In 1961 Obama was born in Hawaii, US. His father is an African and his mother is a white American. He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii.
When Obama was 10 years old, he was one of 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(王子). But I kept asking myself who I am,” said Obama.
However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Obama became the first black president(總統(tǒng)) in US history.
This unusual background(背景) made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol (酒) 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 only 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 (判斷)by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character,” wrote ABC news.
(   ) 6 Obama was born in _______________.
A Britain      B America      C Kenya        D Indonesia
(   ) 7 There was/were _______black students besides Obama at the school where he studied when he was ten.
A no           B one              C two          D three
(   ) 8 Obama became the first black president in US history when he was ______.
A 37            B 40                C 47           D 50
(   ) 9 Which of the following is true?
A Obama’s father was a Kenyan prince.
B Obama once forgot who his father was with the help of alcohol.
C Obama was so dishonest when he was young that nobody believed him.
D Obama changed his college life because of his friends’ help and his hard work
(   ) 10 From the passage we can see that____________.

A.we could judge a person by the colour of his skin
B.we could not judge a person by the content of his character
C.we should not judge a person by the color of his skin
D.we should judge a person by what he did when he was young


【小題1】B
【小題1】C
【小題1】C
【小題1】D
【小題1】C

解析【小題1】根據(jù)In 1961 Obama was born in Hawaii,可知選B
【小題1】根據(jù)he was one of only three black students at his school in Hawaii.可知除了他之外還有兩個(gè)黑人學(xué)生,故選C
【小題1】根據(jù)However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Obama became the first black president(總統(tǒng)) in US history.聯(lián)系上文可知10+34=47,故選C
【小題1】根據(jù)With the help of his friends, Obama finally turned his life around at college. His hard work made him a star at Harvard. Later,可知選D
【小題1】根據(jù)A man should not be judged (判斷)by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character,” 可知選C

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