Barak Obama(巴拉克.奥巴马), a black man, is th

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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。

小题1:Where was Barack Obama born?

A．In Kansas.

B．In Hawaii.

C．In Kenya.

D．In Massachusetts.小题2:How many universities are there in the passage?

A．Three .

B．Six.

C．Two.

D．Five.小题3:Barack Obama became President at the age of

A．37.

B．57.

C．40.

D．47.小题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.小题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

答案

小题1:B

小题2:A

小题3:D

小题4:B

小题5:C

题目分析：这篇短文主要介绍了美国总统奥巴马的简历及其家庭情况。

小题1:根据He was born on August 4^th, 1961, in Hawaii(夏威夷)可知选B。

小题2:根据短文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）.描述，可知选A。

小题3:根据On November 4^th, 2008, he became the new president of America 联系上文他1961年出生，计算可知2008-1961=47，故选D。

小题4:根据They have two young daughters. 可知奥巴马有两个女儿，故选B。

小题5:这篇短文主要介绍了美国总统奥巴马的家庭生活情况，故选C，巴拉克奥巴马的生活。

点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握文中中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。