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【題目】In early autumn I applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University, but my mother fought strongly against it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell, she tore it up.

“You can’t say it’s not a great university, just because Papa went there.”

“That’s not it at all. And it is a top university.” She was still holding the pieces in her hand. “But we can’t afford to send you to college.”

“I wouldn’t dream of asking you for money. Do you want me to get a job to help support you and Papa? Things aren’t that bad, are they?”

“No,” she said. “I don’t expect you to help support us.”

Father borrowed money form his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop, His chief customers were his old college friends. To get new customers, my mother had to help. She picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women, so that she could get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my Parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment could show returns. What’s more , they had not wanted enough to be rich and successful ;otherwise they could not possibly have managed their lives so badly.

I was torn between the desire to help them and change their lives, and the determination not to repeat their mistakes. I had a strong belief in my power to get what I wanted. After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship. My father could hardly contain his pride in me, and my mother eventually gave in before my success.

【1】The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because

A. his father graduated from the university

B. his mother did not thinks it is a great university

C. his parents needed him to help support the family

D. his parents did not have enough money for him

【2】The father started his small shop with the money from

A. a local league B. his university

C. his relatives D. his college friends

【3】Why did the mother renew her membership in the league?

A. To help with her husband’s business

B. To raise money for her son

C. To meet her long-forgotten friends

D. To better manage her life

【4】According to the text, what was the author determined to do in that autumn?

A. To get a well-paid job for himself

B. To improve relations with his mother

C. To go to his dream university

D. To carry on with his father’s business

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了作者上大學(xué)的艱難。在那個秋天， “我”決心考取理想中的大學(xué)—Cornell University。母親反對”“我”上這所大學(xué)的原因是無法承擔(dān)費(fèi)用。父親從親戚那里借來錢。在大學(xué)里經(jīng)過努力我贏得了獎學(xué)金。

【1】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段媽媽所說的話“But we can’t afford to send you to collge.”可知，她反對”“我”上這所大學(xué)的原因是無法承擔(dān)這些費(fèi)用。

【2】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“Father borrowed money from his rich cousins to start a small jewelley shop”. 可知，父親是從親戚那里借來的錢， 故答案為C項(xiàng)。

【3】A推理判斷題。 根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“To get new customers, my mother had to help . She picked up a …so that she could get to know more people”. 可以得知， 媽媽保持當(dāng)?shù)貗D女聯(lián)盟的永久會員資格，是為了認(rèn)識更多的人，以此來幫助父親的生意。故答案為A項(xiàng)。

【4】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 由第一段的前兩句可知，在那個秋天， “我”決心考取理想中的大學(xué)—Cornell University。