单选题 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 41 through 45.For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A ), B) , C) and D ) . You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.John F. Kennedy was the youngest American to be elected president of the United States. During the World War Ⅱ.
John F. Kennedy had an outstanding record in the Navy. After the war Kennedy worked briefly as a newspaperman, then entered politics. He was three times elected to the House of Representatives before becoming a senator from Massachusetts. In 1960 he was elected president in a very close race in which there were charges of irregularities.
Kennedy' s term of office was marked by the achievements in appeals to idealism, a broad participation of people in politics, and improved civil rights. In international affairs, Kennedy saw the failure of the American - backed invasion of Cuban missile crisis which brought Russia and the United States to the brink of war.
The Kennedy family has experienced victories and tragedy. One of John Kennedy' s sisters was mentally backward and an old brother was killed in the war. John Kennedy was assassinated -- as was his brother, Robert Kennedy. The family has suffered scandals of sex, alcohol, and drugs in both John' s generation and in this present generation. Many believe that for the young, wealth and a prominent family too much, too soon, too easy are more of a curse than a help.

单选题 According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. He was the youngest American elected president.
B. He was the richest American elected president.
C. He became president because he fought in the World War Ⅱ.
D. He became president because his family had suffered scandals.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】是非题，属细节判断。需根据对文章的理解，找出表达正确的一项。从第一句话就可以看出，选项A)是符合题意的。错误选项说明：B)短文中没有提到他是否是最富有的；C)文中并没有说明他被选为总统是得益于他在二战中的表现；D)文中并没有提到他被选为总统和他家庭的丑闻有任何关系。

单选题 Before he became American president, John Kenned.,

A. kept a record of events in the Navy
B. was the owner of a newspaper
C. was three times elected to the House of Representatives
D. studied law in the university

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】推断题，见第一段。根据第一段最后两句话可以看出，C)是正确的。错误选项说明：A)文中提到的an outstanding record和选项中a record of events意义是不同的；B)Kennedy是做过newspaperman，不过却不是owner；D)文中根本没有提到。

单选题 We learn from the second paragraph that______.

A. when Kennedy was the president, he made some outstanding achievements
B. Kennedy failed his duty as the president of the United States
C. with Kennedy as the president, fewer people concerned themselves with state affairs
D. in Kennedy' s time, the United States, Russia and Cuba all had some problems

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】推断题，见第二段。第一句话就说明Kennedy在总统任职期间政绩卓越，所以选项A)是正确的。错误选项说明：B)意义与A)完全相反；C)根据第二段第二句话，应该是有越来越多的人来关心政治，而不是很少有人关心；D)文中找不到这样的意思。

单选题 According to the passage, which of the following is FALSE?

A. John Kennedy' s elder brother was killed in the war.
B. John Kennedy was assassinated by his brother Robert Kennedy.
C. One of Kennedy' s sisters was slow in her mental development.
D. Kennedy family has suffered scandals for generations

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】是非题，属细节判断。文中第三段提到，JohnKennedy和他的兄弟．Robert Kennedy一样是被暗杀的。A)见第三段第二行；C)见第三段第一行；D)见第三段倒数第二行。

单选题 What can we learn from this passage?

A. Kennedy was a good president.
B. If you experience victories, tragedy will surely fall on you.
C. The Kennedy family was rich because John Kennedy was the president.
D. Family fame, wealth and social position may not necessarily be beneficial.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】推断题。根据文中最后一句话作出了一点评论，认为财富和家庭的声望并不一定会给人带来帮助。A)说的意义不完全；B)并不能从文中得出这样的结论；C)文中没有提到。