In 1961 Obama was born in Hawaii, US. His father was an African and his mother was a white American. He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii.
When Obama was 10 years old, he was one of the only three black students at his school in Hawaii. He felt very different from most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy even asked him what his father was.
“I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan prince. But I kept asking myself who I am," said Obama.
However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Obama became the first black president in US history.
Obama's unusual background made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol to help forget this question.
With the help of his friends, Obama finally turned his life around at college. His hard work made him a star at Harvard. Later, he became the third black senator (參議員）in US history.
"Obama's success has made Martin Luther King's dream come true. That is: A man should not be judged by the colour of his skin, but by the content of his character," wrote ABC news.
【小題1】Obama was born in _______.

A．BritainB．AmericanC．KenyaD．Indonesia
【小題2】Which of the following is TURE according to the passage?
A．Obama's parents are both African
B．Obama was the first black senator in US history
C．Obama was once very depressed (壓抑）because of his unusual background.
D．No other black students were in the school where Obama studied when he was ten.
【小題3】Obama became the first black president in US history when he was ______.
A．37B．38C．47D．48
【小題4】From the passage we can learn that ______________.
A．Obama's father is a Kenyan prince.
B．Obama was a star in Harvard because he drank a lot
C．We should judge a person by what he did when he was young
D．Obama's success owes to his hard work


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】C
【小題4】D

解析試題分析;文章介紹了美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬的個人背景知識和成長歷程。
【小題1】B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一句In 1961 Obama was born in Hawaii, US.說明他出生在美國，故B正確。
【小題2】C 推理題。根據(jù)文章第五段Obama's unusual background made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol to help forget this question.說明他的膚色問題曾經(jīng)讓奧巴馬非常壓抑，靠酗酒來發(fā)泄自我，故C正確。
【小題3】C 計算題。根據(jù)第二段When Obama was 10 years old,以及第四段However, 37 years later, the boy made history.說明他是在47歲的時候成為美國總統(tǒng)的，故C正確。
【小題4】D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段2,3行His hard work made him a star at Harvard. Later, he became the third black senator (參議員）in US history.說明他的成功是因?yàn)樗呐�。故D正確。
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