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

解析試題分析：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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