Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father came to America from Kenya, which is a country in Africa. His parents, Ann and Barack, met when they were students at the University of Hawaii. Since Barack had the same name as his father, young Barack went by the nickname “Barry”.
In 1979, after he finished high school, Barry went to Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. There, he started to learn about his African roots and decided to use his African name, Barack. After two years in L.A., he went to Columbia University in New York City to study politics.
After college, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he worked to help poor people in his city. He traveled to Africa to meet his grandmother and cousins for the first time. He went back many times over the years to visit with his family and learn about where he came from. At work, he met a lawyer named Michelle Robinson. They worked together in a big law firm. Then he left Chicago to go to Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He did very well in law school.
After he was done with school, Barack moved back to Chicago and in 1992 he married Michelle. He worked as a lawyer, devoted to helping poor people for free who had been treated unfairly. He worked hard to get the people he helped to vote(投票).
He made many people believe that their votes were important, and helped them feel like they could make a difference.
小题1:Barack Obama’s father was probably born in _________.| A．Hawaii | B．California | C．Illinois | D．Kenya |
小题2:Which of the following is the right order according to the text?
①Getting married to Michelle.
②Travelling to Africa to meet his grandmother
③Going to Harvard Law School
④Going to Columbia University
⑤Working in a big law firm.| A．④②⑤③① | B．④③②⑤① | C．③④①⑤② | D．②①⑤④③ |
小题3:How did Obama get people to vote?| A．By cheating them to do so. | | B．By making a difference to people. | | C．By showing them the importance of their votes. | | D．By helping poor people who treat others unfairly. |
小题4:According to the text, which of the following words can best describe Barack Obama?| A．Humorous | B．Polite | C．Brave | D．Kind-hearted |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D |
试题分析：本文记叙了美国现总统奥巴马从出生，求学到律师的早期经历。
小题1:D 细节题。从第一段第二句His father came to America from Kenya, which is a country in Africa. His parents, Ann and Barack, met when they were students at the University of Hawaii.可知他的父亲是一个非洲人，ABC三个地点都是美国的地点，故D正确。。
小题2: A 细节题。从2-4段In 1979, after he finished high school, Barry went to Occidental College in Los Angeles, California.和After two years in L.A., he went to Columbia University in New York City to study politics.以及After college, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he worked to help poor people in his city.以及After he was done with school, Barack moved back to Chicago and in 1992 he married Michelle. He worked as a lawyer, devoted to helping poor people for free who had been treated unfairly可知A项的顺序是正确的。
小题3:C 推理题。从最后一段He made many people believe that their votes were important, and helped them feel like they could make a difference.可推知他让人们相信他会给美国带来改变。
小题4:D推理题。从倒数第二段“devoted to helping poor people for free who had been treated unfairly.”可推知奥巴马是热心的。 |
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试题【Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father came to 】；主要考察你对
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I moved to Chicago ten years ago. As I was new to the area, I had friends and seldom went out to parties. But a month later, I was invited to a party and there I an elderly couple.
The wife and I for a long time. She told me how she was about her husband who was a heart operation. At that time I was working as a researcher in the same where the husband would be going for his operation, I told her to take down my phone number and me to let me know when he was there.
She phoned a few weeks later as and told me that her husband was admitted to the hospital and waiting. I told her that I would go and check on him every day while I was at . I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same, so I decided to give them some .
Weeks turned into months and it just became my to see them and keep track of how things were going before, during and after the heart operation. Sometimes I"d bring a for him to read, or some food that we would share . As time went by, it seemed like I became part of the . Even after the husband returned from the hospital, we still often each other on holidays.
Now, ten years later, I my own family. Since our parents don’t close by, this couple has become my son’s “local” grandparents. My wife and I often feel truly to have this couple as our “local” parents! Sometimes family comes out of the most unexpected place.
| 小题1: | | A．few | B．some | C．several | D．many |
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| 小题2: | | A．served | B．loved | C．met | D．supported |
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| 小题3: | | A．searched | B．fought | C．worked | D．talked |
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| 小题4: | | A．regretful | B．calm | C．worried | D．lucky |
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| 小题5: | | A．giving up | B．waiting for | C．paying for | D．turning down |
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| 小题6: | | A．hotel | B．hospital | C．restaurant | D．office |
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| 小题8: | | A．ask | B．call | C．help | D．invite |
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| 小题9: | | A．required | B．predicted | C．expected | D．promised |
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| 小题10: | | A．even | B．seldom | C．still | D．sometimes |
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| 小题11: | | A．work | B．school | C．home | D．table |
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| 小题12: | | A．experience | B．company | C．luck | D．trust |
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| 小题13: | | A．risk | B．stress | C．test | D．habit |
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| 小题14: | | A．book | B．picture | C．computer | D．tape |
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| 小题15: | | A．early | B．together | C．alone | D．everywhere |
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| 小题16: | | A．public | B．family | C．team | D．group |
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| 小题17: | | A．missed | B．followed | C．knew | D．visited |
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| 小题18: | | A．leave | B．find | C．have | D．need |
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| 小题19: | | A．live | B．come | C．move | D．drive |
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| 小题20: | | A．nervous | B．curious | C．thankful | D．suitable |
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The pen is more powerful than the sword. There have been many writers who use their pens to write things that were wrong. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them.
