Question

Barack Obama became US President in January, 2009. Since then, the world has been watching him closely to see whether he keeps his promises about the economy(经济), foreign policy and health care.
But at home, he has also been under pressure from his two daughters to keep his promise: to give them a new dog as a gift for helping him with his election campaign(竞选活动).
On Tuesday the nation’s first dog, named Bo, came out. It is a six-month-old water dog which is black with a white chest and white paws(爪).
“Bo’s got star quality,” said President Obama as he and his family took a walk with the dog on the White House lawn(草坪) in front of reporters.
He then joked, “ I finally got a friend. It took some time,” mentioning a famous saying, “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.”

1. 1.
   Barack Obama is ______ President now
   1. A.
      French
   2. B.
      British
   3. C.
      Russian
   4. D.
      American
2. 2.
   Which of the following is NOT true?
   1. A.
      The dog is called Bo
   2. B.
      The dog is six month old
   3. C.
      The dog is black and white
   4. D.
      The dog is all white
3. 3.
   The dog is Obama’s gift to ______
   1. A.
      the reporters
   2. B.
      his wife
   3. C.
      his daughters
   4. D.
      his sons
4. 4.
   What might the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
   1. A.
      It’s not easy to find a dog in Washington
   2. B.
      It’s not easy to find a friend in Washington
   3. C.
      Dogs aren’t friendly to man
   4. D.
      Man isn’t friendly to dogs

Answer 1

DDCB
试题分析：本文介绍了奥巴马总统送给女儿的礼物—小狗Bo的新闻。
1.D 细节题。根据本文第一句Barack Obama became US President in January, 2009.可知奥巴马是美国总统。故D正确。
2.D 细节题。根据文章第三段It is a six-month-old water dog which is black with a white chest and white paws(爪).可知这只狗并不是都是白色的，胸部是黑色的。故D正确。
3.C 细节题。根据文章第二段But at home, he has also been under pressure from his two daughters to keep his promise: to give them a new dog as a gift for helping him with his election campaign(竞选活动).可知这只狗是送给他的女儿的。故C正确。
4.B 推理题。根据“If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.”可知原来华盛顿里几乎没有狗，也就是说在华盛顿找到朋友是很困难的。故B正确。
考点：考察故事类短文阅读
点评：本文介绍了奥巴马总统送给女儿的礼物—小狗Bo的新闻。本文考查细节题为主，细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。