You might say that one reason why Barack Obama is president of the US is that he knows how to give a good speech.
Since 2004, Obama has written and delivered thousands of speeches. These are usually praised for two reasons: he treats the audiences like intelligent（有智慧的） adults, and he is able to express complicated ideas in an easy, natural way.
Before becoming president, Obama was a lawyer, a college professor, and a successful writer---his two memories have become best-sellers.
What’s more, he has some secret weapons.
Teleprompter: Obama doesn’t go anywhere without his Teleprompter. The textbook-sized panes of glass holding the president’s prepared remarks follow him wherever he goes to speak.
Writing team: Obama has a team of people who write his speeches. The writers chat with Obama for hours about what he wants to say. They listen to recordings of past presidential speeches and seek advice from advisers. Obama usually edits(編輯)and rewrites the drafts(草稿)several times.
Tricks for lighthearted speeches:
Make fun of the guests: Obama starts his speech by gently teasing his guests. His opening lines draw the audience’s attention while giving them an opportunity to relax and laugh at themselves and each other.
Make fun of yourself: A good rule for speechmakers: If you’re going to make a joke about someone else, be sure to make one about yourself, too. Obama mocks(嘲弄) his own poor choices for filling the position of Commerce Secretary, saying, “No president in history has ever named three Commerce Secretaries this quickly.” In fact, his first two nominees（被提名人）for the position withdrew(撤出) their names for different reasons. In a process that had otherwise gone smoothly, the Obama Administration found it hard to deal with the problem of filling the Commerce seat.
小題1:Obama made the poetic and inspiring speech in 2004 as________.
A．presidentB．a(chǎn) nominee for the presidency
C．a(chǎn) senatorD．a(chǎn) secretary
小題2:What’s the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 2?
A．Difficult to understand.B．Easy to understand.
C．Different from others.D．Interesting to say.
小題3:From the passage, we know that Obama’s secret weapons are all these EXCEPT ____.
A．a(chǎn) writing teamB．a(chǎn) teleprompterC．humorD．motivation
小題4:What’s the best title of the passage？
A．Secrets of Obama’s successful speeches.
B．Obama’s successful speeches.
C．Obama’s way of making speeches.
D．Problems of Obama’s speeches.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:A

試題分析：
【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文。文章講述了奧巴馬演講成功的秘訣。
小題1:C考查推理判斷及常識。2004年奧巴馬還不是總統(tǒng)，他當(dāng)時是個議員。故選C。
小題2:A考查猜測詞義。根據(jù)文章第二段中的he is able to express complicated ideas in an easy, natural way.
可知，他能夠用簡單自然的方法表達復(fù)雜的思想，此處采用的是利用反義詞法，猜測詞義。選A。   
小題3:D考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容可知，D沒有提到，故選D。
小題4:A考查文章的標(biāo)題。根據(jù)文章的整體內(nèi)容可知，文章主要講述了奧巴馬演講成功的秘訣。故選A。
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