题文
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.
小题1:Where was Barack Obama born?A．In Massachusetts.B．In Kansas.C．In Hawaii.D．In New York.小题2:________ universities are mentioned in the passage.A．TwoB．FiveC．FourD．Three小题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.小题4:Barack Obama became the president at the age of _________ for the first time.A．37B．47C．38D．48小题5:Which is the best title of this passage?A．Education of the President B．Dreams from My FatherC．Life of Barack ObamaD．The book by Barack Obama
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:C
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解析
本文主要讲述了奥巴马的生平简介。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
点评：本文是人物简介或人物传记类的文章，应该注意人物的生平，特别是他们的出生年月，在什么时间发生的什么事；注意人物的事迹的都有哪些，它们的先后顺序是怎样的等等问题。
考点
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人物传记类阅读
人物传记类阅读：
本类型选材主要是名人轶事。
人物传记的叙述线索也常常以时间为序。内容一般不是一个人的生活流水账，而是选取主人公一些重要的人生阶段或生活片段来展开叙述。
阅读时要把握主人公在此阶段发生的事对他本身或他人有什么重要的意义和影响。
