19.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 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 21years 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.Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?D
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.
22.What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4and 5?B
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.
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 litter,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 本文講述了作者在實現(xiàn)夢想途中因為照顧奶奶而放棄夢想,在照顧家庭中仍然堅持不忘夢想,由此推測作者是一個有愛心又意志堅強的人.
解答 21.D 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)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可知,奶奶在65歲時取得了大學文憑,她是我們家第一個有大學文憑的人,但是在我大二的時候,奶奶生病了,我必須做出選擇退學來照顧她,故答案為D.
22.B 判斷推理. 在這兩段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…The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys.They often wanted me to stay home with them你想象不到我是多么忙可知,我最近一直忙于家庭照顧孩子,由于太忙而不能和孩子們一起玩耍,是我感到愧疚的.再結合選項,故答案為B.
23.B 判斷推理題.根據(jù)文章內容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.夢想的實現(xiàn)不是一蹴而及的,以及最后一段這句話說:一小步有助于夢想的實現(xiàn),所以答案為B.
24.A 判斷推理.根據(jù)文中內容,作者在 實現(xiàn)夢想途中因為照顧奶奶而放棄夢想,在照顧家庭中仍然堅持不忘夢想,推測我是一個有愛心又意志堅強的人,故答案為A.
點評 本文是一個科教類閱讀,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析,結合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).