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Toward a brighter future for all1 Good afternoon! As president of the university, I am proud to welcome you to this university. Your achievement is the triumph of years of hard work, both of your own and of your parents and teachers. Here at the university, we pledge to make your educational experience as rewarding as possible.2 In welcoming you to the university, I am reminded of my own high school graduation and the photograph my mom took of my dad and me. "Pose naturally," Mom instructed us. "Wait!" said Dad. "Let's take a picture of me handing him an alarm clock." The clock woke me up every morning in college. It is still on my office.1. What does the president promise to do at the beginning of his speech?

Toward a brighter future for all 1 Good afternoon! As president of the university, I am proud to welcome you to this university. Your achievement is the triumph of years of hard work, both of your own and of your parents and teachers. Here at the university, we pledge to make your educational experience as rewarding as possible. 2 In welcoming you to the university, I am reminded of my own high school graduation and the photograph my mom took of my dad and me. "Pose naturally," Mom instructed us. "Wait!" said Dad. "Let's take a picture of me handing him an alarm clock." The clock woke me up every morning in college. It is still on my office. 1. What does the president promise to do at the beginning of his speech?

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答案

我们来一步一步分析这个问题：题目问的是：“在演讲的开头，校长承诺要做什么？” 首先，我们来看第一段的内容： > 1 Good afternoon! As president of the university, I am proud to welcome you to this university. Your achievement is the triumph of years of hard work, both of your own and of your parents and teachers. Here at the university, we pledge to make your educational experience as rewarding as possible. 翻译这段话的意思是： “下午好！作为大学校长，我很自豪地欢迎你们来到这所大学。你们的成就是多年辛勤努力的结果，不仅有你们自己的努力，也有父母和老师的努力。在这里，我们承诺将尽最大努力使你们的教育经历尽可能富有收获。” 关键词是：“we pledge to make your educational experience as rewarding as possible” 意思是：“我们承诺让你们的教育经历尽可能有价值、有收获。” 所以，校长在演讲的开头做出的承诺是：**要让学生们的教育经历尽可能地有收获、有意义。** 接下来我们看问题：“What does the president promise to do at the beginning of his speech?” 即“校长在演讲开头承诺做什么？” 答案就来自第一段中的“pledge”（承诺）后面的内容。因此，正确答案是：**校长承诺让学生的教育经历尽可能富有收获。** **答案：** \boxed{\text{校长承诺让学生的教育经历尽可能富有收获。}}

解析

考查要点：本题考查学生在阅读演讲类文本时，快速定位关键信息的能力，特别是识别演讲者的核心承诺或主要观点。
解题思路：抓住演讲开头的核心承诺。演讲的开头通常会明确表达演讲者的主要意图或承诺。本题需重点关注第一段中包含“pledge”（承诺）的句子，这是解题的关键。

定位关键句：
在第一段中，校长明确表示：“Here at the university, we pledge to make your educational experience as rewarding as possible.”（“在这里，我们承诺将尽最大努力使你们的教育经历尽可能富有收获。”）
理解承诺内容：
“pledge”一词表明校长代表学校做出承诺，而“make your educational experience as rewarding as possible”则具体说明了承诺的目标——让学生的教育经历“有价值、有意义”。