11.In the fall of 1985,I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University,aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere.Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.
My grandma,an amazing woman,graduated from college at the age of 65.She was the
first in our family to reach that goal.But one year after I started college,she developed cancer.I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her.It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.
Then I got married with another dream:building my family with a combination of adopted(收 養(yǎng)的) and biological children.In 1999,we adopted our first son.To lay eyes on him was Fantastic and very emotional.A year later came our second adopted boy.Then followed son No.3.In 2003,I gave birth to another boy.
You can imagine how fully occupied I became,raising four boys under the age of 8!Our
home was a complete zoo-a joyous zoo.Not surprising,I never did make it back to college full-time.But I never gave up on the dream either.I had only one choice:to find a way.That meant taking as few as one class each semester.
The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys.They often wanted me to stay home with them.There certainly were times I wanted to quit,but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.
In 2007,I graduated from the University of North Carolina.It took me over 21 years to get my college degree!
I am not special,just single-minded.It always struck me that when you're looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge,but when you're in the midst of it,it just seems normal.Everything you want won't arrive in your life on one day.It's a process.Remember:
little steps add up to big dreams.
21.When the author went to Howard University,her dream was to beC.
A.a(chǎn) writer B.a(chǎn) doctor C.a(chǎn) judge D.a(chǎn) journalist
22.Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?D
A.Her grandma asked her to withdraw from college.
B.She fell in love and got married.
C.She had so many children to support that she was too busy to continue her college.
D.She decided to look after her grandma.
23.What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?B
A.Failure is the mother of success.
B.Little by little,one goes far.
C.Every coin has two sides.
D.Well begun,half done.
24.Which of the following can best describe the author?A
A.Caring and determined.
B.Honest and responsible.
C.Ambitious and sensitive.
D.Innocent and single-minded.
分析 本文講述了作者從小充滿夢(mèng)想,并持之以恒付諸實(shí)踐,將夢(mèng)想變成現(xiàn)實(shí).很多事情都要從量變到質(zhì)變,不能著急,要持之以恒.生命就是個(gè)過(guò)程,偉大的夢(mèng)想需要一步一步腳踏實(shí)地的完成.
解答 CDBA
21 C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.由第一段第一句中的dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench可知,作者去霍華德大學(xué)時(shí)就夢(mèng)想著能夠坐在美國(guó)聯(lián)邦最高法院的長(zhǎng)凳上,即她渴望成為一名法官.
22 D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.由第二段第三、四句"I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her.It meant that school and mypersonal dream would have to wait."可知,作者在大二時(shí)退學(xué)回家是為了生病的祖母.
23 B 主旨大意題.最后一段的最后一句"Remember:little steps add up to big dreams."是該段的主題句,意思是:"不積跬步,難以至千里(每一小步都能積累成偉大的夢(mèng)想)"與Little by little,one goes far."千里之行,始于足下."意思相同;.而Failure is the mother of success."失敗是成功之母.";Every coin has two sides."凡事都有兩面性.";Wellbegun,half done."好的開始是成功的一半."
24 A 推理判斷題.由第二段作者在大二時(shí)退學(xué)回家照顧祖母可知,這表明作者是有愛心的;由倒數(shù)第二段作者用了21年多的時(shí)間最終取得大學(xué)學(xué)位,這表明作者是有決心的.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.