第一篇:成都七中高2009级政治
成都七中高2009级“一诊”
文综模拟测试卷
I卷
24.近年来我国政府着力打造“五只手”:握紧人民的手、干净官员的手、市场无形的手、政府服务的手、缔造和平的手。其中“握紧人民的手”和“政府服务的手”分别是指:
A.坚持对人民负责的原则 政府职能的转变
B.吸收人民管理国家事务 政府职能的弱化
C.加强政治文明建设 政府职能的增加
D.履行经济建设职能 政府性质的改变
25.2009年要继续加大对“三农”、就业、社会保障、教育、医疗、节能减排、自主创新、先进装备制造业、服务业、中小企业、重大改革等方面的支持力度,加大对低收入家庭的补贴和救助力度,这一系列举措的最主要任务和目标是:
A.增加就业 B.稳定物价 C.促进经济增长 D.保持财政收支平衡
26.下列属于总统制共和制政体特点的是
①总统既是国家元首又是政府首脑,兼武装部队总司令 ②行政机关和立法机关互相独立③总统只拥有虚位没有实权 ④由当选的总统组织政府
A.①②③ B.②③④ C.①②④ D.①②③④
27.黑瞎子岛的部分回归是中俄友好、和平解决领土纷争的一个成功案例。“黑瞎子岛案例”符合:
①世界政治一体化趋势②联合国宪章的宗旨和原则③我国外交政策的基本目标 ④和平共处五项原则
A.①②③ B.②③④ C.①②④ D.①③④
28.金融危机爆发引发全球的股市暴跌,这与去年的股市形成鲜明对比。下列关于股票的说法正确的是:
A 发行股票,就能取得良好的经济效益
B 股票可以买卖,这种流通性是股票生命力之所在C 股票的价格取决于国家的经济政策
D 发行股票是有限责任公司的直接融资渠道之一
29.“非典”、禽流感、水灾、旱灾、冰灾、地震严重损伤了国家的元气,物价上涨、食品安全、生产安全深让国人怨气,贫富差距拉大、城乡不协调、区域不平衡让民众叹气,全球粮食危机、股市缩水、金融动荡让群众恐慌……。针对这些问题,新的历史时期下坚持人民民主专政,要:
①扩大社会主义民主,实行依法治国 ②发展和繁荣社会主义文化③强化为经济社会建设服务的政府职能 ④改善民生,构建和谐社会
A.①③ B.③④ C.②④ D.①②
30.据报道:在河南省平顶山市新华区,有60多名区、镇人大代表在各村担任“监督员”,为村委会换届选举工作“挑刺儿”。区镇人大代表监督村委会换届选举是为了:
A.强调基层政权机关建设的严肃性 B.确保每一个村民都享有选举权利
C.确保选出的人大代表的合法性 D.保障村民民主权利的实现
31.食品安全成为民生的重要问题,今年1月中国物品编码中心与中国食品工业协会联合推出了“商品条码食品安全追溯平台”。今后,只要输入商品条码或追溯码,就可以查询所购买商品的详细情况,如产地、时间、价格等。这有利于消费者在商品交易过程中维护:
①知情权 ②公平交易权 ③安全权 ④自主选择权
A.②④ B.①②④ C.①③④ D.①②③④
32.党中央、国务院高度重视三鹿牌奶粉重大安全事故,立即启动了国家重大食品安全事故I级响应,做好三鹿牌婴幼儿配方奶粉重大安全事故处置工作,这体现了:
①国家实施市场监管的职能②政府要加强直接管理③立党为公、执政为民的思想 ④坚持对人民负责原则,建设服务型政府
A.①②③ B.①②④ C.②③④ D.①③④
33.网上购物方便快捷,价格低廉,得到不少人的青睐。然而,网络购物存在的消费陷阱问题,侵害了消费者的权益。要妥善解决当前网购中存在的问题,需要:
①国家严格规范网上交易的秩序②厂家生产价廉物美的商品 ③商家遵守商业道德,诚实守信④消费者提高自我保护意识
A.①②③ B.②③④ C.①③④ D.①②④
34.从经济常识角度看,APEC第16次领导人非正式会议的成功举办的体现了:
①世界经济全球化趋势加强 ②区域集团化趋势加强 ③和平与发展是当今世界的两大主题 ④有利于区域经济和世界经济的发展
A.①②③ B.①②④ C.②③④ D.①②③④
35.这次APEC会议讨论了加快地区经济一体化、推进贸易和投资自由化的同时,应对金融危机等议题,胡锦涛主席表示中国政府将积极参与上述活动。我国积极参与APEC的意义是:
①深化我国与成员国之间的政治、经济、文化等方面的交流与合作 ②有利于我国与成员国建立长期结盟友好关系 ③有利于我国坚持实事求是和伸张正义的原则 ④增强我国综合国力、提高我国国际地位
A.①②③ B.②③④ C.①③④ D.①②④
II卷
二、综合题(共160分)
