7.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.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 am,"said Obama.
However,37years later,the boy made history.Obama became the first black president in US history.
Obama was born in 1961,to an African father and a white American woman from a small town in the US.He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii.This unusual background made him wonder who he was.He once turned to alcohol to help forget this question.
With help from his friends,Obama finally turned his life around at college.His hard work made him a star at Harvard.Later,he became only the third black senator (参议员) in US history.During his race to the highest post in the US,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 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,"wrote ABC news.
51.When Obama was ten years old,he was inC.
A.Africa
B.Indonesia
C.Hawaii
D.Kenya
52.When Obama became president of the US,he wasB.
A.37
B.47
C.48
D.38
53.Why did Obama lie to his classmates that his father was a Kenyan prince?B
A.Because he was told his father was a Kenyan prince.
B.Because he was afraid of being laughed at by his classmates.
C.Because he dreamed of becoming a Kenyan prince.
D.Because he was uncertain about his background then.
54.Which of the following statements is right?D
A.Obama was brought up in Africa.
B.Obama is optimistic all his life.
C.Obama didn't work hard at Harvard,but he finally turned president of the US.
D.According to Luther King,a man should be judged by the content of his character.
55.What does the underlined sentence in the passage mean?D
A.Obama became very popular at university.
B.Obama changed his life style at college.
C.When Obama was in college,he became a success.
D.Obama changed his attitude and his life became better at university.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了Obama作为第一位黑人总统的成长历史,告诉我们一个人不应该以肤色,而是以品格来评价他.
解答 51.C.细节理解题.根据第一段TEN-YEAR-OLD Barack Obama was one of the only three black students at his school in Hawaii,US可知奥巴马十岁时,他在夏威夷;故选C.
52.B.推理判断题.根据第二段However,37years later,the boy made history.Obama became the first black president in US history可知当奥巴马成为美国总统时,他47岁;故选B.
53.B.推理判断题.根据第一段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 am,"said Obama可知奥巴马对他的同学撒谎说他的父亲是肯尼亚王子因为害怕被嘲笑;故选B.
54.D.细节理解题.根据最后一段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,"wrote ABC news可知根据路德金的说法,一个人应该根据他的品格来判断;故选D.
55.D.句意理解题.根据第四段With help from his friends,Obama finally turned his life around at college可知Obama改变了他的态度,他的大学生活也变好了;故选D.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.