She may have lacked a home, but now this teen has top honors.
A 17-year old student who spent much of high school living around homeless shelters and sometimes sleeping in her car-today graduated and spoke on behalf of her class at Charles Drew High School in Clayton County, Ga.，just outside of Atlanta.
Chelsea Fearce, who held a 4.466 GPA and scored 1，900 on her SATs despite having to use her cellphone to study after the shelter lights were turned off at night.
"I know I have been made stronger. I was homeless. My family slept on cushions on the floor and we were lucky if we got more than one full meal a day. Getting a shower, food and clean clothes was an everyday struggle,” Fearce said in a speech she gave at her graduation ceremony. Fearce overcame her day-to-day struggles by focusing on a better day. "I just told myself to keep working, because the future will not be like this anymore, she told WSBTV.
Fearce，one of five children, grew up in a family that sometimes had an apartment to live in, but at other times had to live in homeless shelters or even out of their car, if they had one. "You're worried about your home life and then worried at school. Worry about being a little hungry sometimes and go hungry sometimes. You just have to deal with it, You eat what you can, when you can.”
To our surprise, Fearce overcame the difficulties and even tested high enough to be ad- mitted into college halfway through her high school career. She starts college next year at Spelman College as a junior where she is planning to study biology, pre-"med（醫(yī)學(xué)預(yù)科），"Don't give up. Do what you have to do right now so that you can have the future that you want,”Fearce said.
小題1:Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A．So Many Homeless Students in America
B．How Does a Homeless Student Live in Society?
C．The Hardship of Fearce and Her Family in America
D．Homeless Teen Graduates as a Speaker of High School Class
小題2:How did Fearce go on with her study without access to lights?
A．By the car light.B．By her cellphone.
C．By lights out of shelters.D．By moonlight.
小題3:When Fearce starts college at Spelman College, she will＿_(dá)_．
A．have graduated earlier from high school than normal
B．be a 17-year-old student from a poor family
C．have a home without sleeping in her car or shelters
D．have raised enough money to go to college
小題4:From the passage, we can learn that＿_(dá)_．
A．SAT is easy for the students of high schools
B．Fearce's parents have six children to support
C．Fearce often had to struggle with starvation
D．Fearce gave a speech at a ceremony of Spelman College
小題5:What can we learn from Fearce's experience?
A．Knowledge can change your fate.
B．Don't give up, and tomorrow will be better.
C．Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well.
D．He that will not work shall not eat.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：文章介紹Fearce是個(gè)無(wú)家可歸的孩子，但是她通過(guò)自己的努力提早高中畢業(yè)被大學(xué)錄取，從她的經(jīng)歷我們知道不能放棄，明天會(huì)更好。
小題1:主旨題：從第二段的句子：A 17-year old student who spent much of high school living around homeless shelters-and sometimes sleeping in her car-today graduated and spoke on behalf of her class 可知這篇文章講的是：無(wú)家可歸的畢業(yè)生做高中班級(jí)的演講者，選D
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：having touse he r cellphone to study after the shelter lights were turned off at night.可知她是用手機(jī)照明的，選B
小題3:推理題：從最后一段的句子：To our surprise, Fearce overcame the difficulties and even tested high enough to be ad-mitted into college halfway through her high school career. 可知她上大學(xué)是提前高中畢業(yè)的，選A
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：we were lucky if we got more than one full meal a day. Getting a shower, food and clean clothes was an everyday struggle,” 可知她經(jīng)常要和饑餓做斗爭(zhēng)，選C
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子："Don't give up. Do what you have to do right now so that you can have the future that you want,”Fearce said.可知從她的經(jīng)歷看我們不能放棄，明天會(huì)更好，選B
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A．scholarship B．room C．teacherD．position
小題20:
A．education B．sleep C．job D．pay

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

I decided to go back to school in the fall of 2008 after not being happy with my current job and financial status. I obtained my Associate’s Degree in May 2002 in Commercial Arts. After graduation, I had trouble obtaining a job in that field. For years, I was going from one job to another feeling unfilled, and I was not satisfied with the instability.
I decided to go back to school for either International Business or Psychology. I weighed the pros and cons of both professions and Psychology won. I like helping my friends and family, when they go through hard situations in their life by giving them sound advice and being honest with them. Also, I was interested in “the mind”.
I was searching for online schools because my work schedule at my current job would not allow me to attend a regular class. I was nervous about starting online classes because I heard mixed stories from other friends who were taking online classes. I decided to do it anyway to experience something different. I wanted to find an online school that was affordable and reputable. Through my search, I discovered Walden University, which is specially for working adults who want to obtain a bachelor’s degree or higher. The process of getting accepted was easy, which included writing an essay on why I wanted to attend their school, transferring my previous credits, etc.
I am currently enrolled in the Bachelors program for psychology, and I am paying for college via financial-aid loans and grants. This experience has been interesting yet trying as sometimes it was difficult to balance work, school and home life. I learned a lot about psychology and myself. For example, I like writing about current events, relationships and traveling. I thought my English composition was ordinary, but after taking a few classes at Walden University, I improved my English composition and it made me feel confident enough to start writing professionally so I became a freelance (自由撰稿) writer. Currently, I am only three classes away from obtaining my Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology! It was one of the best decisions I made in my life.
小題1:What did the author study originally when he was in college?
A．PsychologyB．Commercial ArtsC．International BusinessD．English Composition
小題2:What do we know about the author from Paragraph 2?
A．He decided to study International Business at first.
B．He wanted to study two majors.
C．He liked Psychology better.
D．He chose his major with the help of his friends.
小題3:Why was the author nervous about starting online classes?
A．Because he heard some negative remarks about it.
B．Because he was worried that he didn’t have enough time to study.
C．Because he feared he would fail the entrance exam.
D．Because he was afraid that he didn’t have enough money.
小題4:Which of the following best describes the author’s learning experience?
A．Dull and challenging.B．Interesting and easy.
C．Interesting and challenging.D．Dull and easy
小題5:According to the passage, the author _________.
A．was not able to find a full-time job
B．is most interested in writing
C．pays for his schooling with the help of his family
D．is satisfied with his achievements.

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