2025年沪教牛津版英语中考复习【时文阅读训练】特朗普画饼 President Trump promises 'golden age of America'

第二周拓展阅读 President Trump promises 'golden age of America'   (23rd January 2025) President Donald Trump has promised a "golden age" for America. He made his promise in his inauguration speech. He was sworn in as President on the 20th of January. He became the USA's 47th President. He was also the 45th, as he served in that role from 2017 to 2021. He made his acceptance speech at the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. He promised to reshape America, stating: "The golden age of America begins right now. From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world. We will be the envy of every nation." He added that: "During every single day of the Trump administration, I will very simply put America first." President Trump said he was on a God-given mission. He spoke about surviving an assassination attempt in July. He said: "My life was saved…by God to make America great again." He made some huge promises. One of the biggest was to "launch American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars." He vowed to strengthen the US economy and cut inflation. He also said he would tap into America's fossil fuel resources. He said: "We will drill, baby, drill." He added: "America will be a manufacturing nation once again. We have something that no other manufacturing nation will ever have – the largest amount of oil and gas of any country on Earth. And, we are going to use it." 1. Vocabulary Matching Paragraph 1 1. promised a. A time in history, like a special time when something important happened.  2. age  (noun)  b. To make a serious promise when starting a new role / position to do your job.  3. inauguration c. A group of people who manage or lead something, like a country or organization.  4. sworn in d. A big event to start an important job, like becoming a leader.  5. acceptance e. To grow or do very well.  6. flourish f. To say you will do something and mean it.  7. administration g. Saying “yes” to something or agreeing it is okay. Paragraph 2 8. mission h. Staying alive after something very hard or dangerous. 9. surviving  i. Killing a very important person, usually for political reasons. 10. assassination  j. Making things in large amounts, usually in factories. 11. launch  (verb)  k. Made a strong and serious promise. 12. vowed l. To start something new, like a project or sending a rocket into space. 13. economy m. A special job or goal someone works to complete. 14. manufacturing n. The system of money, jobs, and business in a country. 【答案】 2. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if “1-8” below are true (T) or false (F). 1. President Trump made his golden age promise on the 21st of January.     T / F 2. President Trump is the 45th and 47th U.S. President.     T / F 3. President Trump was sworn in at the White House.     T / F 4. President Trump said that he would put America first every day.     T / F 5. President Trump survived an assassination attempt in June.     T / F 6. President Trump wants to put a flag on Mars.      T / F 7. President Trump wants babies to drill for oil.     T / F 8. President Trump said the USA was the country with the most factories.     T / F 【答案】 3. SYNONYM MATCH: (The words in bold are from the news article.) 1. age 2. sworn in 3. speech 4. flourish 5. administration 6. assassination 7. huge 8. cut 9. manufacturing 10. amount a. reduce b. address c. government d. very big e. volume f. era g. grow h. mass production i. appointed j. killing 【答案】 4. READING COMPREHENSION: MULTIPLE CHOICE 1) What did President Trump make during his inauguration speech? a) a success b) a promise c) many jokes d) a mistake 2) Where in Washington, D.C. was President Trump inaugurated? a) the Lincoln Memorial b) the White House c) the Senate d) the Capitol 3) When did President Trump say the golden age of the USA would begin? a) right now b) 3:43 am c) January 31 d) next year 4) Who did President Trump say the USA would be the envy of? a) Europe b) Canada c) every nation d) Mexico 5) What did President Trump say he would put first? a) the people b) America c) children d) the middle class 6) In what month did someone try to assassinate President Trump? a) July b) June c) August d) May 7) What does President Trump hope to put on Mars? a) a city b) his signature c) the Stars and Stripes (flag) d) U.S. factories 8) What does President Trump want to cut? a) inflation b) unemployment c) immigration d) ties 9) What does President Trump want to tap into? a) America's fossil fuel resources b) the energy of the people c) data d) creativity 10) What does the USA have more of than any other nation? a) tech companies b) lakes c) hope d) oil and gas keys： 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$