Despite being tall, Michelle Obama is much

题目内容：

Despite being tall, Michelle Obama is much smaller than she appears on television． And she seemed a little short by her surroundings in the great hall of Christchurch College as she spoke quietly without a microphone because of a technical mistake． Her audience were 40 young girls from a London state school where 50 languages are spoken．

“I remember how well-meaning but misguided people questioned whether someone with my background could succeed at an elite （精英） university,” she said． “When I was accepted, I had all kinds of worries and doubts． I wouldn’t be as well prepared as students from privileged families and I wouldn’t fit in． But you are just as capable and have just as much to offer as anyone else．”

This was Mrs． Obama’s only solo outing during the state visit and part two of an unusual relationship which she has struck up with Anderson College in Islington． Two years ago on her first visit to the UK she visited the school．

Yesterday she returned to meet the pupils but this time at Christchurch College where they were taking part in an open day run to improve Oxford’s still poor record on diversifying student intake．

Mrs． Obama was asked why she married her husband, what it was like being First Lady and when there would be a female President in the White House． Her message—which she repeated time and again—was work hard, have self-belief, and don’t be afraid to fail． It was very un-British, but rather effective． Afterwards there were hugs for everyone and a photo with her．

And watching the group of multicultural young Britons surround her among the splendor of the college building one thought stood out． Had Mrs． Obama been born in Britain, she would almost certainly not have made it to Oxford as she did to Harvard． But now—thanks in part to her—some of these children just might．

小题1:According to the passage, Michelle Obama ____________．

A．graduated from Anderson College

B．paid her first visit to the UK this time

C．was confident when she entered the college

D．came from a family without good background小题2:It is implied in the passage that these 40 young girls ____________．

A．were all from the United States

B．were students of Oxford University

C．came from different cultural backgrounds

D．stayed with Mrs． Obama because of hard work小题3:Michelle Obama thinks success may come from the following EXCEPT ____________．

A．working hard

B．believing in yourself

C．good opportunities

D．facing failure without fear小题4:What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

A．The British pupils couldn’t understand her message．

B．Her message reached the British pupils successfully．

C．Repetition is not the British way to give a message．

D．All effective messages are not conveyed in British．

最佳答案：

小题1:D

小题2:C

小题3:C

小题4:B

答案解析：

本文介绍了Michelle Obama这个人物，她的一些言论和成就。

小题1:D 细节题。由第二段I remember how well-meaning but misguided people questioned whether someone with my background could succeed at an elite （精英） university,可知选D

小题2:C 细节题。由第一段Her audience were 40 young girls from a London state school where 50 languages are spoken．可知40个年轻姑娘来自不同的地方，故选C

小题3:C 细节题。由最后第二段Her message—which she repeated time and again—was work hard, have self-belief, and don’t be afraid to fail．中可知并没有提到good opportunities，故选C

小题4:B 文章理解题。根据上下文可知，英国人都相信了她的话。故选B

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。