Question

In early autumn I applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University, but my mother fought strongly against it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell, she tore it up.

“You can’t say it’s not a great university, just because Papa went there.”

“That’s not it at all. And it is a top university.” She was still holding the pieces in her hand. “But we can’t afford to send you to college.”

“I wouldn’t  dream of asking you for money. Do you want me to get a job to help support you and Papa? Things aren’t that bad, are they?”

“No,” she said. “I don’t expect you to help support us.”

Father borrowed money form his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop, His chief customers were his old college friends. To get new customers, my mother had to help. She picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women, so that she could get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my Parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment could show returns. What’s more , they had not wanted enough to be rich and successful ;otherwise they could not possibly have managed their lives so badly.

I was torn between the desire to help them and change their lives, and the determination not to repeat their mistakes. I had a strong belief in my power to get what I wanted. After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship. My father could hardly contain his pride in me, and my mother eventually gave in before my success.

1.The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because

A. his father graduated from the university

B. his mother did not thinks it is a great university

C. his parents needed him to help support the family

D. his parents did not have enough money for him

2.The father started his small shop with the money from

A. a local league        B. his university

C. his relatives         D. his college friends

3.Why did the mother renew her membership in the league?

A. To help with her husband’s business

B. To raise money for her son

C. To meet her long-forgotten friends

D. To better manage her life

4.According to the text, what was the author determined to do in that autumn?

A. To get a well-paid job for himself

B. To improve relations with his mother

C. To go to his dream university

D. To carry on with his father’s business

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了作者上大学的艰难。在那个秋天， “我”决心考取理想中的大学—Cornell University。母亲反对”“我”上这所大学的原因是无法承担费用。父亲从亲戚那里借来钱。在大学里经过努力我赢得了奖学金。

1.D 细节理解题。由第三段妈妈所说的话“But we can’t afford to send you to collge.”可知，她反对”“我”上这所大学的原因是无法承担这些费用。

2.C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Father borrowed money from his rich cousins to start a small jewelley shop”. 可知，父亲是从亲戚那里借来的钱， 故答案为C项。

3.A推理判断题。 根据倒数第二段“To get new customers, my mother had to help . She picked up a …so that she could get to know more people”. 可以得知， 妈妈保持当地妇女联盟的永久会员资格，是为了认识更多的人，以此来帮助父亲的生意。故答案为A项。

4.C细节理解题。 由第一段的前两句可知，在那个秋天， “我”决心考取理想中的大学—Cornell University。

【名师点睛】

做阅读是先看题干，在看文章。有的人认为第一小题在文章的开头部分，依此类推，最后一小题在文章的最后部分，理论上是这样的，但很多情况不是这样，一定要纵观全文，带着问题去看，效果会很好。比如第4小题，由第一段的前两句可知，在那个秋天， “我”决心考取理想中的大学—Cornell University。

考点：考查故事类阅读