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They had.
“I got five ‘A’s,” she still recalls with elation. “I almost fell on the floor!”
Warren would graduate from Suffolk University with a bachelor of science degree in philosophy and history at age 80.Three years later, at age 83, she would receive her second degree from Suffolk, a master’s in education.
Now, with both diplomas proudly displayed in her apartment, Warren is not finished with learning. Now 93,she continues for her 18th year at Suffolk under a program that allows persons 65 and over to attend classes tuition free. “It’s my life to go to school, to enjoy being in an academic atmosphere,” she says. “That’s what I love.”
Warren was born Rosalie Levey on Aug.29, 1900. Two years after she entered high school, her father died. Warren had to leave school for factory work to help support her family’s 10 children. Warren describes herself as a “person who always liked school,” and she says the move “broke my heart completely because I couldn’t finish high school.”
In the end, however, “I went to school nights,” she recalls. “Any place I could find an outlet of learning and teaching, I was there.”
A short time later, her mother became ill, and Warren had to care for her, once again putting her education on hold.
Finally, in 1921, her mother, now recovered, drew from her saving to send Warren to Boston University for two years to study typing, stenography, and office procedures.
Those courses helped Warren gain several long-term office positions over the next 60 years, but her great desire “to be in the academic field” continued.
In 1924, she married Eugene Warren, and seven years later, her daughter, Corinne, was born. In 1955, by then a widow and a grandmother, Warren took a bus tour across the United States that was to last nine months. She said she wanted to see “things you never see in the West End.”
When she returned home, she took a bookkeeping position and also enrolled in courses in philosophy, sociology
And Chinese history. free program for senior citizens.” I was at the registrar’s office the very next day.”she recalls. At first ,she took one or two courses at a time , but encouraged by her professors , she enrolled as a
In 1975, when she was 75, Warren learned from a neighbor about Suffolk University’s tuition- degree candidate.
“I had not studied for so many years,” she says, “but I was determined.” For the next four years, Warren, who calls herself a “student of philosophy,” worked toward her degree.
Nancy Stoll, dean of students at Suffolk, says Warren is “an interesting role model for our younger students---that learning is a lifetime activity….She is genuinely enthusiastic about being here, and that permeates (散发) her activities and is contagious (传染的) to students and faculty.”
小题1:What does the word elation mean in the sentence “I got fives ‘A’s”, she still recalls with elation”?
A.Great happiness | B.Great surprise | C.Great pride | D.Great honor |
A.She was 79 | B.She was 23 | C.She was 80 | D.She was 75 |
A.Studying | B.Factory work | C.Typing | D.Office work |
A.Because Warren needn’t pay her tuition, she went to study at Suffolk University |
B.At first Warren had to pay for her courses at Suffolk University |
C.Most of the students at Suffolk University are older than 65 |
D.Suffolk University encourages older people to take courses |
A.came from a wealthy family | B.didn’t like working in an office |
C.put her family before her education | D.didn’t like her family very much |
A.Rosalie Warren’s family |
B.Rosalie Warren’s life |
C.Rosalie Warren’s education |
D.Rosalie Warren’s studying at Suffolk University |
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:C
解析
试题分析:本人讲述了一位名叫Rosalie Warren的老人上大学的事情。她在年幼时期因为家庭缘故而被迫辍学打工养活家人,但是心中上学的梦想一直都在,直到她75岁的时候才重新回到校园,并且四年后她以优异的成绩从大学毕业。她的这种学习热情与精神值得年轻人们学习。
小题1:A词意猜测题。从上下文可知Rosalie Warren在80岁的时候拿到全优的毕业成绩,所以从情理推测,任何人在这种情况下都会是高兴的,兴高采烈的,所以A选项正确。
小题2:C细节理解题。从文章第四段Warren would graduate from Suffolk University with a bachelor of science degree in philosophy and history at age 80.可知她毕业时候是80岁了。所以正确选项是C。
小题3:D细节理解题。从文中Those courses helped Warren gain several long-term office positions over the next 60 years,可知她做了60年的办公室工作。所以D选项正确。
小题4:D推理判断题。从文中可知Rosalie Warren在80岁的时候从Suffolk University大学毕业,并且从下文 And Chinese history. free program for senior citizens.他们对老年市民提供免费中国历史课程也可判断D选项正确。
小题5:C推理判断题。文中讲述Rosalie Warren她在父亲去世后辍学回家帮助母亲维持生计,在母亲生病后再次放弃夜校课程照顾母亲等等情况,从这些经历的叙述可知她是把家人放在首要位置的,所以C选项正确。
小题6:C主旨大意题。文章采用倒序手法,讲述了Rosalie Warren的经历,尽管历经很多波折她终于实现了自己受教育,上大学的梦想。所以C选项正确。
核心考点
试题【As Rosalie Warren stood at the mailbox in the lobby of her apartment building in】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
His 24 of how he survived is fascinating.His cleverness —how he 25 to catch fish, how he evaporated(蒸发) sea water to 26 fresh water—is very interesting.
But the thing that 27 my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no 28 in continuing the struggle.He was starved and 29 worn-out.Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice.
When people 30 these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going.Many people in 31 desperate circumstances 32 in or go mad.Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on 33 difficulties.
"I tell myself I can 34 it," wrote Callahan in his book.-Compared to what others have been through, I"m fortunate.I tell myself these things over and over, 35 up courage..."
I wrote that down after 1 read it.It 36 me as something important.And I"ve told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 37 off or when my problems seemed too terrible.And every time I"ve said it, I have always come back to my 38 .