38.(共32分)材料一:党的十七届三中全会指出:当前,国际金融市场动荡加剧,全球经济增长明显放缓,国际经济环境中不确定不稳定因素明显增多,国内经济运行中也存在一些突出矛盾和问题,我们必须增强忧患意识、积极应对挑战。要采取灵活审慎的宏观经济政策,着力扩大国内需求特别是消费需求,继续推动经济社会又好又快发展。
(1)请就如何提高消费水平,推动扩大消费需求,提3条合理化建议(9分)
材料二:此次国际金融危机的爆发和蔓延,给世界各国包括发展中国家带来严峻挑战。面对全球性危机,国际社会必须加强协调、共同应对。中方将积极参与峰会有关活动,与各方共同努力,推动国际社会及时、全面、有效应对金融危机。
(2)结合材料二,运用政治生活知识,分析中方愿与各方共同努力应对金融危机的原因。(11分)
材料三:党的十七大明确指出,要“积极构建社会主义和谐社会”。同时提出,“我们主张,各国人民携手努力,推动建设持久和平、共同繁荣的和谐世界”。
(3)从对外政策来看,我们应如何推进和谐世界的进程?(12分)
39.今年是我国.改革开放30周年,改革开放以来,中国发生了翻天覆地的变化。
2008年11月8日晚,中国国家主席胡锦涛与美国新当选总统奥巴马通了电话。除向奥巴马当选致贺外,胡锦涛主席主要对奥巴马在竞选期间强调中美关系的重要性,主张中美加强合作,共同应对全球性挑战,共享全球发展机遇表示赞赏;同时,胡锦涛主席表示,在新的历史时期,中方愿同美方保持两国高层及各级别交往,继续开展战略对话,扩大各领域交流合作,加强在重大国际和地区问题上的沟通协调,相互尊重和照顾彼此关切,妥善处理两国间的敏感问题,特别是台湾问题,把中美建设性合作关系推上更高水平。对此,奥巴马也作出了积极的回应。
运用“国际社会和我国的对外政策”有关知识回答:
(7)胡锦涛主席在谈到发展中美关系时,为什么要特别强调妥善处理台湾问题?(10分)
(8)为什么在双边事务和重大国际事务上中美双方应加强沟通与协调?(10分)
成都七中高2009级“一诊”
24.A. 25. C.26. C 27. B.28. B 29. B. 30. D.31. B.32. D.33.C.34.B.35.C.(1)(9分)(1)①生产决定消费,物质资料的生产是人类社会赖以存在和发展的基础,消费品靠生产创造,因而要大力发展生产力,保持经济平稳较快增长,提高国家经济发展水平。②收入是消费的基础和前提,必须在保持经济稳定增长的基础上,增加居民收入;推进农村改革发展,增加农民收入,提高农民生活水平,开拓农村市场;缩小收入差距,促使社会总体消费水平提高。③完善社会保障制度,解除群众消费的后顾之忧;④稳定物价,保持物价的基本稳定;(每点3分,答出3点即可)
(2)(11分)①国家利益决定国家的外交政策。当今各国紧密联系、相互依存,此次国际金融危机的爆发和蔓延,给世界各国带来严峻挑战,维护国际社会的金融稳定,符合各国的共同利益,也有利于我国的经济社会发展。(4分)②应对金融危机,维护国际社会的金融稳定,促进世界经济发展,符合我国外交政策的宗旨和基本目标。(4分)③与各方加强协调,共同努力维护国际金融稳定,承担国际责任,有利于在多极化的世界格局中,提高我国的国际地位,增强我国的国际影响力。(3分)
(3)(12分)①要坚持维护世界和平,促进世界发展的我国外交政策的宗旨。②坚持维护我国的独立和主权,促进世界和平与发展的基本目标。③坚持独立自主的基本立场。④坚持和平共处五项原则。(每点3分,共12分)
39.(7)①国家利益决定国际关系。台湾问题纯属中国内政,事关国家领土、主权的完整,是国家的核心利益所在,美国如果对台湾问题横加干涉,势必破坏中美关系的发展。(5分);
②我国坚持独立自主的和平外交政策;维护我国的独立和主权是我国对外政策的首要目标;独立自主是我国外交政策的基本立场,和平共处五项原则是我国对外关系的基本准则。对妥善处理台湾问题的要求是对我国外交政策的坚持。(5分,答到两点即可给5分)
(8)①中美两国都是主权国家,彼此地位平等,对于双边事务理应相互尊重,加强沟通和协调。(5分)②美国是唯一的超级大国,中国是最大的发展中国家,中美两国都是安理会常任理事国,担负着重大国际责任和义务,在重大国际事务上理应加强沟通和协调。(5分)
第二篇:成都七中实验学校政治组2010
成都七中实验学校政治组2010-2011(下)学期工作计划
