As always, I am pleased to be here at the National Press Club for my (1) Speech. This is the seventh time I have had the (2) to give this speech, and over the years I have talked about a wide range of issues: (3) , reading, setting high expectations, improving the teaching profession, and (4) the American high school -- to name just a few.
I have just returned from a five-day, (5) tour of schools in rural America. We started in Monroe, Louisiana, and finished (6) later in Paducah, Kentucky. What I noticed most about the trip was the weather. Every time I (7) my Success Express School Bus, the local people who came to greet me (8) that the record for (9) had just been broken in their community. In each place, the temperature was always between (10) degrees.
Now, I have very good people on my staff. But the next time we plan a (11) , I’m going to have a (12) on my staff. I took this bus trip through rural America to make an important point that the (13) of children in our nation’s small towns cannot be ignored. Twenty-five percent of all our school children live in (14) all over America.
When it comes to our children, let’s always remember that children everywhere have (15) and (16) . Yet, schools in small towns too often have to (17) because of limited resources and a (18) . On my trip I put a p focus on the issues that matter in rural America, with a particular emphasis on (19) schools, reducing class size, and overcoming the (20) .
参考答案：Annual Back-to-School
解析：[听力原文]1-20 As always, I am pleased to be here at the National Press Club for my Annual Back-to- School Speech. This is the seventh time I have had the opportunity to give this speech, and over the years I have talked about a wide range of issues: family involvement, reading, setting high expectations, improving the teaching profession, and reforming the American high school -- to name just a few. I have just returned from a five-day, seven-state tour of schools in rural America. We started in Monroe, Louisiana, and finished 20 stops later in Paducah, Kentucky. What I noticed most about the trip was the weather. Every time I stepped off my Success Express School Bus, the local people who came to greet me announced that the record for heat had just been broken in their community. In each place, the temperature was always between 103 and 112 degrees. Now, I have very good people on my staff. But the next time we plan a bus trip, I’m going to have a weatherman on my staff. I took this bus trip through rural America to make an important point that the education of children in our nation’s small towns cannot be ignored. Twenty-five percent of all our school children live in small towns all over America. When it comes to our children, let’s always remember that children everywhere have big dreams and great ambitions. Yet, schools in small towns too often have to struggle because of limited resources and a shrinking tax base. On my trip I put a strong focus on the issues that matter in rural America, with a particular emphasis on constructing schools, reducing class size, and overcoming the digital divide.[解题技巧] 完形填空是对应试者听的能力、拼写能力、记笔记能力和书面表达能力的综合测试。它要求应试者不仅听懂内容，熟练而准确地拼写单词，更重要的是将一些短语、句子结构正确理解并表达出来，是对英语综合运用能力的考查。 在答题时注意： 1．预览文章，找出线索。文章的话题规定了用词范围；利用词汇的同现和复现关系；根据上下文推测词汇的运用。 2．听写结合，双管齐下。听音贯穿着期待、预知、分析、综合、推理和判断等一系列过程。听的同时应快速记下关键词；而在记笔记时，又要能有效、，专注地去听，获取全文信息。 3．提高记笔记的效率。首先，使用缩略语；字母较少的单词，可完整写出该词；字母较多的单词只写该词的几个字母。其次，有选择地记笔记，应重点记下句中的中心词和实词。
[分析]： 形容词短语。 本题考查短语作定语。句中要求定语修饰speech。该短语意为“年度返校的”。这里注意短语用作前置定语时，单词之间用连字符分隔。