首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Zachary Taylor was elected as the 12th president in 1849. It’
[originaltext] Zachary Taylor was elected as the 12th president in 1849. It’
游客
2024-02-18
56
管理
问题
Zachary Taylor was elected as the 12th president in 1849. It’s surprising because he was the first president that didn’t have any political experience. The main reason he was chosen as a candidate was because he was a war hero. In the army, his men called him old, rough and ready, I guess, because of his rough address. He was kind of blunt and he didn’t really look like a military hero. He liked to do things like wearing civilian clothes instead of a uniform even in battle. And he was so short and plump that he had to be lifted up onto his horse. But he did win a lot of battles and he became more and more popular. So the Whig Party decided to nominate him for the presidency, even though no one knew anything about where he stood on the issues. I couldn’t find much about his accomplishments because he was only in office about a year and a half before he died. But one thing, he pushed for the development of a transcontinental railroad because he thought it was important to form a link with the west coast. There was a lot of wealth in California and Oregon from commerce and minerals and stuff. Also, he established an agricultural bureau in the Department of the Interior and promoted more government aid to agriculture. He died in office in 1850. So his vice-president took over.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. Why was Zachary Taylor chosen by his party as a candidate for president?
33. What can we know about Zachary Taylor?
34. Why did Taylor have little political achievements?
35. When did Zachary Taylor die?
选项
A、He was well-known on the West Coast.
B、He made many political achievements.
C、He supported financial aid to farmers.
D、He was a popular war hero.
答案
D
解析
选项中的He,well-known,achievements,popular等表明,本题可能与He的功绩或声望有关。短文开头部分提到,Taylor被选为总统候选人的主要原因是他是一个战争英雄(a war hero),故答案为[D]。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3460150.html
相关试题推荐
Iattendedmymother’s______aspresidentoftheParent-TeacherAssociation.A、in
Taylorhas______severalbrokenmarriages,aswellasperiodsofdrugandalcoho
[originaltext]Thesmallnumberofnewbornbabies,whichhasbeencausedby
[originaltext]Thesmallnumberofnewbornbabies,whichhasbeencausedby
[originaltext]Thesmallnumberofnewbornbabies,whichhasbeencausedby
[originaltext]Duringthepastdecade,therehasbeenamultifoldincreasei
[originaltext]W:Ioftenreadtwonewspapers,WashingtonPostandTheSun.What
[originaltext]W:Ioftenreadtwonewspapers,WashingtonPostandTheSun.What
[originaltext]W:Peter,peoplearoundtheworldcometoAmericatolive,worka
[originaltext]WhenIwaswalkingdownthestreettheotherday,Ihappened
随机试题
______hisgreatwealth,healwaysremainedamanofsimpletastes.A、Exceptfor
LuckyChip.Goodman.ThePantechnicon.AdmiralCodrington.Thosenamesshoul
Letussupposethatyouareinthepositionofaparent.Wouldyouallowyo
给水排水识读施工图纸的基本方法有()。A.先阅读标题栏 B.其次阅读材料表
股权投资基金应当向合格投资者募集、单只股权投资基金的投资者人数累计不得超过(
(2016年真题)下列属于股票应当载明的事项的有( )。 Ⅰ.公司名称Ⅱ.公
下列作品中,被认为是刺激19世纪50年代废奴主义兴起的一大原因,对于美国奴隶制度
资产证券化属于()。 A.改善商业银行资产流动性的措施 B.改善商业银行负
常年性过敏性鼻炎的过敏原包括A.疾病如精神紧张、胃肠功能障碍等 B.接触物如汽
直肠肛管周围脓肿( )。A.排便可加重肛门疼痛,伴大便带鲜血 B.肛周肿痛伴
最新回复
(
0
)