Last week, President Barack Obama gave a back- to-school speech to students at the Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Students in schools across the country al­so tuned in to watch the President's speech on TV. He stressed the importance of trying new things, working hard and believing in yourself.
While admitting that times are tough for families across the country, Obama reminded students that hard work now can mean big success later. “Nobody gets to write your destiny(命運(yùn)）but you,” he said. “Your future is in your hands. Your life is what you make of it. And nothing—absolutely nothing—is beyond your reach."
Obama spoke about his own life, and lessons he learned from his mother, who had to remind him to stay focused on his studies. He told students the recipe (訣竅) for success: “Showing up to school on time. Paying attention in class. Doing your homework. Studying for exams. Staying out of trouble. ”
Obama encouraged students to embrace(欣然接受)what makes them different. “We shouldn't be em­barrassed by the things that make us different,” he said. “We should be proud of them.”
He also suggested taking advantage of all of the opportunities at your school, and always being open to trying new things. “Just because you’re not the best at something today doesn't mean you can't be tomorrow,” he said. “Even if you don't think of yourself as a math person or as a science person—you can still excel in those subjects if you're willing to make the effort. And you may find out you have talents you’d never dreamed of.”
【小題1】What does Obama mainly want to tell the students in Paragraph 2?

A．Some families are experiencing a hard time.
B．Different people have different destinies.
C．They can create their own future.
D．Those who don't study hard will achieve nothing.
【小題2】In Paragraph 3, Obama tried to encourage the students by _______.
A．telling an interesting story
B．sharing the secret to success
C．telling his own life experience
D．referring to some famous people
【小題3】Obama suggested the students should    _________ .
A．not study hard for high marks
B．a(chǎn)ccept things that make them different
C．do what they are really interested in
D．not do things which are difficult for them
【小題4】The underlined phrase “excel in” in the last para­graph means “_________”.
A．be careful with B．be attracted to
C．be interested in D．be good at


【小題1】C
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：文章講述奧巴馬到以前的學(xué)校給學(xué)生做演講，通過講述自己的經(jīng)歷鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生嘗試新的事物，要勤奮和對(duì)自己自信。
【小題1】段落大意題：從第二段的句子：“Nobody gets to write your destiny(命運(yùn)）but you,” he said. “Your future is in your hands. Your life is what you make of it. And nothing—absolutely nothing—is beyond your reach."可知奧巴馬想說的是：學(xué)生可以創(chuàng)造自己的未來，選C
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：Obama spoke about his own life, and lessons he learned from his mother, who had to remind him to stay focused on his studies.可知奧巴馬是通過講述自己的經(jīng)歷鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生，選C
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題;從第四段的句子：Obama encouraged students to embrace(欣然接受)what makes them different.可知奧巴馬讓學(xué)生接受使自己不同的東西，選 B
【小題4】猜詞題：從最后一段的句子;Just because you’re not the best at something today doesn't mean you can't be tomorrow,” 可知奧巴馬說，今天不擅長什么東西不意味著明天也不能做到，所以這個(gè)單詞excel是be good at，選D
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