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Alia Sabur, from Northport, N. Y., US, went to college at age 10. And four years later, Sabur became a bachelor of science in. Applied Mathematics summa cum laude(以最优等成绩)from Stony Brook University -- the youngest female in US history to do so.  Her education continued at Drexel University, where she earned a Master of Science and a Doctor of Philosophy (哲学博士) in Materials Science and Engineering.
With an unlimited future ahead of her, Sabur directed her first career choice to teaching. "I really enjoy teaching," she said. She was three days short of her 19th birthday in February, 2008, when she was hired to become a professor at Konkuk University in Seoul, Korea.  This distinction made her the youngest college professor in history, according to the Guinness' Book of Worm Records, beating the previous record held by Colin Maclaurin, a student of Isaac Newton, in 1717.
Although she doesn't start until next month, Sabur has taken up teaching math and physics courses at Southern University in New Orleans. Sabur is old enough to teach in the city, but not to join her fellow professors in a bar after work. In Korea, where the drinking age is 20, she might have more luck.  In traditional Korean culture, children are considered to be 1 year old-when they are born, and add a year to their age every New Year instead of their actual birthday, so in Korea Sabur is considered 20.
On top of her unprecedented (空前的) academic achievements, Sabur has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do (跆拳道黑带). She is also a talented clarinet (竖笛) player who has performed with musicians like Lang Lang and Smash Mouth. So is there anything Sabur can't do?
【小题1】We can learn from the passage that Sabur is ________.

A.America's youngest bachelor of science
B.Drexel University's youngest student
C.the world'syoungest college professor
D.the world's youngest female teacher
【小题2】When Sabur was hired as a professor, her actual age is ________.
A.fourteenB.eighteenC.nineteenD.twenty
【小题3】What does the author mean by saying "she might have more luck" (in Paragraph 3)?
A.Sabur might be permitted to drink in a Korean bar.
B.Sabur would be allowed to attend parties in Korea.
C.Sabur is old enough to teach at Konkuk University.
D.Sabur is lucky to be hired by Konkuk University.
【小题4】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A.Alia Sabur is the youngest female doctor from Stony Brook University.
B.Colin Maclaurin has once been the youngest college professor in the world.
C.In Korea, Alia Sabur is not allowed to drink for she is still underage.
D.Alia Sabur knows anything but Tae Kwon Do.


【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】B

解析试题分析:
【小题1】C根据文章第二段第四句his distinction made her the youngest college professor in history, according to the Guinness' Book of Worm Records可得出答案
【小题2】B 跟据She was three days short of her 19th birthday in February, 2008, when she was hired to become a professor可得知她被聘为教授时还不到19岁,所以实际年龄18岁
【小题3】A从第三段第二,三,四句可以看出韩国规定的可以喝酒的年龄是20岁,Sabur实际年龄不到20岁,本来是不能喝酒,但按照韩国的文化,小孩生下来就算1岁,这样算的话,Sabur就是20岁,到了可喝酒的年龄,所以说是更幸运。
【小题4】根据第二段最后一句可知, Sabur成为历史上最年轻的大学教授,击败了Colin Maclaurin,先前的吉尼斯纪录得主,因此可以说明 Colin Maclaurin曾经是史上最年轻的大学教授。
考点:人物传记类阅读
点评:本文介绍了一个世界上最年轻的大学教授Sabur的生平及他的天才传奇故事。

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  Alia Sabur, from North, NY, US, went to college at the age of 10.And by at the age of 14, Sabur was earning a bachelor of science degree in applied mathematics from stony Brook University-the youngest female in US history to do so.Her education continued at Drexel University, where she earned an MS and a Phd.(博士学位)in materials science and engineering.

  With an unlimited future ahead of her, Sabur directed her first career choice to teaching.“I really enjoy teaching, ” she said.She was three days short of her 19th birthday in February, 2008, when she was hired to become a professor at Konkuk University in Seoul, South Korea.This distinction(差异)made her the youngest college professor in history, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, beating the previous record held by Colin Maclaurin, a student of physicist Isaac Newton, in 1717.

  Although she doesn’t start until next month, Sabur has taken up teaching math and physics courses at Southern University in New Orleans.Sabur is old enough to teach, but not to join her fellow professors in a bar after work.In South Korea, where the drinking age is 20, she might have more luck.In traditional Korean culture, children are considered to be 1 year old when they are born, and add a year to their age every New Year instead of their actual birthday, so in Korea Sabur is considered 20.

