Question

    Guana was born from a family with 7 children. His parents had two jobs to make ends meet and struggled to pay for basic expenses. Guana was once a cleaner at a school but now he is a superintendent(教育学监), leading the Byron Union School District in rural northern California.

Guana always remembers when he wanted to give up, someone would encourage him. One was the cleaner at his school when he was a boy. He called her “Nike” because she wore Nike shoes. Guana wanted those kinds of shoes, too, but his parents could not afford them. Young Gauna liked how Nike made everything so clean. He told her he wanted to be a cleaner, too. Nike said, “it’s good if you want to be a cleaner, but make sure that you go to college and make this as one of your steps there.”

Guana also looked up to the principal(校长), the leader at his school. He was a tall, friendly and good-looking man. He told Guana about his job helping students and teachers. And he said, “Well, if you don’t give up, you’ll get there.” Guana did get there, and two men remain friends. But before Guana became a school principal, he followed in Nike’s footsteps and become a cleaner. He worked for three schools in Lodi, California, which helped him earn the money needed for his first two years of college. He earned a high-level university education and gained a doctor’s degree. Then he worked as a campus safety officer, teacher, counselor, administrator, and now superintendent.

Even though Guana has had a successful career, he never forgets where he came from, or how he felt. He uses his life experiences to guide him as a leader.

For example, Guana’s younger sister needs a wheelchair to get around. To this day, her disability(残疾) helps him as a school administrator to help and support special children. In Guana’s school system today, everyone is important and invited to parties and events.

1.Why did Guana have the idea to become a cleaner?

A.He was eager to earn money to go to college.

B.He wanted to buy Nike shoes with his efforts.

C.He planned to work to support his poor family.

D.He admired Nike’s excellent cleaning work.

2.What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A.How Guana overcame the difficulties.

B.How Guana received the doctor’s degree.

C.How Guana became a leader from a cleaner.

D.How Guana got help from the previous principal.

3.What is the author’s purpose of the last paragraph?

A.To show Guana’s experiences were helpful for his success.

B.To encourage us to help those in need like Guana.

C.To inform us that Guana’s sister had such a difficult life.

D.To tell us that Guana was a kind and considerate man.

4.What can we learn from Guana?

A.Where there is a will, there is a way. B.It is never too old to learn.

C.A friend in need is a friend indeed. D.Great minds think alike.

5.In a newspaper, this text may appear in the section of _______.

A.Health B.People C.Science D.Lifestyle

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了出身贫困的Guana是如何一步步从清洁工成为领导者的故事，从而印证了“有志者事竟成”的道理。

1.

细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容“Young Gauna liked how Nike made everything so clean.” 可知，年轻的Gauna喜欢Nike把一切都弄得那么干净，因此他希望成为像Nike一样的清洁工。故选D项。

2.

主旨大意题。通读文章第三段内容“Guana also looked up to the principal, the leader at his school. … Then he worked as a campus safety officer, teacher, counselor, administrator, and now superintendent.”可知，Guana做过清洁，挣到了大学头两年所需的钱；获得了高水平的大学教育和博士学位；后来又做过学校的安全员，教师，辅导员，管理人员，现在担任教育学监，由此可知，本段主要讲述了Guana是如何一步一步从一个清洁工成为领导的。C项“How Guana became a leader from a cleaner.”合理概括了本段中心内容。故选C项。

3.

推理判断题。根据末尾段首句使用了“for example”，可知，末尾段落是对于上一段落内容的事实举例。前一段提及“Even though Guana has had a successful career, he never forgets where he came from, or how he felt. He uses his life experiences to guide him as a leader.( 尽管Guana的职业生涯很成功，但他从未忘记自己的出身和感受，作为一名领导者，他用自己的生活经验来引导自己。)，因此可推知，末尾段落应是用事实举例证明“他用自己的生活经验来引导自己，这些生活经验对于他的成功是有益的”。故选A项。

4.

推理判断题。根据文章第一段内容“Guana was once a cleaner at a school but now he is a superintendent, leading the Byron Union School District in rural northern California.”可知，文章主要讲述了Guana是如何从一位清洁工一步一步地成为领导者的故事，他的成功之路印证了“有志者事竟成”的道理。故选A项。

5.

推理判断题。文章的主要核心话题为主人公Guana的成长励志故事，因此可推知，文章应是刊登在报纸上的“人物”专栏。故选B项。