Ten-year-old Barack Obama was one of the only...

Ten-year-old Barack Obama was one of the only three black students at his school in Hawaii, US. He felt very different from most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. ①A white boy asked him whether his father ate people.“I lied (说谎) 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 the history of the US.

Obama was born in 1961, to an African father and a white American woman in a small town in the US. He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii. ②This unusual background made him want to know who he was. He once

drank much wine to help forget this question.

With the help of his friends, Obama finally went to college. His hard work made him a star at Harvard. Later, he became the third black senator (参议员) in the history of the US. During his race to the highest post in the US. Obama talked about his background. He called for a United America, rather than a white America or a black America.

Obama's success has made Martin Luther King's dream come true. That is: A man should not be judged by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character.

1.Where did Obama study when he was a boy?

A. He studied at home.　　　　 B. He studied in Hawaii.

C. He studied in Kenya.　　　 D. He studied in Africa.

2.Where was his father from?

A. From Hawaii.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. From Harvard.　　　　

C. From a small town in the US.　　　　 D. From Africa.

3.What’s Martin Luther King’s dream?

A. He wanted to be the president.

B. He wanted to go to Harvard.

C. All the people should have the same rights(权利), whether they are white or black.

D. He wanted Obama to be successful.

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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.

1.Where was Barack Obama born?

A．In Massachusetts.                       B．In Kansas.

C．In Hawaii.                             D．In New York.

2.________ universities are mentioned in the passage.

A．Two              B．Five              C．Four             D．Three

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.

4.Barack Obama became the president at the age of _________ for the first time.

A．37               B．47               C．38               D．48

5.Which is the best title of this passage?

A．Education of the President                B．Dreams from My Father

C．Life of Barack Obama                    D．The book by Barack Obama

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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 4^th, 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 4^th, 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。

1.Where was Barack Obama born?

A．In Kansas.                             B．In Hawaii.

C．In Kenya.                              D．In Massachusetts.

2.How many universities are there in the passage?

A．Three .           B．Six.              C．Two.             D．Five.

3.Barack Obama became President at the age of ________

A．37.              B．57.               C．40.              D．47.

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.

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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Ten-year-old Johnny was one of the laziest boys in his class. His_______was always late and it was usually wrong. He only_______half the number of maths problems the other children did and in his composition（作文） he wrote half the number of______. And usually the words were badly spelled because he was too_______to use a dictionary.

One day, his class went on a bus trip. The teacher did not want to_____Johnny with them. But there was no one to look after Johnny at the school_______she had to take him.

“Now, children,” the teacher said, “on the bus ______we will see old buildings, some beautiful countryside, and many_______things. I want you to write about_______you see on the trip.”

The bus trip began. The children looked out of the windows at all interesting things. They took notes（笔记）________their notebooks. The teacher was very________with them. Then she saw Johnny lying（躺） on the________of the bus and went up to him.

“Are you_______?” she asked him.

“No, ma’ma,” he said.

“Then________are you lying on the floor?”

“ ______I can’t see anything,” he said, “I can’t write about it, can I?”

1.A. class　　 B. homework　　 C. lesson　　 D. breakfast

2.A. had　　 B. was　　 C. did　　 D. looked

3.A. words　　 B. lines　　 C. sentences　　 D. article

4.A. bright　　 B. short　　 C. stupid　　 D. lazy

5.A. ask　　 B. take　　 C. tell　　 D. bring

6.A. but　　 B. although　　 C. so　　 D. then

7.A. floor　　 B. trip　　 C. top　　 D. seat

8.A. some　　 B. old　　 C. beautiful　　 D. other

9.A. something　　 B. anything　　 C. everything　　 D. nothing

10.A. in　　 B. on　　 C. with　　 D. of

11.A. angry　　 B. pleased　　 C. upset　　 D. sad

12.A. floor　　 B. ground　　 C. top　　 D. seat

13.A. OK　　 B. ill　　 C. full　　 D. late

14.A. how　　 B. what　　 C. when　　 D. why

15.A. Because　　 B. Although　　 C. If　　 D. And

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Ten-year-old Johnny was one of the laziest boys in his class. His homework was always  ________and it was usually wrong. He only did half the number of math problems________the other children did and in his compositions  he _____ half the number of words. And usually the words were _ spelled because he was too lazy to use a ________

One day his class went on a bus trip. The ____ did not want to take Johnny with them. But there was no one to look after Johnny at the school so she had to take________ ."Now, children," the teacher said, "On our bus trip we will____ old buildings, some beautiful countryside, and many other things. I want you to write about _____ interesting you see on the trip. "The bus trip ________. The children looked out of the windows at all the interesting things.