一、工作目标新的学期在学校领导的指导下,我们将在上学期的基础上,继续加强组风建设,落实常规工作,在工作上做到主动、积极、富有创新的意识,成都七中实验学校政治组2010-2011(下)学期工作计划。建立一个有良好工作氛围的教研组,人人有创新的意识,有工作的责任感,有教育的事业心。具体工作的目标,在本期争当学校的优秀教研组。1重视初、高中毕业班的工作,初中中考成绩,合格率100%,优生率100%;高考重点率争取达到50%。
2、重视新高一的课改工作。要求做到了解课改精神,研究课改方案,积极落实课改行动。
二、常规工作要求
1、在教学上组上全体老师做到了资源共享,每个年级组上要求老师们课件共享。平时老师们都注意收集资料,不断修改课件,充实教学的内容。为配合政治教学,要求老师收集影视和新闻资料。组织老师学习新教学大纲的要求,研究教学大纲,落实大纲的精神,突出政治教学的德育功能。
2、备课组长要有工作的意识,很好的组织备课组的教学工作。做到统一进度,统一练习,统一复习,统一改卷。发现问题各个击破统一解决。3在常规上严格执行学校的常规。开好每周的的教研会,做好全期两次教案的检查工作。认真做好期中教学情况的调查,组织老师们从客观上和主观上认真进行分析,工作计划《成都七中实验学校政治组2010-2011(下)学期工作计划》。搞好期末和期中成绩分析,把分析的情况及时上交学校教务处。
4、重视组上教学氛围的营造。按学校的要求开展好“转转课”,把工作落到实处。上前备课组要知晓,为上课的老师提出建议,组上落实听课人员和听课时间、班级,教研组要求老师们必须听课,本期听课率保证达到100%。课后组上要认真组织评课,在组上提倡老师们互相学习,互相帮助,共同进步。
三、教研工作
1、重视高三和初三的教学和教法的研究,逐渐形成七中实验政治组自己的行之有效的教学和教法。
2、对高一的新课改,在开学之初,我们高一备课主动听取了龚学监给我们的指导,统一了认识,新课改势在必行,必须迎难而上。我们的措施是,发动全组老师积极参加,人人“充电”学习新课改精神,扩大自己的知识面,高一备课组确立自己本期的研究课题,老师们积极参与,带领学生进行研究性学习。
3、本期教研研究的一个重点,就是抓好“同课异构”的研究课。教研组对此做了较为详细的安排,落实到各备课组积极做好准备。
4、认真组织全组老师积极参加爱温江区几个兄弟学校的教研活动,虚心学习兄弟学校宝贵的教研教学经验。带领和组织老师们积极参加区上的教研活动。指定专人与区上保持联系,和区上教研室建立了良好的关系。在上级的指导下认真加强理论的学习。
5、重视对青年教师的培养,让青年教师尽快成长。指导青年教师做好成长的规划,积极为他们的成长创造条件,目标明确,安心自己的工作。
二、各组工作安排及要求:年级组长备课时间地点各备课组长工作要求初一郑颖星期五1、2节课办公室
1、落实每一课中心发言人
2、做好每一次活动记录
3、定期协助组长收教案、分析表
4、备课组内提倡互相听课
5、落实每一个老师上转转课时间初二陈玉芳星期五1、2节课办公室初三杨健康星期五1、2节课办公室高中何玉仙星期五1、2节课办公室注:如有区上的活动,各备课组在本周内自主安排时间备课。
第三篇:成都七中之行
成都七中之行
宜宾市翠屏区方水中心学校——涂万洁 学校选部分教师到成都七中参观学习,其中有我,我感到很荣幸也很兴奋。一是难得有机会出去学习,看看外面的世界;其二是想看看有名学校有什么不一样的,他们的教师和学生和我们究竟有什么差别?
带着种种疑问和满怀期望我们于12月30日早上8点踏进了成都七中的校门。首先进入眼前的是用行楷刻在石头上的“卓尔不群,大器天下”八个大字。“大器天下”用得真是气势磅礴,抬眼一看整个校园紧凑而又错落有致,倒也大气。在去教导处的一路上,看见有学生在扫地和拖地,给人感觉很认真,不像是在完成任务,也不断有学生向我们问好,很诚心的那种。整个校园肃静但又不乏有学习的声音。教室和办公室不显豪华没有什么非常特别之处,只是所有教室的前后门上面中间有一个直径约为30厘米的玻璃洞,我觉得设计还比较科学,我估计既可以增加教室的明亮度,又便于从外面观察里面的情况,当然主要是班主任。另外,教室的前面都有“班级新视角”,是一块小白板,上面记录着迟到的,受表扬的和批评的等等人和事。这一点有意义,完全可以借鉴。我是教数学的,上午听了两节九年级和一节七年级的数学课。他们上课都在多媒体教室,每节课教师都是用笔记本电脑备的教案,学生都有一份学案。下来我和一起来的同数学组的同事都认为:那就是一堂除了硬件设施好一点的普通数学课,没有其他特别的和没有花架子。学生大部分基础可以,也有差的,调皮的;教师有年轻的也有年老的;教学课堂有分组学习的,也有师生互动一起学习的。
