Four strange scholarships that actually exist
The scholarship for the tall
If you find yourself having to lower your head to enter doorways then you might get this unusual scholarship. If you are a boy 6'2" or taller, or a girl 5'10" or taller, then you can be in the running for the Tall Clubs International Scholarship. All you have to do is write a simple message titled “What being tall means to me,” and you could get $1,000.
The scholarship for the fat
This unusual scholarship is made available to New England high school seniors who are single, overweight, and have maintain(保持) at least a 2.5 GPA. Every year two people are awarded the $500 prize. It’s kind of like saying being fat and unpopular is not that bad after all.
The scholarship for the short
If you aren’t tall enough for the tall scholarship, maybe you are short enough for the short one. The Billy Party Foundation offers this unusual scholarship to students who are short. One needs to be shorter then 4'10" and have a medical certificate as proof of dwarfism.
The scholarship for golf caddies(球童)
Did you know that you could get a free ride to college for being a golf caddie? Okay, it’s a little harder than that, but each year the Evans Scholars Foundation covers tuition(學(xué)費(fèi)) and housing for hundreds of student caddies from all over the country. Most Evans scholars go to one of the fourteen universities where the Evans Scholar Foundation owns and operates a scholarship house.
小題1:The person running for the Tall Clubs International Scholarship _____.
A．should pay $1,000 at first
B．should write a long passage
C．should be tall enough
D．could get $10,000
小題2:How many conditions should a student have for the scholarship for the fat?
A．Five.B．Four.C．Three.D．Two.
小題3:The underlined word “dwarfism” in the text refers to the condition of being ____.
A．shortB．tall and fatC．cleverD．thin and tall
小題4:Students caddies who win the scholarship for golf caddies can _____.
A．get $1,000 for housing and tuition
B．get $500 for housing and tuition
C．only go to fourteen universities
D．be free from housing and schooling costs

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D

試題分析：文章介紹了幾個(gè)奇怪的獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金，和它們的要求，如何去獲得。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一部分的If you are a boy 6'2" or taller, or a girl 5'10" or taller, then you can be in the running for the Tall Clubs International Scholarship.可知如果你足夠高就可以申請(qǐng)這個(gè)獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金，選C
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二部分的句子：This unusual scholarship is made available to New England high school seniors who are single, overweight, and have maintain(保持) at least a 2.5 GPA.可知要申請(qǐng)這個(gè)獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金要四個(gè)條件：高中生，單身，超重，保持至少2.5GPA。選B
小題3:猜詞題：這段提到幾次short，說明這個(gè)單詞是“矮”的意思，選A
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一部分的句子：Evans Scholars Foundation covers tuition(學(xué)費(fèi)) and housing for hundreds of student caddies from all over the country.可知獲得高爾夫球童的獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金可以得到免費(fèi)的住宿學(xué)習(xí)費(fèi)用。選D
點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章介紹了幾個(gè)奇怪的獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金，和它們的要求，如何去獲得。屬于信息篩選類短文，文本所給信息非常豐富，要求考生從中選出適合題目要求的信息。解此類題目時(shí)，考生可以先閱讀題目和選項(xiàng)，了解具體要求，然后再仔細(xì)閱讀文章，認(rèn)真篩選甄別，這樣的閱讀就有的放矢，可以大大提高閱讀的速度和效率。
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