Sale Car made in America Half new $500 Charlie Li Email: Charlieli@yahoo.com	Needed Babysitter(临时保姆) 10 dollars an hour Speak good Chinese Jenny Wang 2657891
Room-mate Wanted A male Chinese speaker Share a two-bedroom flat with washing machine, fridge, kitchen Flat near Harvard University Call Henry 2641832	Least(出租) One-bedroom flat From July 1to Dec.30. Next to Harvard University Call Robert 2648321

1.The American car belongs to _______.

   A. Robert        B. Henry         C. Jenny           D. Charlie

2.If the babysitter works five hours a day, she will get _____dollars.

   A. 30            B. 50            C. 20             D. 100

3.Henry needs_____________.

   A. a room-mate who is a girl and can speak Chinese

   B. a room-mate who is a boy and can speak Chinese

C. a room-mate who is a girl and can speak English

D. a room-mate who is a boy and can speak English

 

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．Two

B．Five

C．Four

D．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．37

B．47

C．38

D．48

【小题5】Which is the best title of this passage?

A．Education of the President	B．Dreams from My Father
C．Life of Barack Obama	D．The book by Barack Obama

Dreams are expressions of thoughts, feelings and events that pass through our mind while we are sleeping. Everybody dreams. But only some people remember their dreams. Our dreams often include all the senses—smells, sounds, sights, tastes and things we touch. We dream in color. Sometimes we dream the same dream over and over again. These repeated dreams are often unpleasant. They may even be nightmares—bad dreams that frighten us.
Early in the twentieth century, two famous scientists developed their personal ideas about dreams. Australian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud published a book called The Interpretation(诠释) of Dreams in 1900. Freud believed people often dream about things they want but can't have. These dreams often have something to do with sex and aggression(侵犯). Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung worked closely with Freud for several years, but he believed dreams could help people grow and understand themselves. He believed dreams provide solutions(解答) to problems we face when we are awake. He didn't believe dreams hide our feelings about sex or aggression. Today we know more about the science of dreaming because researchers can take pictures of people's brains while they are sleeping.
Other researchers are studying how dreaming helps our bodies work with problems and very sad emotions(感情). Robert Stickgold is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard University in Massachusetts. Doctor Stickgold says that when we dream, the brain is trying to make sense of the world. He does not agree with Sigmund Freud that dreaming is the way we express our hidden feelings and desires．
Scientists believe it is important to keep researching dreams. Doctor Stickgold says it has been more than one hundred years since Sigmund Freud published his important book about dreaming. Yet there is still no agreement on exactly how the brain works when we are dreaming or why we dream.
【小题1】Dreams  ________. 

A．are remembered by everyone

B．express all that we think in our mind

C．include few senses and things we touch

D．are sometimes nightmares that repeat and frighten us

【小题2】A book on dreaming was published by  ________.

A．Sigmund Freud	B．Robert Stickgold
C．Carl Jung	D．the writer

【小题3】In the passage, all the psychiatrists  ________.

A．believe dreams can help people understand all the problems that they face

B．think dreams always hide someone's feelings about sex or aggression

C．study dream and dreaming and have their own ideas

D．have the same idea that people often dream about the things they want

【小题4】From the passage, we know that  ________.

A．Jung thought dreams provide solutions to problems we face when we are sleeping

B．Freud developed the idea that dreams are expressions of people's hidden feelings

C．Scientists have known quite well why we dream because they can take pictures of our brains

D．Other researchers have discovered how dreaming helps our bodies work with problems and very sad emotions

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Jeremy Shu -How Lin is an NBA player on the New York Knicks. He is an Asian-American NBA rising star. He was born on August 23rd, 1988. He is 1.91meters tall. He weighs 91 kilos. He is also a graduate of Harvard University. Months ago, few people knew of him, but in February, 2012, Lin started to shine. He led his team to a series of (一系列)wins. He surprised everybody and quickly became famous in the sports world.

US Education Secretary Arne Duncan wrote an article about Lin for Time. He said Lin breaks lots of wrong ideas. One of them is that Asian Americans can’t play basketball well. Another is that you can’t be a great sports player and an excellent student at the same time.

Duncan also noted that Lin’s success was not an accident(偶然). He worked hard and stayed humble(谦虚的). He lives the right way. He plays the right way.

What makes Lin stand out from other players is his hard work and never-give-up spirit.

1. Which team does Jeremy Shu-How Lin play for?

A. The Houston Rockets.                 B. The Los Angeles Lakers.

C. The New York Knicks.                 D. The New Jersey Nets.

2.. How old is Jeremy Shu-How Lin this year?

A. He is twenty.                        B. He is twenty-two.

C. He is twenty-four.                    D. He is twenty-six.

3. Which university did he graduate from?

A. Taiwan University.                   B. Harvard University.

C. Oxford University.                     D. Cambridge University.

4.. According to the passage, do you think a person can be a great sports player and a good student at the same time?

A. Yes, I think so.                    B. No, I don’t think so.

C. Yes, I don’t think so.               D. No, I think so.

5.What makes him a great success?

A. Hard work and his height.

B. His coach and his weight.

C. His character(性格) and his family.

D. Hard work and never-give-up spirit.

 

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.

1.Where was Barack Obama born?

A．In Massachusetts.                       B．In Kansas.

C．In Hawaii.                             D．In New York.

2.________ universities are mentioned in the passage.

A．Two              B．Five              C．Four             D．Three

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.

4.Barack Obama became the president at the age of _________ for the first time.

A．37               B．47               C．38               D．48

5.Which is the best title of this passage?

A．Education of the President                B．Dreams from My Father

C．Life of Barack Obama                    D．The book by Barack Obama