Barak Obama(巴拉克.奥巴马), a black man, is the president(总统) of the United States now. He was born on August 4th, 1961, in Hawaii(夏威夷) and has lived in many places. His mother was from Kansas(堪萨斯州) and his father was from Kenya（肯尼亚）. Obama went to Columbia University（哥伦比亚大学） in New York and got a law degree（律师学位） at Harvard University（哈佛大学） in Massachusetts（马萨诸塞州）. His wife is Michelle Obama（米歇尔.奥巴马）. She also worked as a lawyer and later worked for the University of Chicago（芝加哥大学）. They have two young daughters.
Obama wrote a book Dreams from My Father. “ I always live in the dream of my father and American people, ” Obama once said. He was born in a poor family. And his grandparents looked after him very well when Obama was young. He also lived and worked in Africa（非洲）. Then he got good education（教育） in Harvard University. On November 4th, 2008, he became the new president of America for the next four years.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卷上按要求作答。
小题1:Where was Barack Obama born?| A．In Kansas. | B．In Hawaii. | | C．In Kenya. | D．In Massachusetts. |
小题2:How many universities are there in the passage?| A．Three . | B．Six. | C．Two. | D．Five. |
小题3:Barack Obama became President at the age of 小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?| A．Obama’s father was born in Kenya. | | B．Obama has a son and a daughter. | | C．Obama once worked in Africa. | | D．Obama got good education in Harvard University. |
小题5:Which is the best title of this passage?| A．Education of a President | | B．Dreams from My father | | C．Life of Barack Obama | | D．Barack Obama and His Wife |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:C |
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了美国总统奥巴马的简历及其家庭情况。
小题1:根据He was born on August 4th, 1961, in Hawaii(夏威夷)可知选B。
小题2:根据短文Obama went to Columbia University（哥伦比亚大学） in New York and got a law degree（律师学位） at Harvard University（哈佛大学） in Massachusetts（马萨诸塞州）. His wife is Michelle Obama（米歇尔.奥巴马）. She also worked as a lawyer and later worked for the University of Chicago（芝加哥大学）.描述，可知选A。
小题3:根据On November 4th, 2008, he became the new president of America 联系上文他1961年出生，计算可知2008-1961=47，故选D。
小题4:根据They have two young daughters. 可知奥巴马有两个女儿，故选B。
小题5:这篇短文主要介绍了美国总统奥巴马的家庭生活情况，故选C，巴拉克奥巴马的生活。
点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握文中中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。 |
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The telephone rings and Sue answers it. “ 1 I speak to Mrs Potts, please?” a man asks.
“I’m afraid you’ve got the wrong 2 ,” Sue says.
“I’m sorry,” the man says.
A few minutes later the telephone rings 3 . Sue 4 it. It is the same man. He makes a mistake again. Three minutes 5 the telephone rings once more, but she 6 answer it this time, It rings and rings. Her mother hears the 7 . “Why 8 you answer the phone, Sue? she calls.
“Oh, all right,” Sue says. “I’m sure it’s that man again.” But she is 9 . It is her father and he is very 10 . Sue keeps him waiting.
| 小题2: | | A．number | B．telephone | C．person | D．place |
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| 小题3: | | A．more | B．again | C．back | D．soon |
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| 小题4: | | A．gets | B．makes | C．answers | D．gives |
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| 小题5: | | A．ago | B．before | C．later | D．past |
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| 小题6: | | A．goes to | B．would like | C．can’t | D．doesn’t |
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| 小题7: | | A．sound | B．voice | C．noise | D．telephone |
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| 小题9: | | A．right | B．correct | C．wrong | D．foolish |
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| 小题10: | | A．happy | B．hungry | C．angry | D．tired |
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It was Mother"s Day，but the young mother was a little unhappy，because she was 800 miles away from her parents．In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother"s Day，and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs（丁香）in the garden．
Later that day，when she told her husband about the lilacs，he said，“I know where we can find all that you want．Get the children and come on．”So they went，driving down the country roads．
There on a small hill，they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs．The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers．Carefully，she picked a few here and a few there．On their way home there was a smile on her face．
When they were passing a nursing home（养老院），the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair．She had no children with her．They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman，put the flowers in her hands，and smiled at her．The old granny thanked her again and again．She smiled happily，too．
When the young mother came back to her car，her children asked her，“Who is that old granny？Why did you give our flowers to her？”
“I don"t know her，”their mother said．“But it"s Mother"s Day，and she has no children．I have all of you，and I still have my mother．Just think how much those flowers meant to her.
