Question

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) 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.

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

2.How many conditions should a student have for the scholarship for the fat?

A．Five.             B．Four.             C．Three.            D．Two.

3.The underlined word “dwarfism” in the text refers to the condition of being ____.

A．short             B．tall and fat         C．clever            D．thin and tall

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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹了幾個奇怪的獎學(xué)金，和它們的要求，如何去獲得。

1.細節(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這個獎學(xué)金，選C

2.細節(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.可知要申請這個獎學(xué)金要四個條件：高中生，單身，超重，保持至少2.5GPA。選B

3.猜詞題：這段提到幾次short，說明這個單詞是“矮”的意思，選A

4.細節(jié)題：從最后一部分的句子：Evans Scholars Foundation covers tuition(學(xué)費) and housing for hundreds of student caddies from all over the country.可知獲得高爾夫球童的獎學(xué)金可以得到免費的住宿學(xué)習(xí)費用。選D

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