15.Growing up in one of the poorest,most crime-ridden communities,being raised by a single mother who didn't finish 3rd grade,and attending"the most dysfunctional(家庭不健全的)public school district",I was not expected much by others and had to expect something of myself.
On my 13th birthday,I bought a poster of Harvard to hang in my room.Being at Harvard became what I dreamed about:I saw myself attending class in Sanders Theater,studying in Widener Library and eating in Annenberg Hall.Even when my electricity was cut off and I woke up at 5:30 am to pitch blackness,I knew that my poster of Harvard was still hanging only two feet away from me.I'd begin my day by asking myself these two questions,"What do I want in my life?"and"Are the things I am doing today going to get me closer to that life?".
Reminding myself of my goal each day made it easy to say no to the same choices I saw my peers making.Asking myself those questions gave me the courage so I could ask for feedback on my application essays; it gave me the energy to study just one more hour when my friends were asleep; and it gave me the determination to submit just one more scholarship application after I had already been turned down many times.
Every day I could feel myself getting closer to my goal as my writing got better,my SAT score increased,and my scholarship checks started coming in.On March 31st,2011,an email arrived from Harvard.The first word was"Congratulations!".A month later,Harvard flew me up to visit the campus where I got to see inside Sanders Theater,tour Widener Library and eat dinner in Annenberg Hall.
Who you are today is the result of the decisions you made yesterday,and who you will be tomorrow will be the result of the choices you make today.Who do you want to be tomorrow?
21.Why did the author hang a poster of Harvard in his room?D
A.To warn himself not to waste time.
B.To learn more about the university.
C.To decorate his room.
D.To remind himself to fight for his dream.
22.Paragraph 3mainly talks aboutB.
A.the choices the author made
B.how the author strived for the goal
C.what the author wanted to get
D.the difficulties in applying for scholarships
23.What was the author's final result?A
A.He was admitted to Harvard.
B.He visited Harvard.
C.He got a job in Harvard.
D.He made a speech in Harvard.
24.From this passage,we can learn thatD.
A.a(chǎn)ll that glitters is not gold
B.it's never too late to mend
C.time and tide wait for no man
D.nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.
分析 本文是夾敘夾議的記敘文.講述的是作者在一個極其惡劣的環(huán)境下成長,因此要實現(xiàn)自己的夢想只能靠自己,通過在床頭貼哈佛大學(xué)的海報提醒自己,最終實現(xiàn)自己的哈佛夢.
解答 21.D,細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)句子Being at Harvard became what I dreamed about可知,作者貼哈佛大學(xué)的海報是為了提醒自己為夢想而戰(zhàn),故答案為D.
22.B,推理判斷題,根據(jù)句子it gave me the energy to study just one more hour when my friends were asleep; and it gave me the determination to submit just one more scholarship application after I had already been turned down many times可知,當(dāng)朋友睡了作者還堅持學(xué)多一個小時,因此這一段主要講的是作何如何為自己的目標(biāo)奮斗,故答案為B.
23.A,細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)句子an email arrived from Harvard.The first word was"Congratulations!"可知,作者最終的結(jié)果就是被哈佛大學(xué)錄取了,故答案為A.
24.D,主旨大意題,短文講述的是作者在一個極其惡劣的環(huán)境下成長,通過在床頭貼哈佛大學(xué)的海報提醒自己,最終實現(xiàn)自己的哈佛夢,因此可以得知"世上無難事,只怕有心人".
點評 解答任務(wù)型閱讀理解題,首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽,掌握全文的主旨大意.因為閱讀理解題一般沒有標(biāo)題,所以,速讀全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速讀的過程中,應(yīng)盡可能多地捕獲信息材料.其次,細(xì)讀題材,各個擊破.掌握全文的大意之后,細(xì)細(xì)閱讀每篇材料后的問題,弄清每題要求后,帶著問題,再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主題句,閱讀時,要有較強的針對性.對于捕獲到的信息,要做認(rèn)真分析,仔細(xì)推敲,理解透徹,只有這樣,針對題目要求,才能做到穩(wěn)、準(zhǔn).