  On top of her unprecedented(空前的)academic achievements, Sabur has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do(跆拳道).She is also a talented clarinet(竖笛)player who has performed with musicians like Lang Lang and Smash Mouth.So is there anything Sabur can’t do?

(1)

We learn from the passage that Sabur is ________.

[  ]

A.

the world’s youngest female teacher

B.

Drexel University’s youngest student

C.

the world’s youngest college professor

D.

American’s youngest bachelor of science

(2)

What does the author mean by saying “she might have more luck” in Paragraph 3?

[  ]

A.

Sabur is lucky to be hired by Konkuk University.

B.

Sabur will be permitted to drink in Korean bars.

C.

Sabur would be allowed to attend parties in South Korea.

D.

Sabur is old enough to teach at Konkuk University.

(3)

What does the author mainly want to show in the last paragraph?

[  ]

A.

Sabur has her own way of relaxing.

B.

Sabur spends little time on her studies.

C.

Sabur is talented in a lot of ways.

D.

Sabur likes music more than sports.

(4)

It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

[  ]

A.

Sabur went to college when she was ten years old

B.

by aged 14, Sabur got a bachelor of science degree

C.

the drinking age in South Korea is twenty years old

D.

Alia Sabur was born in February 1989 in the United States

阅读理解

  Alia Sabur, from NY, US, has clearly been ahead of the learning curve(曲线)since an early age.She finished elementary school at five, made the jump to college at 10, and by age 14, was earning a bachelor’s degree(学士学位)of science in applied mathematics(应用数学)from Stony Brook University-the youngest female in US history to do so.Her education continued at Drexel University, where she earned an MS and a PhD in materials science and engineering.

  With an unlimited future ahead of her, Sabur directed her first career choice to teaching.“I really enjoy teaching,” said Sabur.“It’s something where you can make a difference.It’s not just what you can do, but you can enable a lot of other people to make their changes.” She was three days short of her 19th birthday when she was hired(雇佣)as a professor at Konkuk University in Seoul, Korea.This distinction made her the youngest college professor in history, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, beating the previous record held by Colin Maclaurin, a student of physicist Isaac Newton.

  Although she doesn’t start until next month, Sabur has taken up(从事)teaching math and physics courses at Southern University in New Orleans.Sabur is old enough to teach, but not to join her fellow professors in a bar after work.In Korea, where the drinking age is 20, she might have more luck.In traditional Korean culture, children are considered to be one year old when they are born, and add a year to their age every New Year instead of their actual birthday.

  In addition to her unprecedented(空前的)academic achievements, Sabur has a black belt in the Korean martial art of tae kwon do.She is also a talented clarinet(竖笛)player, who once performed with musicians like Lang Lang and Smash Mouth.So is there anything Sabur can’t do?

(1)

What is Paragraph 1(第一段)mainly about?

[  ]

A.

Sabur’s childhood.

B.

Sabur’s education.

C.

Sabur’s achievement in science.

D.

Sabur’s interest in teaching.

(2)

What can be inferred from Sabur’s words?

[  ]

A.

She’s ambitious to make a big difference to the world.

B.

She’s eager to show how special she is.

C.

She’s ready to share her knowledge.

D.

She wants to be long remembered.

(3)

What does the underlined word “distinction” in Paragraph 2 mean?

[  ]

A.

A difference between similar things.

B.

A strange man / woman.

C.

A famous place.

D.

A special honor.

(4)

By saying “she might have more luck” in Paragraph 3, the author means __________.

[  ]

A.

Sabur might be more welcomed in Korea

B.

Sabur might make more achievements in Korea

C.

Sabur might be permitted to drink in bars

D.

Sabur might be old enough to be a full-time professor

(5)

From the last paragraph we can infer(推断出)that __________.

[  ]

A.

there is nothing Sabur cannot do

B.

where there is a will there is a way

C.

Sabur has varied interests

D.

Sabur has her own way to relax

Alia Sabur, from Northport, N. Y., US, went to college at age 10. And four years later, Sabur became a bachelor of science in. Applied Mathematics summa cum laude(以最优等成绩)from Stony Brook University -- the youngest female in US history to do so.  Her education continued at Drexel University, where she earned a Master of Science and a Doctor of Philosophy (哲学博士) in Materials Science and Engineering.

