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．

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◇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 _______．

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TEN-YEAR-OLD Barack Obama was one of the only three black students at his school in Hawaii，US．He felt very different from most other students．White girls wanted to touch his hair．A white boy asked him whether his father ate people．

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

However，37 years later，the boy made history．Last Wednesday Obama became the first black president in US history．

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

With the help of his friends，Obama finally turned his life around at college．His hard work made him a star at Harvard．Later，he became only 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．

“Obama's success has made Martin Luther King’s dream come true．That is：A man should not be judged（判断）by the color of his skin（皮肤），but by the content of his character，” wrote ABC news．

1．Where can we find this passage?

A．In a newspaper．    B．In a novel．      C．In a history book．     D．In a poster．

2．Why did Obama feel different from most other students at school?

A．Because white girls always touched his hair．

B．Because his father looked terrible．

C．Because there were few black students like him in the school．

D．Because his parents were both Africans．

3．we can infer（推断）from the passage that ________．

A．Martin Luther King fought for his dream and he succeeded．

B．Obama has the same dream as Martin Luther King．

C．Obama was once bothered（困扰）by the question where he was born．

D．Obama became the president at the age of 37．

4．In Obama's opinion，what would “a United States of America” be like?

A．It would be a country made up of fifty states．

B．It would be ruled by the black people．

C．It would be ruled by the white people．

D．It would be a country of all Americans．

5．What is the best title of this passage?

A．A Man who Changed American History．    B．Kenyan Prince．

C．A Top Student of Harvard．                        D．Who Am I?

Ten-year-old Barack Obama (奥巴马)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 if his father ate people.

‘I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan prince(肯尼亚王子). But I kept asking myself who I was.’ said Obama.

However, 37 years later, the boy became well-known. On November 4th, 2008, Obama became the first black president in US history with 297 electoral (选举的) votes.

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

With the help of his friends, Obama finally turned his life around in the university. His hard work made him star at Harvard University. 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. ‘Obama’s success has made Martin Luther King’s dream come true. That is : A man should not be judged by the colour of his skin, but by the content of his character.’ he said at the speech in Chicago soon after he was elected.

( )46.When he was a child, Obama ______at school.

A. was popular B. looked different C. felt uneasy D. was hard-working

( )47.‘This unusual background ’refers to the fact _________.

A.10-year-old Obama was one of only three black students in his school in Hawaii.

B. Obama became the first black president in US history.

C. he comes from a mixed-race family and grew up in different countries

D. in US history became only the third black senator in US history.

( )48. During his race to the highest post, what did Obama talk about his background to show ?

A. America is a place where all things are impossible.

B. The power of black people.

C. Their country is the United States of America.

D. His idea couldn’t be doubted.

( )49. What does the underlined word “judged” mean?

A. decided B. punished C. born D. chosen

( )50.Which fact about Obama is NOT TRUE?

A. He graduated from Harvard University.

B. He thinks hard work was the key to his success at college.

C. He lied to his classmates that his father was a Kenyan senator.

D. He called on blacks and whites to come together.