Question

　 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 adopt 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 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.

66. When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be ________.

A. a writer　 B. a teacher　 C. a judge　 D. a doctor

67. Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?

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.

68. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?

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.
69. What dose the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?
A. Failure is the mother of success. 　 B. Little by little, one goes far.
C. Every coin has two sides. 　　　　D. Well begun, half done.
70. Which of the following can best describe the author?
A. Caring and determine. 　　　　　B. Honest and responsible.
C. Ambitious and sensitive. 　　　　D. Innocent and single-minded.

Answer 1

文章大意：作者的理想是成为最高法院的法官，于是她考入哈佛大学。但是为了照顾生病的祖母，她决定退学。随后作者结婚了，并成为四个孩子的母亲，但在忙碌中她始终坚持向理想进发。21年后她终于完成了大学学业。

66. C   细节理解题。

根据地一段第一句话，“… I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to …a Supreme Court bench somewhere”可知，作者在进入哈佛大学时期待着能坐在最高法庭的长椅上，由此可知作者想当法官。

67. D   细节理解题。

根据第二段第三句“… she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her”可知作者中止学业是为了照顾身患癌症的祖母。

68. A   细节理解题

根据第四段第一、二句中的“You can imagine how fully occupied I became… Our home was a complete zoo- a joyous zoo”可知，作者在忙碌中享受着快乐。

69.        B   主旨大意题。

纵观全文，作者坚持了21年，虽然期间要照顾身患癌症的祖母，照顾孩子，但她始终没有放弃梦想，坚持不懈，最终完成学业。A项意为“是不是成功之母”；B项意为“每天进步一点点，就可以向梦想迈进一大步”；C项意为“凡事有利弊”；D项意为“好的开始就是成功的一半”。故B项符合文意。

70.  A  推理判断题

作者怀着爱，照顾祖母和孩子的同时，坚持不懈地完成学业，实现梦想，说明作者既有爱心又有决心和毅力。