They took notes _____ their notebooks. The teacher was very____________with them. Then she saw Johnny ________on the floor of the bus and went up to him.

"Are you________?" she asked him.

"No." he said.

"Then ________are you lying on the floor?"

"If I can't see anything," he said, "I can't write about it, can I?"

1.A. late                       B. early                        C. good                        D. fine

2.A. that                      B. who          C. what               D. whom

3.A. learned                         B. made                       C. wrote              D. read

4.A. badly                    B. well          C. correctly                    D. nicely

5.A. radio                    B. pen                         C. library                 D. dictionary

6.A. driver                            B. mother                  C. father                  D. teacher

7.A. him                       B. himself                  C. his           D. he

8.A. hear                     B. listen to                  C. see           D. feel

9.A. nothing                B. something              C. nobody                D. everybody

10.A. ended                        B. began                    C. finished                 D. closed

11.A. over                            B. by               C. in               D. at

12.A. angry                          B. pleased              C. sad                 D. careful

13.A. standing           B. sitting                   C. eating                   D. lying

14.A. busy                            B. sick          C. happy                       D. glad

15.A. where                         B. what         C. how          D. why

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Barack Obama is the 44th president (总统) of the United States. His date of birth is August 4th, 1961. He was elected (被选举为) president on November 4th, 2008.Obama has a very healthy lifestyle. As a president, he is always very busy and works about 10 hours a day. But he still spends some time doing exercise. At about 7:30 every morning he goes to a gym. He does exercise there for about 90 minutes every day. He says that doing exercise makes him young and healthy. Doing exercise can make him relaxed. His eating habits are also very healthy. He usually stays away from junk food. He eats a lot of vegetables and fruit every day. He doesn’t like coffee or ice cream. His favorite food is the pizza (比萨饼) from a restaurant in Chicago. The restaurant’s name is Italian Fiesta Pizzeria.

Do exercise every day from now on. You’ll be as healthy as Obama!

1.Obama does exercise ______.

A. every day              B. once a week                  C. twice a week          D. three times a week

2.Obama was _________ years old when he was elected president.

A. 27                            B. 37                                     C. 47                            D. 57

3.Obama likes ______ best according to the passage.

A. coffee                    B. ice cream                         C. pizzas            D. hamburgers

4.We can learn that ______ from the passage.

A. Obama doesn’t eat breakfast with his family

B. Obama goes to bed before 10 o’clock every night

C. Obama does exercise in a park every morning

D. Obama thinks doing exercise is good for him

5.The passage is mainly about _________.

A. Obama’s work    B. Obama’s hobbies    C. Obama’s family    D. Obama’s lifestyle

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Barack Hussein Obama, the present president of the USA, ________ a naughty (调皮的) boy at school.

A. was used to be　　 B. was used to being

C. used to be　　　　　 D. used to being

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The former (前任的) US president Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle, made lots of changes after she became First Lady in 2009. One of_______ was the White House garden. She ______ it by herself. The garden has many kinds of fruit and______ . The fresh fruit and vegetables are used in the White House. The garden is also a_______ for US children because they would like to eat healthy food and live a healthy life by knowing about the garden.

“My husband will tell you that one of the most common questions he gets________other people is, ‘How is your wife’s garden?’” Michelle said. “And over the years this little garden has influenced (影响) lots of people across this country to start their______ .”

The former First Lady was worried that the new president wouldn’t_______ the garden any more.

But she doesn’t have to _____ . The National Park Foundation (基金会) has raised $2.5 million. It will ______ the garden growing for at least 17 years.

