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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama ended their first trip to India on Monday. The First Couple set off on the ten-day tour of Asia on Friday. Obama’s goals for the tour are to improve ties between the US and the region, and to promote (促进) economic growth and job creation. The President and his team will return to Washington D.C. on November 14.
The Obamas began their trip in Mumbai, India, the financial and economic center of the country, on November 6. There, they met with government officials, business leaders and school groups. Up first on the schedule was a visit to a memorial at the TajMahal Palace and Tower Hotel. Obama’s second day in India was lighter than the first. The Presidential visit took place on Diwali, or the Festival of Lights. The five-day religious festival is celebrated each year by Hindus, Sikhs and others. The Obamas spent the holiday visiting with local schoolchildren.
On Monday, Michelle Obama joined 15 Indian school girls on a field trip to a museum of Indian craft work. During the tour, the First Lady stressed to the students the importance of education. Most of the children on the trip are the first girls in their families to attend school. Mrs. Obama also encouraged the young women to stay fit, telling them that she likes to exercise because “women have to stay strong”.
Early tomorrow, the Obamas will travel to Indonesia, the country in which the President spent four years as a boy. After that, they will fly to Seoul, South Korea, to attend the Group of Twenty, or G-20, economic summit. The conference brings together leaders from 20 wealthy and developing nations and the European Union. They meet twice a year to address challenges that affect the global economy.
The final leg of the tour will be in Japan, where Obama will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
1．According to Paragraph 1, what are the goals for the ten-day tour?
a. To improve ties between the US and Asia.
b. To do sight-seeing in the countries.
c. To help economy grow faster.
d. To help create more jobs.
2．What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A.What the First Couple did in India.
B.How long the First Couple stayed in India.
C.Introduction to a traditional holiday in India.
D.What the First Couple thought of their tour in India.
3．During the field trip to a museum of Indian craft work, the First Lady _____.
A.asked why only the first girls could go to school
B.told the students the importance of craft work
C.explained why women must stay strong
D.encouraged the students to study hard
4．We can know from the passage that Mr Obama _____.
A.will stay in Indonesia for four days
B.will stay in Japan for the shortest time
C.hasn’t attended the Group of Twenty before
D.will attend an important conference in Seoul
5．How many countries does the First Couple plan to visit in total in their ten-day tour in Asia?
【答案】1．B 2．A 3．D 4．D 5．B
[语篇解读] 文章介绍奥巴马和夫人的亚洲之行。介绍访问的行程，此行的目的和重要的安排。
【解析】1．细节理解题。根据第一段的“Obama’s goals for the tour are to improve ties between the US and the region, and to promote economic growth and job creation.”可知奥巴马此次前往亚洲，是为了增加亚洲和美国之间的联系，促进经济发展和创造更多的就业机会。故选B。
2．主旨大意题。通读第二段，可知主要介绍了奥巴马夫妇在印度访问的经历。故选A。
3．推理判断题。根据第三段的“During the tour, the First Lady stressed to the students the importance of education.”可推断在参观博物馆的过程中，第一夫人鼓励学生们要努力学习。故选D。
4．细节理解题。根据第四段的“After that, they will fly to Seoul, South Korea, to attend the Group of Twenty, or G-20, economic summit.”可知在接下来的访问过程中，奥巴马会在首尔参加一个重要的会议。故选D。
5．细节理解题。通读全文，可知奥巴马夫妇这次访问一共会去往四个国家，分别为印度、印度尼西亚、韩国和日本。故选B。
