In 1997, I found myself in a situation I never thought I'd be in: alone and begging for money in New York. My father had been separated from our family, and my mother had  recently died from complications related to AIDS. What I remember most about such nights is lying on the cold marble floor and using my backpack for a pillow.
Even though I had lost my family,  I made choices every single day to turn my life around. There was the haven for homeless teenagers called the Door, a non－profit organization that provided me with guidance, medical care and food, all of which kept me going while I completed my homework in train stations and under hallway lights. Perhaps the most surprising　help though, I did not seek out﹔it found me.  The New York Times told my story. In the weeks　that followed, dozens of strangers reached out to me from all across the United States. At my　high school, I began receiving handwritten letters of encouragement. Strangers showed up　bearing clothes, books, and even hugs. Since the article mentioned I was applying to Harvard, one woman knitted a blanket for me.  She attached this note to the box it was posted in: "It gets cold in those dorms. May you warm yourself knowing that people care about you".
With the help of these people, my life today bears no resemblance at all to my life then. I graduated not only from high school but also from Harvard University.
Before these people — some of them nameless— I just didn't realize how good people　could be. But now I do, and I can say that the people who helped me have forever changed me. They are the reason behind my decision to join the board at the Door so that I can be part of a small team of people opening a high school for homeless teenagers .They are the reason I dedicate my life to opening pathways for others. And they are the reason I travel around the　world helping people transform their own lives.
小題1:According to the passage, the author______________.
A．tried to change her life
B．often slept m friends’ homes
C．felt lonely because of her illness
D．felt quite desperate for her father
小題2:What can we learn about the Door?
A．It helps the homeless teenagers.
B．It is an organization seeking profits.
C．It provides entertainment for children.
D．It reports the stories about the homeless.
小題3:The 3rd paragraph mainly tells about                       .
A．how the author applies to Harvard
B．how the author struggles for her ideal
C．how The New York Times helps the author
D．how people help the author in different ways
小題4:Which of the following is the correct order to describe the author's life?
a. The newspaper reported her story.
b. She graduated from Harvard University.
c. She slept on the cold floor at night.
d. She joined the committee at the Door.           
e. Her mother died from the illness.
A．d→e→c→a→bB．e→c→d→a→b
C．e→c→a→b→dD．b→c→d→e→a
小題5:What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．Patience is a virtue.
B．Love can be passed on.
C．Time waits for no man.
D．Honesty leads to success.

小題1:A
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:B
文章講述的是作者在最困難的時候得到了社會的幫助，在自己取的成績后也決定重新投入到幫助別人的工作中。
小題1:事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)第二段I made choices every single day to turn my life around可知，作者想改變他的生活。
小題2:推理判斷題。 根據(jù)There was the haven for homeless teenagers called the Door可知，the door專門幫助那些無家可歸的青少年。
小題3:第三段講述的是不同的人用不同的方法來幫助作者。
小題4:通讀文章可知
小題5:推理判斷題。因?yàn)樽髡呤艿搅藙e人的幫助，所以作者打算投入到幫助別人的工作中，這說明愛是可以傳遞的。
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