Nineyearold
Barack Obama was looking through a magazine.__1__the AfricanAmerican
boy was __2__by a series of photos.The __3__ were of a black man
who destroyed his skin with chemicals that promised to make him __4__.
For
the first time，the boy began to __5__ who he was.
However，now the boy who used to struggle with
his __6__ doesn't see it as a problem any more，but a(n) __7__ for his successful career.It is a good
example that Obama made history by being elected as the first black president
of the United States.
Obama's
white mother was born in the heartland of __8__.His black father grew up
in a tiny village in Kenya.They met during college in Hawaii，but his father left the __9__ when
Obama was just two years old and his mother moved to Indonesia.
At
10，Obama __10__ to live with his white grandparents in
Hawaii.At his class，a white boy asked Obama if his
father ate people.Out of __11__，Obama __12__ to his classmates that his
father was a prince.
Things
came to change __13__ the young man made friends with those
with a similar background at college.Their
__14__ back in Africa
helped Obama to finally face up to his __15__ origin.He worked hard to become a star
at Harvard Law School and the third black senator in US history.
At
the beginning of his __16__ for the White House，__17__ people viewed Obama favorably.Many
doubted his unusual __18__，which
left him neither “black”enough nor “white” enough.
But
Obama turned his pain of growing up into a tool to make __19__ believe：There is not a black America and a white America
and a Latino America and an Asian America.There's the United States of America.
Barack
Obarea's __20__ fulfilled
Martin Luther King's dream that a man be judged not by the colour of his skin，but by the content of his character.
1．A.So B．But
C．Indeed D．While
2．A.frightened B．pleased
C．shocked D．feared
3．A.newspapers B．stories
C．reasons D．pictures
4．A.white B．strong
C．healthy D．popular
5．A.doubt B．realize
C．hate D．hide
6．A.nationality B．family
C．memory D．identity
7．A.practice B．chance
C．advantage D．permission
8．A.Asia B．Africa
C．the US D．Indonesia
9．A.family B．university
C．America D．village
10．A.decided B．returned
C．left D．considered
11．A.embarrassment B．politeness
C．anger D．curiosity
12．A.told B．refused
C．lied
D．pretended
13．A.until B．before
C．after D．from
14．A.arrivals B．experiences
C．travels
D．adventures
15．A.American B．Indonesian
C．Hawaii D．African
16．A.attempt B．campaign
C．movement D．approach
17．A.many B．some
C．few
D．no
18．A.background B．ability
C．result D．opportunity
19．A.Africans B．the world
C．Americans D．the whites
20．A.action B．words
C．victory D．life
答案与解析：
本文是一篇名人传记类文章。文章介绍了奥巴马艰难的人生历程。正是凭着毅力和智慧，奥巴马成为了美国第一任黑人总统。
1．B 行文逻辑题。根据前后句的逻辑关系可知，此处表示转折关系，故用but。so表示因果关系；indeed表示“的确”；while引导时间或让步状语从句，而此处应该是一个主句。
2．C 语境选择题。根据下文内容可知，一系列的照片使奥巴马感到“震惊”，故用shocked表示“震惊的”。frightened“害怕的”；pleased“满意的”；fear“害怕”，这三个词不能恰当表示奥巴马当时的心情。
3．D 行文逻辑题。与上文中的photos相对应。此处指照片中的内容。
4．A 行文逻辑和文化背景题。当时黑人为了让白人瞧得起，想变为白人，故此处要用white。
5．A 行文逻辑题。奥巴马看到这些照片后，对自己是谁也开始怀疑了，故用doubt表示“怀疑”。realize“意识到”；hate“憎恶”；hide“隐藏”，均不符合题意。
6．D 行文逻辑题。通过这些照片描述的情景以及下文多次出现的background可知，此处要填入一个相似的词，即identity。nationality“国籍”；family“家庭”；memory“回忆”，均不符合题意。
7．C 行文逻辑题。与前面的problem相对应。即奥巴马现在不把自己的身份看作一个问题，而是看作一种优势。故此处用advantage表示“优势”。practice“实践”；chance“可能性，机会”；permission“许可”，均不符合题意。
8．C 行文逻辑题。根据上下文内容可知，奥巴马的母亲是一位美国白种人，而他父亲是肯尼亚黑人。
9．A 行文逻辑题。文章句意为：他的父母在夏威夷上大学时相遇，并结了婚。当他两岁的时候，他父亲离开了家庭。
10．B 行文逻辑题。奥巴马十岁时回到夏威夷与外祖父母生活在一起。故用return表示“返回”。
11．A 情景判断题。奥巴马是黑人，白人同学问他此事时，他当然会感到尴尬的，故用embarrassment表示“尴尬”。其他politeness“礼貌”；anger“怒气”；curiosity“好奇”均不符合句意。
12．C 情景判断题。句意为：他向同学撒谎说他父亲是王子，故此处要用lie表示“撒谎”。pretend
“假装”；tell后面不接介词to；refuse“拒绝”，均不符合语境。
13．C 行文逻辑题。此处指他在大学与相似背景的同学相处在一起后，情况开始改变，故用after。
14．B 词汇辨析题。此处指奥巴马与黑人同学回到非洲的生活经历，故experiences是最佳选项。arrival“到达”；travel“旅游”；adventure“冒险”，这三个词的意义较具体，而experience带有概括性。
15．D 行文逻辑题。上文交代他父亲是非洲人，所以他是非裔美国人，故D项正确。
16．B 词汇辨析和行文逻辑题。此处指竞选美国总统的运动。指“运动(为社会、商业或政治目的而进行的一系列活动)”时常用campaign。attempt“努力，尝试”；movement“(具有共同思想或目标的)运动”；approach“途径，方法”，均不合题意。
17．C 行文逻辑和文化背景题。根据上文可知，因为奥巴马是黑人，所以支持他的人不多，故few是最佳选项。
18．A 行文逻辑题。根据下文的意思可知，此处填background，表示“出身背景”。ability“能力”，result“结果”；opportunity“机会”，均不符合题意。
19．C 文化背景题。奥巴马竞选总统，有权利投票选举的当然是美国公民，所以奥巴马要想竞选美国总统，一定要让美国人相信，而不是其他国家的人。
20．C 行文逻辑题。此处是全文的一个总结，指奥巴马竞选总统胜利一事，故选victory。