Question

It was an afternoon Truman would never forget．
Rayburn and his friend were talking in the office before Truman arrived. The telephone rang. It was a call from the White House asking whether Vice-President Truman had arrived yet. No, Rayburn replied. The caller asked to have him telephone the White House as soon as he arrived.
Truman entered a minute later. He immediately called the White House. As he talked, his face became white. He put down the phone and raced out of the door to his car.
Truman arrived at the White House within minutes. An assistant took him to the president’s private living area. Eleanor Roosevelt, the president’s wife, was waiting for him there. “Harry,” she said, “the president is dead.” Truman was shocked. He asked Mrs. Roosevelt if there was anything he could do to help her. But her reply made clear to him that his own life had suddenly changed. “Is there anything we can do for you ?” Mrs. Roosevelt asked the new president, “You are the one in trouble now.”
Truman had been a surprise choice for vice-president at the Democratic Party nominating convention in nineteen forty-four. Delegates considered several other candidates before they chose him as Roosevelt’s running mate. That was at a time when presidential candidates did not make their own choices for vice-president．
Harry Truman lacked the fame，the rich family and the strong speech-making skills of Franklin Roosevelt．He was a much simpler man．He grew up in the Midwestern state of Missouri．Truman only studied through high school but took some nighttime law school classes．He worked for many years as a farmer and a small businessman，but without much success．
Truman had long been interested in politics．When he was almost forty，he finally won several low-level positions in his home state．By nineteen thirty-four，he was popular enough in Missouri to be nominated and elected to the United States Senate. And he won re-election six years later．
Most Americans, however, knew little about Harry Truman when he became president．They knew he had close ties to the Democratic Party political machine in his home state．But they had also heard that he was a very honest man．They could see that Truman had strongly supported President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs．But they could not be sure what kind of president Truman would become．
At the center of all the action was Harry Truman．It was not long before he showed Americans and the world that he had the ability to be a good president．He was honest，strong and willing to make decisions．
【小題1】When Mrs. Roosevelt said”You are the one in trouble now”，she really meant that         ．

A．Truman’s life had suddenly changed

B．Truman was at the center of all the action

C．Truman was a surprise choice for vice-president

D．Truman had close ties to the Democratic Party

【小題2】According to the passage，of Truman’s day，the president’s running mate was         ．

A．decided by delegates

B．recommended by presidential candidates

C．chosen by the Democratic Party

D．elected by vice-president

【小題3】Truman served as the U．S．Senator           ．

A．for ten years	B．before he was forty
C．before 1943	D．for two terms

【小題4】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．An Unforgettable Afternoon

B．Vital Telephone Call Makes a Difference

C．Truman Makes His Decisions

D．Roosevelt’s Death Makes Truman President

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：文章給讀者展示一段歷史，羅斯福去世杜魯門成為總統的事情，敘述了當時事件發展的經過和介紹了杜魯門和他的成就。
【小題1】猜詞題;從最后一句話At the center of all the action was Harry Truman．可知選B
【小題2】推理題;從第五段的句子：Delegates considered several other candidates before they chose him as Roosevelt’s running mate. 可知總統的競選伙伴是代表團決定的。選A
【小題3】細節題;從第六段he was popular enough in Missouri to be nominated and elected to the United States Senate. And he won re-election six years later．
可知杜魯門連任兩屆美國參議員D
【小題4】全篇文章講述了：羅斯福去世杜魯門成為總統，選D
考點：考查人物傳記類短文
點評：本文主要還是考查了細節題和推理題，注重綜合語言能力的運用，需要根據段落大意，結合語境，做出準確的判斷。