Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father came to America from Kenya, which is a country in Africa. His parents, Ann and Barack, met when they were students at the University of Hawaii. Since Barack had the same name as his father, young Barack went by the nickname “Barry”.

In 1979, after he finished high school, Barry went to Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. There, he started to learn about his African roots and decided to use his African name, Barack. After two years in L.A., he went to Columbia University in New York City to study politics.

After college, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he worked to help poor people in his city. He traveled to Africa to meet his grandmother and cousins for the first time. He went back many times over the years to visit with his family and learn about where he came from. At work, he met a lawyer named Michelle Robinson. They worked together in a big law firm. Then he left Chicago to go to Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He did very well in law school.

After he was done with school, Barack moved back to Chicago and in 1992 he married Michelle. He worked as a lawyer, devoted to helping poor people for free who had been treated unfairly. He worked hard to get the people he helped to vote.

He made many people believe that their votes were important, and helped them feel like they could make a difference.

1.Barack Obama’s father was probably born in _________.

A. Hawaii B. Illinois C. Kenya D. California

2.Which of the following is the right order according to the text?

①Getting married to Michelle.

②Travelling to Africa to meet his grandmother

③Going to Harvard Law School

④Going to Columbia University

⑤Working in a big law firm.

A.④③②⑤① B. ④②⑤③①

C. ③④①⑤② D. ②①⑤④③

3.How did Obama get people to vote?

A. By cheating them to do so.

B. By making a difference to people.

C. By helping poor people who treat others unfairly.

D. By showing them the importance of their votes.

4.According to the text, which of the following words can best describe Barack Obama?

A. Kind-hearted B. Humorous C. Polite D. Brave

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We could all say that we have bad days as we go through life, but what does it take to have a really good day?

I remember a day recently when I had to go to the _____ for special tests because I wasn’t feeling well and my doctor sent me to a specialist to try and find the cause of my illness. As I_____ to the hospital, I was feeling sad and certainly wasn’t on top of my game. As I approached the hospital, I began my _____ for a parking spot. I finally found one not too far from the entrance to the hospital.

As I got out and brought my change out of my pocket, I noticed a man looking a little _____standing in front of a parking meter(停车记时收费表 ) two cars away. He seems to be searching his pockets for what I supposed were _____ for the meter.

Although I _____ didn’t feel that great, I thought that I should at least go over to him and find out if I could _____ him. As I approached him, he turned to me looking worried. I asked him if he had a problem I could help with. He said that he had no coins at all _____ he was only thinking about visiting his sick wife when he left his house.

I reached into my pocket and _____ out two dollars and gave it to him without saying a word. And, without waiting for a _____, I turned on my heel and said to him as I was walking away:”Have a good day.”

The funny thing was that I felt a lot _____ , a small smile came to my face, and second to walk just a little quicker. I was walking away when he called out:”Thank you so much.”You know, I didn’t even _____ him to say anything. He didn’t have to say a word to me. It was simply enough to _____that I had helped someone else who needed a little _____ . That’s all it took to bring a smile to my face as I went on toward completing my own business.

You know, it doesn’t_____ much to help someone else.

1.A.hospital B.school C.gym D.company

2.A.walked B.ran C.rode D.drove

3.A.search B.plan C.travel D.design

4.A.tired B.worried C.puzzled D.bored

5.A.tools B.keys C.coins D.batteries

6.A.really B.suddenly C.finally D.probably

7.A.help B.understand C.follow D.join

8.A.while B.although C.unless D.because

9.A.turned B.dropped C.pulled D.sent

10.A.call B.cheer C.regret D.response

11.A.safer B.younger C.brighter D.easier

12.A.tell B.expect C.remind D.encourage

13.A.trust B.hope C.share D.know

14.A.courage B.patience C.hand D.guide

15.A.mean B.take C.make D.save

What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? How about an ice-cream taster?

Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice cream. Just ask John Harrison, an “Official Taste Tester” for the past 21 years. Testing helps manufacturers to be sure of a product’s quality. During his career Harrison has been responsible for approving large quantities of the sweet ice cream—as well as for developing over 75 flavors(味道).

Some people think that it would be easy to do this job; after all, you just have to like ice cream, right? No—there’s more to the job than that, says Harrison, who has a degree in chemistry. He points out that a dairy or food-science degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this “cool” field.

In a typical morning on the job, Harrison tastes and assesses 60 ice-cream samples. He lets the ice cream warm up to about 12°F. Harrison explains, “You get more flavor from warmer ice cream, which is why some kids like to stir(搅拌)it, creating ice-cream soup.”

While the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on its appearance. “Tasting begins with the eyes,” he explains. He checks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself,“Does the product have the color expected from that flavor?” Next it’s time to taste!

Continuing to think up new ideas, try out new flavors, and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps Harrison busy but happy – working at one cool job.

1. What is John Harrison’s job?

A. An official. B. An ice-cream manufacturer.

C. A chemist. D. An ice-cream taster.

2.According to John Harrison, to be qualified in the “cool field”, it is helpful to ________.

A. think up new ideas every day

B. keep a diary of daily work

C. have a degree in related subjects

D. find out new flavors each day

3.What does Harrison do first when testing ice cream?

A. He stirs the ice cream.

B. He lets the ice cream warm up.

C. He tastes the flavor of the ice cream.

D. He examines the color of the ice cream.

4.Which of the following is probably the best title for the passage?

A. One Cool Job B. Flavors of Ice Cream

C. Tasting with Eyes D. John Harrison’s Life

It was a hot, humid day, and my brother Walt and I had decided that the only way to survive it would be to go swimming in a deep swimming hole across Mr. Blickez’s pasture(牧场) and through some woods.

The only problem with our plan was that this pasture was guarded by a huge, mean Hereford bull.Mr. Blickez had told us that Elsie was the meanest bull in the township, maybe even the county, and we believed him.But the hotter it got, the more we thought there was something fishy about his claim.For one thing, we remembered Mr. Blickez liked telling tall tales; for another, Elsie seemed like an odd name for a bull.

Finally, I talked Mom into asking permission for us to walk through the pasture, but then another problem surfaced.Mom said she would talk to Mr. Blickez if we would take our cousin Joanie along with us. Joanie was almost two years older than me and a head taller. If her teasing ever got around my grade school, it would be all over for me.In fact, I still had a headache from a quarrel with her that morning.“I’m not going swimming with that dumb girl cousin.” I told my mom.

“Either Joanie goes with, or you stay home alone,” Mom said in her serious tone. I gave in and we set out.On our way across the pasture, Walt yelled suddenly.Elsie had approached him quietly and was licking(舔) his back.Joanie and I dove under the wire fence, but while I was on the ground I looked up and saw that Elsie wasn’t a big mean bull after all. She was going to keep licking my brother’s back as long as he stood still.

We had many good days growing up and visiting our secret swimming hole guarded by the so-called “big mean bull”.And as it turned out, for a girl cousin, Joanie hasn’t been too bad.She’s been one of my best friends over the years.

1.What’s the meaning of the underline word “fishy” in Paragraph 2?

A.Funny.

B.Interesting.

C.Doubtful.

D.Believable.

2.What’s the second problem the author has to face?

A.His mother insisted on his cousin going with him.

B.His cousin made jokes on him in his grade school.

C.He quarreled with his cousin and had a headache.

D.His mother failed to ask permission for him.

3.What does the author think of Elsie in the end?

A.Aggressive.

B.Unkind.

C.Bad-tempered.

D.Friendly.

4.What’s the passage mainly about?

A.The bull guarding Mr. Blickez’s farm.

B.The story of visiting the swimming hole.

C.How friendly the so-called mean bull was.

D.How the author changed his attitude to Joanie.

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