题目内容
12.Historians usually just study great things that happened in the past time,but Drew Faust has made history!On February 11,2007,Faust was named president of Harvard University.She is the first woman to hold the position in the school's 371year history."I am a historian,"she said.I've spent a lot of time thinking about the past,and about how it shapes the future.No university in thecountry,perhaps the world,had as remarkable a past as Harvard's."
"And ourcommon enterprise is to make Harvard's future even more remarkable than its past.That will mean recognizing and building on what we already do well.It will also mean recognizing what we don't do as well as we should,and not being satisfied until we find ways to do better."
It is her great desire for improvement and willingness to try out ideas that have given Drew success in a world controlled by men."This is a man's world,my girl,and the sooner you learn that,the better off you'11be."Drew Faust recalls her mother telling her this when she was young,but she didn't accept it.
Faust grew up in a well-off family in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley in the 1950s.Even then She was a trailblazer(先驱).A conversation with her family's black handyman and driver inspired Her to write a letter,on school notebook paper,to President Dwight Eisenhower.
She asked whether he could help bring US citizens together in the south,a much divided
part of the country at the time.
"Drew Faust is a historian with her eyes on the future,"said Susan Graham,a professor of Harvard.Many of the university's schools said that they believe Harvard will have a brighter future under the leadership of Drew Faust.
21.Why does the writer Drew Faust has made history?BecauseC
A.she was president Harvard University
B.Harvard has a remarkable past
C.she was the first woman to be president of Harvard University
D.She is a historian
22.What do we know about historians?TheyA
A.usually study history or write about it B.are usually women
C.are usually born in well-off families D.are usually presidents of universities
23.What did her mother mean by saying"This is a man's world,my girl…"?ToB
A.encourage her to do men's work B.tell her to do things as a girl should do
C.ask her to be well-off D.expect her to be a historian
24.Which of the following is true according to the passage?C
A.Faust was born in the north of the US.
B.She wrote a letter to President Eisenhower when she became president of Harvard.
C.Faust's desire for improvement and willingness to try out new ideas has given her success.
D.Historians just care about great things that happened in the past.
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读,作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了一位历史学家浮士德,同时她也创造了历史,成为哈佛大学第一位女性校长,她的母亲告诉她这是男人的世界,但是她渴望改善和愿意尝试的想法使她最终获得了成功.
解答 21.C 细节理解题,根据第一段On February 11,2007,Faust was named president of Harvard University.She is the first woman to hold the position in the school's 371year history.可知作者创造了历史是因为她是第一位成为哈佛大学校长的女性,故选C.
22.A 细节理解题,根据第一段Historians usually just study great things that happened in the past time,but Drew Faust has made history!可知历史学家通常只是研究过去发生的伟大的事情,故选A.
23.B 推理判断题,根据第四段."This is a man's world,my girl,and the sooner you learn that,the better off you'11be."Drew Faust recalls her mother telling her this when she was young,but she didn't accept it.可知她母亲跟她说的话是为了告诉她一个女孩应该做的事情,故选B.
24.C 推理判断题,根据第四段It is her great desire for improvement and willingness to try out ideas that have given Drew success in a world controlled by men.可知是她非常渴望改善和愿意尝试的想法给了她成功,故选C.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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