11.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(收 养的) 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.
21.When the author went to Howard University,her dream was to beC.
A.a writer B.a doctor C.a judge D.a journalist
22.Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?D
A.Her grandma asked her to withdraw from college.
B.She fell in love and got married.
C.She had so many children to support that she was too busy to continue her college.
D.She decided to look after her grandma.
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 little,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 本文讲述了作者从小充满梦想,并持之以恒付诸实践,将梦想变成现实.很多事情都要从量变到质变,不能着急,要持之以恒.生命就是个过程,伟大的梦想需要一步一步脚踏实地的完成.
解答 CDBA
21 C 细节理解题.由第一段第一句中的dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench可知,作者去霍华德大学时就梦想着能够坐在美国联邦最高法院的长凳上,即她渴望成为一名法官.
22 D 细节理解题.由第二段第三、四句"I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her.It meant that school and mypersonal dream would have to wait."可知,作者在大二时退学回家是为了生病的祖母.
23 B 主旨大意题.最后一段的最后一句"Remember:little steps add up to big dreams."是该段的主题句,意思是:"不积跬步,难以至千里(每一小步都能积累成伟大的梦想)"与Little by little,one goes far."千里之行,始于足下."意思相同;.而Failure is the mother of success."失败是成功之母.";Every coin has two sides."凡事都有两面性.";Wellbegun,half done."好的开始是成功的一半."
24 A 推理判断题.由第二段作者在大二时退学回家照顾祖母可知,这表明作者是有爱心的;由倒数第二段作者用了21年多的时间最终取得大学学位,这表明作者是有决心的.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.