Question

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 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.

1.When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be_________.

A. a writer B. a doctor

C. a judge D. a journalist

2.Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?

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.

3.What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?

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.

4.Which of the following can best describe the author?

A. Caring and determined. B. Honest and responsible.

C. Ambitious and sensitive. D. Innocent and single-minded.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：本文講述了作者從小充滿夢想，并持之以恒付諸實踐，將夢想變成現(xiàn)實，21年后拿下法律文憑。剛開始學習就要棄學照顧患癌癥的姥姥。結(jié)婚后收養(yǎng)了三個兒子并自己生下一個孩子。從此既要照顧孩子但又不放棄學習，拿下學歷，為孩子樹立榜樣。一個簡單人很簡單的思想。很大的困難融入以后一切都變得那么正常。很多事情都要從量變到質(zhì)變，不能著急，要持之以恒。生命就是個過程，偉大的夢想需要一步一步腳踏實地的完成。

1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. 作者相當一名法官，故選C。

2.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I made the choice to leave college to care for her.作者輟學去照顧她的祖母。故選D。

3.寫作意圖題。根據(jù)little steps add up to big dreams.可知作者認為每天一小步可以成就大夢想。故選B。

4.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)她收養(yǎng)了三個男孩說明她有愛心，她很忙堅持21年拿下文憑說明她又有決心。故A正確。

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