第三节课间操,全部学生和班主任都在操场里,主席台上有专人主持站队列,班主任做辅导和纠正,然后在做操。除了全部是穿校服以外,让人感到很整齐很规范。11点过我们继续带着疑惑在会议室听了教导处丁主任对学校的介绍,以及我们宜宾师培中心刘部长和我校侯校长带领大家与丁主任的交流。成都七中目前大致可以从这样几个方面概括:第一,学校占地仅仅20亩,但生源多,达3000多名学生。以各种竞赛(如省级、国家级数学、物理竞赛)、科创作品、论文发表、升学率升重率(达91℅)而领先同类学校和出名。第二,自97年改制后,学校取得一系列成就的原因主要是:班子成员的齐心协力,要求与时俱进不能慢;评价教师既要看分数,还要看教育教学是否适合学生的身心健康和学生发展的理念;过程中学生、学校、家长既要共同分担又要共同分享。第三,教学方面主要是大的课程观,统一备课资源共享。要求30+10要大于40,就是一节课30分钟教师讲10分钟留给学生,但效果要多于40分钟的内容。语文实行梯度教学,数学实行学、究、讲、用等,课堂有三讲三不讲,作业有三布置三不布置。让我感到最有意义的是,每周七八年级有一节选修课,那就是教师根据自己的特长开设自然、人文、艺体、生活等方面的专题讲座,比如最火爆的是“二战金典”、“雯雯谈金庸”。另外考核教师主要是以三年的教学成绩和学生、家长的量化评价。学校是制度管理,更在于自觉管理。
末了,我们一至要求丁主任和我们共进午餐,丁主任婉言谢绝了,她要准备下午的课,还要排练明天的元旦活动,说明天的元旦活动师生一起上台表演,很有趣。整个学校就俨然是一个整体,没有什么非常特别之处,没有等级,也没有界限,是大家共同学习共同进步而造就了今天赫赫有名成都七中。这次的参观和学习虽然只看到冰山的一角,但还是感到形成冰山绝非一日之功,一人之力。对于我而言,班级管理和数学教学方面都有触动和借鉴的,还有开阔了视野,让我真正体会到站在不同角度看待问题,和站在另一个高度看待问题。
第四篇:成都七中15级高一政治半期测试卷答案
成都七中2015届半期政治测试卷
一、单项选择题(30题,共60分)
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二、非选择题(4小题,共40分)
31.①国家发改委起草制定有关收入分配调节的征求意见,有助于决策充分反映民意,体现决策的民主性。(2分)②国家发改委通过民主的方式征求有关收入分配的意见建议,以促使分配方案系统有效,有利于决策广泛集中民智,增强决策的科学性。(2分)③居民通过短信、邮件微博等方式实时互动,提出合理化建议,有利于促进公民对决策的理解,推动决策的实施。(3分)④居民通过各种方式建言献策,政府让公民参与到决策的过程中,有利于提高公民参与公共事务的热情和信心。(3分)
32.公民:①树立公民意识,提高公民素养,珍惜公民权利,自觉履行公民义务。(2分)②依法有序参与政治生活,支持、监督政府工作。(2分)
政府:①认真履行管理与服务的职能,推动经济社会的发展。(2分)
②坚持对人民负责的原则,维护人民的合法权益。(2分)
③依法行政,科学民主决策。(2分)
④自觉接受监督,与人民群众保持和谐关系。(2分)(答其中五点可得满分)
33.①积极组织社会主义经济建设,加强市场监管和社会管理,确保经济效益和社会效益相统一,为美丽中国的打造创造良好的经济环境;
②政府要积极组织社会主义文化建设,在全社会倡导生态文明理念,进一步推进科学、教育、文化事业的发展,动员全体人民为打造美丽中国做出自己的贡献;
③政府要积极履行保障人民民主和维护国家长治久安的职能,让人民充分享有民主权利,让人民生活的更有尊严、更加幸福,保障社会生活安定有序,让社会更加公正和谐。④政府要积极履行社会公共服务职能,优化社会公共服务,完善社会管理,为打造美丽中国创造优美的生态环境和良好的社会环境。
⑤转变政府职能,建设服务型政府,进一步提高政府为经济社会发展服务和为人民服务的能力,全面贯彻落实科学发展观,把生态文明建设放在突出的战略位置;(答其中四点可得满分)
34.①在我国,公民的权利与义务是统一的,必须坚持权利与义务相统一的原则。(2分)公民通过微博发表言论,是其行使政治自由的体现;但网民通过微博自由表达权利的实现必须以守法义务为前提,公民应依法有序参与政治生活。(2分)
