America’s First Black President

    Ten-year-old Barack Obama was one of the only three black students at his school in Hawaii．the US．He is different from most of the other students．White girls wanted to touch his hair．A white boy asked him whether his father was people．

    ”I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan prince（王子）．But I kept asking myself who I was，”said Obama．

37 years later，to everyone’s surprise，the boy became well-known．On November 4th，2008，Obama became the first black president in US history．

    Obama was born to an African father and a white American woman from a small town in the US in 1961．He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii．This unusual background（背景） made him wonder who he was．He even wanted to forget this question．

    With the help of his friends．Obama finally turned his life around in the university．After leaving from Columbia University in l983，he had a great idea——working hard to bring change to the world．So he moved from New York to Chicago in 1985 and worked in a poor African—American area for three years．After that，he studied laws in Harvard University and graduated in l991．Later．he became the third black senator（参议员）in US history．

During his race to the highest post in the US，Obama talked about his background．He called for a United States of America，rather than a white America or a black America.

（4）奥巴马的成功使马丁·路德·金（Martin Luther King）的梦想变成了现实．That is：（5）A man should not be judged by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character．”He said at the speech in Chicago after he was elected．

根据文章内容完成下列任务。

◇根据短文内容补全下列句子。

1．When Obama was ten years old，the other students at his school were _______ to him．

2．Obama’s father wasn’t a Kenyan prince，was he? ________．

3．From the story we know that Columbia University is in the city of _______．

◇将文中画线部分译成英语。

4．_______________________________________________________________

◇用“people”作主语改写文中画线句子，保持句意不变。

5．________________________________________________________________

Recently,CCTV reporter have asked a simple question, “Are you happy?”

The question has caught many interviewees off guard. Even Mo Yan, who recently won a Nobel Prize, answered by saying “I don’t know.”

We should ask “What exactly is happiness? And how do you measure(测量) it？”. Last year, China’s Premier Wen Jiabao told the nation, “Everything we do is aimed at letting people live more happily.” At last year’s National People’s Congress(全国人民代表大会)， officials agreed that increasing happiness would be a top target(目标) for the 12^th five-year plan.

Many argue that happiness is elusive. It also means different things to different people. For some, happiness can be as simple as having enough money to buy a new bicycle; for others, it’s about socializing(社交活动) or finding the perfect spouse(配偶).

Chen Shangyuan, 21, a college student, said his idea of happiness always evolves(进化). “At present it relates to how productive I am in a day”, he said. “It might be linked to(联系) job security (安全) or leisure(休闲) time after I graduate.”

1.What did Mo Yan say when he was asked the question “Are you happy?”

A．Yes, I am very happy.                     B．No, I am not happy.

C．It depends on the weather.                D．I don’t know

2.What’s the top target for the 12^th five-year plan?

A．Economic         B．Peace            C．Culture           D．Increasing happiness

3.What does “elusive” mean in the passage?

A．难以理解         B．难能可贵          C．难以实现         D．难以忘记

4.What does Chen Shangyuan think happiness might be linked to when he works?

A big house.    B. An expensive car.    C. Money       D. Job security or leisure time.

5.Form this passage, we can know that_________.

A．happiness can be measured

B．to be happy is very

C．different people have different ideas about happiness

D．If we have a lot of money we will feel happy

你的美国好朋友Tony 要来中国，请你给他写封E-mail， 讲述一些中国的礼仪，使他不至于太紧张。（80词左右）提示：

1. 中国是一个历史悠久的国家，人们第一次见面时应该握手。(long history, shake hands)

2. 你应该用筷子而不是刀叉吃东西。( be supposed to )

3. 家人们围着桌子坐，吃米饭时端起饭碗吃。( sit at a table)

4. 把筷子插进食物里是不礼貌的，用筷子指向他人也是不礼貌的。( It’s rude to …)

5. 中国的礼仪与美国很不相同，但不要着急，很快就会习惯的。(get used to)

Dear Tony,

     Best wishes!                                                             

                                                                 Yours,      

                                                                   Li Hua     

你的美国好朋友Tony 要来中国，请你给他写封E-mail， 讲述一些中国的礼仪，使他不至于太紧张。（80词左右）提示：
1. 中国是一个历史悠久的国家，人们第一次见面时应该握手。(long history, shake hands)
2. 你应该用筷子而不是刀叉吃东西。( be supposed to )
3. 家人们围着桌子坐，吃米饭时端起饭碗吃。( sit at a table)
4. 把筷子插进食物里是不礼貌的，用筷子指向他人也是不礼貌的。( It’s rude to …)
5. 中国的礼仪与美国很不相同，但不要着急，很快就会习惯的。(get used to)
Dear Tony,
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
     Best wishes!                                                             
                                                                  Yours,      
                                                                  Li Hua