【題目】In 1997, I found myself in a situation I never thought I'd be in: alone and begging for money in New York. My father had been separated from our family, and my mother had recently died from complications related to AIDS. What I remember most about such nights is lying on the cold marble floor and using my backpack for a pillow.

Even though I had lost my family, I made choices every single day to turn my life around. There was the haven for homeless teenagers called the Door, a non-profit organization that provided me with guidance, medical care and food, all of which kept me going while I completed my homework in train stations and under hallway lights. Perhaps the most surprising help though, I did not seek out it found me. The New York Times told my story. In the weeks that followed, dozens of strangers reached out to me from all across the United States. At my high school, I began receiving handwritten letters of encouragement. Strangers showed up bearing clothes, books, and even hugs. Since the article mentioned I was applying to Harvard, one woman knitted a blanket for me. She attached this note to the box it was posted in: "It gets cold in those dorms. May you warm yourself knowing that people care about you".

With the help of these people, my life today bears no resemblance at all to my life then. I graduated not only from high school but also from Harvard University.

Before these people — some of them nameless — I just didn't realize how good people could be. But now I do, and I can say that the people who helped me have forever changed me. They are the reason behind my decision to join the board at the Door so that I can be part of a small team of people opening a high school for homeless teenagers. They are the reason I dedicate my life to opening pathways for others. And they are the reason I travel around the world helping people transform their own lives.

【1】According to the passage, the author ________.

A. tried to change her life

B. often slept in friends’ homes

C. felt lonely because of her illness

D. felt quite desperate for her father

【2】What can we learn about the Door?

A. It is an organization helping homeless teenagers.

B. It is an organization seeking profits.

C. It provides entertainment for children.

D. It reports the stories about the homeless.

【3】Which of the following is the correct order to describe the author's life?

a. The newspaper reported her story.

b. She graduated from Harvard University.

c. She slept on the cold floor at night.

d. She joined the committee at the Door.

e. Her mother died from the illness.

A. d→e→c→a→b B. e→c→d→a→b

C. e→c→a→b→d D. b→c→d→e→a

【4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Patience is a virtue.

B. Love can be passed on.

C. Time waits for no man.

D. Honesty leads to success.

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析: 文章講述的是作者在最困難的時(shí)候得到了社會(huì)的幫助，在自己取得成績(jī)后也決定重新投入到幫助別人的工作中。

【1】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段I made choices every single day to turn my life around可知，作者想改變自己的生活，故選A項(xiàng)。

【2】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段There was the haven for homeless teenagers called the Door可知，the door專門幫助那些無家可歸的青少年，故選A項(xiàng)。

【3】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通讀文章可知，作者母親因病去世是第一個(gè)發(fā)生的事情，最后她加入到幫助過自己的組織中進(jìn)行愛心傳遞，故d項(xiàng)是最后發(fā)生的事，故選C項(xiàng)。

【4】B 推理判斷題。因?yàn)樽髡呤艿搅藙e人的幫助，所以作者打算投入到幫助別人的工作中，這說明愛是可以傳遞的，故選B項(xiàng)。

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