Question

Fei-Fei Li arrived in the U. S. from China at age 16 with many big dreams. And it took many unusual jobs to help her achieve them. Luckily, she was smart and extremely driven. And today, she’s the director of Stanford University’s artificial intelligence lab.

“As one of the leaders in the world for A. L., I feel much excitement and responsibility to create the most awesome and excellent technology for society and to educate the most awesome and excellent technologists—that’s my calling.” Li said.

She is also a loyal advocate for diversity in the tech industry.

“I see extremely talented Stanford PhD students struggling with their visas and I find it unthinkable that we create so many barriers for the talents of the world”, Li said. While Li was in college at Princeton, she borrowed money from friends and even her high school math teacher to run a dry-cleaning business for her parents in order to help them get by. Li attended classes during the week and worked at the business on the weekends. Then, when Li was in graduate school, her mom developed cancer and had a stroke (中风). “It was difficult to keep moving ahead while all of this was happening. The real existential challenge is to live up to your fullest potential, live up to your sense of responsibility and to be honest to yourself about your dreams while doing it,” she said.

Li was named a Great Immigrant of 2016 by the Carnegie Corporation, the nation’s oldest grant making foundation which honors roughly 40 naturalized U. S. citizens each year. Her graduate studies were supported by the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans.

1.What do we know about Fei-Fei Li according to Paragraph 1?

A. She was born in the United States of America.

B. She has made many of her dreams come true.

C. She worked very hard because she’s not gifted.

D. She’s now doing researches on AI in China.

2.What does the underlined word “calling” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Interest in technology.    B. Desire to help.

C. Creativity in science.    D. Sense of duty.

3.What was Fei-Fei Li’s life like before she graduated from university?

A. She had been struggling with her visa.

B. Both her parents suffered from illness.

C. Her family was faced with a tight budget.

D. It was difficult for her to attend classes.

4.Fei-Fei Li has achieved success because ________.

A. her awareness of her duty and goals made a difference

B. an American foundation gave her support

C. the Carnegie Corporation named her a Great Immigrant

D. she was lucky enough to borrow money from others

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】这是一篇人物传记类文章。文章介绍了李菲菲来到美国后通过自己的努力克服困难最终取得成功的故事。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段“Fei-Fei Li arrived in the U. S. from China at age 16 with many big dreams. And it took many unusual jobs to help her achieve them. Luckily, she was smart and extremely driven. And today, she’s the director of Stanford University’s artificial intelligence lab.”可知，在16岁时，李菲菲带着许多很大的梦想从中国到了美国。她做了许多不平常的工作来实现这些梦想。幸运的是，她聪明而有极强的自我鞭策力。现在她在美国研究人工智能。所以只有选项B正确。

2.词义猜测题。根据第二段“I feel much excitement and responsibility to…”可知，李菲菲觉得她有责任为社会创造出最卓越、最优秀的技术，并培养出最优秀、最优秀的技术人才。所以只有D选项“责任感”符合题意。故答案选D。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段中“I see extremely talented Stanford PhD students struggling with their visas”可知，李菲菲说她看到许多有天赋的斯坦福学生为签证苦苦挣扎，而不是李菲菲为签证苦苦挣扎，所以选项A错误。由“her mom developed cancer and had a stroke”可知，李菲菲的妈妈病了，而不是父母都生病了，所以选项B错误。由“Li attended classes during the week and worked at the business on the weekends.”可知，李菲菲平时上课，周末打工，而不是上课很困难，所以选项D错误。由“While Li was in college at Princeton, she borrowed money from friends and even her high school math teacher to run a dry-cleaning business for her parents in order to help them get by.”可知，李菲菲读书时，曾经借钱帮父母经营干洗店，所以家庭经济困难，选项C正确。所以选C。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，这个基金会给予她“伟大移民”的称号是在她取得成功之后，所以选项C错误。根据全文可知，李菲菲的成功主要是凭借个人的努力，而不是基金会的支持，所以B项错误。根据第四段可知，李菲菲借钱是为了解决家庭经济困难，跟事业上的成功没有直接关系，所以选项D错误。根据全文内容，特别是第四段“The real existential challenge is to live up to your fullest potential, live up to your sense of responsibility and to be honest to yourself about your dreams while doing it, she said.”可知，李菲菲认为“真正的生存挑战是充分发挥你的潜力，履行你的责任感，在做梦想的时候诚实地面对自己”，所以强烈的责任感和设立明确的目标，努力克服困难和挑战是李菲菲最终成功的原因。所以选项A正确。