The truth is, our circumstances are only bad 39 to something better.But others have been through the much worse, that is, in comparison with what others have been through, you"re fortunate.Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you 40 through the rough situations with a little more courage.
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With no other choices, I began meeting with the venture-capital companies. But I was warned they took a huge share of your company for the money they put in. And if you struggled, they could drop you cold.
As I was searching for “angel money”, I started to build a team who trusted me even though I didn"t have money for paychecks yet.
Bill Becker was an expert in computer programming and image processing at a very famous Media Lab at M. I.T. With his arrival, my company suddenly had a major technology “guy” in-house.
Katherine Henderson, a filmmaker and a former real-estate dealer, joined us as our director of market research. Steve White came on as operating officer. He had worked for the developer of a home-finance software, Quicken. We grabbed him.
We had some really good people, but we still didn"t have enough money. One night, my neighbor, Louise Johnson, came for a visit. She and I were only nodding acquaintances, but her boys and ours were constant companions. She ran a very good business at the time.
Louise was brilliant and missed nothing. She had been watching my progress closely. She knew I was dying for money and I had prospects but could offer no guarantees of success.
She told me that her attorney had talked to mine and the terms had been agreed upon. She handed me an envelope. Inside was a check for $ 500,000.
I almost fell down. I heard her voice as if from heaven.
“I have confidence in your plan,” she said. “You" 11 do well. You"re going to work hard for it, but it" s satisfying when you build your own company.”
Who would have thought I"d find an angel so close to home? There were no words sufficient for the moment. We just said good night. She left and I just stood there, completely humbled and completely committed.
小题1:For a newly-established business, bum rate refers to___________.
A.the salary it pays to its staff | B.the interest it pays to the bank |
C.the way in which it raises capital | D.the speed at which it spends money |
A.the money borrowed from banks | B.the money spent to promote sales |
C.the money raised from close friends | D.the money needed to start a business |
put up with unfair terms B. change your business line
C. enlarge your business scope D. let them operate your business
小题4:The author easily built a team for his company because__________.
A.they were underpaid at their previous jobs |
B.they were turned down by other companies |
C.they were confident of the author and his business |
D.they were satisfied with the salaries in his company |
A.she wanted to join his company |
B.she knew he would build a team |
C.she knew his plan would succeed |
D.she wanted to help promote his sales |
I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 1 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 2 but a failure.” After five years of 3 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the beatific 4 that could have happened to me. I 5 I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 6 that what people said about me was 7 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 8 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 9 and went to college. My first novel 10 while I was at college. After college I taught during the 11 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 12 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 13 that job to write full time 14 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 15 was a working-class boy who’d 16 school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and 17 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 18 what does it mean? I 19 wish all the people that have put me down had 20 : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”
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Invention of television began in 1922 in Rigby, Idaho, the hometown of Philo Farnsworth. At the age of 16, Philo was a very shy boy. Only his science teacher, Justin Tolman, realized that Philo was a special person.
One day after school Mr. Tolman found Philo in the classroom. The boy was making drawings on the chalkboard.
“What are you doing?” Mr. Tolman asked with interest, “What are these drawings?”
“I want to invent things,” Philo answered, “and these are the drawings of one of my first inventions. I have an idea for a way of sending pictures through the air. Please, just let me tell you about it. You are the only person who can understand what I have done.” In the school library Philo had read about a man who had worked on an idea for television, but had failed. Philo was sure that his own idea was better and that he could succeed.
Mr. Tolman was not sure and asked Philo many questions about the drawings. Giving facts and figures, Philo answered every question.
In 1926, Philo sent his drawings to Washington, along with a letter asking for the patent rights on television. Since then, television has become an important business all over the world.
小题1:When he lived in his hometown, Philo was _______.
A.quite different from others | B.an active boy |
C.an inventor | D.a hard-working boy |
A.discouraged | B.trusting | C.guilty | D.hopeless |
A.2 years | B.6 years | C.4 years | D.8 years |
A.did not believe it was Philo’s invention |
B.believed Philo could succeed |
C.believed Philo was a special person |
D.did not believe Philo could succeed |
Stephanie McRae was used to driving in bad weather. Although 16 still beat the windshield of her SUV(运动越野车), the worst of the day"s storm seemed to have passed as she 17 her 11-year-old daughter, Maddie, home at 8:30 pm.
Maddie 18 in front, while two young kids sat strapped into their SUV 19 in back. Driving along the mad by a river, McRae, 39, 20 a terrifying sight: The road just ahead had been craved in and 21 . She stepped heavily on the brake. The SUV 22 into a flooded hole some 6 metres below, and was washed into the 23 , which the storm had turned into a 24 river 30 metres wide. Rocks and fallen tree 25 knocked into her SUV, making it upside down. The pressure blew out the window.
No one was hurt, 26 there was no way to escape either, The SUV was being 27 towards the middle of the river, about 400 metres away. McRae 28 helplessly and prayed aloud with Maddie: “Please, God, please, help us!” The SUV, submerged and 29 with water, came to a stop when it parked at an angle in a logjam(浮木阻塞).
It was Maddie who took control. Pushing her way out of the 30 back window, the slight but athletic Maddie 31 onto the top of the SUV, which had righted itself, and yelled to her mother to hoist up the younger children. Soon the 32 were crowded on the top of the SUV’s roof. 33 to hold on as the water swept over them. McRae caught hold of the two-year-old kid to her chest while holding the three-year-old on her leg. Both children were so 34 that MeRac wondered if they were all right. With her mother’s permission, the 11-year-old girl-Meddie got over lots of problems to ask for help in a 35 village and fortunately they were saved.
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