In 1961 Obama was born in Hawaii, US. His father was an African and his mother was a white American. He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii.
When Obama was 10 years old, he was one of the only three black students at his school in Hawaii. He felt very different from most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy even asked him what his father was.
“I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan prince. But I kept asking myself who I am," said Obama.
However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Obama became the first black president in US history.
Obama"s unusual background made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol to help forget this question.
With the help of his friends, Obama finally turned his life around at college. His hard work made him a star at Harvard. Later, he became the third black senator (参议员）in US history.
"Obama"s success has made Martin Luther King"s dream come true. That is: A man should not be judged by the colour of his skin, but by the content of his character," wrote ABC news.
小题1:Obama was born in _______.| A．Britain | B．American | C．Kenya | D．Indonesia |
小题2:Which of the following is TURE according to the passage?| A．Obama"s parents are both African | | B．Obama was the first black senator in US history | | C．Obama was once very depressed (压抑）because of his unusual background. | | D．No other black students were in the school where Obama studied when he was ten. |
小题3:Obama became the first black president in US history when he was ______.小题4:From the passage we can learn that ______________.| A．Obama"s father is a Kenyan prince. | | B．Obama was a star in Harvard because he drank a lot | | C．We should judge a person by what he did when he was young | | D．Obama"s success owes to his hard work |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:D |
试题分析;文章介绍了美国总统奥巴马的个人背景知识和成长历程。
小题1:B 细节题。根据文章第一句In 1961 Obama was born in Hawaii, US.说明他出生在美国，故B正确。
小题2:C 推理题。根据文章第五段Obama"s unusual background made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol to help forget this question.说明他的肤色问题曾经让奥巴马非常压抑，靠酗酒来发泄自我，故C正确。
小题3:C 计算题。根据第二段When Obama was 10 years old,以及第四段However, 37 years later, the boy made history.说明他是在47岁的时候成为美国总统的，故C正确。
小题4:D 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段2,3行His hard work made him a star at Harvard. Later, he became the third black senator (参议员）in US history.说明他的成功是因为他的努力。故D正确。
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Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to 36 . Now she was Portia, a strong–willed 37 in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing 38 form her.
39 , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She 40 being in front of other people. She was very 41 at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to 42 much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making 43 friends. She had excellent grades, 44 she always thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition, Roberta’s mother had heard about it and 45 her to join in.
“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to 46 the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”
Her mother wouldn’t let the 47 drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕) .Everyone gets scared. You know you 48 do it. The trick is to look past the 49 to find the love of what you’re doing.’’
So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the 50 of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part, 51 the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she 52 every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new 53 of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition, she 54 two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the 55 was hers.
| 小题1: | | A．sing | B．dance | C．speak | D．report |
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| 小题2: | | A．member | B．actress | C．player | D．character |
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| 小题3: | | A．weakly | B．rapidly | C．smoothly | D．slowly |
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| 小题4: | | A．At first | B．In fact | C．After all | D．In all |
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| 小题5: | | A．hated | B．enjoyed | C．appreciated | D．regretted |
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| 小题6: | | A．honest | B．shy | C．polite | D．patient |
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| 小题7: | | A．avoid | B．focus | C．pay | D．attract |
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| 小题8: | | A．few | B．a few | C．several | D．many |
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| 小题10: | | A．forced | B．requested | C．encouraged | D．reminded |
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| 小题11: | | A．accept | B．play | C．offer | D．learn |
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| 小题12: | | A．role | B．matter | C．interest | D．grade |
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| 小题14: | | A．anger | B．pain | C．sadness | D．fear |
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| 小题15: | | A．purpose | B．way | C．idea | D．importance |
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| 小题16: | | A．memorizing | B．organizing | C．checking | D．improving |
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| 小题17: | | A．disliked | B．loved | C．expected | D．bore |
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| 小题18: | | A．consideration | B．description | C．selection | D．understanding |
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| 小题19: | | A．practiced | B．planned | C．performed | D．delivered |
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| 小题20: | | A．part | B．play | C．speech | D．position |
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Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his 56 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some 57 of animals.
For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 58 . But his father didn’t take Bill along with him 59 he was fifteen.
He and Bill drove to the farm which 60 to his uncle in the afternoon. They 61 the night there, so that they could 62 out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.
It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 63 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember 64 he was. He turned over __65__and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 66 that he was at the 67 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got 68 quickly.
He ran downstairs. The others were already in the 69 ,where Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It 70 good.
