题文
Barack Obama made his victory speech in Chicago after a hard-fought campaign.
Democratic Senator Barack Obama has won the US presidential election, and will become the 44th President of the United States-the first African-American in the country's history to do so.
President-elect Obama marked his victory with a speech to a crowd of tens of thousands of people in his hometown of Chicago.
Obama described his election as a "defining moment' in the history of the United States, saying that "change has come to America".
The BBC's spokesman in Washington says that in electing Barack Obama, the American people have expressed their unhappiness with the present state and rejected their country's historical racial divisions.
The Australian Prime Minister summed up how many people felt when he congratulated President-elect Obama.
“Forty-five years ago Martin Luther King had a dream of an America where men and women would be judged not on the colour of their skin but on the content of their character. Today what America has done is turn that dream into a reality," said Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
President-elect Obama will not take office until 20th January next year. However, when he does become president, he will face many serious challenges, including two foreign wars, climate change and what he has described as " the worst financial crisis （经济危机）in a century."
But the mood of the country is optimistic, according to most commentators, and Obama himself appears to enjoy the challenge.
"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be difficult. We may not get there in one year or even in one term, but America--I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there," said the next President of the United States.
41. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. It was not a difficult process for Obama to win the US presidential election.
B. The American people welcome the historical racial divisions.
C. What Martin Luther King dreamed about America has come true.
D. After the election Obama didn't say anything about his victory.
42. According to the passage, it seems that in the United States, _____________.
A. people may still be treated unequally because of their color of skin.
B. people are experiencing two civil wars.
C. Americans are enjoying the economy developing.
D. People are not satisfied with President-elect.
43. From the last two paragraphs, we can learn that________________.
A. the attitude of American people to their country's future is not clear.
B. Obama has confidence in American future and ready to face it.
C. the road to America will be long.
D. the change of America is not hard to achieve.
44. What is probably the best title to the passage?
A. Historical presidential election B. The first African-American President
C. Change has come D. Comments about America 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
41-44 CABA
解析
41.解析：after a hard-fought campaign 奥巴马才获胜，所以A项错。美国人民欢迎历 史上的种族划分（歧视），奥巴马就不可能获胜the American people have expressed their unhappiness with the present state and rejected （抛弃）their country's historical racial divisions.，B项错。获胜后什么也没有说，怎么可能？ Obama described his election as a "defining moment' in the history of the United States, saying that "change has come to America". D项错误。 C项，马丁路德金的梦想成为现实，正确。
42.解析：A项正确。B项，人们正在经历两次内战是显然错误的he will face many serious challenges, including two foreign wars（对外战争）。C项美国人名正享受经济的发展，也是错误的。美国人民正在遭受what he has described as " the worst financial crisis （经济危机）in a century." 百年一遇的经济危机。D项美国人名不满意总统选举。怎么可能？
43.解析：A项错误。But the mood of the country is optimistic 国内的气氛是乐观的。
44.C项，去美国的路会很长的。原文The road ahead will be long的意思是前方的路还很漫长。D项美国的改变不是很难实现的。Our climb will be difficult. We may not get there in one year or even in one term。说明D项错误。B项，奥巴马有信心面对美国的未来显然正确。I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Barack Obama made hi.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
