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The world's oldest person, Ms. Baines, died. She celebrated her 115th birthday with congratulations from Barack Obama, President of the United States. Over her life she lived through the terms of 21 US presidents. Gertrude Baines passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Western Convalescent Hospital in Los Angeles, where she had lived for her last ten years. Emma Camanag, the hospital's leader said she was a respectable lady. "It is really an honor for the hospital to take care of her over the last 10 years and we will greatly miss her, It is just like we have lost a relative, " said Emma. Ms. Baines, who was born in Shellman, Georgia, in 1894, had no living relatives. She grew up in the southern US during difficult times. During that time, African American people were required to use separate, often poor, public services. She married young and later divorced(离婚)．Her only child, a daughter, was born in 1909 and died of a terrible disease at the age of 18. Ms. Baines worked as a maid（女佣） in Ohio before moving to Los Angeles where she lived on her own until she was well over 100. She once told an interviewer, "As to the secrets of long life, I do not have any disappointments in my own life." She gained some fame when she voted for Mr. Obama in the US presidential election, saying she supported him "because he's for the colored people". It was only the second time in her life she had voted, the first time being for John F. Kennedy. Ms. Baines became the world's oldest person in January. Japanese woman, Kama Chien, 114, has now taken over the title. 小题1:Ms, Baines voted for Mr. Obama because he______. A．was very popular in the hospital B．did good things for African Americans C．did even better than John F. Kennedy D．congratulated her on her birthday 小题2:It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that______. A．Ms. Baines didn't like any presidents except Mr. Obama and John F. Kennedy B．Ms. Baines' daughter died many years before her husband C．Japanese woman Kama Chien is the second oldest in the world now D．a positive attitude towards life is the main secret of .Ms. Baines' long life 小题3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A．Ms. Baines liked to live alone. B．Ms. Baines died in a hospital in Los Angeles. C．Ms. Baines and her husband had only one child. D．Ms. Baines used to serve' others in Ohio. 小题4:The passage is mainly about ______. A．how Ms, Baines lived for so long B．why Ms. Baines voted for Mr. Obama C．the world's oldest person, Ms. Baines D．Ms. Baines and President Obama .

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小题1:B 小题2:D 小题3:A 小题4:C

试题分析：这篇文章主要介绍了世界上最老的老人Ms. Baines庆祝了115岁生日，得到了奥巴马总统的祝贺。Ms Baines去世了，现在日本女人Kama Chien，114岁，成了世界上最老的老人。 小题1:推理判断题。根据She gained some fame when she voted for Mr. Obama in the US presidential election, saying she supported him "because he's for the colored people".句意：她在美国总统选举时投票给奥巴马，赢得了名声。她说她支持他是因为他支持色种人。由此可知他为非裔美国人做好事。故选B。 小题2:推理判断题。根据She once told an interviewer, "As to the secrets of long life, I do not have any disappointments in my own life."句意：有一次她告诉一个采访者，“至于长命的秘诀的是我一生中没有任何失望。”可知积极的人生态度是Ms Baines长命的主要秘诀。故选D。 小题3:推理判断题。原文告诉我们她独居是因为早年离婚，女儿18岁时死于疾病。并没有说她喜欢独居。故选A。 小题4:主旨大意题。这篇文章主要介绍了世界上最老的老人Ms. Baines。可知应选C。

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