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【題目】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 fulltime. 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】Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?

A. She suffered from a serious illness.

C. She wanted to study by herself.

B. She decided to look after her grandma.

D. She fell in love and got married.

【2】What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?

A. She wanted to remain a fulltime housewife.

B. She was too confused to make a correct choice.

C. She was busy yet happy with her family life.

D. She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.

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

A. Every coin has two sides.

C. Failure is the mother of success.

B. Well begun, half done.

D. Little by little, one goes far.

【4】Which of the following can best describe the author?

A. Ambitious and sensitive.

C. Caring and determined.

B. Innocent and singleminded.

D. Honest and responsible.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了作者21年追求夢(mèng)想不放棄的故事，告訴我們只要我們一步一步堅(jiān)持努力，我們一定會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的夢(mèng)想和目標(biāo)。

【1】B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段2、3句But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her.可知母親患癌癥，我決定退學(xué)照顧她。故B正確。

【2】C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段第一句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.可知要照顧4個(gè)8歲的孩子，我很忙。句中的joyous zoo說明我雖然很忙，但是我也很快樂，對(duì)于我的家庭我還是比較滿意的。故C正確。

【3】D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一句Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.每一小步等于大夢(mèng)想。也就是告訴我們要一步一步慢慢來。我們最后會(huì)取得成功的。故D正確。

【4】C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段2、3句But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her.母親生病，我退學(xué)照顧她。另外我還收養(yǎng)了孩子，這說明我很有愛心。同時(shí)作者21年以后大學(xué)畢業(yè)，這說明我是一個(gè)有毅力的人。文章中沒有提到我“敏感，幼稚或誠(chéng)實(shí)”。故C正確。