19.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 21years 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.
21.Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?D
A.She wanted to study by herself.
B.She fell in love and got married.
C.She suffered from a serious illness.
D.She decided to look after her grandma.
22.What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4and 5?B
A.She was busy yet happy with her family life.
B.She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.
C.She wanted to remain a full-time housewife.
D.She was too confused to make a correct choice.
23.What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?B
A.Failure is the mother of success.
B.Little by litter,one goes far.
C.Every coin has two sides.
D.Well begun,half done.
24.Which of the following can best describe the author?A
A.Caring and determined.
B.Honest and responsible.
C.Ambitious and Sensitive
D.Innocent and single-minded.
分析 本文讲述了作者在实现梦想途中因为照顾奶奶而放弃梦想,在照顾家庭中仍然坚持不忘梦想,由此推测作者是一个有爱心又意志坚强的人.
解答 21.D 细节题.根据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可知,奶奶在65岁时取得了大学文凭,她是我们家第一个有大学文凭的人,但是在我大二的时候,奶奶生病了,我必须做出选择退学来照顾她,故答案为D.
22.B 判断推理. 在这两段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…The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys.They often wanted me to stay home with them你想象不到我是多么忙可知,我最近一直忙于家庭照顾孩子,由于太忙而不能和孩子们一起玩耍,是我感到愧疚的.再结合选项,故答案为B.
23.B 判断推理题.根据文章内容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.梦想的实现不是一蹴而及的,以及最后一段这句话说:一小步有助于梦想的实现,所以答案为B.
24.A 判断推理.根据文中内容,作者在 实现梦想途中因为照顾奶奶而放弃梦想,在照顾家庭中仍然坚持不忘梦想,推测我是一个有爱心又意志坚强的人,故答案为A.
点评 本文是一个科教类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.