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（发布） 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(替代) 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 panies 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 panies, 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
【小题1】What's the author's attitude towards the Iraq War?A．SupportiveB．Objective(客观的)C．NegativeD．Positive【小题2】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.【小题3】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 AmericansD．should be put in the economy【小题4】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 panies.D．teaching is more important than any other job in America【小题5】Which of the topics is NOT included in the letter?A．ElectionB．International affair C．FinanceD．Education,C
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(答案→)C
解析：本文是Walker写给美国总统的信，涉及了伊拉克国际事务、财政、教育等方面的问题。
【小题1】C 细节题。根据第二段2,3,4行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.可知作者对于伊拉克战争持有反对的态度，认为他们应该尽早抽身。故C正确。
【小题2】D 细节题。根据文章第二段3,4,5行However, I think there should be a time table that we follow but the time table should not be released（发布） because the enemy does not need to know when we are going to pull out.可知撤军的时间应该保密，故D正确。
【小题3】C 细节题。根据第三段5,6行Instead of putting 700 billion dollars in, I think the money should be equally distributed among Americans to pay off their debts.可知他认为要把钱分配给美国人。故C正确。
【小题4】A 推理题。根据文章倒数3,4,5,6行I'm not saying that teacher's salaries should be the same of CEO's of panies, 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.可知他认为美国老师的工资不够高，故A正确。
【小题5】A 推理题。本文讲述了伊拉克战争，这属于国际事务；第三段讲述了财政；第四段讲述了教育，没有提及选举。故A项符合题意。