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thadtheopportunitytogetthecollegeeducation."
BacowgrewupinPontiac,Michigan.Hisfather'
sfamilyfledanti-Jewish(反犹太的)violenceinMinsk,thenpartoftheSovietUnion,beforethestartofWorldWarIIandwenttotheUnitedStates.HismotherarrivedinBrooklynatage19,havingsurvivedAuschwitzconcentrationcamp.ShewastheonlyJewfromhertowntohavesurvivedthewar.YetBacow,whoismarriedwithtwosons,saidthatwhilegrowingupinMichigan,hehadahappychildhood,enteringsciencefairsasachildandbuildingradioslikehisdad.
BacowhasspentmostofhisprofessionalcareeratMIT,HarvardandTufts.HewasaprofessorofenvironmentalstudiesatMIT,andlateraprincipalattheuniversity.HeledTuftsfrom2001to2011.AtTufts,BacowearnedareputationforshakingupasleepyuniversitythatwasbeingovershadowedbyitspeersinBoston.Heisalsocreditedwithleadingitthroughboth9/11andthe2008financialcrisis.
AstheTuftspresident,Bacowtraveledaroundthecountry,reachingouttoalumni(校友),andheurgedhisfacultyanddeanstodothesame,inanefforttoboostdonationstofinanceTufts'
academicambitions.Heraisedmorethan$20millionforfacultyrecruitment,attractingup-and-comingprofessorsbyofferingjuniorfacultyperks(福利),suchaslongacademicleavesthattheycouldn'
tgetelsewhere.
UnderBacow'
sleadership,Tuftsspentmillionsonlabsandlibraries.Healsomadeaddressesnationallyabouttheneedtomakehighereducationmoreaccessibleandaffordabletolow-incomestudents.
(1)ThereasonwhyBacowappreciatescollegeeducationisthat________.
A.
collegeeducationisoutofreachtomanyAmericans
B.
hisfamilychangedtheirfateduetocollegeeducation
C.
fewopportunitieswereavailablewhenhisfathercameintothecountry
D.
acollegedegreehelpedhismothersurviveAuschwitz
(2)Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
ThefellowtownspeopleofBacowwereallkilledbesideshismother.
Bacow'
smotherstimulatedhisinterestinscience.
sfatherwasgoodatworkingwithelectronics.
sfathercametotheU.S.afterWorldWarIIbrokeout.
(3)Theunderlinedword"
shakingup"
inparagraph5probablymeans________.
reactivating
causing
damaging
takingover
(4)Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?
HowtobeadmittedtoHarvardUniversity.
ThehistoryofBacow'
sfamily.
TheartofBacow'
sleadershipinTufts.
swaytoindividualsuccess.
【答案】
(1)B
(2)C
(3)A
(4)D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇名人传记,讲述了Bacow的个人成功之路。
(1)考查推理判断。
根据第二段中的“hisfamily'
sjourneyhadreflectedthepowerofcollegeeducationtotransformgenerationsandtheopportunitiesthathavehistoricallybeenavailableintheUnitedStates.”他的家庭经历反映了大学教育改变几代人的力量,以及美国历史上一直存在的机遇。
可知选B。
(2)考查推理判断。
根据第四段中的“YetBacow,whoismarriedwithtwosons,saidthatwhilegrowingupinMichigan,hehadahappychildhood,enteringsciencefairsasachildandbuildingradioslikehisdad.”Bacow欣赏大学教育的原因是他的家庭因为大学教育改变了他们的命运”。
可知,Bacow的父亲擅长电子产品。
故选C。
(3)考查词义猜测。
根据第五段中的“Heisalsocreditedwithleadingitthroughboth9/11andthe2008financialcrisis.”他还因领导美国度过911和2008年金融危机而受到赞誉。
可知,BacowearnedareputationforshakingupasleepyuniversitythatwasbeingovershadowedbyitspeersinBoston.“Bacow因改变了一所沉睡的在波士顿的其他大学面前黯然失色的大学而赢得了声誉。
”推知划线词的意思是“使……恢复”。
故选A。
(4)考查主旨大意。
根据最后一段中的“UnderBacow'
sleadership,Tuftsspentmillionsonlabsandlibraries.Healsomadeaddressesnationallyabouttheneedtomakehighereducationmoreaccessibleandaffordabletolow-incomestudents.”在Bacow的领导下,Tufts花了数百万美元在实验室和图书馆上。
他还在全国范围内发表演讲,阐述让低收入学生更容易接受和负担得起高等教育的必要性。
”本文讲述的是Bacow的个人成功之路。
故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断,词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查,是一篇人物类阅读,要求考生根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析,推理,概括和归纳,从而选出正确答案。
2.阅读理解
Ibelieveinthepowerofsciencefiction,notjustforitscapacitytotransformdreamsintoreality,butalsoforitspowertobondtogetherthosewhoshareacommonvisionofthefuture.Forme,that'
strueformyrelationshipwithmydad.Somefathersandsonsbondoversports,fishingorhunting,butmydadandIbondoverStarTrek.WetriedatriptoDisneyWorld,butoneofmyearliestmemorieswasn'
tMickey,butaKlingonbattlecruiser(巡洋)onthescreen.
