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
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
题目分析：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。