Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4, 1961. His parents  36  while both were  _37   the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where his father was enrolled as a  38   student. Barack Obama's birth name is Barack Hussein Obama.

In the memoir (传记), Barack Obama described his experiences  39  in his mother's American middle class family. Of his early childhood, Barack Obama wrote, "That my father looked nothing  _40_ the people around me -- that he was  41  as pitch (沥青), my mother white as milk --  42_   impressed in my mind. "

When Obama was two years old, his parents divorced. Then the family moved to Indonesia in 1967,   _43  Obama attended local schools, such as Asisi, in Jakarta  44  he was ten years old. He then  45_   to Honolulu to live with his maternal grandparents (外祖父母) Madalyn and Stanley Dunham, while attending Punahou School from the fifth grade in 1971 until his  46  from high school in 1979.

_47  high school, Obama moved to Los Angeles, where he studied at Occidental College (西方学院) for two years.  48  his academic ambitions, he moved to New York's Columbia University, where he   _49  his undergraduate degree in political science.

Barack Obama is the first African-American  50  President of the United States. His rich and varied life experiences have  51  his political journey. Baraek Obama is able to  52   parties and people under a similar purpose:  53   the challenges of everyday Americans. This is a big part of what makes Barack Obama such a (n)  54  candidate (候选人) in the 2008 election.

On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama  55  the chair of the American President as the 44th President of the country.

A. touched                B. met              C. exchanged          D. influenced

A. attending               B. leaving           C. quitting            D. overcoming

A. hopeful                B. clever            C. foreign           D. promising

A. taking up              B. turning up                C. calling up         D. growing up

A. like                   B. as                  C. for                 D. on

A. black                  B. green              C. blue                 D. red

A. hardly                 B. really               C. only                D. probably

A. when                  B. where               C. while               D. so

A. as if                   B. because             C. although          D. until

A. returned             B. managed            C. travelled            D. went

A. independence           B. graduation           C. improvement        D. success

A. Adding               B. Catching            C. Following          D. Studying

A. To realize              B. To honor           C. To share            D. To enjoy

A. aeeei3ted              B. earned             C. arranged            D. rejected

A. recommended         B. charged            C. developed           D. elected

A. shaped                B. designed            C. proved              D. repeated

A. lead                  B. combine            C. guide              D. unite

A. understanding         B. meeting           C. performing        D. reaching

A. experienced           B. attractive           C. suitable             D. famous

A. occupied             B. employed         C. received            D. postponed

Michelle Obama is the first lady of American fashion, appearing on the cover of the March issue of Vogue.

Every first lady since Lou Hoover—except Bess Truman—has been appeared in the high-fashion magazine, but Mrs. Obama is only the second to appear on the cover. She appears wearing a silk dress by Jason Wu.

Vogue’s editor Andre Leon Tally recalled his interviews with Mrs. Obama ahead of US president Barack Obama’s swearing-in ceremony（就职典礼）. “One of the best experiences of my life .” “She is so easily reached, natural and normal.” he said.

Mrs. Obama described her role as “Mom in chief” to 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha. “I’m going to try to take them to school every morning, as much as I can,” she said. “But there’s also a measure of freedom. And clearly there will be time I won’t be able to drop them off at all. I like to appear in my kids’ school. I want to know the teachers; I want to know the other parents.”

Being in Vogue, though, the chat finally turns to clothes. “I’m not going to pretend that I don’t care about it,” she said. “But I also have to be very practical. Someone will always not like what you wear---people just have different tastes. ”

Most cover models have their clothes chosen for them by Vogue, or at least editors work as advisers. Not this time. “She doesn’t need any help. She loves fashion and knows what works for her,” Talley said. “She has never had a talk with me about, ‘What do you think?’ or ‘How does this like?’ And I’m glad for that.”

45. From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 we know____.

A. every first lady has appeared on the cover of Vogue

B. only Bess Truman has appeared on the cover of Vogue

C. only two first ladies have appeared on the cover of Vogue

D. only Mrs. Obama has appeared on the cover of Vogue

46. From the forth paragraph we know Mrs. Obama ____.

A. loves their daughters very much

B. likes to do housework very much

C. likes to do all for her husband

D. has nothing to do after daughters go to school

47. From the last paragraph we know Mrs. Obama ____.

A. is a woman of kindness

B. has her own sense of beauty and idea

C. herself is a clothes designer and model

D. doesn’t like to be watched changing clothes

48. Which of the following is the best title?

A. First ladies of Vogue Cover Model

B. First Lady Michelle Obama Read Vogue Too

C. First Ladies Like to be Vogue Cover Model

D. First Lady Michelle Obama Is Vogue Cover Model

 D

 Word came on Friday that U.S. President Barack Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, and he would join the ranks of history's great persons as the newest Nobel Peace Prize recipient. The Nobel prizes have been awarded annually since 1901 to those who bought the greatest benefit to mankind during the previous year.”  Quite a lot of people have been awarded the prize, such as Mother Theresa, Ghandi, FDR …

On Oct. 9, Friday, Obama said that he was surprised to learn that he won the Nobel Peace Prize of 2009, which he saw as a “call for action.”  Speaking to reporters in the Rose Garden of the White House, he said he was “both surprised and deeply humbled” to accept the award and didn't view it as recognition of his own accomplishments. He also said he would travel to Oslo to accept the prize on Dec. 10.

