5．In the fall of 1985．I was a bright-eyed ghl heading off to Howard University，aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere．Twenty-one years later I am 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 an 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 fully occupied I became，raising four boys under the age of 81．Our home was a complete zoo---a joyous zoo．Not surprising，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 talking 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 21years 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．
41．When the author went to Howard University，her dream was to beC
A．a(chǎn) writer
B．a(chǎn) teacher
C．a(chǎn) judge
D．a(chǎn) doctor
42．Why did the author quit school in her second year of college？D
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．
43．What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4and 5？A
AShe was buy yet 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．
44．What dose the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph？B
A．Failure is the mother of success．
B．Little by little，one goes far．
C．Every coin has two sides．
D．Well begun，half done．
45．Which of the following can best describe the author？A
A．Caring and determine．
B．Honest and responsible．
C．Ambitious and sensitive．
D．Innocent and single-minded．
分析 本文講述了作者從小充滿夢想，并持之以恒付諸實踐，將夢想變成現(xiàn)實．很多事情都要從量變到質(zhì)變，不能著急，要持之以恒．生命就是個過程，偉大的夢想需要一步一步腳踏實地的完成．
解答 41．答案：C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由第一段第一句中的dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench可知，作者去霍華德大學(xué)時就夢想著能夠坐在美國聯(lián)邦最高法院的長凳上，即她渴望成為一名法官．
42．答案：D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由第二段第三、四句"I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her．It meant that school and mypersonal dream would have to wait．"可知，作者在大二時退學(xué)回家是為了生病的祖母．
43．答案：A 推理判斷題．由第四、五段的敘述可知，作者在家里雖然忙碌，但她的確非�？鞓罚傻谖宥蔚谝痪渲械腡he hardest partwas feeling guilty about…可知B項的敘述是錯誤的；由第四段第四、五句可知作者并沒有放棄自己的夢想去當(dāng)全職家庭主婦，排除C項；由第四段倒數(shù)第二句中"Ihad only one choice：to find a way．"可知，作者對于這個選擇是果斷的，并沒有感到困惑，排除D項．
44．答案：B 主旨大意題．最后一段的最后一句"Remember：little steps add up to big dreams．"是該段的主題句，意思是："不積跬步，難以至千里（每一小步都能積累成偉大的夢想）"與Little by little，one goes far．"千里之行，始于足下．"意思相同；．而Failure is the mother of success．"失敗是成功之母．"；Every coin has two sides．"凡事都有兩面性．"；Wellbegun，half done．"好的開始是成功的一半．"
45．答案：A 推理判斷題．由第二段作者在大二時退學(xué)回家照顧祖母可知，這表明作者是有愛心的；由倒數(shù)第二段作者用了21年多的時間最終取得大學(xué)學(xué)位，這表明作者是有決心的．
點評 這類文章一般描述的是某一件具體事情的發(fā)生發(fā)展或結(jié)局，有人物、時間、地點和事件．命題往往從故事的情節(jié)、人物或事件的之間的關(guān)系、作者的態(tài)度及意圖、故事前因和后果的推測等方面著手，考查學(xué)生對細(xì)節(jié)的辨認(rèn)能力以及推理判斷能力．
