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.
小題1:Barack Obama’s father was probably born in _________.
A.HawaiiB.CaliforniaC.IllinoisD.Kenya
小題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.④②⑤③①B.④③②⑤①C.③④①⑤②D.②①⑤④③
小題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.
小題4:According to the text, which of the following words can best describe Barack Obama?
A.HumorousB.PoliteC.BraveD.Kind-hearted

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析:本文記敘了美國(guó)現(xiàn)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬從出生,求學(xué)到律師的早期經(jīng)歷。
小題1:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。從第一段第二句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.可知他的父親是一個(gè)非洲人,ABC三個(gè)地點(diǎn)都是美國(guó)的地點(diǎn),故D正確。。
小題2: A 細(xì)節(jié)題。從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項(xiàng)的順序是正確的。
小題3:C 推理題。從最后一段He made many people believe that their votes were important, and helped them feel like they could make a difference.可推知他讓人們相信他會(huì)給美國(guó)帶來(lái)改變。
小題4:D推理題。從倒數(shù)第二段“devoted to helping poor people for free who had been treated unfairly.”可推知奧巴馬是熱心的。
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On the day the newspaper      out each month, the first thing Suzie does is to        where her article is in the newspaper. And each time at the beginning of her article are the words: By Suzie Jefferson.
小題1:
A.sensitiveB.creativeC.positiveD.instructive
小題2:
A.clothB.a(chǎn)rtC.a(chǎn)rticleD.picture
小題3:
A.showB.explainC.introduceD.reward
小題4:
A.nationalB.localC.schoolD.educational
小題5:
A.a(chǎn)ccustomedB.freshC.strangeD.regular
小題6:
A.a(chǎn)uthorB.a(chǎn)rtistC.student D.teacher
小題7:
A.toldB.a(chǎn)skedC.examined D.obeyed
小題8:
A.describedB.recordedC.sharedD.forgot
小題9:
A.classesB.breaksC.a(chǎn)ctivitiesD.sports
小題10:
A.discussedB.a(chǎn)rguedC.disagreedD.a(chǎn)greed
小題11:
A.voteB.choiceC.questionD.decision
小題12:
A.performedB.runC.a(chǎn)chievedD.established
小題13:
A.imaginedB.expectedC.decidedD.requested
小題14:
A.puts B.takesC.givesD.comes
小題15:
A.considerB.checkC.readD.place

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科目:高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:不詳 題型:完形填空

That morning, I stepped into the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with seventy-five students who would be my English Literature class. Having taught in     for seventeen years, I had no    about my ability to hold their attention and toimpress on them my    for the literature of my mother tongue.
As I entered the room, I was     when the monitor shouted: “Stand up!” The entire class rose, and I was somewhat    about how to get them to sit down again. Once that awkwardness was over, I quickly     my calmness and began what I thought was an informed lecture, sure to gain their respect — perhaps    their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which came from a sense of achievement.
I asked my students to keep     as homework. However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually    by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today.    her next lecture will be better.” Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a     theme. “Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical    for all the works we’ll study in class,” I complained. “How    they say I didn’t teach them anything?”
It was a long term, and it    became clear that my ideas about     were not the same as those of my students. I thought a teacher’s job was to raise    questions and provide enough background so that students could    their own conclusions. My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide    information as directly and clearly as possible. What a difference!
   , I benefited a lot, for my experience with my Chinese students has made me a    American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.
小題1:
A.England B.AmericaC.China D.Australia
小題2:
A.worry B.idea C.doubt D.skill
小題3:
A.professionB.a(chǎn)dmiration C.explanation D.expression
小題4:
A.a(chǎn)ttracted B.embarrassedC.a(chǎn)mused D.shocked
小題5:
A.puzzled B.sure C.worriedD.curious
小題6:
A.reminded B.returned C.regained D.recovered
小題7:
A.moreB.even C.yet D.still
小題8:
A.discussions B.notesC.compositions D.diaries
小題9:
A.replaced B.frightened C.troubled D.moved
小題10:
A.LaterB.PerhapsC.Somehow D.Indeed
小題11:
A.common B.strong C.similarD.strange
小題12:
A.happenings B.characters C.development D.background
小題13:
A.should B.need C.will D.must
小題14:
A.immediately B.certainly C.simply D.gradually
小題15:
A.a(chǎn)dmiration B.questionC.education D.conclusion
小題16:
A.difficultB.interestingC.essentialD.general
小題17:
A.draw B.find C.search D.offer
小題18:
A.special B.standard C.exact D.serious
小題19:
A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.Then D.Though
小題20:
A.richerB.happierC.friendlier D.better

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