Question

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Warren Harding was the 29^th President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923.   小题1:  One was a successful international conference (会议).
After World War One, Britain, Japan and the United States expanded their navies (海军). They built bigger and bigger ships. Many members of the United States Congress worried about the cost.   小题2:  They asked President Harding to organize a conference to discuss these issues.
 小题3:  President Harding invited representatives from the major naval powers of the time  Britain, Japan, France and Italy. He also invited representatives from countries with interests in Asia and Europe  China, Portugal, Belgium and the Netherlands. He did not invite the new Soviet leaders in Russia.
Mr Harding’s Secretary of State, Charles Evans Hughes, spoke.   小题4:  He proposed that the world’s strongest nations should stop building warships for ten years. He also proposed that Britain, Japan, and the United States should destroy some ships to make their navies smaller immediately.
 小题5:  It involved the misuse of underground oil owned by the federal government. Warren Harding was an honest man. But he did not have a strong mind of his own. He was easily influenced. And he often accepted bad advice. He explained the problem with these words, “I listen to one side, and they seem right. Then I listen to the other side, and they seem just as right. I know that somewhere there is a man who knows the truth. But I do not know where to find him.”

A．He is remembered mostly for two events.

B．The conference was not a complete success.

C．They also worried about increased political tension (紧张) in Asia.

D．The conference was held in Washington in November, 1921.

E. President Harding appointed several men of great ability to his cabinet (内阁).
F. He offered the conference a detailed plan to reduce the size of the world’s major navies.
G. The second thing for which President Harding is remembered is the Teapot Dome scandal (丑闻).

Answer 1

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:F
小题5:G

试题分析：文章介绍美国第29届总统Warren Harding的两件著名的事件。
小题1:考查句意理解和上下文：根据下文：One was a successful international conference (会议).
一次是一个成功的国际会议，可知：他有两件事是很出名的，所以选A
小题2:考查句意理解和上下文：根据上文：Many members of the United States Congress worried about the cost.他们但是费用问题，可知：他们也担心日益紧张的亚洲局势，所以选C
小题3:考查句意理解和上下文：根据下文：President Harding invited representatives from the major naval powers of the time（介绍了会议的代表）可知：上文介绍会议在1921年的11月份在华盛顿举行，所以选D
小题4:考查句意理解和上下文：根据下文：He proposed that the world’s strongest nations should stop building warships for ten years. He also proposed that Britain, Japan, and the United States should destroy some ships to make their navies smaller immediately.可知：他给会议提供了一份详细的计划来减少世界上大量海军的规模，所以选F
小题5:考查句意理解和上下文：根据下文：It involved the misuse of underground oil owned by the federal government.可知：Harding总统第二件被大家记住的事情是Teapot Dome丑闻，所以选G