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Barack Obama, a black man, is the president of the United States now. He was born on August 4th, 1961, in Hawaii and has lived in many places. His mother was from Kansas and his father was from Kenya. Obama went to Columbia University in New York and got a law degree at Harvard University in Massachusetts. His wife is Michelle Obama. She also worked as a lawyer (律师) and later worked for the University of Chicago. 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 he was taken good care of by his grandparents when he was young. He also lived and worked in Africa. Then he got good education in Harvard University. On November 4th, 2008, he became the president of America for the first time.
小题1:Where was Barack Obama born?
A.In Massachusetts.B.In Kansas.
C.In Hawaii.D.In New York.
小题2:________ universities are mentioned in the passage.
A.TwoB.FiveC.FourD.Three
小题3:Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Obama’s father was from Kenya.B.Obama has a son and a daughter.
C.Obama once worked in Africa.D.Obama studied in Columbia University.
小题4:Barack Obama became the president at the age of _________ for the first time.
A.37B.47C.38D.48
小题5:Which is the best title of this passage?
A.Education of the President B.Dreams from My Father
C.Life of Barack ObamaD.The book by Barack Obama

答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:C
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试题分析:本文主要讲述了奥巴马的生平简介。
小题1:根据 He was born on August 4th, 1961, in Hawaii 可知,奥巴马出生在夏威夷。所以本题选C。
小题2:通过阅读全文可知,文中提到了Columbia University、 Harvard University和University of Chicago三所大学。所以本题选D。
小题3:根据They have two young daughters.可知,奥巴马夫妇有一对女儿,而不是一儿一女。所以本题选B。
小题4:根据 He was born on August 4th, 1961和On November 4th, 2008, he became the president of America for the first time可知,奥巴马出任总统时是47岁。所以本题选B。
小题5:通过阅读全文,我们知道本文主要讲述了奥巴马的生平简介,只有C符合文意,其他选项有失偏颇。所以本题选C。
点评:本文是人物简介或人物传记类的文章,应该注意人物的生平,特别是他们的出生年月,在什么时间发生的什么事;注意人物的事迹的都有哪些,它们的先后顺序是怎样的等等问题。
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Do you have to be very smart to live a happy life? The character of McDull (麦兜) tells you that this is not true. He is famous for having a birthmark on his right eye. He is not very clever, but he has a heart of gold. He is also happy, with lots of dreams. McDull wanted to visit the Maldives (马尔代夫). But his mother didn’t have enough money for a trip there. So she lied to him and took him to a place called Hong Kong. The place has a sign that says, “Go to the Maldives”. It made McDull very happy. He thought he was really excited in the Maldives!
The cartoon pig character was created (创造) in Hong Kong by Alice Mark and Brian Tse. McDull is just a common pig. He has many dreams, but they never come true. That doesn’t stop him trying. McDull lives his life in a simple and happy way. His idea towards life is “Never give up”.
小题1:McDull is famous for ________.
A.his wonderful characterB.visiting the Maldives
C.having a birthmark on his left eyeD.having a birthmark on his right eye
小题2:When McDull came to Hong Kong with his Mum, he felt _______.
A.sadB.unhappyC.angryD.excited
小题3:Where was McDull created?
A.Hong KongB.JapanC.AmericaD.Not mention

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Have you ever had an embarrassing (尴尬的) experience? Last week we asked readers to tell us about embarrassing experiences. We received thousands of letters! Here is a selection.
Tony: My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university. I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school. One morning my alarm clock didn’t ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I didn’t go to the office, but went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing, and I couldn’t understand why! Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!
Henry: The most embarrassing experience I’ve ever had happened two years ago. After seeing a film, my wife and I had lunch in our favorite restaurant in town. Then we decided to take a walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress in a shop window and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife’s hand. There was a loud scream, and a woman slapped (拍击) my face. I hadn’t taken my wife’s hand!I"d taken the hand of a stranger!
小题1:The students began laughing when they saw Tony _________.
A.wearing a wrong shoeB.carrying an alarm clock
C.looking down suddenlyD.rushing into the classroom
小题2:Henry and his wife held hands _________.
A.at the cinemaB.in the shopC.at the restaurantD.along the street
小题3:Henry was embarrassed because he __________.
A.heard his wife screaming B.knocked over some watches
C.took the hand of a strangerD.slapped the woman in the face