②在我国,国家利益与公民个人利益在根本上是一致的,必须坚持个人利益与国家利益相结合的原则。(2分)治理网络环境,体现了国家尊重和保护网民个人合法的自由表达权利。网民在行使自由表达权利时,也不得损害国家利益,这是爱国的表现。(2分)所以,认为“我的微博我作主”的观点是片面的。(2分)
第五篇:米歇尔成都七中演讲稿
米歇尔在成都七中的演讲稿
Chengdu, China
10:50 A.M.CST
MRS.OBAMA:(Applause.)Nihao.It is truly a pleasure to be here at theNumber Seven School.Thank you so muchfor your warm welcome.Now, before I get started, on behalf ofmyselfand my husband, I want to say that our hearts go out to all those withlovedones on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.As I said this past weekend when Ispoke at Peking University, we arevery much keeping allof them in our thoughts and our prayers at thistremendously difficult time.So now, let me start by thankingyourPrincipal, Principal Liu, and your classmate, Ju Chao, for thatwonderfulintroduction.Your English, Ju Chao, isexcellent, and you shouldbe very proud.Thank you so much.(Applause.)And I want tothankall of the students here today, both those of you here in person and thoseofyou joining remotely from across the region.I’m thrilled to be visiting yourwonderful school.Now, in preparation for this visit, beforeIleft the U.S.I visited the Yu Ying School.It’s a public school near the White House in Washington, D.C., andallof the students at this school study Chinese.And I met with thesixth-grade class, kids who are 11 and 12 yearsold.They had recentlytaken a trip hereto China,and they were bursting with excitement.They were eager to tell me abouteverythingabout what they had seen.But they admitted that before their trip,theyhad all kinds of misconceptions about China.They thought theywould see palaces andtemples everywhere they went, but instead they found massivecities filled withskyscrapers.They weren’t sure thatthey’d like the food here inChina, but they actually loved it, and theylearned how to use chopsticks.And inthe end, one of the students told me –-and thisis his quote--he said,“Coming home was reallyexciting, but was at the same time sad.”