“This garden has taught us that________we have the courage (勇气) to plant something,” Michelle said, “we can water it and invite friends to help us take care of it. We never know what might grow.”

1.A. we B. us C. they D. them

2.A. sold B. took C. forgot D. started

3.A. vegetables B. flowers C. trees D. grass

4.A. dream B. symbol C. tower D. competition

5.A. from B. to C. with D. for

6.A. houses B. hospitals C. gardens D. schools

7.A. buy B. finish C. build D. use

8.A. miss B. worry C. leave D. think

9.A. keep B. make C. help D. watch

10.A. till B. although C. if D. because

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Lao She was one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century. He was not only an excellent writer,　　　 also a great modern novelist小说家 and dramatist剧作家.

Lao She was born into a　　　 family in Beijing and his real name was Shu　 Qingchun. His family was poor after his father died. His mother had a very　　　 time. Lao She worked his way through college. After graduating he started to work as a　　　 in primary and middle schools. He liked　　　 since he was a child. He didn’t write his first novel until 1　　　 He was famous　　　 his novel Camel Xiangzi and the play Teahouse. Teahouse shows the　　　 of the Chinese people between 1898 and 1945. Most people like to see it.

Like　　　 famous intellectuals 知识分子 in China, he experienced lots of bad things in the middle 1960s.　　　 , he killed himself in a lake in 1966.

He was married to Hu Jieqing and they　　　　 four children, one son and three daughters.

1.A. and　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　　　 D. so

2.A. poor　　　　 B. mistakes　　　 C. rich　　　　　　 D. plans

3.A. happy　　　 B. good　　　　　　 C. mad　　　　　　 D. hard

4.A. guide　　　　 B. doctor　　　　 C. teacher　　　　 D. waiter

5.A. writing　　　 B. singing　　　　 C. listening　　　　 D. reading

6.A. as　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　 D. with

7.A. idea　　　　 B. family　　　　　 C. life　　　　　　　 D. interest

8.A. other　　　　 B. others　　　　　 C. another　　　　 D. else

9.A. Luckily　　 B. Unluckily　　　 C. Quickly 　　　　 D. Certainly

10.A. took　　　　 B. played　　　　　　 C. spent　　　　　　 D. had

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Billy is a boy of fifteen. His parents died three years ago. One day when he was walking in the street, he　 　　 a wallet. He returned it to the owner, Mr. Baker. He gave his 　　 to the boy. As the boy had no job, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his　　 . Billy worked so hard that Mr. and Mrs. Baker were 　 　　 with him.

Mr. Baker loved planting 　　 　 . The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted them in the 　 　　 himself and watered them every day. Several days　 　　　　　 , he had to leave for another city. Before he started, he said to Billy, “Take good care of these trees. Some boys near our house always want to steal them.” “Don’t 　　　　　　 about them, sir.” answered Billy, “I'll try my best to watch them.” Six days passed and Mr. Baker came back. He asked, “　 　　　　　 anyone ever come to steal the trees?” “No, sir.” said Billy. “To stop someone from stealing the trees, I 　 　　　　　　　　 them up six days ago. I have hidden them for almost a week!”

1.A. bought　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　 　　 C. carried　　　　　 D. wanted

2.A. wallet　　　　　　 B. pity　　　　　　 　　　 C. thanks　　　　　　 D. excuses

3.A. office　　　　　　 B. city　　　　　　　　 C. town　　　　　　　　 D. home

4.A. pleased　　　　　 B. angry　　　　　　　　 C. bored　　　　　　 　 D. sad

5.A. grass　　　　　　 B. flowers　　　　 　　 C. vegetables　　　 D. trees

6.A. garden　　 　　　 B. office　　　　　　　　 C. city　　　　　　 D. room

7.A. ago　　　　　　　　 B. later　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　 D. after

8.A. think　　　　　　　 B. talk　　　　　　　　　 C. learn　　　　　　　 D. worry

9.A. Did　　　　　　　　 B. Does　　　　　　　　　 C. Has　　　　　　　　 D. Will

10.A. sent　　　　　　　 B. pulled　　　　　　　　 C. put　　　　　　　　 D. picked

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