I studied engineering after enjoying top marks, as high school came relatively easy. Then university life came!
I thought that I must have some learning disorder, as it seemed that everyone else was absorbing the material and making progress while to me it was an insurmountable(不能克服的) struggle. There were never enough hours in the day and weekend to attend the lectures, study the lessons and then do the assignment.
During my darkest hour I called home to speak to my father: “Dad, I don’t think I can handle this.” My father then said something, which cut through me like a knife: “There is no returning home. If you quit, then you are on your own.”
I hung up thinking what a terrible heartless thing to say. Then, I determined to somehow gut it out(堅持到底). There seemed to be no other choices available! Soon afterwards, I noticed a sigh posted in a campus common area stating: “Studying Skills” with a place & time to meet. It said that “there is help available”. I attended that meeting! I soon discovered there were several others in a similar situation and that everyone wanted to help each other get through this challenging first term. I soon found a study partner, who helped me a lot, and I was grateful to him for his kind help.
Yes, it was still a very challenging first year, but I found the needed strength and support to get through it. In fact my father has been helping me since then, but he has done it in another way. I know now in my heart that he did the very best help he could to help me fly. Thanks Dad for the push!

  1. 1.

    The story happened when the author _____

    1. A.
      just came to the new high school
    2. B.
      was in his first term in university
    3. C.
      was in the last year of high school
    4. D.
      had been in the university for one year
  2. 2.

    What was the author’s problem?

    1. A.
      His father refused his request of returning home
    2. B.
      His father said some terrible words to him
    3. C.
      He found the course difficult to understand
    4. D.
      He could not understand his teachers
  3. 3.

    How did the author get through his challenge successfully?

    1. A.
      He got help from his father in another way
    2. B.
      He changed the place and time for study
    3. C.
      He joined those who helped each other
    4. D.
      He paid more attention to study
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is the most suitable title for the text?

    1. A.
      Differences between high school and university
    2. B.
      My time in university
    3. C.
      The importance of being strict with children
    4. D.
      Push from my father
BCCD
試題分析：本文講述了我在從高中上大學(xué)以后子學(xué)習(xí)方面遇見了很大的問題，結(jié)果在“there is help available”和父親的幫助之下，克服了自己的困難的故事。
1.B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段和最后一段第一句Yes, it was still a very challenging first year,
I studied engineering after enjoying top marks, as high school came relatively easy. Then university life came!可知我是在高中畢業(yè)進(jìn)入大學(xué)的第一年所遇見的困難，故B正確。
2.C 推理題。根據(jù)文章第二段I thought that I must have some learning disorder, as it seemed that everyone else was absorbing the material and making progress while to me it was an insurmountable(不能克服的) struggle. There were never enough hours in the day and weekend to attend the lectures, study the lessons and then do the assignment.可知他發(fā)現(xiàn)大學(xué)的課程很難懂，學(xué)習(xí)的時間也不夠。故C正確。
3.C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段Soon afterwards, I noticed a sigh posted in a campus common area stating: “Studying Skills” with a place & time to meet. It said that “there is help available”. I attended that meeting! I soon discovered there were several others in a similar situation and that everyone wanted to help each other get through this challenging first term. I soon found a study partner, who helped me a lot, and I was grateful to him for his kind help.可知他參加了一個學(xué)習(xí)方面的相互幫助的團(tuán)體，結(jié)果解決了自己的困難。故C正確。
4.D 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章主題段最后一段. In fact my father has been helping me since then, but he has done it in another way. I know now in my heart that he did the very best help he could to help me fly. Thanks Dad for the push!可知父親使用他自己的方法來激勵我?guī)椭�，推動著我在學(xué)習(xí)方面的進(jìn)步。故D正確。
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點(diǎn)評：本文講述了我在從高中上大學(xué)以后子學(xué)習(xí)方面遇見了很大的問題，結(jié)果在“there is help available”和父親的幫助之下，克服了自己的困難的故事。本文所設(shè)試題主要考察細(xì)節(jié)查找，對于文章中的細(xì)節(jié)題，要注意文本內(nèi)容的理解。關(guān)鍵是找出原文的根據(jù)，認(rèn)真核查題支和原文的異同，常犯錯誤有：絕對化語言，范圍擴(kuò)大或縮小，以偏概全，張冠李戴等。帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。
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