Huairou, Beijing— President Barack Obama and 20 other world leaders participated in a tree-planting ceremony nearBeijingon Tuesday.

“When the plenary（全体会议）was done, the leaders took part in a tree planting near the conference center,” a White House reporter wrote whileWashingtonslept 13 time zones away. “Actually, the evergreens were already planted when they got there – one tree for each country in APEC, each with a little pile of dirt and a shovel next to it.” Photos show the president smiling as he holds a shovel and plunges it into a pile of dirt.

After the tree planting, Obama was heard telling a fellow head of state: “Success!” The laid-back president took a moment to joke with a Spanish-language camera crew who called for his attention. “Hey, hombre!” he shouted with a wave. 

Obama’s casual style has attracted online criticism from the Chinese people. Live TV coverage broadcast on state-run networks showed him emerging from his limousine chewing gum. Some users of the Sina Weibo microblogging service, a Chinese Twitter, called him an impolite “idler” and a careless “rapper,” according to USA Today.

The gum may have been Obama’s way of coping with the stress of international diplomacy as he faces a rough final two years in the White House: He’s known inWashingtonas a prolific user of nicotine gum as a stop-smoking measure. 

Obama told APEC attendees that the annual event “has been able to provide an extraordinarily important forum for generating ideas that boost regional and then global integration, and has helped to provide jobs and support growth in all of our economies.” He will leaveBeijingon Wednesday for Naypyitaw,Myanmar, the site of this year’s East Asia Summit.

The White House’s official announcements have referred to that country as “Burma,” in a hat-tip to pro-Democracy leaders there who resent the 1989 official name-change by an unelected military regime（政权）.

Obama’s remaining schedule for the week calls for G20 summit events inBrisbane,Australiaand a speech at theUniversityofQueensland.

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1.Why does the author mention the interaction between Mr. Obama and the camera crew?

A To prove that the president is satisfied with the tree he has planted.

B To show that the president wants to have a picture taken.

C To say that the president feels relaxed with the conference over.

D To tell the readers that the president is a humorous person.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的joke, “Hey, hombre(伙计，西班牙语)!” 可知，作者介绍奥巴马与摄影记者之间的对话是想说明奥巴马是一位幽默的人。

2.What is implied in the passage?

A The American president has attracted the attention of Chinese audience.

B Many people have expressed their dislike of the president’s casual manner.

C Many people don’t like to see Mr. Obama chewing gum as he’s a president.

D Many people have watched the live TV coverage broadcast on state-run networks.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据文章第四段criticism，chewing gum，impolite等词汇判断，中国网友对于奥巴马出场时嚼口香糖是持批评态度的，他们认为这过于随便，有失礼貌。

3.Why does Mr. Obama chew gum very often?

A He can relieve pressure from international diplomacy.

B He can easily deal with the hard work at the White House.

C Chewing gum helps him stop smoking.

D He is a casual and humorous person who likes chewing gum.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据文章第五段The gum…way of coping with the stress of international diplomacy可知，奥巴马嚼口香糖的习惯是为了缓解因处理外交事务而产生的压力。

4.What is the significance of the APEC conference according to Mr. Obama?

A It helps cope with the tension of international diplomacy.

B It does contribution to world integration and brings prosperity to the world.

C It benefits the growth of economy either for the region or across the world.

D It offers extraordinary ideas for people to develop the economy of their country.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据文章第六段可知，奥巴马认为一年一度的亚太经合组织会议有利于促进地区和世界各国的经济发展。

5.Which column does this passage belong to?

A Environment.

B Entertainment.

C Travel.

D News.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。本文介绍了奥巴马总统在亚太经合组织会议结束后在纪念林植树的情况，属于新闻报道。本文开头的文体形式及第二段中的reporter均做了暗示。