Barack Obama, a black man, is the president o...

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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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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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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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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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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Everyone needs a vacation (假期). So does US President (总统) Barack Obama. Now, he is trying to share one of his experiences with us.

“My family traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii, in December last year for Christmas. Of course we went there by plane. We spent 17 days there. Hawaii is my hometown. We had a wonderful time there. It was one of the greatest vacations in my life.”

“My wife Michelle and I visited the US Marine Corps (海军陆战队) and their families in Hawaii on Christmas Day. I even held the eight-month-old baby of a captain (上校) in my arms.”

“I also spent part of Christmas Eve playing golf with my old friends from Hawaii and some White House workers.”

“I went to Hanauma Bay Nature Park with my two daughters. That’s our favourite place. We dived there, and set four sea turtles (龟) free. We all had a good time.”

根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)误(F)。

1.Barack Obama shared his experience of traveling with his family last summer.

2.Obama and his family went on a trip to Hawaii.

3.Obama and his family spent half a month in Hawaii.

4.On Christmas Day, Obama and his daughters visited the US Marine Corps.

5.Obama and his daughters liked Hanauma Bay Nature Park.

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任务型阅读　 根据短文内容，完成表格，每空一词。

Do you know who is the president of the USA now? Your answer is ‘Obama（奥巴马）, right?’ Next, let’s have a look at his growing experience（经历）. Ten-year-old Obama was one of the only three black students at his school in Honolulu, Hawaii. The young boy didn’t look the same as most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy asked him whether his father ate people. “I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan prince, but I kept asking myself who I was,” said Obama.

However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Barack Obama became the first black president in U.S. history. Obama was born on August 4, 1961. His father is an African（非洲人） and his mother is a white American. This unusual background（背景）made him want to know who he was. With the help of his friends, Obama finally went to college. His hard work made him a star at Harvard University, a famous university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Later, he became the third black senator（议员） in U.S. history.

During his competition for U.S. president, Obama talked about his background. He called for a United States of America, rather than a white America or a black America. Obama’s success（成功） is a historic victory（胜利）. It 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.

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Do you know who is the president of the United States? On November 8, 2016, Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in the presidential election(总统竞选) and became the 45th president of the US on January 20, 2017.

Donald Trump was born in a very rich family, who is the fourth of five children. His father is Fred Trump. Donald was born on June 14, 1946. He was strongly influenced by his father when he was young. After his graduation from Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1968, Donald Trump joined his father’s company, The Trump Organization.

Donald Trump is nothing like any other US president. Unlike Hillary Clinton, his opponent（对手）, and most US presidents, Trump had no experience in government(政府). This led many to believe he couldn’t win. But to his supporters, the fact that he is not a typical politician is actually one of his good points. He said he would bring changes to the US. He kept saying he would “ Make America great again” during the whole election.

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。

1.Donald Trump is the 44th president of the US.

2.His family was very poor when he was young.

3.Donald Trump joined his father’s company when he was 22.

4.Donald was greatly influenced by his mother when he was young.

5.Donald had no experience in government.

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Nelson Mandela, the first black President of South Africa, passed away at his home. He is one of the greatest people in the 20th century. The whole world mourned the father of new South Africa. His life is full of stories.

根据内容选择最佳答案。（每小题1分，共5分）

1.Nelson is the first ______ president of South Africa.

A. white　　 B. Asian　　 C. woman　　 D. black

2.Nelson was born in a_______ family.

A. poor　　 B. rich　　 C. kind　　 D. white

3.How long was Nelson in prison?

A. nearly 28years　　 B. 18years　　 C. over 30 years　　 D. 7 years

4.Nelson won the Nobel Prize for_____　 in 1993.

A. Physics　　 B. Medicine　　 C. Chemistry　　 D. Peace

5.Nelson has been dead for about ______.

A. 2 years　　 B. 5 years　　 C. 4 years　　 D. 10years

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