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【題目】 Dawn Loggins of Lawndale, N.C., is on her way to Harvard, one of the eight world-famous universities in the eastern US. Nobody encouraged her to study or paid for her special classes. This girl created her own future.

The teen was abandoned by her family last summer, when her parents and two sisters moved to Tennessee.

She found herself homeless and had to spend the night on friends' sofas.

The school bus driver learned about Dawn's situation and invited Dawn to move in with her family. Soon, Dawn had a job at Burns High School. She worked from 6 a.m. to 7:40 a.m. before the first school bell rang. She swept floors and picked up trash again in the afternoons, before diving into her studies in the evenings.

Dawn's hard work paid off (取得成功). She finished school with a 3.9 GPA and scored 2,110 on the SAT. "There were times when I felt like it would be easiest if I gave up," the 18-year-old said. "But it was never in me to give up, because I realized that I was never going to be successful unless I got an education."

Even before Dawn's family left her, she led a difficult life. Her family was poor and cups of noodles were often the only food. Dawn "studied by candlelight" because her parents couldn't afford to pay the electricity bill (電費).

Dawn has now reconnected with her family. They're proud of her accomplishments (成就) and are attending her high school graduation.

【1】What does the underlined word "abandoned" mean in Chinese?

A.寵愛B.拋棄C.鼓勵

【2】Who helped Dawn when she found herself homeless?

A.Her neighbors.B.Her teacher.C.A school bus driver.

【3】Why didn't Dawn give up her studies?

A.To reconnect with her family.

B.To thank those who had helped her.

C.To get an education to be successful.

【4】Which of the following is TURE according to the passage?

A.Dawn's parent and her sister moved to Tennessee without her.

B.Dawn did part-time jobs to raise herself.

C.Dawn's marks of GPA was very poor, it was only 3.9.

【5】What's the best title for the text?

A.Another Harvard girl.B.A girl in candlelight.C.From homeless to Harvard.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

文章講述了一個遭家人拋棄的Dawn通過自己不懈的努力，最終被哈佛大學錄取的故事。

【1】詞義猜測題。根據文中The teen was abandoned by her family last summer, when her parents and two sisters moved to Tennessee. She found herself homeless and had to spend the night on friends’ sofas. 去年夏天，當她的父母和兩個姐姐搬到田納西州時，她被家人……。她發(fā)現(xiàn)自己無家可歸，只好在朋友的沙發(fā)上過夜�？芍�這里的abandoned指的是“拋棄”的意思，故選B。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據文中The school bus driver learned about Dawn’s situation and invited Dawn to move in with her family. 校車司機了解到了Dawn的情況，邀請Dawn搬來和家人一起住�？芍�是校車司機在她無家可歸的時候給了她幫助，故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據文中“But it was never in me to give up, because I realized that I was never going to be successful unless I got an education.” “但我從來沒有放棄過，因為我意識到，除非接受教育，否則我永遠不會成功�！笨芍�她認為只有教育才能使她成功，故選C。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據文中The teen was abandoned by her family last summer, when her parents and two sisters moved to Tennessee. 去年夏天，當她的父母和兩個姐姐搬到田納西州時，她被家人遺棄了�？芍�是和兩個姐姐都搬走了，所以A選項錯誤；根據文中Dawn had a job at Burns High School. She worked from 6 a.m. to 7:40 a.m. before the first school bell rang. She swept floors and picked up trash again in the afternoons, before diving into her studies in the evenings. 道恩在伯恩斯高中有份工作。她從早上6點工作到早上7點40分，直到第一次上課鈴響。她掃地，下午再撿垃圾，晚上再潛入書房�？芍�她有一份兼職工作，所以B選項是正確的；根據文中Dawn’s hard work paid off (取得成功). She finished school with a 3.9 GPA and scored 2,110 on the SAT. Dawn的努力學習得到了回報。她以3.9 GPA的成績畢業(yè)，SAT成績?yōu)?/span>2110分�？芍�她的成績并不差，所以C選項錯誤，故選B。

【5】最佳標題題。根據整個文章的理解可知，文章講述的是Dawn通過自己的努力從一個無家可歸的女孩變成一名哈佛學生的故事，所以這里C選項比較合適，故選C。