Question

    At the age of four, I suffered from epilepsy (癫痫). Having a physical disability and a learning disability, I felt like I was an outcast. When I was a teenager, I was being told what I couldn’t do in the future. My doctor said that I had brain damage and I wouldn’t be able to do analytical things. I wanted to be a counselor (顾问) more than anything else in the world, but he crushed my dream.

When I graduated from high school in 1994, I entered a local community college. I met two people that impressed me a lot. One was my college professor, who thought I was an amazing, articulate (能说会道的) student. She encouraged me to apply for the Human Services program at Western Washington University. The other one was my best friend, who helped me with my math. He showed great faith in my abilities. He himself was visually damaged, but he never quit on his dreams. I admire his positive attitude very much.

In 1997, I decided to attend Western Washington University. I knew exactly what I wanted and I was determined that no one could stop me. My parents had a hard time grasping that I could go to university. They did not want to see me get hurt. But I was willing to get hurt. To me, that was part of growing and gaining experience. I wanted to experience the same opportunities as everyone else.

Later, not only did I receive my bachelor’s degree in Human Services program, but I got a master’s degree in Psychology! After finally becoming the counselor, I wanted to explore a new direction. This new direction had something to do with writing and inspiring others to see their inner power, as well as their freedom to choose their own life path.

Now, I am fortunate to have family and friends standing by me through all the successes and failures. They remind me that I am worth it.

1.The underlined word “outcast” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_________”.

A.someone facing lots of treatment B.someone with hard work to do

C.a legally protected person D.an abandoned person

2.What can we know about the author from the second paragraph?

A.He felt sorry for his friend’s visual problem.

B.He was often laughed at by other students at school.

C.His teacher and friend had an important influence on him.

D.His teacher thought he was a normal person like all of us.

3.Why did the author decide to go to Western Washington University?

A.To gain a higher degree. B.To experience life like others.

C.To get praise from his parents. D.To repay his college professor.

4.The passage is organized ___________.

A.by the order of time B.by listing examples

C.by comparing facts D.by the order of space

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了患有癫痫的作者是如何坚持自己的求学之路的，他觉得非常幸运一路上有家人和朋友相伴。

1.

词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“Having a physical disability and a learning disability,”可知，作者身体残疾，并且有学习障碍，这种糟糕的情况让他觉得自己是个被（社会）遗弃的人，由此可知画线词词义为“被遗弃的人”，故D项正确。

2.

推理判断题。根据第二段中的“One was my college professor, who thought I was an amazing, articulate (能说会道的) student. She encouraged me to apply for the Human Services program at Western Washington University. The other one was my best friend, who helped me with my math. He showed great faith in my abilities. He himself was visually damaged, but he never quit on his dreams. I admire his positive attitude very much.”可知，作者的大学老师认为他是一个了不起的、口齿伶俐的学生并鼓励他申请西华盛顿大学的公共服务专业；作者最好的朋友则帮他学习数学，并对他的能力很有信心，虽然他自己的视觉受损却从未放弃梦想，作者非常钦佩他积极的态度，由此可知，作者的老师和朋友对他的影响很大，故C项正确。

3.

细节理解题。根据第三段中的“I wanted to experience the same opportunities as everyone else.”可知，作者决定上西华盛顿大学是因为他想和其他人一样体验同样的机会（像其他人一样体验生活），故B项正确。

4.

推理判断题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段中的“At the age of four”、“When I was a teenager”，第二段中的“When I graduated from high school in 1994”，第三段中的“In 1997, I decided to attend Western Washington University.”，第四段中的“Later”及最后一段中的“Now”等细节信息可知，文章是以时间顺序展开的，故A项正确。