小题1:The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother"s Day because _____.| A．she didn"t have a present | | B．she was a long way from her mother | | C．she didn"t know it was Mother"s Day | | D．she wanted to see her father |
小题2:There were many beautiful purple lilacs.| A．in her garden | B．in the market | | C．in her mother"s garden | D．in the nursing home |
小题3:The young woman had __________.| A．one child | B．no child | C．more than one child | D．a boy and a girl |
小题4:The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because ________.| A．she was her mother | | B．she didn"t like those flowers | | C．her mother asked her to do so | | D．she wanted the old granny to be happy，too |
小题5:Which of the following is NOT true？| A．The young woman was kind. | | B．The young woman was understanding. | | C．The young woman was friendly. | | D．The young woman was surprised. |
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You may not know how his magic tricks work . But that’s why they are so much fun ! American magician(魔术师) David Copperfield is coming back to China. He’s going to show everyone, young and old, ___1______ cool, new magic tricks.
Copperfield is one of the world’s most famous ___2______. Copperfield’s shows begin in Beijing on April 20. He will also give shows in Changsha , Hangzhou , Nanjing and Shanghai __3________ April and May . There will be 38___4______ in all .
Copperfield began studying magic when he was a child . At the ___5______ of 12 , he was the youngest person to be in the Society of American Magicians (全美魔术家协会).
And now , he is famous all over the world . In 1983, he made the Statue of Liberty in New York go away ___6______ a few minutes . In 1986, he walked through the Great Wall in Beijing!
His shows are not just magic. He also dances ____7_____does lots of interesting things to make his fans happy . He even asks his fans to help ____8_____ do trick!
One of Copperfield’s body greatest tricks is flying . At his shows in China, he is going to make some fans fly around! How does he make people fly? No one knows .That’s his secret.
In ___9______ trick, an electric saw(电锯) will cut Copperfield’s body in halt._____10_______ after the trick, he’s OK. Copperfield will also teach magic tricks to some disable(残疾) children in Chinese hospitals.
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| 小题2: | | A．magicians | B．workers | C．teachers | D．doctors |
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| 小题4: | | A．books | B．shows | C．picture | D．cars |
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| 小题9: | | A．other | B．others | C．another | D．the other |
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Rick goes to Boston ___1___ a meeting. The meeting is in Prince’s Building on ___2___ Street, and Rick wants to be there on time. However, it is Rick’s first time to visit the city, ___3___ he doesn’t know his way around. When he sees an old couple sitting on a bench, he goes up to ask for ___4___. The couple kindly tell Rick to ___5___ the underground and to get ___6___ at Prince Station. Rick follows their direction, gets off at Prince Station and walks east for two blocks. An hour later, he is disappointed(失望的) to find that he is ___7___ 41st Street, not 44th Street. The ___8___ misheard(听错) him and gave him the ___9___ direction. Another hour later, when a policeman takes him back, he sees the old couple again. They are still ___10___ on the bench, right in front of Prince’s Building.
| 小题4: | | A．time | B．meeting | C．direction | D．bus |
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| 小题8: | | A．man | B．woman | C．policeman | D．old couple |
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| 小题10: | | A．eating | B．talking | C．playing | D．sitting |
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阅读短文，根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写A, 错误的写B。
Paul and his wife are driving down a busy street. They stop at a crossing and a car pulls up beside them and it stops too. The driver rolls down his window.
“Excuse me, sir,” he says, “But can you please tell me where the main street is?”
“Sorry, sir,” answers Paul, “But we don’t have Main Street in this city.”
The fellow looks at Paul strangely and then rolls up his window and drives away.
Paul’s wife can’t stop laughing.
“What’s so funny now?” he asks her. She says, “He doesn’t ask you where Main Street is. He wants to know the main street of the city. Every city has a main street, right? Get it?”
“Now I do. But it’s too late.”
小题1:Paul and his wife meet a driver at a crossing on a busy street.
小题2:The driver doesn’t know if there is a main street in the city.
小题3:Paul’s wife can’t stop laughing because her husband doesn’t know the way.
小题4:There is no main street in this city.
小题5:Paul understands the driver at last. |