They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk 71 , because they didn’t want to __72__ up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle(热水瓶) 73 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 74 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera 75 and started out.
| 小题1: | | A．busy | B．spare | C．enough | D．limited |
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| 小题2: | | A．foods | B．drawings | C．paintings | D．pictures |
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| 小题3: | | A．trips | B．buses | C．animals | D．mountains |
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| 小题4: | | A．after | B．when | C．until | D．unless |
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| 小题5: | | A．led | B．stuck | C．got | D．belonged |
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| 小题6: | | A．cost | B．spent | C．slept | D．took |
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| 小题7: | | A．start | B．begin | C．walk | D．step |
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| 小题8: | | A．telephone | B．machine | C．computer | D．clock |
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| 小题10: | | A．quickly | B．sleepily | C．quietly | D．suddenly |
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| 小题11: | | A．imagined | B．pronounced | C．forgot | D．remembered |
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| 小题12: | | A．mountain | B．town | C．farm | D．station |
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| 小题13: | | A．dressed | B．ordered | C．eaten | D．prepared |
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| 小题14: | | A．bathroom | B．kitchen | C．study | D．bedroom |
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| 小题15: | | A．seemed | B．felt | C．tasted | D．smelled |
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| 小题16: | | A．many | B．soundly | C．much | D．highly |
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| 小题19: | | A．that | B．what | C．after | D．before |
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| 小题20: | | A．cover | B．supply | C．operator | D．equipment（设备） |
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A young woman carrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor(售票员) hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make more room for the woman and her child. On seeing this, people began to talk. "You know this conductor used to be very rude. Now suddenly he has changed his bad behavior , "said a middle-aged man.
"Yes, he should be praised and we must write a letter to the company," said a second passenger. "That"s right," another lady said, "I wish a newspaper reporter were here so that more people could learn from this conductor. "
Just then a gentleman who looked like a teacher turned to the conductor and said , "Excuse me, but can I know your name, please? Your excellent service must be praised..."
Before he could open his mouth, the three-year-old child sitting on the young woman"s lap interrupted (打断谈话), "I know his name. I call him Dad."
小题1:The passengers were ________ to see the conductor"s kindness to the woman and the child.| A．excited | B．pleased | C．interested | D．surprised |
小题2:One passenger suggested writing a letter to the company to ______ .| A．make a demand for more buses | | B．thank the conductor for his good service | | C．criticize（批评） the conductor for his rude behavior | | D．invite a newspaper reporter to write about the conductor |
小题3:What was the gentleman?| A．A teacher. | | B．A newspaper reporter. | | C．Not known from the story. | | D．The conductor"s friend from his company. |
小题4:The word "he" in the last paragraph refers to _______.| A．the gentleman | | B．the conductor | | C．the middle-aged man | | D．the three-year-old child |
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Henry was a carpenter of our village. Once I asked him to make a table for my family. A week later, Henry sent us the table and the bill as well.
My wife said to me, "It"s a beautiful table, dear, isn"t it?"
"I won"t decide about that until I see the bill." I said.
Henry was drinking a glass of water. He laughed and gave me a piece of paper. It said,
Bill
One dining table June 10, 2011
Cost of wood 17.00
Paint 1.50
Work, 8 hours (1 an hour) 8.00
Total(总计) 36.50
When I was looking at the bill, Henry said," It"s a fine day, isn"t it? Quite sunny."
"Yes," I said. "I"m glad it is only the 10th of June."
"Me too, " said Henry." You wait. It will be a bit hotter by the end of the month."
"Yes, hotter and more expensive. The table will be 20 more expensive on June 30th, won"t they, Henry? " I said, "If it isn"t too much trouble, please add it up again. You can forget the date."
"OK, man. You are such a guy." Henry said with a smile in his two blue eyes, and he left with the money he should get.
小题1:The table was made of __________.| A．Wood | B．glass | C．Paper | D．chair |
小题2:The bill showed 36.50 in all because Henry __________.| A．didn’t do well in math | B．was an honest carpenter | | C．added the date to the bill | D．was not a carpenter |
小题3:In Henry’s opinion the write was a __________ guy.| A．smart and careful | B．silly and lazy | C．rich and hardworking | D．stupid and rich |
小题4: From the story we know that __________.| A．Henry got 26.5 for his work in the end | | B．The table will cost 20 more on June 30 | | C．The writer paid 36.5 for the table | | D．The writer got 36.5 |
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Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius（天才） of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius.“ There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.
But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.
Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.
Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work,” he answered. “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.
小题1:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．Edison invented the electric light. | | B．Many other people have changed Edison’s life. | | C．Edison has changed the life of many other people. | | D．Few men in history can change other people’s life. |
小题2:Edison thought ____________.| A．he could be happy if he was a genius | | B．genius plays the most important part in one’s success | | C．hard work could do better than genius | | D．genius could do better than hard work |
小题3:In Edison’s opinion, ____________.| A．thinking can supply people with enjoyment and pleasure as well as help | | B．people’s successs lies mostly in genius | | C．hard work is the second important thing in making people successful | | D．there are few secrets for him to discover later |
小题4:The last sentence in the passage most probably implies(暗示） ____________.| A．life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beings | | B．Edison made 100 inventions in his life | | C．Edison was able to live and work for 100 years | | D．People of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 years’ work |
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