Now, meeting these students reminded methatwhen we live so far away from each other, it’s easy to develop all kindsof misconceptions and stereotypes.It’seasy to focus on our differences –-how we speak different languages and eatdifferent foods andobserve different traditions.But as I travel the world, and I meetyoungpeople from so many countries, I’m always struckby how much more we have incommon.And that’sbeen particularlytrue during my visit here in China.You see, the truth is that I grew up likemanyof you.My mom, my dad, my brotherand I, we lived in a tiny apartment in Chicago, which is one of the largestcities in America.My father worked atthe local water plant.And we didn’thave much money, but our little homewas bursting with love.Every evening, my family would laugh andsharestories over dinner.We’d playcard games and havefun for hours.Andon summer nights, I remember, when our apartment gottoo hot, we’d all sleepoutside on our back porch.Family meant everything to us, includingourextended family.My grandparentslived nearby, and my elderly great auntand uncle lived in the apartmentdownstairs from us.And when theirhealthstarted to decline my parents stepped in, helping my uncle shave anddress eachmorning, dashing downstairs in the middle of the night to check onmy aunt.So in my family, like in so many ofyourfamilies, we took care of each other.And while we certainly weren’t rich, my parents had big dreams formeand my brother.They had only a highschool education themselves, butthey were determined to send us both touniversities.So they poured all of their love and alloftheir hope into us, and they worked hard.They saved every penny.And Iknow that wasn’t easyfor them, especially for my father.You see, my father had a seriousillnesscalled multiple sclerosis.And as he gotsicker, it got harder forhim to walk, and it took him longer to get dressed inthe morning.But no matter how tired he felt, no matterhowmuch pain he was in, my father hardly ever missed a day of work, because hewasdetermined to give me and my brother a better life.And every day, likeso many of you, I felt theweight of my parents’ sacrifices on my shoulders.Every day, I wanted to make themproud.So while most American kids attendpublicschools near their homes, when it was time for me to attend high school,I tookan exam and got into a special public high school where I could get abetter education.But the school was very far from my home, soI had toget up early every morning and ride a bus for an hour, sometimes anhour and ahalf if the weather was bad.And every afternoon, I’d ride that same bus back home andthenimmediately start my homework, often studying late into the night--andsometimes I would wake up at 4:30 or 5:00 in the morning to study even more.And it wasn’t easy.But whenever I got tired or discouraged, Iwould justthink about how hard my parents were working for me.And I would remembersomething my motheralways told me –-she said: “A goodeducation is something that no one can take away from you.”
