1.
WASHINGTON — It is announced Friday that White House
visitor records will be opened up on a regular basis for the first time in modern
history, providing the public an unusually detailed look at who gets the
opportunity to help shape American policy at the highest levels.
“Americans have a right to know whose voices are being
heard in the policymaking process,” the president said in a written statement
issued by the White House while he vacationed with his family at Camp David.
By the end of the year, the White House will begin
posting online every month the names of the people who visited in the last 90
to 120 days. Each person’s full name will be listed, along with the date and
time they entered and left and the name of the person they visited. About
70,000 to 100,000 people visit the White House each month, and the records will
include tourists as well as people conducting business.
The White House pointed out several exceptions to the
policy: “purely personal guests” of the Obama family; those cases in which the
disclosure(透露) of visitors’ names “would threaten
national safety interests”; and those who come for “particularly sensitive
meetings,” like candidates for a Supreme Court nomination(提名). Officials said only a “small number” will fit in
the latter category(类别), and their names would eventually be
disclosed after they are no longer secret, like after a nomination is publicly
announced. Moreover, they said, the number of undisclosed visitors will be
disclosed, to make clear how few they are.
1.Why will the White House visitor records be open to
the public?
A.To attract
more visitors to the White House.
B.To allow
people to know more about the life of the Obama family.
C.To let the
public know who are influencing the policies.
D.To ask the public
help correct the policies made by the government.
2.From the passage we can learn that ________.
A.All the
visitors’ names will be posted online soon after
their visits
B.Not all
visitors are allowed to visit the White House
C.Some visitors’ names can be found online until they’re not secret
D.The records
of the visitors will be kept for at least 4 months
3.According to the passage, whose name might be kept
secret for some time?
A.A tourist. B.A
businessman. C.A foreign
student. D.A foreign minister.
4. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.The White
House will open the records of the visitors to the public.
B.In America
more and more people are becoming policy makers.
C.The Americans
have a right to know who are making policies.
D.President
Obama has announced a new policy while on holiday.