Overtheyears,nearlyeverysettingandsituationhasbecomefarawayformydadandme.Whenit'
swarmatnight,we'
renotdrivingalongsomedarkstreetsinIndiana,butgoingataslowspeedwithstarsdimlyshining.Bothofusarethinkingofthem,withoutneedingtosayaword.Allthesevisionsofotheruniverseshavetogethercreatedaprivateuniverseformydadandme.
GeneRodenberry,creatorofStarTrek,oncesaid,"
Sciencefictionisawayofthinking,awayoflogicthatbypasses(绕过)alotofnonsense.Itallowspeopletolookdirectlyatimportantsubjects."
Alifetimeofsciencefictionhasinfluencedmorethanjustmyrelationshipwithmydad,buthasalsohelpedmeshapemyownhopesforthefuture.I'
mnowasciencewriter.
Yes,sciencefictionhasmademeintoa"
nerd"
(书呆子),anditalsohasbeenasourceofjoyformyfamily,makingmeanoptimistwhileenablingmetothinkcriticallyaboutthedangeroftechnology.Thankthoseauthorswhohavesharedtheirvisions;
theworldandmyfamilyarebetterforit.Thankmydad,whoisboththebeststorytellerandthebestmanIhaveeverknownbecausehehelpedmerealizethetruthofTennyson'
swords,"
SinceIdippedintothefuture,Isawthevisionoftheworld,andallthewondersthatwouldbe."
(1)Whatisthespecialbondbetweentheauthorandhisfather?
Theirsimilardreams.
Theirloveforeachother.
Theircommoninterest.
Theirpassionforscience.
(2)Whatdoestheauthormainlyshowinparagraph2?
Hisdeepimpressiononhisdad.
Hisfeelingofstayingwithhisdad.
Hisearliestmemoryofhisdad.
Hisgoodrelationshipwithhisdad.
(3)Howdoessciencefictionhelptheauthoratpresent?
Itleadshimtopursueadesirablecareer.
Itbringshimthecouragetolivebetter.
Ithelpshimsolvethedangeroftechnology.
Itmakeshimbecomeasourceofhisfamily'
sjoy.
(4)Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?
TheWondersofScience
ThePowerofScienceFiction
TheVersionsofScienceFiction
TheTimetogetherwithMyFather
【答案】
(1)C
(2)D
(4)B
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者和父亲都热爱科幻小说,它不仅帮助作者与父亲建立了深厚的感情,而且帮助作者实现了梦想。
(1)考查细节理解。
根据第一段中的“
butmydadandIbondoverStarTrek.WetriedatriptoDisneyWorld,butoneofmyearliestmemorieswasn'
tMickey,butaKlingonbattlecruiser(巡洋)onthescreen.
”可知,作者与父亲都喜欢看科幻小说,故选C。
第二段举例说明尽管时过境迁,但作者与父亲的关系依旧非常好,故选D。
(3)考查细节理解。
根据第三段中的“
Alifetimeofsciencefictionhasinfluencedmorethanjustmyrelationshipwithmydad,buthasalsohelpedmeshapemyownhopesforthefuture.I'
mnowasciencewriter.”可知科幻小说促使作者追求自己想要的职业,并帮助他成为一名科学作家,故选A。
第一段中的“Ibelieveinthepowerofsciencefiction,notjustforitscapacitytotransformdreamsintoreality,butalsoforitspowertobondtogetherthosewhoshareacommonvisionofthefuture.”点名了主题,说明了
科幻小说的力量,故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解,推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析,推理,概括和归纳,从而选出正确答案。
3.阅读理解
RecentlywheneverIturnedonmycomputerormymobilephone,newsaboutthegreateffectofHurricaneHarveyonthousandsofpeoplecaughtmyeyes.Wesawmanyunfortunateevents.However,therewerealsothebrightnewsthatconfirmedthegoodnessofmankind.Asajournalist,Iwrotemanyhumaninterestingstoriesduringmycareer.That'
swhythestoryabouttheguysinthebakerycaughtmyeyes.
WhenthestaffataMexicanbakerychaininHoustonweretrappedinsidethebuildingfortwodays,theydidn'
tsittherefeelingsorryforthemselves.TheyusedtheirtimewiselyafterfloodingcausedbyHurricaneHarvey.WhiletheywerewaitingfortheeventualrescuethatcameonMondaymorning,fourdecidedtomakeasmanyloavesofbreadaspossiblefortheircommunity.
Thefloodwaterroseinthestreetoutside.Theytookadvantageoftheiremergencypowersupplytobakebread.Theyusedmorethan4,200poundsofflourtocreatehundredsofloavesandsheetsofsweetbread.Althoughthewaterkeptrising,theycontinuedbakingtohelpmorepeople.Bythetimetheownermanagedtogettothem,theyhadmadesomuchbreadthatwetooktheloavestoloadsofemergencycentersacrossthecityforpeopleaffectedbythefloods.
Thestoremanager,BrianAlvarado,toldTheIndependent,"
Wheneveradisasteroccurs,nobodyshouldjustfeelforlorn.Instead,weshouldtakepositiveactiontosaveourselvesandhelpothers.Ouractsofkindnesswillmakeabigdifference."
(1)Wh