Question

Barack Obama, a black man, is the president of the United States now. He was born on August 4th, 1961, in Hawaii and has lived in many places. His mother was from Kansas and his father was from Kenya. Obama went to Columbia University in New York and got a law degree at Harvard University in Massachusetts. His wife is Michelle Obama. She also worked as a lawyer (律师) and later worked for the University of Chicago. They have two young daughters.

Obama wrote a book Dreams from My Father. “I always live in the dream of my father and American people, ” Obama once said. He was born in a poor family. And he was taken good care of by his grandparents when he was young. He also lived and worked in Africa. Then he got good education in Harvard University. On November 4th, 2008, he became the president of America for the first time.

1.Where was Barack Obama born?

A．In Massachusetts.                       B．In Kansas.

C．In Hawaii.                             D．In New York.

2.________ universities are mentioned in the passage.

A．Two              B．Five              C．Four             D．Three

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Obama’s father was from Kenya.          B．Obama has a son and a daughter.

C．Obama once worked in Africa.             D．Obama studied in Columbia University.

4.Barack Obama became the president at the age of _________ for the first time.

A．37               B．47               C．38               D．48

5.Which is the best title of this passage?

A．Education of the President                B．Dreams from My Father

C．Life of Barack Obama                    D．The book by Barack Obama

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了奥巴马的生平简介。

1.根据 He was born on August 4th, 1961, in Hawaii 可知，奥巴马出生在夏威夷。所以本题选C。

2.通过阅读全文可知，文中提到了Columbia University、 Harvard University和University of Chicago三所大学。所以本题选D。

3.根据They have two young daughters.可知，奥巴马夫妇有一对女儿，而不是一儿一女。所以本题选B。

4.根据 He was born on August 4th, 1961和On November 4th, 2008, he became the president of America for the first time可知，奥巴马出任总统时是47岁。所以本题选B。

5.通过阅读全文，我们知道本文主要讲述了奥巴马的生平简介，只有C符合文意，其他选项有失偏颇。所以本题选C。

考点：本题考查说明文体。