7．Barack Obama has never been shy about comparing himself with Abraham Lincoln．He did so when he announced his presidential election in Illinois，where both he and Lincoln served in the legislature （ 立法機(jī)關(guān)）．"The life of a tall，thin，self-made Springfield lawyer tells us that a different future is possible．"Obama said．"He tells us that there is power in words and that is power in conviction （ 信仰）．"Such comparisons have continued on big and small occasions，but the most important similarity，in Obama's mind，is how he plans to govern if elected．
Obama says he admires Doris Kearns Goodwin's wonderful Lincoln biography，Team of Rivals．"He talks about it all the time．"says a top assistant．"He is particularly interested in the idea that Lincoln successfully won the hearts of many people who had run against him for President； some of them even disagree with him firmly．""The lesson is that you shouldn't let your hatred get in the way of hiring absolutely the best people．"says Obama．"I think American people are practical and so I have an interest in casting a wide net，seeking out people with a wide range of expert knowledge，including Republicans，for the highest positions in the government．"
"I don't want to have people who just agree with me．"He says，"I want people who are continually pushing me forward and I'd be very interested in having those sorts of Republicans in my government． especially people who can speed up a responsible and logical conclusion to the Iraq war．"
39．According to Barack Obama，the biggest similarity between Lincoln and himself inD．
A．they both lived in Illinois
B．they served in the same office
C．both of them are black
D．they have the same idea in governing
40．Obama is willing to cooperate with those who disagree with him becauseD．
A．he is interested in Republicans'ideas
B．he doesn't want to show his hatred to the public
C．they have the highest positions in the government
D．they may push him to make right decisions
41．The author wrote the passage toC．
A．compare Obama and Lincoln
B．help Obama to win more support
C．tell us something about Obama
D．a(chǎn)nnounce Obama's political ideas
42．What can we infer from the passage？D
A．Obama is a member of the Republicans．
B．The passage was written after the presidential election．
C．Doris Goodwin is one of Obama's assistants．
D．In the end Lincoln was able to get the support of the people who once hated him．
分析 本文主要講述了奧巴馬的一些事跡，他不畏懼同林肯相比，而他和林肯在政治上也有很多相同點，他不希望所有人都能贊同他，有人反對他才能推動他前進(jìn)，相處更好的幫助人們的辦法．
解答 39．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，由第一段"Such comparisons have continued on big and small occasions，but the most important similarity，in Obama's mind，is how he plans to govern if elected．可知他們的相同之處在于他們對于政治有同樣的看法，故選D．
40．D 理解推斷題，由最后一段，"I want people who are continually pushing me forward and I'd be very interested in having those sorts of Republicans in my government，especially people who can speed up a responsible and logical conclusion to the Iraq war．"可知奧巴馬愿意與不同意他的人合作因為他們會推動他做正確的決定，故選D．
41．C 主旨大意題，通讀全文可知本文主要向我們講述了奧巴馬的一些事跡，故選C．
42．D 理解推斷題，由第二段"He is particularly interested in the idea that Lincoln successfully won the hearts of many people who had run against him for President； some of them even disagree with him firmly．"可知一些曾經(jīng)不支持林肯的人后來同樣支持他，故選D．
點評 本文考查學(xué)生的記敘類閱讀的水平，需要學(xué)生認(rèn)真閱讀原文，仔細(xì)查找文中細(xì)節(jié)，對文章脈絡(luò)有整體的了解，能根據(jù)文章進(jìn)行合理推斷．
