URBANA, ILL. (AP)--Mike dropped out of college to support his pregnant(懷孕的) girlfriend and now works as a manager of a trucking company, Lynn graduated with honors from Harvard University and was hired as a lawyer with a top law firm in a major city. What do these two people have in common? Ten years ago they were both high school valedictorians (致告別辭者).
A University of Illinois study follows the lives of 81 valedictorians and salutatorians (致詞的學(xué)生代表) who graduated a decade ago from public and private high schools in the state.
Tales of Success and Failure
The study found tales of success and failure. The research on 46 women and 35 men found that some were doctors and scientists, one was a drug addict, another was a waitress with emotional problems.
"There is a popular idea about people who do well in school doing well in life," said Terry Denny, professor of education. Denny conducted the study with Karen Arnold, a former graduate student of Denny' s who is now a professor at Boston College. Denny and Arnold contacted the 81 students before graduation, and then followed up with interviews nearly every other year. They also sent them questionnaires in the mail.
Varied Careers
One-third of the students are lawyers, or have a doctorate. Nineteen are in business and 15 are engineers or computer scientists. Others include a farmer, a stock broker, and an aerobics instructor.
Arnold says many of the students have only average positions in the work world and that "most are not headed for greatness in their careers." Denny, however, says that it is too early to make such predictions. "Who expects someone to be on the Supreme Court at the age of 28 or to be the discoverer of an important scientific invention right after college?" he said. "These students are just getting started in life. They are just beginning to find out what life is all about."
小題1:What can we conclude from Paragraph 1?
A．Mike got married before he went to college.
B．Lynn was honored by a law firm in the city.
C．Mike was not so lucky as Lynn after graduating from college.
D．Mike and Lynn both graduated first in their high school class.
小題2:According to the article Denny is probably older than Arnold because      .
A．Denny was her professor
B．Arnold did well at school.
C．Denny interviewed some students
D．Arnold helped Denny in the research
小題3:What is probably the best title for the article?
A．Successful Careers for College Graduates
B．Success in Education Predicts Success in Later Life
C．High School Honors Not Always Key to Life Success
D．A study on Successful Jobs and College Graduates
小題4:Who probably wrote this article?
A．College graduatesB．Reporters
C．Professors and researchers D．Teachers

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
文章講述了一系列的研究結(jié)果，通過數(shù)據(jù)發(fā)現(xiàn)優(yōu)秀的高中的畢業(yè)生在生活中未必能取得成功。
小題1:推理題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句Ten years ago they were both high school valedictorians (致告別辭者).可知既然能在畢業(yè)典禮上致告別辭，說明他們當(dāng)時(shí)都很優(yōu)秀。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四大段的第2,3行Denny conducted the study with Karen Arnold, a former graduate student of Denny' s who is now a professor at Boston College.
小題3:主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知通過一系列的跟蹤研究，發(fā)現(xiàn)優(yōu)秀的高中的畢業(yè)生在生活中未必能取得成功。
小題4:推理題。根據(jù)文章第一行URBANA, ILL. (AP)，這樣的標(biāo)題是新聞報(bào)道，那么應(yīng)該是記者寫的。
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