Question

    Dawn Loggins of Lawndale, N.C., is on her way to Harvard, one of the eight world-famous universities in the eastern US. Nobody encouraged her to study or paid for her special classes. This girl created her own future.

The teen was abandoned by her family last summer, when her parents and two sisters moved to Tennessee.

She found herself homeless and had to spend the night on friends' sofas.

The school bus driver learned about Dawn's situation and invited Dawn to move in with her family. Soon, Dawn had a job at Burns High School. She worked from 6 a.m. to 7:40 a.m. before the first school bell rang. She swept floors and picked up trash again in the afternoons, before diving into her studies in the evenings.

Dawn's hard work paid off (取得成功). She finished school with a 3.9 GPA and scored 2,110 on the SAT. "There were times when I felt like it would be easiest if I gave up," the 18-year-old said. "But it was never in me to give up, because I realized that I was never going to be successful unless I got an education."

Even before Dawn's family left her, she led a difficult life. Her family was poor and cups of noodles were often the only food. Dawn "studied by candlelight" because her parents couldn't afford to pay the electricity bill (电费).

Dawn has now reconnected with her family. They're proud of her accomplishments (成就) and are attending her high school graduation.

1.What does the underlined word "abandoned" mean in Chinese?

A.宠爱 B.抛弃 C.鼓励

2.Who helped Dawn when she found herself homeless?

A.Her neighbors. B.Her teacher. C.A school bus driver.

3.Why didn't Dawn give up her studies?

A.To reconnect with her family.

B.To thank those who had helped her.

C.To get an education to be successful.

4.Which of the following is TURE according to the passage?

A.Dawn's parent and her sister moved to Tennessee without her.

B.Dawn did part-time jobs to raise herself.

C.Dawn's marks of GPA was very poor, it was only 3.9.

5.What's the best title for the text?

A.Another Harvard girl. B.A girl in candlelight. C.From homeless to Harvard.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】

文章讲述了一个遭家人抛弃的Dawn通过自己不懈的努力，最终被哈佛大学录取的故事。

1.词义猜测题。根据文中The teen was abandoned by her family last summer, when her parents and two sisters moved to Tennessee. She found herself homeless and had to spend the night on friends’ sofas. 去年夏天，当她的父母和两个姐姐搬到田纳西州时，她被家人……。她发现自己无家可归，只好在朋友的沙发上过夜。可知这里的abandoned指的是“抛弃”的意思，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据文中The school bus driver learned about Dawn’s situation and invited Dawn to move in with her family. 校车司机了解到了Dawn的情况，邀请Dawn搬来和家人一起住。可知是校车司机在她无家可归的时候给了她帮助，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据文中“But it was never in me to give up, because I realized that I was never going to be successful unless I got an education.” “但我从来没有放弃过，因为我意识到，除非接受教育，否则我永远不会成功。”可知她认为只有教育才能使她成功，故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据文中The teen was abandoned by her family last summer, when her parents and two sisters moved to Tennessee. 去年夏天，当她的父母和两个姐姐搬到田纳西州时，她被家人遗弃了。可知是和两个姐姐都搬走了，所以A选项错误；根据文中Dawn had a job at Burns High School. She worked from 6 a.m. to 7:40 a.m. before the first school bell rang. She swept floors and picked up trash again in the afternoons, before diving into her studies in the evenings. 道恩在伯恩斯高中有份工作。她从早上6点工作到早上7点40分，直到第一次上课铃响。她扫地，下午再捡垃圾，晚上再潜入书房。可知她有一份兼职工作，所以B选项是正确的；根据文中Dawn’s hard work paid off (取得成功). She finished school with a 3.9 GPA and scored 2,110 on the SAT. Dawn的努力学习得到了回报。她以3.9 GPA的成绩毕业，SAT成绩为2110分。可知她的成绩并不差，所以C选项错误，故选B。

5.最佳标题题。根据整个文章的理解可知，文章讲述的是Dawn通过自己的努力从一个无家可归的女孩变成一名哈佛学生的故事，所以这里C选项比较合适，故选C。