And when it was time for me to applytouniversity, I had many options, because in America, there are many kindsofuniversities.There are four-yearuniversities.There aretwo-yearcommunity colleges which are less expensive.There areuniversities where you take classes at night while workingduring the day.So you don’t have to beatop student to attend a university.And even if your parents don’t have much money or you live in a tinytown in a rural area, inAmerica, you can still attend university.And you can get scholarshipsand governmentloans to help pay your tuition.So I attended Princeton University formyundergraduate degree, and I went on to Harvard University for mygraduatedegree in law.And with those degrees Iwas able to become alawyer at a large law firm, and then I worked as anexecutive at a cityhospital, and then I was the director of an organizationthat helped disadvantagedyoung people.And my story isn’t unusual in America.Some of our most famousathletes, like LeBronJames, and artists, like the singer Janelle Monae, camefrom strugglingfamilies like mine, as do many business leaders--like HowardSchultz.He’s the head of a company calledStarbucks,which many of you may have heard of.When Mr.Schultz was a boyhis father lost his job, leaving their familydestitute.But Mr.Schultzworkedhard.He got a scholarship to auniversity, and eventually built thelargest coffeehouse company in the world.And then there’s this other guy I know whowas raised by a single mother whosometimes struggled to afford food for theirfamily.But like me, this guygotscholarships and loans to attend universities.He became a lawyer and aprofessor, and then he was a state senator andthen a national senator.And then, hebecame President of the United States.This guy I’m talking about is my husband, Barack Obama.(Applause.)
These stories are the stories of somanyAmericans, and of America itself.Because in America, we believe thatno matter where you live or how muchmoney your parents have, or what race orreligion or ethnicity you are, if youwork hard and believe in yourself, thenyou should have a chance tosucceed.We also believe that everyoneisequal, and that we all have the right to say what we think and worship aswechoose, even when others don’t like what we say or don’t always agreewith whatwe believe.Now of course, living up to these idealsisn’t always easy.And there havebeentimes in our history where we have fallen short.Many decades ago,there were actually laws inAmerica that allowed discrimination against blackpeople like me, who are aminority in the United States.But overtime,ordinary citizens decided that those laws were unfair.So they heldpeaceful protests andmarches.They called on governmentofficials tochange those laws, and they voted to elect new officials whoshared their views.And slowly but surely, Americachanged.We got rid of those unjustlaws.And today, just 50 years later, myhusbandand I are President and First Lady of the United States.And that isreally the story of America –-how over the course of our short history, through so many trialsand struggles,we have become more equal, more inclusive, and more free.And today in America, people of everyrace,religion and ethnicity live together and work together to build a betterlifefor their children and grandchildren.And in the end, that deepyearning to leave something better for thosewho come after us, that issomething we all truly share.In fact, there’s a Chinese saying that I lovethatsays, “To achieve true happiness, help the nextgeneration.”
And like so many of your parents, myparentssacrificed so much so that I could have opportunities they neverdreamedof.And today, as a mothermyself, I want even more opportunities for myown daughters.But of course, as I always tell my daughters,withopportunities come obligations.And that is true for all of you aswell.You all have the opportunity toreceive an education from this wonderful school,and you all have an obligationto take the fullest advantage of thisopportunity.And I know that’s exactly what you all aredoing.You’re winning prizes in math andscience.Here, you are stagingmusicalperformances around the world.You’revolunteeringin your communities.Andmany of you are working hard to get an educationyour parents never dreamed of.So you all have so much to offer –-andthat’s agood thing, because the world needs your talent.The world needs yourcreativity and energymore than ever before.Because we facebig challengesthat know no borders –-like improving the quality ofour airand water, ensuring that people have good jobs, stopping the spreadofdisease.And soon, it will all fall toall of you to come together withpeople on every continent and solve theseproblems together.Now, fortunately, here at thiswonderfulschool, you’realready well on your way.For more than a decade, you’ve been building special relationships with aAmerican school in--an American high school, and many of you will attenduniversities in America orfind other ways to reach out beyond your borders.So in the years ahead, much like you and Iaredoing here today, you will be creating bonds of friendship across the globethatwill last for decades to come.Andover the past week, as I have seen boththe ancient wonders and the modernachievements of your fascinating country, andas I’ve met withextraordinary youngpeople like all of you, I am more confident than ever beforein our sharedfuture.And I cannot wait to seeeverything that you willachieve here in China and around the world.Thank you again for hosting me and myfamily atthis extraordinary school, and I wish you all the best of luck inyour journeyahead.Xie-Xie.(Applause.)