Question

   My name is Mary Hawley. I am the mother of four and grandmother of six children. I was employed at G. E. for fifteen years until the factory closed in December of 2005. I thought about what I was going to do after the factory closed,so I decided to get my GED. I started classes in January of 2006.

   I attended (参加) the Kilgore College Adult Education Program,taught by Ms Monika. I am nervous,I never dreamed of going to college at my age,since I had been out of school for so many years. Ms Monika Kajstura kept encouraging me and telling me that I could do it. I decided to better myself. With the encouraging support,wonderful teaching,and tireless help of Ms Monika,I achieved my goal and received my GED in November of 2006. I made it. Because of the adult education program and Kilgore College,my life has significantly (明显) and even improved. Being able to go to school makes me feel important.

   My family was overwhelmed when I was in school. They had never said it. I have one daughter that attended Kilgore College and another daughter in the twelfth grade that would soon be in college. My husband worked hard and made it possible for us to go to school.

1. What was Mary's goal after she left G. E. ?

   A. Acted as a good housewife.

   B. Taught at a college.

   C. Got her GED.

   D. Had a good rest.

2. Why did Mary feel nervous when she was in the college at first?

   A. Because she was older than any other student.

   B. Because she didn't know whether she can get her GED or not.

   C. Because the adult education was too difficult for her.

   D. Because she worried about her big family all day.

3. How long did Mary spend getting her GED?

   A. Fifteen years. B. One month.

   C. Ten months. D. Twenty years.

4. Mary thought she could get her GED owing to.

   A. her husband's hard work

   B. Ms Monika's help and encouragement

   C. her wonderful and great plan

   D. her two daughters’ encouragement

5. The underlined word “overwhelmed ” means“ ”in Chinese.

   A. 不堪重负   B. 欢欣鼓舞

   C. 蒸蒸日上   D. 应接不暇

Answer 1

1. C 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. A

身为祖母和妈妈的玛丽，退休后继续去大学深造，并且最终取得了 GED

1. C细节理解题。由第一段so I decided to get my GED知，玛丽离开工厂后的目标是取得GED.

2. B细节理解题。第二段可知，玛丽刚上大学感觉紧张的原因是她已离校多年，对于年龄不算小的她重新学习深造，是否可以拿到学位让她很有压力。

3. C 细节理解题。由“I started classes in January of 2006 和received my GED in November of 2006”可以计算出，玛丽花费了十个月获取她的GED.

4. B推理判断题。由第二段第五句“With the encouraging support,wonderful teaching,and tireless help of Ms Monika. ”可知多亏了莫妮卡老师的鼓舞和帮助，玛丽 最终取得了 GED.

5. A词义猜测题。由后面介绍两个女儿都在上学，花费很大，丈夫努力工作赚钱，可知在玛丽上学时，家里不堪重负。

障碍句分析：

   With the encouraging support,wonderful teaching,and tireless help of Ms Monika,I achieved my goal and received my GED in November of 2006. 在莫妮卡老师鼓舞人心的支

持，精彩的教学，孜孜不倦的帮助下，我实现了我的目标，并 在2006年11月拿到了我的GED

   with引导的是伴随状语；主句是带并列谓语的简单句。

抓住选项特点，准确解答细节理解题

   细节理解题的选项很有特点:通常正确答案不是 照搬的原文。而干扰选项则正好相反：有的来自原文 信息，但不是题目要求的内容；有的符合常识，但不 符合原文内容;有的与原句内容极为相似，只是在程 度上有些变动；有的与原文大相径庭甚至完全相反； 也有的是部分正确或部分错误。

   在解答第2题的时候，选项A与原文相符，但只 是题干的部分原因；选项C是短文暗含的内容，也只 是题干的部分原因;选项D符合思维常识，但不是题 干的原因；只有选项B符合原文内容。