Nine?year?old Barack Obama was looking through a magazine.__1__the African?American boy was __2__by a series of photos.The __3__ were of a black man who destroyed his skin with chemicals that promised to make him __4__.

For the first time，the boy began to __5__ who he was.

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Obama's white mother was born in the heartland of __8__.His black father grew up in a tiny village in Kenya.They met during college in Hawaii，but his father left the __9__ when Obama was just two years old and his mother moved to Indonesia.

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Barack Obarea's __20__ fulfilled Martin Luther King's dream that a man be judged not by the colour of his skin，but by the content of his character.

1．A.So 　　　　　　　　 B．But

C．Indeed　 　　　　　　 D．While

2．A.frightened　　 　 B．pleased

C．shocked 　　　　　　 D．feared

3．A.newspapers　　 　　 B．stories

C．reasons 　　　　　　 D．pictures

4．A.white　 　　　 B．strong

C．healthy 　　　　　　 D．popular

5．A.doubt　 　　　 B．realize

C．hate　　 　　　　　　 D．hide

6．A.nationality　　 　 B．family

C．memory　　　 　　 D．identity

7．A.practice　 　　　　 B．chance

C．a(chǎn)dvantage　　 　 D．permission

8．A.Asia　　 　　　 B．Africa

C．the US 　　　　　　 D．Indonesia

9．A.family　 　　　　 B．university　

C．America 　　　　 D．village

10．A.decided 　　　　 B．returned

C．left　 　　　　　 D．considered

11．A.embarrassment　 　 B．politeness　

C．a(chǎn)nger　 　　　　　　 D．curiosity

12．A.told　　 　　　　 B．refused

C．lied 　　　　　 D．pretended

13．A.until　 　　　　 B．before

C．a(chǎn)fter　　 　　　　　 D．from

14．A.arrivals 　　　　 B．experiences　

C．travels　 　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)dventures

15．A.American　　 　　 B．Indonesian　

C．Hawaii 　　　　　　 D．African

16．A.attempt　　　 　　 B．campaign　　

C．movement　　 　　 D．a(chǎn)pproach

17．A.many 　　　　 B．some

C．few 　　　　　　 D．no

18．A.background　 　　 B．a(chǎn)bility

C．result　 　　　　　 D．opportunity

19．A.Africans　　　 　 B．the world　

C．Americans　　 　　 D．the whites

20．A.action 　　　 B．words

C．victory 　　　　　　 D．life

 

1．B　行文邏輯題。根據(jù)前后句的邏輯關(guān)系可知，此處表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故用but。so表示因果關(guān)系；indeed表示“的確”；while引導(dǎo)時(shí)間或讓步狀語(yǔ)從句，而此處應(yīng)該是一個(gè)主句。

2．C　語(yǔ)境選擇題。根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知，一系列的照片使奧巴馬感到“震驚”，故用shocked表示“震驚的”。frightened“害怕的”；pleased“滿意的”；fear“害怕”，這三個(gè)詞不能恰當(dāng)表示奧巴馬當(dāng)時(shí)的心情。

3．D 　行文邏輯題。與上文中的photos相對(duì)應(yīng)。此處指照片中的內(nèi)容。

4．A　行文邏輯和文化背景題。當(dāng)時(shí)黑人為了讓白人瞧得起，想變?yōu)榘兹耍蚀颂幰脀hite。

5．A　行文邏輯題。奧巴馬看到這些照片后，對(duì)自己是誰(shuí)也開(kāi)始懷疑了，故用doubt表示“懷疑”。realize“意識(shí)到”；hate“憎惡”；hide“隱藏”，均不符合題意。

6．D　行文邏輯題。通過(guò)這些照片描述的情景以及下文多次出現(xiàn)的background可知，此處要填入一個(gè)相似的詞，即identity。nationality“國(guó)籍”；family“家庭”；memory“回憶”，均不符合題意。

7．C　行文邏輯題。與前面的problem相對(duì)應(yīng)。即奧巴馬現(xiàn)在不把自己的身份看作一個(gè)問(wèn)題，而是看作一種優(yōu)勢(shì)。故此處用advantage表示“優(yōu)勢(shì)”。practice“實(shí)踐”；chance“可能性，機(jī)會(huì)”；permission“許可”，均不符合題意。

8．C　行文邏輯題。根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)容可知，奧巴馬的母親是一位美國(guó)白種人，而他父親是肯尼亞黑人。

9．A　行文邏輯題。文章句意為：他的父母在夏威夷上大學(xué)時(shí)相遇，并結(jié)了婚。當(dāng)他兩歲的時(shí)候，他父親離開(kāi)了家庭。

10．B　行文邏輯題。奧巴馬十歲時(shí)回到夏威夷與外祖父母生活在一起。故用return表示“返回”。

11．A 　情景判斷題。奧巴馬是黑人，白人同學(xué)問(wèn)他此事時(shí)，他當(dāng)然會(huì)感到尷尬的，故用embarrassment表示“尷尬”。其他politeness“禮貌”；anger“怒氣”；curiosity“好奇”均不符合句意。

12．C　情景判斷題。句意為：他向同學(xué)撒謊說(shuō)他父親是王子，故此處要用lie表示“撒謊”。pretend “假裝”；tell后面不接介詞to；refuse“拒絕”，均不符合語(yǔ)境。

13．C　行文邏輯題。此處指他在大學(xué)與相似背景的同學(xué)相處在一起后，情況開(kāi)始改變，故用after。

14．B　詞匯辨析題。此處指奧巴馬與黑人同學(xué)回到非洲的生活經(jīng)歷，故experiences是最佳選項(xiàng)。arrival“到達(dá)”；travel“旅游”；adventure“冒險(xiǎn)”，這三個(gè)詞的意義較具體，而experience帶有概括性。

15．D　行文邏輯題。上文交代他父親是非洲人，所以他是非裔美國(guó)人，故D項(xiàng)正確。

16．B　詞匯辨析和行文邏輯題。此處指競(jìng)選美國(guó)總統(tǒng)的運(yùn)動(dòng)。指“運(yùn)動(dòng)(為社會(huì)、商業(yè)或政治目的而進(jìn)行的一系列活動(dòng))”時(shí)常用campaign。attempt“努力，嘗試”；movement“(具有共同思想或目標(biāo)的)運(yùn)動(dòng)”；approach“途徑，方法”，均不合題意。

17．C　行文邏輯和文化背景題。根據(jù)上文可知，因?yàn)閵W巴馬是黑人，所以支持他的人不多，故few是最佳選項(xiàng)。

18．A　行文邏輯題。根據(jù)下文的意思可知，此處填background，表示“出身背景”。ability“能力”，result“結(jié)果”；opportunity“機(jī)會(huì)”，均不符合題意。

19．C　文化背景題。奧巴馬競(jìng)選總統(tǒng)，有權(quán)利投票選舉的當(dāng)然是美國(guó)公民，所以?shī)W巴馬要想競(jìng)選美國(guó)總統(tǒng)，一定要讓美國(guó)人相信，而不是其他國(guó)家的人。

20．C　行文邏輯題。此處是全文的一個(gè)總結(jié)，指奧巴馬競(jìng)選總統(tǒng)勝利一事，故選victory。

 

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