She was born in the U. S. A. in 1811. One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.
This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom"s Cabin. There was a time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child had read this novel that did so much to stop slavery. Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting, if only to show how a warm-hearted writer can arouse people"s sympathies. The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor seen a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent the true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were widely excited over it, and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free.
小题1:Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe became famous for .| A．one of her books | | B．she was a very heartedly person | | C．she was a kind wife | | D．she worked for the war |
小题2: How old was Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe when her world famous book was published?| A．About sixty years old. | | B．Over fifty years old. | | C．In her forties. | | D．Around twenty years old. |
小题3:What do we learn about Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe from the passage?| A．Before the civil war she had been a slave. | | B．Before the civil war she had lived in the north of America. | | C．She had a good school education. | | D．She was better at writing than swinging a sword. |
小题4:Why could Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe"s book cause a civil war in America? Because .| A．she disclosed the terrible wrongs done to the slaves in the Southern States | | B．she wrote so well that the Americans loved her very much | | C．the Americans were too excited when they reads the book | | D．the Southern Americans hated the book, while the Northern Americans liked it |
小题5:What can we learn from the passage?| A．No wor can be won without such a book as Uncle Tom"s Cabin. | | B．We must understand the importance of literature and art. | | C．We needn"t use weapons to fight things that are wrong. | | D．A writer is more helpful in war than a soldier. |
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“Get yourself up and make something of yourself，buddy！”Though my mother has passed away，her words are as clear in my head today as when I was a boy．
“Christ！”I said，“I have made something of myself. I want to sleep late as I like．”
“If there’s one thing I can’t stand，it’s a quitter．”Her voice in my head is more powerful than my will to refuse，so I pull myself from bed．
Before I was out of primary school，mother could see I lacked the gifts for either making millions or winning the love of crowds．So she began pushing me toward working with words．Words ran in her family．There seemed to be a word gene that passed down from her mother’s grandfather·
The greatest proof was my mother’s first cousin Edwin．He was the managing editor of the New York Times and had gained a name in his career．
In 1947 1 graduated from Johns Hopkins and applied for a job with the Baltimore Sun as a police reporter．It paid＄30 a week ．When I complained the wage was shameful for a learned man，mother refused to sympathize．“If you work hard at this job，”she said，“maybe you can make something of it．”
After a while，I was asked to cover diplomats（外交官）at various African embassies. Then，
seven years later I was arranged by the Sun to cover the White House，a task that was as close to heaven as a journalist could get．However，whatever achievement of mine only seemed insignificant in her eyes．Uncle Edwin’s success was really annoying during my early years as a reporter．What a thrill，I thought．
Then，out of my wildest childhood fantasy，the Times came knocking．It was sad that Uncle Edwin had passed away by this time．In 1979 I won the Pulitzer Prize．Unfortunately，my mother’s brain and health broke down the year before，leaving her in a nursing home，out of touch with life forevermore ．She never knew of my Pulitzer．
I can probably guess how she’d have responded．“ That’s nice，buddy．It shows if you work hand，you’11 be able to make something of yourself one day，”
小题1:The first three paragraphs are intended to＿＿＿＿＿＿| A．draw readers’attention to the author’s success | | B．remind readers that the road to success is rough | | C．serve as an introduction to the author’s mother | | D．explain why the author’s mother kept blaming him |
小题2:The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 probably means that tier families＿＿＿＿| A．were gifted at language | B．never broke their promise | | C．were fond of reading | D．stuck to their family belief |
小题3:What can we learn about the author| A．He got a good salary working as a police reporter． | | B．He lived a rich life with his mother in his childhood． | | C．It was proud of her mother to see his winning the Pulitzer Prize． | | D．It was beyond his wildest dream that he could work for the Times． |
小题4:The author regards Uncle Edwin’s success as a thrill because＿＿＿＿＿＿．| A．he himself was less smart than Uncle Edwin | | B．his mother’s family thought Uncle Edwin to be a good reporter | | C．few reporters can become the managing editor of the New York Times | | D．Uncle Edwin spared no effort to get the Pulitzer Prize at the cost of his life |
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Matthew Ames returned to Brisbane from Melbourne at the weekend after experiencing one of many rounds of surgery，becoming Australia’s first bionic（仿生学的）man. Matthew Ames was at home on Monday morning，adjusting to national media attention and life with titanium rods（钦杆）in what remains of his arms and legs．If all goes to plan，later in the year he will have more surgery to fix bionic prosthetics（假肢）．
It all started 15 months ago，when the Origin Energy engineer一who lives with his wife Diane and four children in Camp Hill in Brisbane’s east一began feeling like he was coming down with the“man flu”，A week later he was in hospital，senseless and on life support，which was caused by a deadly form of bacteria．
“He had a. 99％chance of dying，”Matthew’s son Luke，9，said in a program，Sunday Night which drew more than 2．12 million viewers nationally．
Matthew’s younger sons Ben，8，and Will，7，added：“And only 1％of living.”
