9．Nikenson's dad died when he was 3，and his mom often couldn't afford his school fees，so he got kicked out of school sometimes．But Nikenson would steal back onto the school grounds and stand outside the open classroom windows to listen，day after day．He studied on his own，keeping pace so that when his mom earned a few dollars，he could enter class again．
Against all difficulties，Nikenson graduated from high school this year，first in his class，with straight A's，and was elected class president．Nikenson is a reminder of the basic saying of life today：gift is universal，but opportunity is not．
Fortunately，with the help of some American people，Nikenson is now receiving a university education．He's benefiting from a program started by Bohan，a young American who was teaching in a Haitian high school．Bohan asked his family and friends to help other Haitians go to college．The program grew and became the Haitian Education and Leadership Program，or HELP，sending hundreds of young men and women to Haitian universities．
"Education works，"Bohan said simply．"Good education works for everybody，everywhere．It worked for you，for me，and it works for Haitians．""Over time，I've concluded that education may be the single best way to help people help themselves，whether in America or abroad．Yet，as a nation，we don't put enough money in education．So，in this holiday season，I'd suggest a moment to raise a glass and celebrate those who spread the gift of education．"
One clever new high school graduate，Elice，was working as a worker in a village and earning just﹩50a month．HELP sent him to college to study industrial engineering，and he just graduated and found a job at a European company as an engineer for﹩1，500a month．
"The only difference is his access to education，"said Bohan．
21．Why was Nikenson not allowed to enter class sometimes？C
A．Because his father died at an early age．
B．Because he often stole something in the school．
C．Because his family was too poor to afford school fees．
D．Because he liked standing outside the open classroom windows．
22．The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably meansA．
A．chances are also important to gifted people
B．wise people can succeed in everything they do
C．gift is more necessary than opportunity
D．in life people with gift don't need opportunity
23．What's the purpose of Bohan starting HELP？D
A．To collect money for poor Americans．
B．To build more high schools in Haiti．
C．To send poor American students to study abroad．
D．To help Haitians receive a university education．
24．According to the passage，Bohan thinksB．
A．everyone should work for good education
B．education can make a big difference in life
C．more people will spread the gift of education soon
D．Elice ought to be one of the HELP's members．
分析 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀，屬于記敘文，主要介紹了Nikenson的爸爸去世，媽媽經(jīng)常買不起學(xué)費(fèi)，所以他有時(shí)被踢出學(xué)校，但是他受到了Bohan一項(xiàng)計(jì)劃的幫助，接受了大學(xué)教育，實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己的人生價(jià)值，Bohan認(rèn)為教育對人生有著重要影響．
解答 21，C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Nikenson's dad died when he was 3，and his mom often couldn't afford his school fees，so he got kicked out of school sometimes．可知，Nikenson的媽媽經(jīng)常買不起學(xué)費(fèi)，所以他有時(shí)被踢出學(xué)校．故選C．
22．A．句意理解題．根據(jù)上下文Nikenson is a reminder of the basic saying of life today：gift is universal，but opportunity is not．可知，句意為天賦是普遍的，但機(jī)會不是這樣．故這句話的含義是：對于有天賦的人，機(jī)會也是重要的．故選A．
23．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)The program grew and became the Haitian Education and Leadership Program，or HELP，sending hundreds of young men and women to Haitian universities．可知，這個(gè)項(xiàng)目是幫助海地人接受大學(xué)教育．故選D．
24．B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，尤其是"The only difference is his access to education，"said Bohan．可知，Bohan認(rèn)為教育對人生有著重要影響．故選B．
點(diǎn)評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀，題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題，推理判斷題，句意理解題．做題時(shí)學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細(xì)閱讀原文，把握文章主要內(nèi)容，聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項(xiàng)含義，從中選出正確答案，一定要做到有理有據(jù)，切忌胡亂猜測
