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【题目】It's that time of the year--graduation. The end of school year is nearly in sight, and it's an especially big deal if you're finishing high school or college.

One amazing 16-year-old Florida girl, Grace Bush, graduated from both high school and college this week! She actually got her college diploma before her high school diploma. How did she manage to do that?

"Hard work and great attention, " she told a local TV news station, "have made me succeed in doing high school and college at the same time." She started taking college courses when she was just 13. She would often get up at 5: 30 a m. and go to bed after 11: 00 p. m.

Doing both at the same time is a huge achievement, and it has also helped her family save money. She's one of the 9 children, all home-schooled until the age of 13. Her father is a math professor while her mother is a part-time history teacher in a high school. Grace Bush has earned her college degree in law, with a nearly perfect GPA of 3.8 and she hopes to become a lawyer one day, although her parents expect her to teach at university. By the way. she also played basketball in her college team in her spare time.

【1】In what way is Grace amazing?

A. She is a 16-year-old Florida girl

B. She finished high school this week.

C. She worked very hard at her lessons every day.

D. She graduated from both high school and college at 16.

【2】Which picture might Graces diploma look like?

【3】What is the key to grace's success?

A. Taking college courses at 13.

B. Working hard at her courses.

C. Growing up in a professor’s family.

D. Having a dream of becoming a teacher.

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph?

A. The Bushes have 13 children altogether.

B. Graces mother is a full-time history teacher.

C. Grace wants to teach at university in the future.

D. Grace received her education at home before 13.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】本文介绍了一位令人惊奇的女孩，她16岁就同时获得了高中和大学的毕业证。文章还描述了她成功的原因、家庭背景、未来规划、日常生活等其他事项。

【1】句意：格蕾丝“惊人的”地方是什么？选项A.她是一名16岁的佛罗里达女孩。

选项B.她本周上完高中。选项C.她每天都在努力学习她的课程。选项D.她16岁毕业于高中和大学。原文“One amazing 16-year-old Florida girl, Grace Bush, graduated from both high school and college this week!”（一位出色的16岁佛罗里达女孩Grace，Grace本周毕业于高中和大学！），从这里知道她“令人惊异”的地方在于16岁同时从高中和大学毕业，故选D。

【2】句意：哪张图片可能是Graces的文凭的样子？仔细观察图片，可以发现选项A像是一本护照（passport），选项B是一本字典（dictionary），选项C就是文凭，毕业证书（certificate of graduation, diploma），选项D是驾照“drivers license”。Grace毕业后获得的自然是毕业证书，故选C。

【3】句意：Grace成功的关键是什么？选项A.在13岁上大学课程。选项B.努力学习她的课程。选项C.在教授家庭长大。选项D.梦想成为一名教师。原文“Hard work and great attention, have made me succeed in doing high school and college at the same time.”（勤奋和高度注意，使我成功地同时学习高中和大学的内容。）说明成功的秘诀在于“努力学习”，故选B。

【4】句意：根据最后一段，以下哪项是对的？选项A. Bush一家一共有13个孩子。选项B. Graces的母亲是一位全职历史老师。选项C. Grace希望未来在大学教书。选项D.Grace在13岁前在家接受了教育。原文“She's one of the 9 children”说明家里一共9个孩子，故A错。原文“her mother is a part-time history teacher”说明她的妈妈是一位兼职的历史老师，不是全职，故B错。选项C未提及，错误。原文“all home-schooled until the age of 13.”（直到13岁的她在家学习），选项D正确，故选D。