A
Obama has spoken publicly about playing with Tiger Woods.“He plays a different game from I do.I don’t think either party was nervous.He knew that I wasn’t a big threat to his world ranking,”Obama said in an interview.
The two met for their first-ever round together at a golf resort(度假胜地) in Florida.Woods and Obama beat Ron,the US trade representative,and Jim,Houston Astros owner.The four played away from the eyes of the media.The president is an enthusiastic(热情的) weekend golfer,but his score remains confidential.
Therefore,the reporters had to ask Woods about their play.Woods said,“Mr.Obama was my partner against Ron and Jim.And as I said,we won.Playing with Mr.President was pretty cool.He’s just a wonderful person to be around.”Woods praised the president’s fitness.“He’s a pretty good athlete,”said Woods.
Woods sounded shocked to learn that Obama played left-handed,and when asked to describe the president’s best shot,Woods said,“He’s a lefty,but he hit it well,and we didn’t play under the easiest conditions.”
Asked how he got the invitation,Woods said,“He called up and said,‘Hey Tiger,you want to play?’Obviously there was a process that was involved,and I was invited to play,and it was an invitation that certainly you would like to accept,especially he’s an enthusiastic golfer,and so am I.So we went out there and we had just a great round of golf with Ron and Jim,and it was a good day.”
21.According to Woods,the following words can be used to describe Obama EXCEPT .
A.skillful B.strong
C.wonderful D.brave
答案:D
解析:细节理解题。本题可采用排除法解答。从第四段最后一句可知,A项能用来描述奥巴马;从第三段倒数第二句可知,B项也可用来描述奥巴马;从第三段倒数第三句可知,C项也可用来描述奥巴马。
22.To Woods’ surprise, .
A.Obama is a lefty
B.Obama is pretty cool
C.he could meet Obama in Florida
D.reporters knew Obama’s best shot
答案:A
解析:细节理解题。从第四段第一句可知,令泰格·伍兹感到震惊的是,奥巴马打球时是左撇子。
23.The underlined word “confidential” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by .
A.correct B.secret
C.unchanged D.unchecked
答案:B
解析:词义猜测题。联系第三段第一句可知,奥巴马的得分是保密的。
