Question

   What do you know about Michael Ha? Because of his story of success,he has become an example of many young people.

   Michael Ha was bom into a poor home over twenty years ago. His father worked as a factory welder (焊接工) in Vietnam before moving to Britain in 1980 with his wife. Michael Ha grew up in Hackney,a poor area in East London,with his Chinese parents who spoke little English. Just because of this,his father could not find work in Britain. And the family had to live on benefits (救济金) .Life was not easy for Michael,but he never gave up.

   Michael Ha went to an inner-city state school which was once called “the worst in Britain ”. However,young Michael made up his mind to try his best,no matter what kind of school he was studying at. Michael studied very hard and did well in all subjects at school. Once he made a bet with his friends to learn further math. After teaching himself from a textbook in just four months,Michael got an A in AS-level further math.

   When,at the age of ten,Michael set his heart on going to Cambridge University,he decided no difficulties were going to stop him. Finally his dream came true. Now,after becoming an A-grade A-level pupil,he is the star medical student of St John's College,Cambridge,and has just won an award for good grades.

   Telling of his rise to success yesterday,he said he hoped he could be an inspiration for other young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

1. Michael Ha grew up in .

   A. Vietnam   B. Britain

   C. China   D. America

2. Michael's father couldn’t find work in Britain because .

   A. he wasn’t good at English

   B. factory welders weren’t wanted

   C. Hackney was a rich area

   D. he wanted to live on benefits

3. What made Michael learn further math?

   A. His parents’ advice.

   B. An interesting textbook from his teacher.

   C. The hard life in Britain.

   D. Just a bet with his friends.

4. At St John's College,Michael Ha was .

   A. the worst student in Britain

   B. able to learn further math

   C. a top student

   D. an excellent teacher

5. What did Michael want to do for young people like him?

   A. He stopped them from facing difficulties in life.

   B. He wanted to encourage them to be successful.

   C. He asked them not to study medicine.

   D. He wished them to move to Britain with their parents.

Answer 1

1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B

  越南华裔二代夏米高(Michael Ha) 成长于东伦敦克尼区(Harkney) ，就读于被认为“全英最差之一”的公校。然 而，夏米高却以优异的成绩入读剑桥大学圣约翰学院。夏米 高希望自己的故事可以启发同样来自劣势背景的青少年。 

1. B细节理解题。根据第二段“Michael Ha grew up in Hackney,a poor area in East London…”可知，Michael 是在英国长大的，因此选B项。

2. A细节理解题。由第二段中的“Just because of this,his father couldn’t find work in Britain”可知，此句中的 this 指代前一句中 “his Chinese parents who spoke little English. ”，所以他父亲找不到工作是因为不会英语。 故选A项。

3. D细节理解题。由第三段中的“Once he made a bet with his friends to learn further math. ” 可知，Michael 深人学 习数学是因为和一个朋友打赌。故D项正确。

4. C推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“Now,after becoming an A-grade A-level pupil,he is the star medical student of St John's College,Cambridge,and has just won an award for good grades. ” 可推断，Michael 在 剑桥大学圣约翰学院是个优秀的学生。C项符合 题意。

5. B细节理解题。根据最后一段内容可知，夏米高希望自己的故事可以启发同样来自劣势背景的青少年，鼓励 他们走向成功。故选B项。

   剑桥大学(University of Cambridge ) ，简称剑桥， 是一所位于英国英格兰剑桥市的研究型大学，被誉为 英国以及全世界最顶尖的大学之一。剑桥大学为书 院联邦制大学，目前共有31所学院(Colleges) ,而各 个学术部门则被归入六个主要的学术学院 (Schools) 里。

障碍句分析

   Telling of his rise to success yesterday,he said he hoped he could be an inspiration for other young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.谈到他昨天的逐步成功，他说他 希望他可以鼓舞其他来自弱势背景的年轻人。

  分词短语 Telling of his rise to success yesterday 的主语与 主句的主语一致，都是he。he said后面是省略了 that的宾语 从句。注意inspiration意思是“鼓舞或激励人的人”。