Question

I still remember the days when I was a youthful student in an engineering school. I lived a casual life, without caring about the future. I smoked, drank with friends and made girl friends. Little did I realize that casualness would certainly lead to loss.

Two years had passed and I was staring down a report card that highlighted FALL in more than half the subjects. I didn’t care, at least not until my dad found about it. You see, I studied In India and unlike the United States where the students are expected to finance their own education, my dad financed me.

Then came the day when my dad found out my habit of smoking. He lost his temper but he just told me, “Son, your allowance is cut in half from this moment on”. It hit me like a roundhouse kick.(回旋踢) from Bruce Lee. I was shocked out of my bones. I couldn’t comprehend how to pay off the debts that I had accumulated in college. I owed everybody money: the grocery store, the bars, the restaurants, my friends, etc. I was living a life filled with credit.

When I went back to college, I knew that if I don’t change the way I live my life I won’t be able to pay everybody off. So I decided to make some changes. I quit smoking, cut off from my friends who led me down the wrong the road, starting hanging out in libraries and reading my engineering books.

One year later, I went from a miserable failure to a magna cum laude(优等成绩). Life was never the same again. This incident made me know that anything is possible if you take action and do something about it, however small or large. Even today it still motivates me when I feel that I’m about to lose or give up. It reminds me that I can do it.

1. What kind of life did the author live in the engineering school? (No more than 12 words)                                                      

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2. When did the author begin to care about the serious situation? (No more than 14 words)

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3.How did his father deal with his son’s problem? (No more than 8 words)

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4. What did the author learn from this incident? (No more than 12 words)

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Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.He lived a casual life, without caring about the future. (2’)

2.Not until his father found out his failure in half the subjects. (3’)

3.By cutting his son’s allowance in half. (2’)

4.Anything is possible if you take action and do something about it. (3’)

【解析】

试题分析：作者在印度上工程学校时吸烟、喝酒、交女朋友、过着闲散的生活，从不在乎学业成绩上的下滑。直到他父亲发现了他的状况，采取了控制行动，他才一步步走出颓废的境地，走向了成功。通过这件事他意识到只要努力去做，世上没有做不成的事情。

1.细节查找题。根据文章第一段 I lived a casual life, without caring about the future.  可知作者在工程学校过着闲散的生活，从不去考虑未来，所以答案填He lived a casual life, without caring about the future.。

2.信息查找题。根据文章第二段I didn’t care, at least not until my dad found about it可知直到父亲发现了他的状况，他才开始为自己的处境担忧，所以答案是 Not until his father found out his failure in half the subjects.

3.信息转换题。根据文章第三段“Son, your allowance is cut in half from this moment on”.可知父亲对他的零用钱进行了控制，以此来纠正他的行为，所以答案为By cutting his son’s allowance in half.。

4.信息归纳题。根据文章末段This incident made me know that anything is possible if you take action and do something about it, however small or large..可知通过这件事作者意识到只要努力什么事情都是有可能做到的，故答案为 Anything is possible if you take action and do something about it.。

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