Rather, the prize should be regarded as recognition of the goals he set for the United States and the world. “I will accept this award as a call for action, a call for all nations to face up to the common challenges of the 21st century,” Obama said, “the challenges, including nuclear nonproliferation(防止核扩散), fighting against climate change and energy crisis, can't be met by any one leader or any one nation. That is why I have been working to establish a new era of engagement in which all nations must take responsibility for the world we seek.” he said.

Obama is the fourth U.S. president to win the Nobel Peace Prize and the third sitting president to do so.  “The president will donate the entire $1.4 million prize to charity,” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said, “but hasn't decided yet which organizations will share the windfall”

Reactions to his winning of the Nobel Peace Prize are mixed both in and out of the United States. Some like former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, the Nobel Peace Prize winner of 2002, said Obama's award is “a bold statement of international support for his vision and commitment to peace and harmony in international relations.” However, Former Polish President Lech Walesa, who won the prize in 1983, questioned whether Obama deserved it now. And U.S. Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele remarked that Obama won the prize as a result of his star power rather than meaningful accomplishments and the real question Americans were asking was what he has actually accomplished.  “So soon and too early. He has done nothing but joy ride and give teleprompter (讲词提示机) speeches so far. He is still at an early stage. He is only beginning to act,” said Walesa, a netizen.

71. The underlined phrase “the third sitting president” probably means ________.

      A. the third president alive.                               B. the third president in power.

      C. the third president who loves peace.           D. the third president who donates the prize.

72. Those who questioned Obama’s winning of the Nobel Peace Prize held the following opinions except that ______.

      A. it was a call for action                                 B. it was so soon and too early

      C. he won because of his star effect                    D. he had no contribution

73. We can infer from the passage that _______.

      A. Obama considered that he did deserve the prize.

      B. Obama hadn’t expected that he would win the prize.

      C. Obama felt that the prize was a call for him to do more.

      D. Obama regarded the prize as recognition of what he had done.

74. Reactions to Obama’s winning of the Nobel Peace Prize are mixed because _______.

      A. people think Obama shouldn’t be awarded the prize.

      B. Obama is the first black president in the United States

      C. the challenges of the world can’t be met by any one leader.

      D. people hold different opinions about his winning of the prize.

Obama is the first African America         president of the United States．

A．chosen    B．picked up    C．elected     D．found out

Michelle Obama is the first lady of American fashion, appearing on the cover of the March issue of Vogue.

Every first lady since Lou Hoover—except Bess Truman—has been appeared in the high-fashion magazine, but Mrs. Obama is only the second to appear on the cover. She appears wearing a silk dress by Jason Wu.

Vogue’s editor Andre Leon Tally recalled his interviews with Mrs. Obama ahead of US president Barack Obama’s swearing-in ceremony（就职典礼）. “One of the best experiences of my life .” “She is so easily reached, natural and normal.” he said.

Mrs. Obama described her role as “Mom in chief” to 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha. “I’m going to try to take them to school every morning, as much as I can,” she said. “But there’s also a measure of freedom. And clearly there will be time I won’t be able to drop them off at all. I like to appear in my kids’ school. I want to know the teachers; I want to know the other parents.”

Being in Vogue, though, the chat finally turns to clothes. “I’m not going to pretend that I don’t care about it,” she said. “But I also have to be very practical. Someone will always not like what you wear---people just have different tastes. ”

Most cover models have their clothes chosen for them by Vogue, or at least editors work as advisers. Not this time. “She doesn’t need any help. She loves fashion and knows what works for her,” Talley said. “She has never had a talk with me about, ‘What do you think?’ or ‘How does this like?’ And I’m glad for that.”

45. From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 we know____.

A. every first lady has appeared on the cover of Vogue

B. only Bess Truman has appeared on the cover of Vogue

C. only two first ladies have appeared on the cover of Vogue

D. only Mrs. Obama has appeared on the cover of Vogue

46. From the forth paragraph we know Mrs. Obama ____.

A. loves their daughters very much

B. likes to do housework very much

C. likes to do all for her husband

D. has nothing to do after daughters go to school

47. From the last paragraph we know Mrs. Obama ____.

A. is a woman of kindness

B. has her own sense of beauty and idea

C. herself is a clothes designer and model

D. doesn’t like to be watched changing clothes

48. Which of the following is the best title?

A. First ladies of Vogue Cover Model

B. First Lady Michelle Obama Read Vogue Too

C. First Ladies Like to be Vogue Cover Model

D. First Lady Michelle Obama Is Vogue Cover Model