Proudly Will concluded：“And the 1％ won against the 99．”
Matthew’s families were told Matthew’s only chance of survival was to have his four limbs removed．For Diane，the choice was easy．She could not allow their children to grow up without a father．Eventually，Matthew came to，only to find he had no arms and legs．
On Monday，he is attending a Pride of Australia Medal ceremony for which he has been nominated（被提名）In the courage category．“The 40-year-old is slowly getting used to a few more people knowing about his story，”his sister Kate told Fairfax Media．“We told his story so that he was known to the kids，and thus people wouldn’t stop and stare，”Kate continued．“We’re not sure what to expect now that his story has aired across Australia．The effect it would have in a positive way on people is beyond our expectation．”
小题1:From the first two paragraphs we can learn that Matthew Ames| A．has finished all of his operations | | B．is the first bionic man in the world | | C．is becoming the focus of the public | | D．had his arms and legs cut completely |
小题2:From what Matthew Ames’sons say，we can conclude that| A．it was a wonder for their father to escape from death | | B．most doctors refused to operate on their father | | C．the sons’love is the cure of their father，s disease | | D．the sons’pray moved God and saved their father |
小题3:What was the attitude of Matthew’s wife when he was advised to cut his legs and arms？| A．Doubtful. | B．Supportive. | C．Cautious. | D．Casual. |
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage？
A. A Lucky Father B. A Bionic Man
C．A National Hero D". A Reliable Husband |
A Lesson in Caring
It was a cold evening. My daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora . She wasn’t even four, but she at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, can we take him home?”
I don’t remember my . But I do remember a sudden feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her , whether it was birds flying or children playing. But now she was noticing and beggary.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and it to an elderly person. I signed us up. Nora was about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought a(n) to turn back. The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this? , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She us right over.
The building was in a bad state. A silver-haired woman in an old dress received us. Nora ran inside. I followed. However, when we talked, I was moved by her struggle against the hard life and realized what our little help meant to her. When the time came to say goodbye, we three hugged. I walked home , touched.
Professionals call such a “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities and I’ve come to see. else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve her grow over these past four years, I still wonder – which of us has benefited more?
小题2: | A．pulled | B．stared | C．pointed | D．aimed |
| 小题3: | | A．debate | B．reply | C．explanation | D．expression |
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| 小题4: | | A．light | B．funny | C．heavy | D．magical |
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| 小题5: | | A．image | B．dream | C．memory | D．world |
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| 小题6: | | A．coldness | B．kindness | C．suffering | D．sharing |
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| 小题7: | | A．sent | B．applied | C．devoted | D．posted |
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| 小题8: | | A．concerned | B．curious | C．satisfied | D．excited |
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| 小题9: | | A．attractive | B．valuable | C．creative | D．lucky |
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| 小题10: | | A．encourage | B．expect | C．allow | D．push |
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| 小题11: | | A．urge | B．effort | C．hurry | D．must |
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| 小题12: | | A．Therefore | B．But | C．Anyhow | D．Instead |
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| 小题13: | | A．requested | B．promised | C．invited | D．thanked |
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| 小题14: | | A．happily | B．cautiously | C．eagerly | D．unwillingly |
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| 小题15: | | A．in tears | B．in disappointment | C．with tiredness | D．with anxiety |
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| 小题16: | | A．stay | B．visit | C．reception | D．challenge |
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| 小题18: | | A．reliable | B．fair | C．difficult | D．enjoyable |
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| 小题19: | | A．collect | B．order | C．make | D．design |
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| 小题20: | | A．had | B．felt | C．watched | D．noticed |
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