With an unlimited future ahead of her, Sabur directed her first career choice to teaching. "I really enjoy teaching," she said. She was three days short of her 19th birthday in February, 2008, when she was hired to become a professor at Konkuk University in Seoul, Korea.  This distinction made her the youngest college professor in history, according to the Guinness' Book of Worm Records, beating the previous record held by Colin Maclaurin, a student of Isaac Newton, in 1717.

Although she doesn't start until next month, Sabur has taken up teaching math and physics courses at Southern University in New Orleans. Sabur is old enough to teach in the city, but not to join her fellow professors in a bar after work. In Korea, where the drinking age is 20, she might have more luck.  In traditional Korean culture, children are considered to be 1 year old-when they are born, and add a year to their age every New Year instead of their actual birthday, so in Korea Sabur is considered 20.

On top of her unprecedented (空前的) academic achievements, Sabur has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do (跆拳道黑带). She is also a talented clarinet (竖笛) player who has performed with musicians like Lang Lang and Smash Mouth. So is there anything Sabur can't do?

1.We can learn from the passage that Sabur is ________.

A.America's youngest bachelor of science

B.Drexel University's youngest student

C.the world'syoungest college professor

D.the world's youngest female teacher

2.When Sabur was hired as a professor, her actual age is ________.

A.fourteen

B.eighteen

C.nineteen

D.twenty

3.What does the author mean by saying "she might have more luck" (in Paragraph 3)?

A.Sabur might be permitted to drink in a Korean bar.

B.Sabur would be allowed to attend parties in Korea.

C.Sabur is old enough to teach at Konkuk University.

D.Sabur is lucky to be hired by Konkuk University.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.Alia Sabur is the youngest female doctor from Stony Brook University.

B.Colin Maclaurin has once been the youngest college professor in the world.

C.In Korea, Alia Sabur is not allowed to drink for she is still underage.

D.Alia Sabur knows anything but Tae Kwon Do.

 

(重庆市西南师大附中2010届高三第七次月考B篇)

Alia Sabur, from North, NY, US, went to college at the age of 10. And by at the age of 14, Sabur was earning a bachelor of science degree in applied mathematics from stony Brook University – the youngest female in US history to do so. Her education continued at Drexel University, where she earned an MS and a Phd.(博士学位) in materials science and engineering.

With an unlimited future ahead of her, Sabur directed her first career choice to teaching. “I really enjoy teaching, ” she said. She was three days short of her 19th birthday in February, 2008, when she was hired to become a professor at Konkuk University in Seoul, South Korea. This distinction(差异) made her the youngest college professor in history, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, beating the previous record held by Colin Maclaurin, a student of physicist Isaac Newton, in 1717.

Although she doesn’t start until next month, Sabur has taken up teaching math and physics courses at Southern University in New Orleans. Sabur is old enough to teach, but not to join her fellow professors in a bar after work. In South Korea, where the drinking age is 20, she might have more luck. In traditional Korean culture, children are considered to be 1 year old when they are born, and add a year to their age every New Year instead of their actual birthday, so in Korea Sabur is considered 20.

On top of her unprecedented(空前的) academic achievements, Sabur has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do(跆拳道). She is also a talented clarinet(竖笛) player who has performed with musicians like Lang Lang and Smash Mouth. So is there anything Sabur can’t do?

60.We learn from the passage that Sabur is _________.

A. the world’s youngest female teacher

B. Drexel University’s youngest student

C. the world’s youngest college professor

D. American’s youngest bachelor of science

61.What does the author mean by saying “she might have more luck” in Paragraph 3?

A. Sabur is lucky to be hired by Konkuk University.

B. Sabur will be permitted to drink in Korean bars.

C. Sabur would be allowed to attend parties in South Korea.

D. Sabur is old enough to teach at Konkuk University.

62.What does the author mainly want to show in the last paragraph?

A. Sabur has her own way of relaxing.                   B. Sabur spends little time on her studies.

C. Sabur is talented in a lot of ways.                  D. Sabur likes music more than sports.

63.It can be inferred from the passage that _________.

A. Sabur went to college when she was ten years old

B. by aged 14, Sabur got a bachelor of science degree

C. the drinking age in South Korea is twenty years old

D. Alia Sabur was born in February 1989 in the United States

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