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ge education. Bacow grew up in Pontiac, Michigan. His father39。s family fled antiJewish (反猶太的) violence in Minsk, then part of the Soviet Union, before the start of World War II and went to the United States. His mother arrived in Brooklyn at age 19, having survived Auschwitz concentration camp. She was the only Jew from her town to have survived the war. Yet Bacow, who is married with two sons, said that while growing up in Michigan, he had a happy childhood, entering science fairs as a child and building radios like his dad. Bacow has spent most of his professional career at MIT, Harvard and Tufts. He was a professor of environmental studies at MIT, and later a principal at the university. He led Tufts from 2001 to 2011. At Tufts, Bacow earned a reputation for shaking up a sleepy university that was being overshadowed by its peers in Boston. He is also credited with leading it through both 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis. As the Tufts president, Bacow traveled around the country, reaching out to alumni (校友), and he urged his faculty and deans to do the same, in an effort to boost donations to finance Tufts39。 academic ambitions. He raised more than $20 million for faculty recruitment, attracting upanding professors by offering junior faculty perks (福利), such as long academic leaves that they couldn39。t get elsewhere. Under Bacow39。s leadership, Tufts spent millions on labs and libraries. He also made addresses nationally about the need to make higher education more accessible and affordable to lowine students.(1)The reason why Bacow appreciates college education is that ________. A.college education is out of reach to many AmericansB.his family changed their fate due to college educationC.few opportunities were available when his father came into the countryD.a college degree helped his mother survive Auschwitz(2)What can we infer from the passage? A.The fellow townspeople of Bacow were all killed besides his mother.B.Bacow39。s mother stimulated his interest in science.C.Bacow39。s father was good at working with electronics.D.Bacow39。s father came to the . after World War II broke out.(3)The underlined word shaking up in paragraph 5 probably means ________. A.reactivatingB.causingC.damagingD.taking over(4)What is this passage mainly about? A.How to be admitted to Harvard University.B.The history of Bacow39。s family.C.The art of Bacow39。s leadership in Tufts.D.Bacow39。s way to individual success.【答案】 (1)B(2)C(3)A(4)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇名人傳記,講述了Bacow的個人成功之路。 (1)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“his family39。s journey had reflected the power of college education to transform generations and the opportunities that have historically been available in the United States.”他的家庭經(jīng)歷反映了大學教育改變幾代人的力量,以及美國歷史上一直存在的機遇。可知選B。 (2)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“Yet Bacow, who is married with two sons, said that while growing up in Michigan, he had a happy childhood, entering science fairs as a child and building radios like his dad.”Bacow欣賞大學教育的原因是他的家庭因為大學教育改變了他們的命運”。可知,Bacow的父親擅長電子產(chǎn)品。故選C。 (3)考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第五段中的“He is also credited with leading it through both 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis.”他還因領導美國度過911和2008年金融危機而受到贊譽??芍?,Bacow earned a reputation for shaking up a sleepy university that was being overshadowed by its peers in Boston.“Bacow因改變了一所沉睡的在波士頓的其他大學面前黯然失色的大學而贏得了聲譽?!蓖浦獎澗€詞的意思是“使……恢復”。故選A。 (4)考查主旨大意。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Under Bacow39。s leadership, Tufts spent millions on labs and libraries. He also made addresses nationally about the need to make higher education more accessible and affordable to lowine students.”在Bacow的領導下,Tufts花了數(shù)百萬美元在實驗室和圖書館上。他還在全國范圍內(nèi)發(fā)表演講,闡述讓低收入學生更容易接受和負擔得起高等教育的必要性?!北疚闹v述的是Bacow的個人成功之路。故選D。 【點評】本題考點涉及推理判斷,詞義猜測和主旨大意三個題型的考查,是一篇人物類閱讀,要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系,進行分析,推理,概括和歸納,從而選出正確答案。5.閱讀理解 Twentyone years ago, my husband gave me Sam, an eightweekold schnauzer(雪納瑞犬), to help ease the loss of our daughter. Sam and I developed a very special bond over the next years. At one point, my husband and I decided to move to a new home in New Jersey. Our neighbor, whose cat had recently had kittens, asked if we would like one. We were a little apprehensive about Sam39。s jealousy and how he would handle his turf(地盤)being invaded, but we decided to risk it. We picked a little, gray, playful ball of Fur. She raced around chasing imaginary mice and squirrels and jumped from table to chair in the blink of an eye, so we named her Lightning. At first, Sam and Lightning were very cautious with each other and kept their distance. But slowly, Lightning started following Sam — up the stairs, down the stairs, into the kitchen. Later, when they slept, it was always together。 when they ate, it was always next to each other. When I took either one out, the other was always waiting by the door when we returned. That was the way it was for years. Then, without any warning, Sam was diagnosed as having a weak heart. I had no other choice but to have him put down. The pain was nothing pared with what I experienced when I had to walk into our house alone. This time, there was no Sam for Lightning to greet and no way to explain why she would never see her friend again.In the following days, Lightning seemed heartbroken. I could see the disappointment in her eyes whenever anyone opened the front door, or the hope whenever she heard a dog bark. One day as I walked into our living room, I happened to see Lightning was lying next to the sculptured replica(復制品)of Sam that we had bought a few years ago, one arm wrapped around the statue39。s neck, contentedly sleeping with her best friend.(1)What does the underlined word apprehensive in paragraph 2 mean? A.Shocked.B.Curious.C.Worried.D.