题目内容
【题目】
In my living room, there is a plaque (匾) that advises me to “Bloom (开花) where you are planted.” It reminds me of Dorothy. I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s, when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. The job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program. Dorothy stands out in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.
Dorothy taught in a school In Harlan County, Kentucky, Appalachian Mountain area. To get to her school from the town of Harlan, I followed a road winding around the mountain. In the eight-mile journey, I crossed the same railroad track five times, giving the possibility of getting caught by the same train five times. Rather than feeling excited by this drive through the mountains, I found it depressing. The poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.
From the moment of my arrival at the little school, all gloom (忧郁) disappeared. Upon arriving at Dorothy’s classroom. I was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen. The children had been prepared to show me their latest projects. Dorothy told me with a big smile that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread for “dinner” (lunch). In case you don’t know, poke greens are a weed-type plant that grows wild, especially on poor ground.
Dorothy never ran out of reports of exciting activities of her students. Her enthuiasm never cooled down. When it came time to sit for the testing and interviewing required to receive her Child Development Associate Certification, Dorothy was ready. She came to the assessment and passed in all areas. Afterward, she invited me to the one-and-only steak house in the area to celebrate her victory, as if she had received her Ph. D. degree. After the meal, she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand. She said it was a family heirloom (传家宝), but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be matched with things.
【1】 “Early Childhood Development” in Paragraph 1 refers to __________.
A. a program directed by Dorothy
B. a course given by the author
C. an activity held by the students
D. an organization sponsored by Union college
【2】 In the journey, the author was most disappointed at seeing __________.
A. the long track
B. the poor houses
C. the same train
D. the winding road
【3】 Upon arriving at the classroom, the author was cheered up by __________.
A. a warm welcome
B. the sight of poke greens
C. Dorothy’s latest projects
D. a big dinner made for her
【4】 What can we know about Dorothy from the last paragraph?
A. She was invited to a celebration at a restaurant.
B. She got a pen as a gift from the author.
C. She passed the required assessment.
D. She received her Ph. D. degree.
【5】 What does the author mainly intend to tell us?
A. Whatever you do, you must do it carefully.
B. Whoever you are, you deserve equal treatment.
C. However poor you are, you have the right to education,
D. Wherever you are, you can accomplish your achievement.
【答案】【1】 B
【2】 B
【3】A
【4】C
【5】 D
【解析】本文主要通过作者在贫困地区教学的所见所闻,讲述了Dorothy经过自己的努力获得了成功的故事。
【1】细节理解题。根据第一段中...when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky.一句可知当时作者在教授Early Childhood Development,故B项正确。a course given by the author作者教授的一门课程。
【2】细节理解题。根据第二段中The poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.一句可知当看到这里的贫困程度和破烂的小房子的时候我感到失望。
【3】细节理解题。由第三段可知，作者一到达教室,所有的忧郁瞬间消失,主要是因为作者被孩子们的热情欢迎所鼓舞。
【4】推理判断题。根据最后一段中She came to the assessment and passed in all areas.一句可知Dorothy在各个方面都通过了评估。
【5】主旨大意题。作者通过讲述Dorothy取得成功的经历,告诉我们:无论身处何地(贫困地区还是富裕地区),(只要努力)你都能取得成功。
