1.WhenMichelleObamabecamefirstladyoftheUnitedStatesonJanuary20,shebegantojoinherhusbandinapartnershiptotransformthepublicfaceAmericapresentstotheworld.Intheprocess,sheisexpectedto___41____anewrolethatoffersexcitingopportunitiesandchallenges.Althoughthepositionoffirstladyisunelectedandunpaid,apresident’sspousehasmanyofficialduties,somepracticalandsomeceremonialor___42____.Asfirstlady,MichelleObamawill___43___hercountrywhentravelingoverseas,andshewillpreside(担任)ashostessatWhiteHousestatedinnersandotherimportantfunctions.Inaddition,shewill___44___continuemeetingwithcitizensacrosstheUnitedStates,muchasshedidduringthe2008presidentialcampaign.ModernU.S.firstladiesoften___45___partoftheirtimetoapublic-serviceagendaoftheirownchoosing.MichelleObamaalreadyhasindicatedsheis___46___interestedinthe___47___ofmilitaryfamilies,andhereffortsontheirbehalfalmostcertainlywillensurethatthosefamilies’needsreceivehigh-levelattention.Onamore___48___level,thefirstladyhastoldreporterssheintendsto___49___herobligationsas“mom-in-chief”totheObamas’twoyoungdaughters,MaliaandSasha,asthegirlsadjusttotheirnewhomeat1600PennsylvaniaAvenue.Herbalancingactshouldbefamiliartoworkingmotherseverywhereasshestrivestomeetsthe___50___ofafast-pacedjobwhilecarvingouttimewithherhusbandandchildren.41-50BJFGKDHEAC2.Foreignersoftenfailto__41____theformalcodeofgreetinginFrance.TheFrenchshakehandswitheveryone(family,children,strangers),athome,onthewaytowork,atwork,onleavingwork,onthewayhomefromwork,etc.Thus,inanoffice,perhapsadozenpeople,noworkwillbedoneforthefirsthalfhourwhile42whohavenotmetsincethedaybefore,remindeachotherwhotheyare.However,itisimportanttorememberwithwhomonehasshakenhandsonanyoneday.TheFrench43itasextremelybadmannerstoshakehandstwice,asthoughonehadnottakenenough44forthefirsttime.Itisstillthe45tosay“Bonjour”and“Aurevoir”tootherswhenenteringorleavingashoporbar.ThisisnotbecausetheFrencharetoo46.Itisbecausetheyseeacknowledging(注意)theexistenceofothersasawayof47beingrude.Thismayseemunbearablyslighttoothers,buttotheFrenchitismostimportant.Mannersmeancivilizationtothem.Kissingisnotsomuchofa(n)48ofFrenchlifeasotherssupposed.Butwhenitdoestakeplace,itmustbedone49,accordingtotherules.The50orderisleftcheek,rightA.fulfillB.assumeC.demandsD.particularlyE.personalF.representG.possiblyH.welfareI.presenceJ.symbolicK.devoteK.devoteA.avoidingB.regardC.correctD.properlyAB.customAC.anyoneAD.featureBC.thoseBD.noticeCD.PoliteK.appreciatecheek,leftcheek---veryformal,verystylized.InParisfourkissesaresometimespermitted:left,right,left,right.41.K42.BC43B44.BD45.AB46.CD47.A48.AD49.D50.C3.A.majorB.determinedC.promotionD.prosperousE.stressedK.includingE.stressedF.surprisinglyG.impressedH.questionsI.cooperationJ.increasinglyJ.increasinglyBarackObamahasbeenahitinChina.ApartfromholdingtalkswithChineseleaders,thepresident___41___theChinesewithalivelyquestion-and-answersessionwithcollegestudents.Infact,heisthefirstU.S.presidenttovisitChinainsidehisfirstyearinoffice.“TheUnitedStatesinsistswedonotseektocontainChina’srise,”hetoldChinesestudentsinShanghai.“Onthecontrary,wewelcomeChinaasastrongand___42___andsuccessfulmemberofthecommunityofnations.”TheU.S.-Chinarelationshiphasopenedthedoortopartnershipson___43___globalconcerns____44___economicrecovery,cleanenergy,climatechange,andthe___45___ofpeaceandbeyond,headded.Indeed,giventhesepressingissues,ChinaandtheUnitedStateshave___46___foundtheirfuturelinkedtogether.Theydiscoveredthatthelargestdevelopingnationandthemostpowerfulindustrializedcountryhavetoworkinconcert.Obama’svisittoChinaonNovember15-18highlightedthecomplexityofarguablythemostimportantbilateral(双边)relationshipintheworld.Moreover,foralltheirdifferencesanddisagreements,BeijingandWashingtonare___47___tomanagetheirrelationsinawaythatwillcontributetoworldpeaceanddevelopment.ObamakickedoffhisfirststatevisittoChinainthecountry’sfinancialandeconomiccentre,Shanghai,wherehehelda“townhall”meetingwithmorethan500Chinesestudents.Theone-hourdiscussion,duringwhichObamatook___48___rangingfromantiterrorismtorecipesforsuccesswithhissignaturecharisma(领袖魅力),wasbroadcastliveonthewebsites.He___49___thatyoungpeoplecouldhelpbuildbridgesinU.S.-China___50___—aprocessthathesaidmustgrowbeyondthetwocountries’governmentstotakerootinthepeople.41—45GDAKC46—50JBHEI4.A.equallyB.recycleC.portionD.dissolveE.threatenF.countlessG.capableH.convenientI.approximatelyJ.comfortsK.concernThepollutionoftheearth’ssoilandwaterhasbecomeanissueofgreat____41__.Untilrecently,mostofthatconcernhasfocusedontheland42oftheplanet,wherepollutiondirectlyaffectspeopleintheirdailylives.Now,however,wehavebeguntorealizethatmarine(海洋的)pollutionis43important.AccordingtoS.A.Patin,marinepollutionistheconditionthatresultswhenpeopleintroduceintotheseassubstancesharmfultolife,health,resources,activities,or44.Marinepollutionisfarfromnew.Foroveramillionyears,peoplehavethoughtoftheseaasa45placetothrowtheirgarbage.Anditistruethattheseahasagreatcapacityforabsorbingorganicwastes.Someofthesewastesareeatendirectlybythelargerfishes.Othersquickly46int