11.17-year old Elexis Webster grew up homeless with cruel family members and serious health problems.But Webster has got over these difficulties to become an honor student at her high school.
The teen spent her childhood living in dug-outs(防空洞),cars,and any place where her family could find shelter.She was treated cruelly by her mother,a drug user,who left her and her sister alone without food for days.Her older brother disturbed her study too many tunes.Her poor living conditions led to her becoming extremely weak,which caused her to miss school often.
However,she got a 4.1GPA in the exam,though many wouldn't expect her to have such a hard life.Surviving in the family in an environment like that,she was able to come out of it,and she knew she had to make the best of what happened to her.
At 14,her mother was put in prison for leaving Webster and her sister in a car in the middle of a school day.The two girls were placed in foster care(寄養(yǎng)所)with a woman whom Webster still lives with.She calls her"Mema".
"Mema",who the teen sees as her mom,encouraged Webster as she returned school again.Even after missing three years of school,Webster was able to be excellent.Now Webster has planned to attend University of California at Los Angeles and study physics.
"I got to a place where I was able to keep going and push for higher than a 4.1and push to get into a really great college or university.I see success.I see happiness and I see peace,"she told KPIX 5.

25.Where does Webster live now most probably?C
A.In a car.
B.In the dug-out.
C.In foster care.
D.At the University of California.
26.Why was Webster's mother put into prison?B
A.She was always taking drugs.
B.She left her daughters alone in a car.
C.She stole food for her three children.
D.She didn't let her children attend school.
27.What's the future goal of Webster?C
A.Becoming a physics teacher.
B.Earning enough money to buy a house.
C.Being admitted into a really good college.
D.Breaking away from her mother and brother.
28.What do we know about Webster?D
A.She wouldn't believe in anyone any longer.
B.She got a lot of help from her brother.
C.She was brought up in a warm family.
D.She got motherly love from Mema.

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了Webster的人生經(jīng)歷,雖然沒有母親身上得到母愛,但從Mema身上得到了.

解答 25.C.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章The two girls were placed in foster care(寄養(yǎng)所)with a woman whom Webster still lives with.She calls her"Mema可知Webster可能生活在寄養(yǎng)家庭;故選C.
26.B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章At 14,her mother was put in prison for leaving Webster and her sister in a car in the middle of a school day可知Webster的母親進監(jiān)獄是由于她將孩子獨自留在了車上離開;故選B.
27.C.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一段I got to a place where I was able to keep going and push for higher than a 4.1and push to get into a really great college or university可知Webster的未來目標是考入一個好大學;故選C.
28.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章Mema",who the teen sees as her mom,encouraged Webster as she returned school again.Even after missing three years of school可知Webster從Mema身上得到該得到的母愛;故選D.

點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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•Reading makes us knowledgeable.
•Reading enlarges our vocabulary.

Reading Can Feed Our MindReading is very important to us all.Just as we eat when we are hungry,we feed our mind by reading.Reading has been a most helpful tool used by us since childhood.There are so many books which will answer all our questions and solve ournpuzzles.The interesting par us it of the book is kept in our mind as a seed which will be used by us in the future to develop new ideas.The more books we read,the more our mind will open up.Reading can also make us knowledgeable and creative.What's more,it improves our speech skills and enlarges our vocabulary.
In a word,we should give food to our thoughts by reading a lot..

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1.這個政策旨在幫助那些需要關心和愛護的孩子.
The policyis/wasmeant/intendedtohelp the children in need of care and love.

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