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【题目】In the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University to study law, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.

My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.

Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopt and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No.3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.

You can imagine how busy I became, raising four boys under the age of 8. Our home was a complete zoo--a joyous zoo. Not surprisingly, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant taking as few as one class each semester.

The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.

In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree!

I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you're looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you're in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won't arrive in your life on one day. It's a process. Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.

【1】When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be______.

A. a writer B. a teacher C. a judge D. a doctor

【2】Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?

A. She wanted to study by herself.

B. She fell in love and got married.

C. She suffered from a serious illness.

D. She decided to look after her grandma.

【3】What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?

A. She was busy but happy with her family life.

B. She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.

C. She wanted to remain a full-time housewife.

D. She was too confused to make a correct choice.

【4】Which of the following can best describe the author?

A. Caring and determined. B. Honest and responsible.

C. Brave and sensitive. D. Independent and single-minded.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述作者在刚上大学时一心想成为一名法官，却在大二的时候为照顾祖母而选择休学，后来虽成家照顾孩子但作者并没有放弃学业，最后花了21年的时间终于完成了学业的经历。

【1】C 细节题。根据第一段中的aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere可知,作者去霍华德大学时就梦想着能够坐在美国联邦最高法院的长凳上，即她渴望成为一名法官。故选C。

【2】D 细节题。由第二段But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her.可知，作者在大二时退学回家是为了生病的祖母。其他三个选项均不是作者退学的理由。故选D。

【3】A 推理判断题。由第四、五段的叙述可知，作者在家里虽然忙碌，但她的确非常快乐。故A选项正确。由第五段第一句中的The hardest part was feeling guilty about...可知B选项错误；由第四段 I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either.可知作者并没有放弃自己的梦想去当全职家庭主妇，排除C项；由第四段倒数第二句中“I had only one choice:to find a way.”可知作者对于这个选择是果断的，并没有感到困惑，排除D项。故选A。

【4】A 推理判断题。由第二段作者在大二时退学回家照顾祖母可知作者是有爱心的；由倒数第二段作者用了21年多的时间最终取得大学学位，这表明作者是有决心的。故选A