题目内容
4.On June 10,2003,I graduated from U of T,Scarborough.As I stood at University College waiting with hundreds of others,I suddenly felt overcome with emotion.My very long and personal journey to convocation had started 20 years earlier on the St.George campus.I first enrolled at U of T through the Transitional Year Programme in 1983.At the time I was a 30-year-old mother of two girls and married to"the boy next door."I was both excited and terrified,and felt a little like Rita in the movie Educating Rita-traveling daily to classes in high heels.I decided that it would be better for my family if I attended classes closer to home,so I transferred to Scarborough for my second year.After picking up the girls from school,I'd bring them back to the studio where I rehearsed.Much to my horror,they would crawl around on the catwalks high above me.They were 10and 12and loved being at"Mom's school."
My life changed drastically that year.On June 10,1986,my husband of 13years was killed in a horrific accident.I picked up my life the best I could under the circumstances and returned to U of T,but failed to get all the credits I needed.Twenty years later,on the eve of my 50th birthday,I e-mailed an old professor,who encouraged me to sign up for a new class he was teaching about writing for the theatre.This time I made it all the way through.
As I stepped inside Convocation Hall,I searched the crowd for my girls,now in their thirties.They were in the highest balcony,waving frantically at me-just as they had done from the catwalk in my drama class so long ago.I will never forget the look on the girls faces as they called out"Hi Mom."I finally felt complete.
24.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word"convocation"in Paragraph 1?C
A.Birthday party.
B.College credits.
C.Graduation ceremony.
D.Drama class.
25.When the author graduated from U of T,she was probably aroundD years old.
A.twenty B.thirty C.forty D.fifty
26.What do we know about the author's daughters?D
A.They helped her with housework when she attended college.
B.They played with her during her rehearsals.
C.They comforted her when she lost her husband.
D.They were proud of her success in the end.
27.Which word can best describe the author's attitude towards her studies?B
A.Curious.B.Persistent.C.Sympathetic.D.Optimistic.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者对待学习坚持不懈,在50岁高龄之际拿下学位证.
解答 24.C.词义猜测题.根据第一段My very long and personal journey to convocation had started 20 years earlier on the St.George campus很长时间的个人旅程会开始于20年前,在圣乔治校园;可知意为毕业典礼;故选C.
25.D.细节理解题.根据第三段Twenty years later,on the eve of my 50th birthday,I e-mailed an old professor,who encouraged me to sign up for a new class he was teaching about writing for the theatre可知作者毕业是大概50岁;故选D.
26.D.推理判断题.根据最后一段They were in the highest balcony,waving frantically at me-just as they had done from the catwalk in my drama class so long ago可知作者的孩子对于作者的成就感到骄傲;故选D.
27.B.推理判断题.根据文章I e-mailed an old professor,who encouraged me to sign up for a new class he was teaching about writing for the theatre.This time I made it all the way through可知作者对她学习的态度是坚持不懈的;故选B.
点评 考察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,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题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..