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Mr and Mrs White had two sons and three daughters. One Sunday Mrs White said to her husband, “The children don’t have any lessons today, and you’re free too. There’s a new funfair(游乐场) in the park. Let’s all go there to play.”
Her husband said, “I want to finish some work today.” “Oh, forget it. Go there and make our children happy. That’s the most important work.” Mrs White said.
So Mr and Mrs White took their children to the funfair. Mr White was 45 years old, but he enjoyed the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to another, and ate lots of sweets. One of his children said to his mother, “Dad is just like a small child, isn’t he, mom?” Mrs White didn’t want to follow his husband around any more at that time and answered, “He is even worse than a small child, Mary, because he might spend more money than a small child.”
小题1: There were_____ children in the family.
A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five
小题2: One Sunday, Mrs and Mr White wanted to go to_____ with their children.
A.schoolB.workC.a funfairD.a shop
小题3: Mr White liked the place so much that he_____.
A.sold lots of sweets
B.followed his wife all the time
C.hurried from one thing to another
D.asked a lot of questions
小题4: From the story we know Mrs White_____ when Mary asked her the question.
A.was still excited to play
B.was a little angry with Mr White
C.looked for Mr White everywhere
D.ate a lot of sweets
小题5: Of all the family members, _____enjoyed playing there most that Sunday.
A.Mr WhiteB.Mrs WhiteC.MaryD.the boys

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The day is like any other day in his life. Tom walks past the shop at the street corner. He stops to look at the front row of shoes, and he feels happy to see that pair of shoes he wants very much is still there. But he feels sorry for himself. He really wants to have them for his birthday.
He sadly walks away and thinks how to tell his mother about it. He knows she will give him anything he likes if she can. He also knows very well that she has little money. He decides not to go home so quickly, because he looks worried and his mother will see it. So he goes to the park and sits on the grass. Then he sees a boy in a wheel chair. He notices that the boy moves the wheel chair with his hands. Tom looks at him carefully and is surprised to see the boy has no feet. He looks at his own feet. "It"s much better to be without shoes than without feet," he thinks. There is no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He smiles and he is happier.
小题1:Tom passes the shop______.
A.by busB.on footC.by bikeD.in a car
小题2:Why does Tom stop in front of the shop?
A.Because he has the same shoes like the ones in the shop window.
B.Because he wants to look at the Shoes he likes.
C..Because he wants to buy the shoes.
D.Because the shoes are very beautiful.
小题3:The pair of shoes he likes is______.
A.too expensiveB.quite cheap
C.not there D.still there
小题4:Tom goes into the park because he ______.
A.is thinking how to tell his mother about it
B.wants to see the boy in a wheel chair.
C.doesn"t want to make his mother worried
D.he feels sad because he wants the shoes
小题5:From the story we can know that Tom _____.
A.loves his mother very much
B.doesn"t want to stay at home
C.doesn"t want to go to school
D.likes new shoes very much

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Boris was a teacher. He taught science at a high school. For he needed some books for his lessons, he went to a bookshop to buy some. After he put them in his car in a quiet street, he went to buy some other things at other shops. When he came back to his car, one window was open and the books were gone. Boris drove home sadly.
That night he called a newspaper. The next day people read an advertisement in the newspaper:
Books: Have you got any old books? I buy old and modern books. Open all day on Saturdays. Boris 82 West Road.
And then he went to the police station with the Wednesday newspaper at once.
The first weekend, when Boris was staying at home, his first visitor came at 8:30 in the morning. Boris took him to the kitchen. At about ten o’clock another man arrived. He had a bag under his arm.
As soon as he saw Boris, he asked, “Are you Boris?”
“Yes, I am,” Boris said. “What can I do for you?”
“Look! I have got some good books here. You buy books, don’t you?”
“Yes. Bring them in. Let me have a look at them.”
Soon the books were taken in and showed on the dinning-table. “Sir, come out now,” Boris called. “And take the list with you.”
A policeman appeared in the dinning-room. He read the names on the books, and then read the names on the list in his hand. He found that they were the same.
“Come with me, sir,” the policeman said to the man.
小题1:Boris bought some books. They are        books.
A.science              B.old                  C.cheap
小题2:Boris probably bought the books on       .
A.Tuesday              B.Friday               C.Saturday
小题3:Boris’        was open on Saturdays.
A.shop             B.school               C.house
小题4:Boris looked at the books on the dinning-table and might think, “They’re all       .”
A.mine             B.his                  C.theirs
小题5:The second visitor was taken away by        at last.
A.Boris                B.the first visitor            C.a policewoman
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