13．When it came to role models，Diana Ortiz said her mother，Marcia Dominguez，was the"hero"．Ms．Dominguez came to the United States from Cuba in 1979．She went to college and got a job as a social worker---all the while raising three children in America mostly on her own．
"It was always school first，"Diana said，"My mom had us in a straight line．If we got out of line，she corrected us．She was a perfect woman．She was beautiful，she had the education and she had everything---but the illness took over．When I was 11，it frightened me to see how quickly my mother's health was ruined by cancer．A week before I turned 14，my mother died at age 50．I had tried to prepare myself，but on the first morning I woke up without my mother，the sense of loss was painful．"
Diana had not seen her father for five years，who refused to provide for her．Diana then entered the city's foster care system．She has spent about four years in foster homes．
Despite Diana's hard teenage years，the values her mother had planted in her mind inspired her to go after higher education．Since August 2010，she has been a fulltime student majoring in law．A public organization offers her tuition but she has part-time jobs to help people like her and earn more life experience．Her goal is a job in the Federal Bureau of Investigation．
For now，Diana works 20 hours a week as a cashier at Marshalls，earning 7.25anhour．InNovember，shemovedintoherownpublichousingstudioapartmentontheLowerEastSide．Shepays236 a month in rent．Although she is out of foster care，Diana has been speaking at workshops for foster youths．She emphasizes that nothing should get in the way of their success，not the trials of their lives or what they may have lost．
"I tell the young who have the similar experience like me，‘Why are you going to let what happened to you affect you in the long run？'"Diana said．"‘Why are you going to sit there and feel sorry for yourself？You're wasting precious time．'It is a message my mother would approve of．My mom taught me that everything is not given to you．You have to go out and get it．"
46．Which of the following words can be used to describe Ms．Dominguez？A
A．Learned，independent and strict．
B．Positive，simple and graceful．
C．Hardworking，dependent and tough．
D．Kind，determined and lonely．
47．What did Ms．Dominguez find most important for her children？D
A．Staying in a straight line for coherence．
B．Making punctual self-correction．
C．Struggling to run after perfection．
D．Receiving excellent education．
48．How did Diana grow up after her mother passed away？B
A．She was provided for by a law institute．
B．She depended on foster care system．
C．She relied upon the people like her．
D．She supported herself by doing part-time work．
49．What made Diana go on with her education despite there are so many difficulties？C
A．The sense of loss from her mother's death．
B．The eagerness to achieve success．
C．The deep influence of her mother's values．
D．The wish to win prizes to please her mother．
50．With provided tuition，Diana still works after school because she knowsA．
A．success comes with her own struggle and efforts
B．rich experience helps her find better jobs
C．her tuition will be increased sharply
D．nobody is perfect in the world．
分析 本文講述的是戴安娜的母親多明戈斯夫人獨自一人在美國將三個孩子撫養(yǎng)長大，在戴安娜14歲時，她的母親身患癌癥去世．在母親的教育具有重要性的價值觀的影響下，戴安娜決心通過自己的努力考入大學接受高等教育．
解答 46．A 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段的"She went to college and got a job as a social worker---all the while raising three children in America mostly on her own．"和第二段的"My mom had us in a straight line．If we got out of line，she corrected us．"可知，多明戈斯夫人博學多才，獨立且嚴格，故選A．47．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段的"the values her mother had planted in her mind inspired her to go after higher education．"可知，多明戈斯夫人認為對于她的孩子來說最重要的是接受良好的教育，故選D．48．B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段的"Diana then entered the city's foster care system．She has spent about four years in foster homes．"可知，戴安娜在母親去世之后，在養(yǎng)育關(guān)愛中心長大，故選B． 49．C 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段的"the values her mother had planted in her mind inspired her to go after higher education．"可知，她的母親多明戈斯夫人的價值觀對她產(chǎn)生了深遠的影響，故選C． 50．A 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段的"A public organization offers her tuition but she has part-time jobs to help people like her and earn more life experience．"和最后一段的"everything is not given to you．You have to go out and get it．"可知，雖然有一個公共機構(gòu)為她提供學費，但她還是做兼職工作以幫助像她一樣的人，并且獲得更多的生活經(jīng)驗．因為她知道成功來自于她自己的奮斗和努力，故選A．
點評 本文是人物故事類閱讀，主要考查細節(jié)理解題．做題時，首先看題目要求我們理解什么細節(jié)，找出關(guān)鍵詞，運用尋讀的技巧迅速在文章里找出相應的段落、句子或短語．認真比較選項和文中細節(jié)，在正確理解細節(jié)的前提下，確定最佳答案．
