Question

阅读理解 　　When Susan White went back to high school a couple of years ago, she never had any thought about actually getting a high school diploma(文凭)． 　　“I just wanted to learn more,”she said．But when she found out that many of her classmates were planning to graduate, Mrs．White recalled(回忆),“I said if my young friends can graduate from high school, so can I．” 　　She seems to have been right．As soon as she completes a history course, Mrs．White will graduate next month．And when she does, she will enter the record books as the oldest person ever to graduate from high school in the United States． 　　Mrs．White is 98 years old, and nobody knows of anyone who has completed high school at an older age． 　　Mrs．White dropped out of school(退学)in the 10th grade, but her ability to learn has obviously not been dulled(减弱)by the 80-year layoff(中止)．Since going back to her studies she has kept up a straight -A record-that is the highest possible． 　　Now that she is about to get a diploma, Mrs．White has become a strong believer in getting a good education． 　　“I don't like anyone dropping out of school,”she said．“It makes me mad when a person decides to leave school, because future generations will have to know even more than we do in order to survive(生存)．” (1) How many other students older than Mrs．White have got a high school diploma? [　　] A． None． B． One． C． Two． D． A few． (2) Mrs．White's ability to learn is ________． [　　] A． not as good as the younger students' B． quite obvious C． the best in the class D． among the best of the class (3) Which of the following statements is NOT true? [　　] A． Mrs．White is determined to graduate from high school． B． Mrs．White has already been given a high school diploma． C． Mrs．White is the oldest person ever to graduate from high school in the US． D． Mrs．White said that the young had to know more． (4) A good title for this true story would be ________． [　　] A． Have Respect for Old Age B． Never Too Late to Learn C． An Elderly Student D． Mrs．White's Ability to Learn

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．D;3．B;4．B;
提示：

(1)	细节题。第三段第二句…she will enter the record books as the oldest person ever to graduate…说明没有其他学生比怀特太太的年纪更大。
(2)	细节题。第五段谈到“尽管怀特太太在上十年级的时候就退学了，但她的学习能力并没有因停学80年而减弱”，而且下文说她总是得A，这说明她的学习(接受)能力仍然属于班上最好的行列。
(3)	推断题。该项内容与文章第三段第二句话矛盾，也与“Now that she is about to get a diploma”一句内容不符。
(4)	主旨题。怀特太太在辍学80年后，毅然回到学校，想多学点东西，并且相信自己的能力不比年轻学生低下，对拿到高中文凭充满信心，这充分说明了怀特太太“活到老，学到老”。