Question

【题目】A

In early autumn I applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University, but my mother fought strongly against it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell, she tore it up.

“You can't say it's not a great university, just because Papa went there.”

“That's not it at all. And it is a top university.” She was still holding the pieces in her hand. “But we can't afford to send you to college.”

“I wouldn't dream of asking you for money. Do you want me to get a job to help support you and Papa? Things aren't that bad, are they?”

“No” she said. “I don't expect you to help support us.”

Father borrowed money from his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop. His chief customers were his old college friends. To get new customers, my mother had to help. She picked up a longforgotten membership in the local league of women, so that she could get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment (投资) could show returns. What's more, they had not wanted enough to be rich and successful; otherwise they could not possibly have managed their lives so badly.

I was torn between the desire to help them and change their lives, and the determination not to repeat their mistakes. I had a strong belief in my power to get what I wanted. After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship . My father could hardly contain his pride in me, and my mother eventually gave in before my success.

【1】According to the text, in that autumn the author made up his mind ____________.

A. to start a small jewellery shop.

B. to get to know more people.

C. to carry on with his father's business.

D. to be admitted into his dream university.

【2】The author was not permitted to attend Cornell University mainly because ________.

A. his parents did not have abundant money for him

B. his mother did not think it a top university

C. his parents expected him to help support the family

D. his father dropped out of the university

【3】The father started his small shop with the money from ______.

A. a local league B. his relatives

C. his customers D. his college friends

【4】Why did the mother renew her membership in the league?

A. To help with her husband's business.

B. To help her son to enter colleges.

C. To meet her longforgotten friends.

D. To make herself lead a peaceful life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

【文章大意】本文为记叙文。作者决定报考 Cornell University，但妈妈因为无法承担费用而坚决反对，最后作者通过努力获得了全额奖学金，妈妈让步了。

【1】D．细节理解题。由第一段的前两句可知，在那个秋天，“我”决心考取理想中的大学—Cornell University。故选D。

【2】A．细节理解题。由第三段妈妈所说的话“But we can't afford to send you to college. ”可知，她反对“我”上这所大学的原因是无法承担这些费用。故选A。

【3】B. 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段 Father borrowed money from his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop.可知，父亲是从亲戚那里借的钱，故选B。

【4】A．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“ To get new customers，my mother had to help. She picked up a…so that she could get to know more people. ”可以得知，作者的妈妈保持当地妇女联盟的永久会员资格，是为了认识更多的人，以此来帮助她丈夫的生意。故选A。