Question

完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）

Barack Hussein Obama       history       becoming the first African － American president in American history.

Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. His parents separted (分开) when he was two years old and       divorced (离婚). Obama grew up with his mother in Hawaii, and for a few years in Indonesia. Later, he moved to New York,     he graduated from Columbia University in 1983. Obama met his wife, Michelle Robinson, in June 1989 and       her on October 3, 1992. The      first daughter, Malian Ann, was born in 1998, followed by a second daughter, Natasha , in 2001.

Obama’s       is a true milestone (里程碑). It speaks to the       that in America you really do get a chance to do anything, if you have the talent and ability and you work hard enough.

Obama will not take office until 20 January, 2009. However, when he does become president, he will face many serious challenges,      two foreign wars, climate change and what he has described as “the worst financial crisis (经济危机) in a century”. But Obama himself is ready to      these challenges.

1.A. made   B. has make   C. has made   D. makes

2.A. by   B. on    C. in       D. at

3.A. late     B. after    C. later    D. before

4.A. which  B. on which   C. where    D. that

5.A. married  B. married with  C. married to D. has married

6.A. couple  B. couples’   C. couples’s   D. couple’s

7.A. success  B. successful   C. succeed   D. successfully

8.A. fact      B. notice    C. question   D. problem

9.A. include  B. includes   C. including   D. to include

10.A. make  B. face    C. get    D. take

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.A

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了奥巴马是美国历史上首位非洲裔总统。虽然他面对许多的问题但是本人准备好了面对这些挑战。

1.根据句意巴拉克·侯赛因·奥巴马创造了历史，根据句意，可知只是表示过去，故选A

2.介词及语境的理解。巴拉克·侯赛因·奥巴马通过成为在美国历史上首位非洲裔总统创造了历史。通过做某事用by,故选A。

3.副词及语境的理解。A. late晚的；B. after在……之后；C. later 稍晚些时候；D. before在……之前。他的父母分开时，他才两岁，后来离婚，later,稍后，更晚些时候，根据句意，故选C.

4.连接词及语境的理解。后来，他搬到纽约，在那里他于1983年从哥伦比亚大学毕业。该句是一个非限制性定语从句，根据先行词是地点，故选C。

5.奥巴马在1989年6月遇见他的妻子，米歇尔·罗宾逊并在1992年10月3日与她结婚。married sb,娶了或嫁给某人； married to 嫁给某人。根据句意及结构，故选A。

6.名词所有格及语境的理解。这对夫妇的第一个女儿玛丽亚 - 安出生于1998年。couple名词所有格是couple‘s,故选D。

7. success成功，名词；B. successful成功的，形容词；C. succeed成功，动词； D. successfully成功地，副词。根据句意，奥巴马的成功是是一个真正的里程碑。故选A。

8. fact事实；B. notice 通知；C. question 疑问；D. problem问题。它讲述了一个事实。根据句意，故选A。

9.介词及语境的理解。他要面对很多严峻的挑战，包括两个外国的战争，气候变化和他形容为“最严重的金融危机的一个世纪。include包括，动词； including包括，介词。根据句意及结构可知是介词，故选C。

10.动词及语境的理解。但是奥巴马本人准备好了面对这些挑战。A. make制作；B. face 面对；C. get获得；D. take带走。根据句意，故选B。

考点：情社会现象类短文。