soB.yetC.andD.for
小题6:
A.delightedB.disappointedC.annoyedD.ashamed
小题7:
A.pay B.awardC.rewardD.treat
小题8:
A.courage B.strength C.spiritD.power
小题9:
A.stand aloneB.leave aloneC.sit aloneD.let alone
小题10:
A.frequentlyB.graduallyC.hardlyD.uncertainly
小题11:
A.intelligenceB.independenceC.excellenceD.qualification
小题12:
A.achieve B.praiseC.respectD.promote
小题13:
A.supplyB.supportC.contributionD.similar
小题14:
A.burdenB.jobC.businessD.sorrow
小题15:
A.sensitiveB.same C.considerateD.similar
小题16:
A.blueB.rainyC.brightD.snowy
小题17:
A.despair B.difficultyC.painD.regret
小题18:
A.stillB.once C.evenD.never
小题19:
A.worseB.less C.moreD.better
小题20:
A.facingB.noticing C.managingD.expressing