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President George W. Bush


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George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States. He was sworn into office on January 20, 2001, re-elected on November 2, 2004, and sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2005. Prior to his Presidency, President Bush served for 6 years as the 46th Governor of the State of Texas, where he earned a reputation for bipartisanship and as a compassionate conservative who shaped public policy based on the principles of limited government, personal responsibility, p families, and local control.
President Bush was born on July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, and grew up in Midland and Houston, Texas. He received a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale University in 1968, and then served as an F-102 fighter pilot in the Texas Air National GuarD.President Bush received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1975. Following graduation, he moved back to Midland and began a career in the energy business. After working on his father’s successful 1988 Presidential campaign, President Bush assembled the group of partners who purchased the Texas Rangers baseball franchise in 1989.On November 8, 1994, President Bush was elected Governor of Texas. He became the first Governor in Texas history to be elected to consecutive 4-year terms when he was re-elected on November 3,1998.
Since becoming President of the United States in 2001, President Bush has worked with the Congress to create an ownership society and build a future of security, prosperity, and opportunity for all Americans. He signed into law tax relief that helps workers keep more of their hard-earned money, as well as the most comprehensive education reforms in a generation, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. This legislation is ushering in a new era of accountability, flexibility, local control, and more choices for parents, affirming our Nation’s fundamental belief in the promise of every chilD.President Bush has also worked to improve healthcare and modernize Medicare, providing the first-ever prescription drug benefit for seniors; increase homeownership, especially among minorities; conserve our environment; and increase military strength, pay, and benefits. Because President Bush believes the strength of America lies in the hearts and souls of our citizens, he has supported programs that encourage individuals to help their neighbors in need.
On the morning of September 11,2001, terrorists attacked our Nation. Since then, Preaident Bush has taken unprecedented steps to protect our homeland and create a world free from terror. He is grateful for the service and sacrifice of our brave men and women in uniform and their families. The President is confident that by helping build free and prosperous societies, our Nation and our friends and allies will succeed in making America more secure and the world more peaceful.
President Bush is married to Laura Welch Bush, a former teacher and librarian, and they have twin daughters, Barbara and JennA.The Bush family also includes two dogs, Barney and Miss Beazley, and a cat, Willie.

After George W. Bush, Sr. ’s success in 1988 Presidential campaign, the junior gathered the group of partners______.

A.to start the preparations for his own campaign for US presidency
B.to buy the Texas Rangers baseball franchise
C.to begin a career in the energy business
D.to study for a Master of Business Administration

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参考答案:B

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父亲进城送梨

  ①父亲来了几次电话催我回家,说院子里的梨熟了,让我摘些带回城里吃,说要不是他的腿跌伤了,早送梨进城了。每次接到父亲这样的电话, 我总是支吾着应付他,说等休息时会抽空回家。可心里却想,特意回家摘些梨带回城里,好像城里没有梨似的。回家一趟,时间浪费了不算,那车票钱足够买几十斤梨。再说今年的雨水多,梨不甜。因而,我未把回家搞梨的事放在心上。

  ②谁知,中秋节前的一天,父亲瘸着腿突然出现在家门口,身后背着一只蛇皮袋,像一个行乞的老人。我连忙接过父亲的蛇皮袋,挺沉!父亲紧跟在我身后提醒着,袋里放的是梨,轻点放下,别把梨碰伤了。一听父亲是送梨来的,我有点没好气地埋怨起来:“爸,你腿还伤着呢, 大老远送梨来干嘛?要来也不打个电话,我好去车站接你呀!”父亲愣住了,好一会儿才说:“你……你们忙,没时间回家摘梨,我总不能看着梨长在树上烂掉呀!  就过节了,中秋节也可以用它敬月啊 !”父亲涨红了脸表白着自己进城送梨的理由。   

  ③妻回来了,一 听说父亲特意送梨进城,也埋怨起来:“爸,你以后别这样,知道吗,城里的大街小巷到处都有卖梨的,才几毛钱一斤 !”父亲被妻的话呛得没一声言语,一 副局促不安的样子,仿佛自己走错了家。

  ④我和妻的话对父亲有着一种无意的伤害。中午吃饭时他很少说话, 吃得也很少。饭后,他把那蛇皮袋里的梨一只只取出来,小心翼翼地平放在餐桌上。收拾好蛇皮袋,父亲执意要回乡下。我再三挽留,父亲却执拗得像个孩子。在去车站的路上,父亲耷拉着脑袋,一 瘸一拐地走在我的前面。我劝他别把我和妻的话放在心上,父亲只是默默地走路。望着父亲花白的头发,一 种不可名状的愧疚感像一块石头重重地压在我心上。

  ⑤回到家中,看到餐桌上一只只青翠的梨,我的眼睛湿润了,眼前出现了十几年前父亲带我们忙着栽梨树苗的情景……  

  ⑥妻走过来,对我说:“担梨送给邻居吧!”我木然地巨绝,默默她拿起一只梨,皮也未削,一 口咬下去,一股甘泉直入心田。妻见我如此神情,抢下我的梨,去厨苈清洗、削 皮。等她把去了皮的雪白的梨递给我时,我轻声说:“你也该尝一口,家里的梨真甜!”妻或许听出我的话外之音,也削了一 只吃起来。她刚吃一口,便惊讶地叫道:“这梨,怎么这么甜!

  ⑦父亲送来的梨,美美地喂足了我们今年因多雨而厌吃水果的胃。我奇怪,父亲是用什么方法种出如此甜津津的梨的。

  ⑧过了几日,我和妻回乡下看望父母。回到家,父亲没在,去了屋后的田里。我和母亲说起父亲送梨的事。母亲说:“对梨树呀,你爸可费神了。他早就从天气预报中听到今年雨水多,一 开春,就请人在梨树周围竖起了四根竹篙。梨树挂果后,每逢雨天,他总是扯上塑料布替树遮雨,说这样长熟的梨可以原汁原味。他呀,早把这棵梨树当做自己的命根子了,有虫也不喷农药,宁愿自己站在凳子上,踮着脚捉虫,施的 肥也是农家肥, 说这样的梨才算是绿色食品。”母亲还说:“你爸看着梨一天天长大成熟,常在嘴边念叨着一句话‘人老了, 不能为孩子们做些什么了, 只有这树上的梨,能让他们甜甜心'。”

  ⑨听着母亲的话,我的眼里含满了泪水,透过窗户, 望着院子里依然静立在梨树旁的竹篙,感觉那是一束束爱的光柱。(选自《时文选粹》,有改动)

1. 父亲来了几次电话催“我”回家摘梨,“我”为什么 不把这件事放在心上?

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2. 第②③段写“我”和妻子对父亲的“埋怨”,在文章中起什么作用?

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3. 结合上下文,品味下列语句的含意。

(1)饭后,他把那蛇皮袋里的梨一只只取出来,小心翼翼地平放在餐桌上。   

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(2)我木然地拒绝,默默地拿起一只梨,皮也未削,一 口咬下去.一股甘泉直入心田 。

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4. 作者写“父亲进城送梨”这件事,旨在引发读者对什么问题的思考?结合生活实际,谈谈你的感受。

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