Question

    When Susan White went back to high school a couple of years ago, she never had any thought about actually getting a high school diploma (文凭). "I just wanted to learn more," she said. But when she found out that many of her classmates were planning to graduate (毕业), Mrs. White recall (回忆) "I said if my young friends could graduate from high school, so could I."

She seems to be right. As soon as she finishes a history course, Mrs. White will graduate next month. And when she does, her name will be written down in the record books as the oldest person ever to graduate from high school in the United States.

Mrs. White is 98 years old, and nobody knows of anyone who has completed high school at such an old age. Mrs. White dropped out of school in the 10^th grade, but her ability to learn has obviously not been affected by the 80—year layoff (活动停止期间). Since going back to her studies, she has kept up straight A record that is the highest possible.

Now she is about to get a diploma, Mrs. White has become a strong believer in getting good education. "I don't like anyone dropping out of school, "she said, "It makes me mad when a person decides to leave school, because future generations (几代人) will have to know even more than we do in order to survive (生存).

1.Mrs. White dropped out of school when she was about________.

A.13 B.10 C.30 D.18

2.How many students older than Mrs. White have got a high school diploma?

A.A few B.One C.Two D.None

3.Mrs. White's ability to lean is________.

A.not as good as the younger students' B.among the best in the class

C.the worst in the class D.quite obvious

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.Mrs. White is determined to (决心) graduate from high school.

B.Mrs. White has already been given a high school diploma.

C.Mrs. White is the oldest person ever to graduate from high school in the USA.

D.Mrs. White said that the young had to know more.

5.The best title for this true story would be________.

A.Have Respect for Old People B.Mrs. White's Ability to Lean

C.An Elderly Student D.Never Too Late to Learn

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了苏珊·怀特，美国年纪最大的高中毕业生，她在十年级的时候辍学，但是一颗热爱学习的心使他在年老的时候再次返回校园，想要拿到一个文凭。

1.推理判断题。根据上文“Mrs. White dropped out of school in the 10th grade”以及后文“the 80-year layoff”可推知，在长达80年的停止期后，怀特现在98岁，所以十年级怀特休学时18岁。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据“her name will …in the United States”以及下文“nobody knows of… at such an old age”可知，怀特是美国年纪最大的高中毕业生，没有比她更老的人高中毕业。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据“she has kept up straight A record that is the highest possible”可知，她的学习能力在80年来从未减弱，而且说她总是得A，说明她的学习能力仍然属于班上最好的行列。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据“I said if … so could I.”可知，怀特觉得既然其他人可以顺利毕业拿到文凭，那么她也可以，所以她决心高中毕业，A正确；根据“Now she is about to get a diploma”可知，怀特即将得到文凭，并不是已经得到文凭，B错误；根据“her name will be written down …in the United States”可知，怀特是美国年纪最大的高中毕业生，C正确；根据“It makes me mad …in order to survive (生存).”可知，未来几代人为了生存将会比这一代人学得更多，所以她告诫年轻人要学得更多，不要随便辍学。故选B。

5.最佳标题。本文主要介绍98岁的老人苏珊·怀特为了学习重返高中的故事，告诉我们要活到老学到老，不要因为年龄问题停止学习，也不要在年轻的时候放弃学习；Never Too Late to Learn活到老，学到老。故选D。