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【題目】 Growing up, Deka Ismail says she let labels define what she could be. “I was a black girl, from a refugee (難民) family,” Deka said. “It was as if I was only allowed to explore in this predetermined box.”

After a high school chemistry class inspired her to think about a career in science and gave her confidence in the field, Deka learned to live outside labels and began making big plans for her future. Now she is about to begin her freshman year at the University of California, planning to become a professor.

Born and raised in San Diego’s City Heights neighbourhood, Deka is the daughter of a Somali refugee couple. While some might say Deka’s success happened in spite of her background, she would say differently, that her experiences shaped her and inspired her to be the driven, young scientist that she is today.

When Deka was eight years old, her mother got a job by studying hard back in school in order to support the whole family. That made Deka realize that education could make a difference to one’s life. She spent a lot of time in the library reading books, and didn’t do many of the things her peers did, like partying or having romantic relationships.

“I always felt like I had to be the perfect girl for my family,” Deka said. “You have to not even do your best but two times better than everyone else. I felt like the whole world was waiting for me to mess up.”

Deka’s efforts paid off. The summer before her senior year of high school, she was accepted to the American Chemical Society Project SEED Programme. “She brought both enthusiasm and focus,” Botham, a researcher at this research institute, recalled. “She arrived every day ready to work, ready to learn and ready to tackle new challenges regardless of whether or not she had done anything similar.”

When asked what advice she would give to others like her, Deka warned them not to underestimate themselves. “Don’t tell yourself that scholarship is too big or this programme is too competitive or I’ll never get into this school, ” she said. “I was not sure whether I could make it until I started seeing the acceptance letters rolling in.”

【1】From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A.Deka was adopted by a refugee family

B.Deka spent a lot of time going to parties

C.Deka became a professor after graduation

D.Deka’s experiences drove her to work hard

【2】Deka realized the importance of education ______.

A.from her mother’s experienceB.after her chemistry class

C.by reading books in the libraryD.through working at the institute

【3】According to the last paragraph, Deka advised that students be ______.

A.patientB.confident

C.ambitiousD.generous

【4】What does the story intend to tell us?

A.Life is not all roses.

B.Practice makes perfect.

C.Well begun is half done.

D.Hard work leads to success.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了索馬里難民Deka Ismail通過改變自己，不斷努力，終于成功考進加利福尼亞大學的成長經(jīng)歷。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。由第三段While some might say Deka’s success happened in spite of her background, she would say differently, that her experiences shaped her and inspired her to be the driven, young scientist that she is today.可知，雖然有些人可能會說Deka盡管有那樣的背景還是成功了，但她會有不同看法。她的經(jīng)歷塑造了她，并激勵她成為今天這樣一個有干勁的年輕科學家。由此可知，Deka的這些經(jīng)歷塑造了她、激勵了她。故選D項。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。由第四段中的When Deka was eight years old, her mother got a job by studying hard back in school in order to support the whole family. That made Deka realize that education could make a difference to one’s life.可知，當Deka八歲的時候，她的母親通過在學校努力學習找到了一份工作，以支持整個家庭。這讓Deka意識到教育可以改變一個人的生活。由此可知，母親的經(jīng)歷讓她明白教育的重要性。故選A項。

【3】推理判斷題。由最后一段中的When asked what advice she would give to others like her, Deka warned them not to underestimate themselves.可知，當被問及她會給像她這樣的人什么建議時，Deka提醒他們不要低估自己。由此可知，Deka建議大家不要低估自己，要相信自己，要有信心。故選B項。

【4】推理判斷題。結(jié)合文章大意：難民身份的Deka經(jīng)過自己的努力終于獲得成功，以及她分享的自己經(jīng)歷和給他人的建議：不低估自己，要有信心。由此可知，這篇文章是想告訴我們：要相信自己，不斷努力，終將會取得成功。故選D項。